Finding Value in

a Local
Community of
Physical
Educators
Kathryn Cunningham • April 25, 2020
CA Content Standards
6: DEVELOPING AS A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR

- 6.2 Establishing professional goals and engaging in continuous

and purposeful professional growth and development
- 6.3 Collaborating with colleagues and the broader professional
community to support teacher and student learning
- 6.5 Engaging local communities in support of the instructional
program

ISTE Standards for Educators or Students

● NBPTS Proposition 5: Teachers are Members of Learning Communities
Teacher Leader Standards
● TLS Domain 6: Improving Outreach and Collaboration with Families and Community
 Turn to a
neighbor and
discuss this
question:
What teacher communities
do you belong to?
 Are they in your subject area?
- Benefits to having people who are in
and outside?
- Is it a necessity to be in the same
subject area?
What does a Are they local to your school site?
teacher ● PLC Groups

●
community Team Teacher

● Subject Department
look like? How do you expand your
community?
- Conferences
- Professional Development
What can you gain from this
community?
Lesson Innovations Classroom Management
● New technology ● Positive Reinforcement
advantages
● Environment Accessibility
● Subject matter
● Student Engagement
relationships

● Emotional support outside

the classroom
What is this community
lacking?
Elementary Physical Student Advancement
Education Teachers Gaps
● Subject that stands alone is ● Students who remain in the
rare district but move to
different schools
● Need in public schools is
ignored ● Is there subject matter
being overlooked?
● Discussion between
schools in district is rare
Creating a new community!
Danny Rey, PE Teacher
Huntington Christian School
● Teaches K-5th Grade
● Private School
● Retaining quality students
who value education
Erin Rands, PE Teacher
Huntington Beach High School
● Teaches 9th and 10th
Grade
● Public High School
● Building skills that are
missing at the high school
level
 Wondering
where to start?
What I gained from
buidling this team?
1.Having colleagues as a
specific sounding board.
Beneficial Ideas
Implementing new lesson structures

Improving Teaching Environment

Using outdoor teaching space more efficiently for PE and Classroom
teaching

Positive Relationships with other schools

Private Vs. Public Schools
2. Comfort in Times of
Emergency
Distance Learning Strategies
Implementing new lesson structure

Virtual PE Resources
Online PE apps/websites

Subject Area Technology Input

Use of blackboard vs. google classroom
3. Future Engagement
Between School Sites
Fundraising opportunities
Cross population attendance

Extracurricular activities advisement

Starting middle school sports teams

Keeping in touch with students who continue on

Passing along pertinent student information to benefit their
education
 1. Communities provide support

2. Having a specific subject area

community can create a
Conclusion stronger educational program

3. Teacher Communities are

waiting to be built!
Help me, and
help yourself! Teacher Leader Project Exit Slip
Please complete the google form
to the right and discuss your
ideas on creating your own
teaching community!