Case Studies

Integrating Technology into Adapted Physical Education

Students in the the Fresno County Office of Education Adapted Physical Education (APE) Program are visual and kinesthetic learners. They need the visual demonstration and constant feedback to understand what is being taught and/or asked of them. The Foundation @ FCOE Innovation grant provided the opportunity for the APE Program to integrate the use of “Video Skill Analysis” into the APE Skills Challenge Curriculum. By providing them with visual feedback of themselves performing a gross motor skill they were able to better identify the performance errors.

Students in the the Fresno County Office of Education Adapted Physical Education (APE) Program are visual and kinesthetic learners. They need the visual demonstration and constant feedback to understand what is being taught and/or asked of them. The Foundation @ FCOE Innovation grant provided the opportunity for the APE Program to integrate the use of “Video Skill Analysis” into the APE Skills Challenge Curriculum. By providing them with visual feedback of themselves performing a gross motor skill they were able to better identify the performance errors. This allowed students to focus on correcting the errors being made. The goal of the grant was to enhance the APE Skills Curriculum which has been designed to help students acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, as well as the confidence needed to adopt and maintain a physically active lifestyle. The Innovation Grant allowed them to fulfill the goal that was set!

Academic Year
2014-15