About Me
Hello there!
My name is Shelby Thormeyer and I have been teaching since the last century....yup. I'm that old. Since I started teaching in 1999, there have been SO many things that I have learned along the way and that I have changed and had to adapt to. At this point, one of my favorite things to acknowledge is that I have tattoos older than the students.
Enough about being old (can you tell that 40 hit me a little hard?)....I have been teaching Health and PE for most of my career. Most people hear that I teach PE and health for a living and think "Dear Lord" that must be awful. Truth? It's like I was born to do this job. I get PAID to do something I love everyday and be part of something so much more that teaching. (Now that's not to say I wouldn't mind some more in the ol' paycheck, but that a blog post for another day).
I teach a class that I created called Bodysculpt. It is a workout class that allows me to teach Yoga, Zumba, kickboxing, weights, and all sorts of stuff. I have meet and worked out with famous trainers from all over the world and brought back. You can see me below after a workout with Shaun T from Insanity Beachbody fame.
My name is Shelby Thormeyer and I have been teaching since the last century....yup. I'm that old. Since I started teaching in 1999, there have been SO many things that I have learned along the way and that I have changed and had to adapt to. At this point, one of my favorite things to acknowledge is that I have tattoos older than the students.
Enough about being old (can you tell that 40 hit me a little hard?)....I have been teaching Health and PE for most of my career. Most people hear that I teach PE and health for a living and think "Dear Lord" that must be awful. Truth? It's like I was born to do this job. I get PAID to do something I love everyday and be part of something so much more that teaching. (Now that's not to say I wouldn't mind some more in the ol' paycheck, but that a blog post for another day).
I teach a class that I created called Bodysculpt. It is a workout class that allows me to teach Yoga, Zumba, kickboxing, weights, and all sorts of stuff. I have meet and worked out with famous trainers from all over the world and brought back. You can see me below after a workout with Shaun T from Insanity Beachbody fame.
I also get to teach a class called advanced health. Now that is a class that I was blessed enough to be asked to join a brilliant teacher in his journey of this phenomenal class that allows me to connect with students on a level that is not able to be replicated in any other class. We cover topics like, life, addiction, death, sexuality, health care, mental health, and sexual assault. That's only the tip of the iceberg.
I hope to be able to bring more technology and activities to my existing classes and look forward to doing so in this adventure!
Shelby- I am jealous of your pic!! I am a huge fan of Shaun T. It must have been awesome to meet him. I teach PE/Health/Driver Ed as well. I love my job!! Advanced health sound like a great class for students. We currently don't offer it, but it has been mentioned. I look forward to working with you and learning about various activities you incorporate in your classes.
ReplyDeleteShelby, welcome to the 677 learning community. I am glad you are with us!
ReplyDeleteI love that you got to meet Shaun T from Beachbody. I love to workout to his videos and enjoy running. I would love to be able to teach a class like your Body Sculpt or maybe even just be in your class. I teach first grade and really like to integrate songs and movement with my students especially during math time. Can't wait to learn more about how technology is integrated into your classroom.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you definitely live by your title... Do it with Passion! You are clearly passionate about health and PE... both in your work and in your personal life it seems as well. I have a great amount of respect that you are trying to integrate technology into this subject area ... more of a challenge than content area classrooms but will definitely enhance learning! I look forward to seeing your tech ideas for health and PE.
ReplyDeleteHi Shelby,
ReplyDeleteYour passion for your content is evident and fantastic. Have you been able to use any wearable technologies in your classes or do you use any personally? Glad to have you in our class!
Karen