2022 MNDAPE Conference

Retired Elementary Physical Education and DAPE Teacher. High School Girls golf coach, LPGA professional

Dr. Mary Thissen-Milder serves as the Physical Education Consultant at the Minnesota Department of Education. Along with the MDE Physical Education Leadership Team, she has been facilitating the implementation of the new standards and grade-level benchmarks.

I received my MA in adapted physical education from Kearney State College (NE) and Ph.D. from Texas Woman’s University in adapted physical education. I have trained physical education and adapted physical education teacher education candidates for the past 28 years, mostly in Wisconsin... Read More →

MN DAPE Specialist - MN Low Incidence Projects