Featured Programs at the 2012 National Convention & Exposition in Boston

AAPAR Keynote: Lessons Recalled on a Very Long Walk

Do people of all ages walk and ride bikes in your neighborhood? At your school? Mark Fenton is a walking and cycling advocate. Hear his blueprint for active communities, including parks and trails, safer streets and sidewalks, and other infrastructure to encourage walking and cycling. His engaging style and stunning images of the Sierra Nevada high country make for an entertaining and informative event.

Adapted Physical Education Assessment Scale (APEAS) Workshop

Learn how to use the popular APEAS Software.  Participants will receive hands-on practice with administration and scoring performances at the elementary and secondary levels. Instructors use exercises that are unique to this test administration.  Ticketed Event.

Master Teacher of Adapted Aquatics Workshop

In this 4-hour session you will learn how to conduct the Adapted Aquatics Instructor Workshop. See application for pre-requisite requirements. Participants must fill out the following application. 

Physical Activity for Individuals With Visual Impairments: Research to Practice

This all-day workshop, held at the Perkins School for the Blind, will help teachers and coaches with inclusion practices, modifications, and specialized equipment. In addition, learn how to work with families, specialists, the media, and current resources.

12th Measurement & Evaluation Symposium: Approaches to Assessing Physical Activity

Please join the Measurement & Evaluation Council for the 12th Measurement & Evaluation Symposium. A day full of poster sessions and lectures from experts in the field.

Webinars 101: Strategies for Effective Webinars

Webinars have become a popular and cost-effective way to deliver and receive professional development. This session will take you through the steps of picking a webinar provider, designing your presentation, developing the content and will also discuss how you can work with AAPAR and earn extra money.

The PRE-Kapable Program

For various reasons infants spend little time on their stomachs anymore. However, research has proved this is an important developmental stage, enabling the body to incorporate reflexes into mature motor patterns. This program is designed to re-integrate these unrefined immature reflexes into mature motor movements to serve children that have missed this developmental stage. Instructed by the National 2011 Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year.