#34: Tim Mueller – (21+) Teambuilding in Middle School Physical Education, Developing Culture and Building Character

About this episode

Tim Mueller discusses the importance of teambuilding in middle school physical education and its impact on developing character and culture.

Tim joins Chris to talk about why he uses teambuilding experiences in his physical education classes. Teambuilding activities, Tim shares, help develop a positive culture within his classes and beyond. His Kindergarten through 8th grade students have the opportunity to build character skills like integrity, resilience, kindness, and compassion. Chris finds out about Tim's, 5 Kets to Classroom Management and why it's important for his students to fail. Even if you don't teach physical educatio...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Chris Cavert

Guest: Tim Mueller

Topics covered

• teambuilding
• physical education
• classroom management
• character development
• positive culture

Keywords

• teambuilding
• physical education
• character skills
• classroom management
• integrity
• resilience
• kindness
• compassion

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