| There is no shortcut to becoming a master physical | | | | want to build up your students confidence. When you |
| education teacher. In order to keep yourself | | | | encourage your student and tell them that they did a |
| motivated as a teacher you need to motive your | | | | great job in performing a certain skill, it will motivate |
| students by constantly challenging them and | | | | the child and help build their confidence and improve |
| encouraging them to reach their physical goals. A | | | | their overall self-esteem. The opposite is criticizing a |
| physical education teacher must perform their own | | | | student. By doing this you are destroying a students |
| professional development to stay current with the | | | | confidence. If you tell a child they did a horrible job |
| times and learn new techniques to motive their | | | | performing a skill, not only will destroy the students |
| students. The five tips below are simple, yet many | | | | self-esteem but you will also decrease their |
| physical education teachers do not stress on a daily | | | | willingness to participate in your gym class. And that |
| basis. | | | | should not be the goal of any physical education |
| 1. Be Willing to Gain More Knowledge: As a physical | | | | teacher. |
| education teacher you to be interested in learning | | | | 3. Be Passionate About Teaching: It is important to |
| about new activities and games, plus incorporates | | | | be passionate about what you teach. If you are not |
| them into their lesson plans. A teacher that is never | | | | passionate and giving it your all, the students will pick |
| satisfied with gaining knowledge is a good teacher. As | | | | up on that. It is important that your students can see |
| a physical education teacher you should never be | | | | how passionate you are about physical education, |
| satisfied with teaching the same skills over and over | | | | and in return they can become passionate as well |
| again, year after year. You should research and find | | | | and want to live a active and healthy life. |
| new games to bring into your class. By bringing in | | | | 4. Stay Organized: Being organized is an extremely |
| new games it will not only broaden students | | | | important skill for a teacher to have. If you are going |
| knowledge of new skills, but they will also have fun | | | | to teach a lesson on the volleyball set, it is important |
| learning new and different skills. | | | | to have an organized introduction, fitness activity, |
| 2. Be Encouraging: This enables students to help | | | | and at least three setting activities thought out and |
| increase confidence and decrease doubt and failure. | | | | planned out ahead of time so that the class runs |
| This is important because as a teacher you should | | | | smoothly and effectively. |