The PE Specialist with Ben Landers | Episode 12

Ben Landers is a K-12 certified Physical Education teacher and has been teaching K-5th PE since 2007.  Ben started the website ThePEspecialist.com in 2014 in an effort to provide an amazing resource for teachers.  He has a passion for kids and teaching quality physical education lessons that will empower students to be the best they can be.  Being a PE teacher is such a great opportunity to have a positive impact on the kids that you teach, but his hope is to also impact more students by providing resources and ideas to teachers.

Listen to find out Ben's top 3 games, technology uses, and classroom management strategies.  Also learn about Ben's passion for mentoring and how his faith influences the way he teaches.  I had a great time talking with Ben and learning more about him, I hope you enjoy it! 

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Episode Timeline:
1:05 - Top 3 Favorite PE Games
7:10 - Top 3 Uses of Technology
11:00 - Top 3 Classroom Management Strategies
16:15 - How Ben got started in PE
25:30 - How Ben's faith influences his career
34:00 - Mentoring through Ezekiel Ministries
40:45 - Keeping this fun and engaging
44:00 - The importance of self-reflection
47:00 - Why are high school PE students disengaged in class?
55:00 - Book recommendation(s)

Books:
The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath
No Standing Around in My Gym by J.D. Hughes

Mentors:
J.D. Hughes - @jdhughes_pe2themax
Joey Feith - @phys_educator
Jarrod Robinson - @thepegeek

You can check out Ben's E-course's on PE Central at the links below:

My Favorite Apps for Teaching Phys EDA complete overview of all my favorite apps used while teaching and a video tutorial showing you how to use each app step by stepPhys Ed Hacks: Tips, Tricks and Strategies for Classroom Management in PE ClassA complete overview of all of the management systems that will help you hold kids responsible and provide clear expectations and consequences for students - leaving you with more time and energy to TEACH!

Secondary Resources:
Physedagogy - https://physedagogy.com/
Nathan Hornes - https://www.iphys-ed.com/ 

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https://twitter.com/GHSaysRockChalkStephanie Sandino https://twitter.com/smsandinoJerry Honeycutt: https://twitter.com/honeycutt_pe

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