The Talking Adapted P.E. Podcast

2026 SHAPE America Southern District Teacher of the Year, Sharon Gregory, joins the show to discuss her illustrious 40 year long teaching career. Sharon has done it all and shares her wisdom. We hope you enjoy the show!

2023 Georgia AHPERD Adapted P.E. Teacher of the Year Josh Porter - @coach_J_porter Twitter/X, joined the show this month and talks about what Adapted PE looks like in the state of Georgia and the amazing weight lifting program he has started at his school and weight lifting club in his community. Josh will leave you with plenty to think about as you reflect on how you deliver APE services.

Alex Bocian from the New Mexico School for the Blind joined the show for episode 23. In this episode he provides some great strategies that he uses with his VI students that any teacher could use. Alex also shares how he uses support staff and instructional aides to enhance his students learning.

You can find Alex on Twitter/x - @albocian where he shares great ideas, including some innovative adaptations and assistive technology ideas.

Drs. Amanda Young and Melissa Bittner join the show to discuss the one day CSU Long Beach Adapted PE Workshop taking place November 7th. You can register at the link below.

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2025 SHAPE America Eastern District APE Teacher of the Year - Brad Hunter joins the show. Brad and Chris discuss what Brad's job looks like in Baltimore. Brad also discusses his role as the President of MAPEC and what the goals of MAPEC. Before their time was up Brad shared what his favorite pieces of equipment.

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2025 SHAPE America Eastern District APE Teacher of the Year - Brad Hunter joins the show. Brad and Chris discuss what Brad's job looks like in Baltimore. Brad also discusses his role as the President of MAPEC and what the goals of MAPEC. Before their time was up Brad shared what his favorite pieces of equipment.

This Episode is brought to you by www.justadaptit.com

Episode of 20! Thank you for all of the support, we are proud to give back to the Adapted Physical Education field.

On this episode Dr. Garth Tymeson and Dr. Scott McNamara join the show to discuss IDEA. They explain where physical education and adapted physical education fit within the law and they remind us why there is a need for continued advocacy to ensure that our field can continue to thrive.

Marty Block, Director Kinesiology for Individuals with Disabilities Program at the University of Virginia joined the show this month. Chris and Marty start off the show discussing UVA’s unique teacher preparation program for future APE Teachers. They then go deep on the overall importance for teachers to continue to educate themselves and seek out research so they are the most up to date on accepted practices. In addition to his work at UVA, Marty is the editor of PALESTRA, one of the leading journals in the Adapted Physical Education and Adapted Physical Activity Space.

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In this months episode the tables are reversed as host, Chris Ahrens is interviewed by Project CAPE scholars from CSU Long Beach. THis episode is a cross over that will also appear on the "What's New in Adapted P.E." podcast.

In this episode Chris touches on how he got into the field, his Paralympic soccer career, and his thoughts on where things stand in the field today.

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Cadi Doyle, Justin Lund, and Jeff Watkins joined host Chris Ahrens to discuss their great work and the process they went through to be recognized as a SHAPE America District Teacher of the Year.