According to the Colorado Department of Education’s website, adapted physical education (PE) is provided to students whose needs cannot be sufficiently addressed in a regular physical education program. An adapted physical education teacher is an educationally trained professional that is capable of assessing students as individuals, and developing, adapting and implementing specialized physical education programs in the motor function domain of the human body.
Brockberg’s interest in physical education was initially sparked, she said, through the mentoring of her school’s athletic director and track coach.
“Growing up and having the late Mr. Nangle as a mentor, I knew I wanted to obtain a degree as an athletic director,” she said.
After graduating high school, she pursued her passion, attending Mankato State University (now known as the Minnesota State University, Mankato) on a track scholarship for two years, before transferring to Southwest Minnesota State University where she graduated in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in teaching kindergarten through 12th grade health and physical education. Shortly after that, she was offered a teaching position in Fountain, Colo., at the Fountain-Fort Carson High School. There, she taught swimming, health and physical education. She also coached in the areas of swimming, tennis, volleyball, and track and field, and served as the assistant coach for the Air Force Women’s Gymnastics Team.
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