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Gloria’s Answer
Hi CamRon,
Your challenge is going to be two-fold: knowledge of your subject (knowledge of various sports) and then overall knowledge of education. The variety of sports is important as your students will have various abilities. I remember hating most of PE in school except when we did the team sports like Volleyball. You need to be able to be enthusiastic about various sports and know how to give information on all of the positions. I also grew up in Las Vegas, NV. PE outside was challenging due to the heat, so we had a lot of indoor sports as well.
Gloria
Your challenge is going to be two-fold: knowledge of your subject (knowledge of various sports) and then overall knowledge of education. The variety of sports is important as your students will have various abilities. I remember hating most of PE in school except when we did the team sports like Volleyball. You need to be able to be enthusiastic about various sports and know how to give information on all of the positions. I also grew up in Las Vegas, NV. PE outside was challenging due to the heat, so we had a lot of indoor sports as well.
Gloria
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Stephanie’s Answer
Hi CamRon,
How exciting that you want to be a physical education (PE) teacher. All of the PE teachers I worked with loved a certain sport in school and often coached sports at the school they worked at. Is there a sport you really like? You might want to try and volunteer at a summer camp over the summer and play sports with the children. You might find a basketball camp in your area who could use an enthusiastic volunteer - like you!
In the end, you have to get a degree to teach. You are in New York - check out these websites for more information:
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/ - you can see teaching jobs, check out the requirements and pay
https://teachnyc.net/ - this is the website for New York Public Schools
https://teachnyc.net/pathways-to-teaching - Check this out to learn more about how to get a job teaching
What do you teach in PE? Check out this site for more information: http://www.nysed.gov/common/nysed/files/programs/curriculum-instruction/new-york-physical-education-learning-standards-2020.pdf
Good luck and keep striving,
Stephanie
How exciting that you want to be a physical education (PE) teacher. All of the PE teachers I worked with loved a certain sport in school and often coached sports at the school they worked at. Is there a sport you really like? You might want to try and volunteer at a summer camp over the summer and play sports with the children. You might find a basketball camp in your area who could use an enthusiastic volunteer - like you!
In the end, you have to get a degree to teach. You are in New York - check out these websites for more information:
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/ - you can see teaching jobs, check out the requirements and pay
https://teachnyc.net/ - this is the website for New York Public Schools
https://teachnyc.net/pathways-to-teaching - Check this out to learn more about how to get a job teaching
What do you teach in PE? Check out this site for more information: http://www.nysed.gov/common/nysed/files/programs/curriculum-instruction/new-york-physical-education-learning-standards-2020.pdf
Good luck and keep striving,
Stephanie
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Keith’s Answer
Great Choice. A career that you will most likely be successful at because you have the interest, passion, and drive to pursue that career path. That's half the battle. The other half is going to do some work on getting that job. You will most likely need a Bachelors or Masters degree(i.e. Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, Athletic training etc..) and an area of expertise(i.e. football, baseball, soccer, weight training, strength and conditioning etc...). You will also need to get certified as a teacher and then look for an opening within the school system which can be a frustrating task; as these jobs are difficult to find. One way I was successful in fitness was networking. I tried to find out who was the top people in my field and then try to network with them. After I established a good solid network relationship, I tried to find what area was the most needed and where I could have a niche. In the school system, that should be your goal. Network with the Principal, assistant principal or a member on the school board. Try to establish a solid network relationship; i.e. Facebook events or common interests. Having several contacts within that closely knitted community will help you a lot. Work on your professional skills as well. Get into coaching; get certified with some of the top coaching organizations; i.e. NSCA, ACE etc.. Also, keep your eyes out for volunteering at events that the school system of interest is doing; i.e. helping out at school games, walking for cancer, high school picnic etc.. That may help with networking and meeting the right people. You want to be visible to everyone so that when you apply for a position within the school system, they will remember you based on your prior network connections or volunteering efforts. Hope this helps you. Good Luck to you.
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