{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Public Education Matters","title":"Creating welcoming P.E. classes for every student - no exceptions. Plus, new resources for OEA members to hold legislators accountable.","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1998,"description":"Marietta Education Association member Alex Myers is on a mission to make sure every child can get the benefits of great physical education classes in welcoming environments that embrace differences in kids’ abilities, and he wants to make sure educators have training about how to adapt their phys. ed. lessons to meet the needs of students with disabilities. Now, he's asking other educators to join him. Plus, now that OEA's revamped Legislative Scorecard has officially been launched, we're taking a deeper dive into the tool's features and how it can help ensure the best pro-public education lawmakers serve in Ohio's General Assembly.\nSHARE YOUR IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES | If you'd like to join the growing community of Ohio educators who are coming together to help each other create welcoming adaptive physical education classes, please email Alex Myers at myersa@oeaone.org\n\nSEE HOW OHIO'S LEGISLATORS STACK UP | Click here to explore OEA's new Legislative Scorecard and to see where your legislator, and other Ohio legislators, stand on public education and labor rights issues.\nSUBSCRIBE | Click here to subscribe to Public Education Matters on Apple Podcasts or click here to subscribe on Google podcasts so you don't miss a thing. And don't forget you can listen to all of the previous episodes anytime on your favorite podcast platform, or by clicking here.\nFeatured Public Education Matters guests: \nAlex Myers, Marietta Education Association member Alex Myers is a K-2 Physical Educator currently in his 9th year at Marietta City Schools. He is also a current Ohio’s New Educators (ONE) Member Ambassador. He is currently working to expand awareness and comfort in educating our students on IEPs in Physical Education. He believes that every student deserves to feel welcome in the Physical Education environment and we need to destigmatize the intimidation factor of students with disabilities in inclusions settings.\nJeff Wensing, OEA Vice PresidentA high school math teacher in...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qLU1HXpO0BWjHZ9wsRqLDb3niD3HIo0pJs38nc-jHtg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE3NTcwLzE2OTEw/ODIxNjctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}