Sometimes people ask me questions about things related to teaching Physical Education.
It’s easier for me to go deep with my answer on video than it is through email or social media and it feels more personal to think that I’m actually talking to you, so I made this page for some of the more frequently asked questions that I receive.
Hopefully, it’s helpful
Got a question that hasn’t been answered?
You can hit me up on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or on my contact page.
How Did you Become a PE Teacher?
For the full interview you can check out the Teach Academy Podcast (not my podcast, but I had a guest interview) below:
What Are Your Classroom Management Strategies?
- More Class Management Tips: https://www.thepespecialist.com/category/blog/management/
- This clip is from a guest interview I did on the Teacher Academy Podcast, for the full podcast episode you can check it out below: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-teaching-academy/id1614156736
How do you Deal with Bad Behaviors in PE?
- Check out the Full Episode of the Podcast and Show Notes Here
How Do You Motivate and Engage Students?
- More Student Motivation Tips: https://www.thepespecialist.com/motivation/
- This clip is from a guest interview I did on the Teacher Academy Podcast, for the full podcast episode you can check it out below: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-teaching-academy/id1614156736
|Q & A for a Graduate School PE Class|
Questions Discussed:
- 0:16 What is your background, work experience and educational history?
- 1:51 What are you best known for?
- 2:45 Who do you believe that you have the most influence with?
- 4:00 Are there any challenges that you have experienced as a teacher?
- 5:30 What are some failures or faults that you have experienced?
- 7:53 Who mentored or inspired you?
- 9:30 Are there any tactics, techniques or talents that you would like to share?
- 10:43 What are some lessons you’ve learned through becoming a leader in the field of PE?
|008 A Q & A Interview with Ben Part 2
Links from the video:
- Daily Warmup Routine: https://www.thepespecialist.com/dailywarmup/
- Rules and Expectations for PE Class: https://youtu.be/xW6hOVlv9T0
- Fire and Ice Tag: https://www.thepespecialist.com/fireandice/
- How to get kids to stop talking while your teaching: https://www.thepespecialist.com/podcast/004-how-to-get-students-to-stop-talking-while-youre-teaching/
- Basketball Dribbling Cues Knowledge Assessment: https://www.thepespecialist.com/cuestest/
- How I Do Grades in PE Class: https://www.thepespecialist.com/grades/
|007| A Q&A Interview with Ben
Questions answered in the video above:
- How long have you been teaching?
- How old are your students?
- How many hours per week do you spend teaching?
- When did you start making videos and why?
- Do you think PE is a good way to teach other subjects?
- What does a normal PE lesson look like for you?
- How do you choose your units of instruction?
- How do you make groups?
- How do you deal with misbehavior?
|006| How do you do Grades in PE Class?
Links from the video:
- For a detailed overview of my Grading Process check out this post: How to do Grades in Elementary PE Class
- How to use Plickers in PE
- Daily Self Assessment
- How to do Jumprope in PE
- Home Base Spots
- Links to Ben’s One Page Roster Sheets
- |25 student roster| |20 student roster| <– this is a google doc link, you need to copy it to your google drive
- Hula Hut Relays
- PE Specialist Membership Program
Other Helpful Related Links:
- Ben’s Elementary School Grading Policy Page
- Shape America GLO (Grade Level Outcomes) Document
- My K-2nd Standards Based Report Cards
- Link to my Rosters Template and Home Base Spots
- Tips on Grading from Joey Feith
- Tips on Assessment from Kevin Tiller
- Tips on Grading from Mike Graham
|005| Should I get a Masters Degree?
Notes from the Video:
- While this answer is pretty obvious in the situation I used as an example in the video the only way for you to know the best decision for yourself is to run the numbers taking into account your specific situation.
|004| How can I get PE equipment on a Budget?
Links from the video:
- Write a grant on Donors Choose
- PhysEd Equipment in my Amazon Store
- Jump Rope For Heart Fundraiser
|003| How do you deal with “Fake Injuries” in PE Class?
Links from the video:
|002| Can you give some team teaching tips?
|001| Should we have winners and losers in PE Class?
Links from the video:
- Monster Ball Game
- Good Sportsmanship Code Poster Download
- Tim Elmore’s Book: Generation iY