T-Bird Nation!!!

After 14 longggg years of waiting, the Connetquot Thunderbirds won the Class 1 Long Island Championship! The team finished the year 10-2, winning 5 in a row to close out the season. The team is full of hard working members who were in the weight room everyday during the winter and summer. All their hard work paid off! You guys should be proud of what you accomplished this season!


2008 Connetquot Thunderbirds

Yes We Can!

We all have just witnessed history in the making and it was awesome! President-elect Barack Obama, just gave his victory speech to over 120,000 people in Grant Park in Chicago. People will remember this day for years to come. I will remember where I was when I found out Obama had received enough Electoral votes. It was 11pm EST and I was watching CNN with my friends. I am proud to have Barack Obama as my President as should all Americans. Better times are coming. Obama 08!

11/7/08

As some of you may know, D.J. and I will be teaching a lesson on Friday 11/7/08. We can not and will not divulge any information to what the lesson will be about but we can say if everything goes as planned it will be an awesome lesson that no one has seen before!!!! Also as a side note, Lab D starts a week from tomorrow. Make sure you are well prepared for this lesson because it is showtime now. You are on your own for 15 minutes. It will either be the fastest 15 minutes or the slowest 15 minutes. It is up to you how well you prepare.

Help Wanted?

I forgot to add in my last post that if anyone needs any help on their lesson plan and/or tasks. Do not be afraid to ask. I know that nobody reads this but I figured I would offer just incase anyone did read it haha. Plus I get to put some more awesomeness in my blog!!!!!!!!!!

Halfway There!!!

So we are about halfway through the semester now which means its time for International Lab! Woot! So after watching numerous groups go for both classes so far, I feel a lot of good things are being accomplished so far but there is still much more work to be done. It will be interesting to see how the groups progress through the three separate sessions. Take our feedback in stride and try to make yourself better every time you teach. It is only a matter of time before it becomes second nature. To give you a little preview of what is to come. Professor Yang and I will unveil a new idea for use in the classroom on Monday ;) Stay tuned! I am getting tired of typing now so have fun watching this video..........Did you expect me to disappoint and not have something awesome?

Update!

I hope everyone had a great October three day weekend! Let's give a hand to the University for such a long break. It was much needed!! It has been three weeks since my last post. That is wayyy too long. Well i guess i will just have to make up for it with this post. The past three weeks have been interesting to watch. I have been able to observe the class and see what was done right and what could use improvement. While people are teaching, I think to myself, "what can I do to make this lesson better?". Overall I firmly believe this class is not only making you guys better but myself a better teacher as well. Lab C is now on the agenda and it should exciting to see what kind of ideas are brought to the table. I suggest really broadening your horizons because finding new activities is always fun and rewarding. Teaching soccer, basketball, and team handball gets old after awhile. Try to find new games and teach the class so I can use them in the future. haha! Well before I wrap up this post, I found a picture of a certain 255 teacher when he went to school back in the day. It is funny because he hasn't changed a bit since then. Truly amazing!!!







Professor Yang

First Post!

The first few weeks of school have gone by fast and it has been fun getting to know everyone. I remember when i was in your position (that makes me sound old lol) and i was this shy kid who wanted to teach PE but was nervous about getting up and actually doing it. Well 2 semesters and a lot teaching later, I am confident I can teach many things I could not have done a year ago at this time. I think it is important you take this class seriously because this is the foundation for all of your teaching. I learned more in 255 then I did in many other classes. All of you will have fun in this class and learn a lot, especially from a teacher like Dr Yang. So I will wrap up my first post with a song which I think is appropriate for people in 255. It is called "The Adventure" by Angels & Airwaves. This is the beginning of a long adventure for us PE teachers!