EPISODE · May 20, 2025 · 45 MIN
MacGyver Method: Creating Quality PE With Jim Hambel
from The Supersized PhysEd Podcast · host David Carney
Send us Fan MailJim Hambel (https://x.com/JPEileenstrong) shares his MacGyver-like approach to building comprehensive physical education programs with limited budgets and resources. Drawing from his years of PE teaching experience, he demonstrates how creativity, partnerships, and resourcefulness can compensate for minimal funding.• Utilizing relationships with sports organizations like USTA, Bowler's Ed, and PHIT America to secure free equipment and professional coaching• Implementing bowling instruction as a pathway to teaching physical literacy, accuracy, and transferable skills• Reaching out to local businesses to enhance PE curriculum through volunteer partnerships• Applying for educational grants and using social media to discover new resources and teaching ideas• Adapting instruction to work in unconventional spaces like third-floor gyms and hallways• Emphasizing that student engagement comes from teacher creativity rather than expensive equipment Let me know what you think,Dave Join me on Substack where I share PE tips, games and strategies.***New FREE Video Course!!!***Become a guest on the show: podcast signup formFREE E-Book on setting up your PE programMy website: https://www.supersizedphysed.comGet my book: High Fives and Empowering Lives: A Physical Educator’s Quest for ExcellencePaperback or download: HERETeachers Pay Teachers resources: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/supersizedphysedSupport the show-High Fives and Empowering Lives book available as an ebook or paperback-Paperback or download: HERE-Amazon Ebook: HERE
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Send us Fan Mail Jim Hambel (https://x.com/JPEileenstrong) shares his MacGyver-like approach to building comprehensive physical education programs with limited budgets and resources. Drawing from his years of PE teaching experience, he demonstrates how creativity, partnerships, and resourcefulness can compensate for minimal funding. • Utilizing relationships with sports organizations like USTA, Bowler's Ed, and PHIT America to secure free equipment and professional coaching • Implementing bo...
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