Six Principles For Better Teaching

Send us Fan Mail Hello PE Nation! Today I wanted to share six new principles that guide our teaching and our lives: take risks, embrace the journey, no limits, Kaizen, love your craft, and change the game. Stories range from a final hello to a principal to the Savannah Bananas’ reinvention of baseball, with clear takeaways for any classroom. • why taking smart risks reduces regret • embracing process and momentum over titles • removing false limits for ourselves and students • Kaizen as daily, steady improvement • loving the craft so students feel it • how to change the game without losing standards • practical ways to make PE more joyful and inclusive • book one context and what’s coming in book two If you want to pick up “High Fives and Empowering Lives, A Physical Educator’s Quest for Excellence,” check the show notes to support the show. Happy teaching, Dave -Kindergarten PE Games and Activities ebook ($3.99 for 10 activities) -Check out supersizedphysed.com for more resources, including free PDFs, articles, and courses to help with your PE program. Please leave a review to help grow this podcast and keep pushing our profession forward. -Team Building Games Ebook (with preview): https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Team-Building-Games-and-Activities-for-PE-Class-14063095 Grab my copy of the Outside PE Checklist as a reference that includes equipment, procedures, transitions, and other essentials for successful outdoor teaching -Free resources include Substack and Medium articles with PE tips, games, and strategies -High Fives and Empowering Lives book available as an ebook or paperback -Paperback or download: HERE -Amazon Ebook: HERE Support the show -High Fives and Empowering Lives book available as an ebook or paperback -Paperback or download: HERE -Amazon Ebook: HERE