I Teach More Than Gym… | I Teach Physical Education!
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My name is Mark Banasiak and my goal as a physical educator is to provide a safe and inviting classroom where all students can experience growth in their skill development. I am very passionate about quality physical education. As a result, I created the blog I Teach More Than Gym as a place where I can continue to share information with other physical educators.
I Teach More Than Gym… | I Teach Physical Education!
3y ago
By: Mark Banasiak @MoreThanGym
Like many of you, I spent a decent amount of time last year planning and adjusting my instructional practices to teach PE during a global pandemic. All of a sudden, there were new guidelines and constraints. At times, I felt like a first year teacher all over again. Now that we are half way through the year and worked out some of the kinks, I thought it may be helpful to share some of the processes that have worked for our program as they may be useful to you as we begin the second semester.
The new guidelines and constraints have required me t ..read more
I Teach More Than Gym… | I Teach Physical Education!
4y ago
By: Mark Banasiak
@MoreThanGym
**This is a revised version of an article originally published in 2016.
What are the large group activities that you cannot wait to teach? I mean the ones that get you giddy. You know the feeling…the same excitement you get when you inflate a brand new playground ball. These are the activities that you have to stop and remind yourself that you are the teacher because you get so involved in participating with the students.
For me, it is an activity called Treasure Island (<– click on it for a free lesson plan). This is a high energy and invasion type of ac ..read more