APAC Action.Don't Forget June 5 has been selected as the 1999 date for the annual administration of the Adapted Physical Education Adapted physical education is a sub-discipline of physical education. It is an individualized program created for students who require a specially designed program for more than 30 days. National Certification Exam. The Exam is given each year on the first Saturday in the month of June. The Exam, sanctioned by the National Consortium of Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPERID), is composed of 100 multiple choice items designed to measure teachers' knowledge of the Adapted Physical Education National Standards (APENS APENS Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia ). In order to take the exam, a teacher must demonstrate that s/he meets either the following basic or alternative requirements: Basic Requirements * Bachelor's degree in Physical Education * 200 hours of documented practical experience in Adapted Physical Education * At least one 3-credit-hour survey course in Adapted Physical Education * Hold a valid teaching certificate or Alternative Requirements (only applicable 1997-2000) * Bachelor's degree in any educational field * 1000 hours of documented practicum practicum (prak´tik  m),n See internship. experience in Adapted Physical Education * At least one 3-credit-hour survey course in Adapted Physical Education * Hold a valid teaching certificate APAC APAC Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing APAC Agricultural Policy Analysis Center APAC Asia and Pacific APAC Asian Pacific American Coalition APAC Adapted Physical Activity Council (American Alliance for Health) Database The Adapted Physical Activity Council's Communication Committee is developing a data bank of professionals in the area of adapted physical activity. The purpose of this data bank is to provide assistance to those who need information on various issues related to adapted physical activity. Once this data has been developed, it will be marketed and made available to interested agencies. If you would like to be a member of the data bank, please submit this completed form. APAC Action offers the Adapted Physical Activity Council (a council of the American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness [AAALF AAALF American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness ]--one of six associations of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance [AAHPERD AAHPERD American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance ]--an opportunity to disseminate timely information about its programs to both APAC members and PALAESTRA readers. Katie Stanton, APAC Member-at-Large, School of Physical Education, IUPUI IUPUI Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN, USA) , 901 W. New York St., Indianapolis, IN 46202; Kstanton@iupui.edu; is the current Department Editor. |
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