Below are links to all of the available presentations and supplementary materials from the 2009 NCPERID annual conference.

• Pictures From the Conference (Click on a thumbnail image below to see the full-sized version)

• Conference Program
• Oral Presentations
  • Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, Shelia Franklin, Executive Director, National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity (NCCPA), Washington, DC
  • Personnel Development Program to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Update, Louise Tripoli, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC
  • Leadership through Strategic Connections, Bill East, Executive Director, National Association of State Directors of Special Education
  • Progress Report on Implementation of the Fitness and Athletic Equity Act in Maryland, Linda Webbert, Adapted Physical Education Consultant Team Leader, Baltimore County Public Schools & Michael Mason, Physical Education Specialist, Maryland State Department of Education
  • Autism Speaks: Update on Research, Advocacy, and Program Initiatives., Peter Bell, Executive Vice President of Professional Services, Autism Speaks
  • Planning an Advocacy Campaign or the Reauthorization of IDEA Specific to Physical Education, Pam Skogstad – Anchorage, AK, Adapted Physical Education Specialist (representing Adapted Physical Activity Council), Garth Tymeson, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse and Bob Arnhold, Slippery Rock University (representing NCPERID)
• Free Communication Sessions
  • RTI and Growth Models:  Application to Adapted Physical Educators, Tammy Stephens, Ron French & Lisa Silliman-French, Texas Woman’s University
  • Developing “Research Clusters” within the Consortium, Simon Driver, University of North Texas & Suzanna Dillon, Wayne State University, MI
  • Increasing College Student Engagement with Active Learning, Kristi Roth, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
  • Issues Regarding Professional Preparation Qualifications in APE: Addressing Differences, Joe Winnick, SUNY-Brockport
  • Web Based Instruction in Adapted Physical Activity, Medical Aspects, & Medical Terminology at the University of Florida and Beyond: A Brief Overview of the Content and the Multiple Internet Delivery Systems Used, Christine Stopka, University of Florida
  • Use of Self-Efficacy Theory to Study Confidence of General Physical Educators Towards Inclusion, Martin E. Block, Andrea Taliaferro, Natasha Harris, & Jennifer Krause, University of Virginia
  • Physical Education for Students with Disabilities and the Michigan Merit Curriculum: A Golden Opportunity or a Rotten Egg?, Suzanna Rocco Dillon, Wayne State University, MI; Ann-Catherine Sullivan, Saginaw Valley State University, MI; & Debra Berkey, Western Michigan University
• Poster Presentations
  • Promoting Self-Confidence in Children with Asperger’s Syndrome, Iva Obrusnikova & Kevin Kemmerle, University of Delaware
  • Applying The PRECEDE-PROCEDE Model Towards Improving Health Outcomes in Populations with an Intellectual Disability and in The Health Promoters Serving Their Needs, Tony DeLisle, Monica Solomon, & Christine Stopka, University of Florida
  • How Does Response-to-Intervention Affect Eligibility for Special Education: A Study of General Educator Perceptions, Chastity McKnight & Tammy L. Stephens, Texas Woman’s University, & Edward K. Schultz, Midwestern State University, TX
  • Use of SmartBoard Technology in Adapted Physical Education, Garth Tymeson & Manny Felix, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
  • Adapted Aquatics Equipment Ideas to Facilitate the Learning of Aquatics Skills, Christine Stopka, University of Florida & Kathleen Horseman, Wright State University, OH
  • Resources for Teaching Students with Disabilities in General Physical Education, Luke E. Kelly, University of Virginia
  • Physical Education and Response to Intervention (RTI), Timothy D. Davis, SUNY-Cortland & David Martinez, Cherokee County School District, Canton, GA
  • Use of Technology in the Preparation of Adapted Physical Educators, Sharon Tiffany Bowers, Louisiana Tech University & Ron French, Texas Woman’s University
  • A Hybrid Online Program for Master’s Degrees and State Approvals in Special (Adapted) Physical Education at Western Michigan University, Jiabei Zhang, Western Michigan University
  • Physical Activity Barriers, Readiness, and Participation Among Adults with Traumatic Brain Injuries, Simon Driver, Alison Ede, & Zane Dodd, University of North Texas, Ann-Marie Warren & Laurel Stevens, Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation, Dallas, TX
  • District Administrators’ Perceptions toward Physical Education for Students with Disabilities, Mihye Jeong, Gene White,& Karen Stylianides, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, and So-Yeun Kim, Northern Illinois University
  • Obesity as a Disability within the IDEA: Opinions of Adapted Physical Educators, Kelly Allums-Featherston & Ron French, Texas Woman’s University