1. STARTING OUT AS A PE TEACHER
CHAPTER 1
Susan Capel
From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010

2. OBJECTIVES At the end of this chapter you should be able to:
recognise the variety of reasons why people choose to become PE teachers;
recognise factors which influence what, why and how you teach;
have an overview of the teaching skills required to develop into an effective teacher who focuses on pupils and their learning, and begin to see how these skills interact in the teaching situation;
have an overview of the steps you need to take to be an effective teacher.
Check the requirements for your course to see which relate to this chapter.
From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010

3. CONTENTS Why did you become a PE teacher? An overview of teaching
What is required for effective teaching of PE?
How are you going to develop into an effective PE teacher?
Getting started
From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010

4. FURTHER INFORMATION To explore this material further, read:
Capel, S. (2010) Starting out as a PE teacher, in S. Capel and M. Whitehead (eds) Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience (third edition), London: Routledge.
From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010