Getting the most out of your first 100 days as a PE teacher

Introduction
Congratulations! You've accepted a job as a physical education teacher and are ready to start. But before you get too excited about the challenges ahead, I encourage you to pause for a moment and think about what is before you. The success of your first 100 days as a PE teacher depends on the foundation you lay now: small steps taken with care will lead to big gains later on when both you and your students find success in their academic lives. Consider what you do today allows you to be better tomorrow. What you do tomorrow allows you to be better next week. What you do next week allows you to be better next month and so on.
Here are some tips on making sure everyone's doing just that:
Know your audience

• Know your students.
• Know your school community.
• Know the needs of students, teachers, parents and administrators.

Be clear about what you're looking for

• What are you looking for?
• What are you not looking for?
• How can I ask the right questions?
• How can I find out what I'm looking for?

Get to know your school community

• Get to know your school community:
• Parents and students. This can be a little tricky, but it's important to make an effort to know everyone in your school community. You'll want to get a sense of what they do and how they like things done; if there are any specific interests or hobbies that are important (or not so important), you'll have an idea of what kind of atmosphere exists at your school.
• Teachers, administrators, staff members--even facilities managers! Your job is going to involve working with these people on a daily basis; having some knowledge about their personalities and motivations will help you understand where they're coming from as well as how best approach them when problems arise (or opportunities arise).

Understand how PE teachers teach
As a PE teacher, you'll be teaching in a variety of ways. You may be teaching the same sport but using different teaching strategies and techniques to keep your students engaged. Or maybe you're working with different age groups and therefore have different expectations for your students' behaviour. Or maybe your school has different needs than other schools do when it comes to physical education (PE).
Whatever the case may be, there are many ways to approach this subject matter as an educator--and there's no right or wrong way! The best thing you can do is create an environment where everyone feels welcome and included in whatever activities they enjoy most so that all students can reach their fullest potential physically, emotionally, and socially while learning valuable life skills along the way.
Find out what's happening in the world of physical education
As a physical education teacher, you are responsible for developing and implementing programs that will promote health and fitness. In order to do this, you need to know what's happening in the world of physical education so that you can keep up with trends.
To help guide you through this new territory, here are some things we've learned about how things work:

• What are the trends in PE? Trends come and go but one thing stays constant: students want more time outdoors! So if your school has already started making plans for fall break, chances are good that they're focusing on having students spend more time outside instead of inside classrooms or gyms (or wherever else school happens). This means keeping an eye out for opportunities where kids can get involved in activities like hiking or camping trips during spring break; having them participate in sports teams; working as assistants during summer holidays...the list goes on! And don't forget about their healthy habits--eating right is important too! If possible try working closely with parents so they can help set up those meals properly rather than just handing them off blindly into someone else's hands."

The best way to get the most out of your first 100 days is to understand the needs of your students and the needs of the school community.
The best way to get the most out of your first 100 days is to understand the needs of your students and the needs of the school community.

• Know Your Audience: First and foremost, you need to know what kind of student will be in your class. This means understanding their interests, strengths and weaknesses so that you can cater your teaching style accordingly.
• Be Clear About What You're Looking For: Once you have a clear idea of who they are then it's time to think about how they learn best - whether it's through hands-on activities or lectures as opposed to rote learning methods like worksheets or flashcards (which we'll talk more about later).
• Get To Know Your School Community: As an educator yourself, it helps if you can get involved with other teachers at least once every term so that there aren't any surprises later on when implementing changes within classrooms."

Conclusion
Congratulations! You've landed your job as a physical education teacher, and now just take a deep breath, relax and be the most fun version of yourself you can be. You have a whole career ahead of you to discover your micro passions but for now just embrace your career.