We're all on the same team.
Collaboration between myself and other PE teachers is important because of the shared nature of the content area. We must share equipment, space, facilities, and very often will team-teach lessons. I view this as an opportunity to gain more perspective and more instruction into a lesson because I can team up with another teacher. When other teachers and I collaborate to create a lesson, unit, or curriculum, it gives synergy to the project because each teacher is more free to focus on their given part of the project, and the total project will reflect the experience and skill of several teachers instead of just one.
A critique of PE has been that students learn the same skills every year, with no apparent progression or growth. For example, in my past I remember being taught how to serve a volleyball in 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grade. In my own teaching, I collaborate with the teachers who are at the grade levels both above and below me, so that I can do my part in ensuring students are being given fresh lessons and taught new skills. For example, if my incoming students are familiar with the basic skills of Volleyball, then it is my responsibility to ensure they learn newer and more advanced skills, such as the roll, dig, or tip. It is only through collaboration that we can make sure students are getting new and progressive skills as they reach each new grade level.
A critique of PE has been that students learn the same skills every year, with no apparent progression or growth. For example, in my past I remember being taught how to serve a volleyball in 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grade. In my own teaching, I collaborate with the teachers who are at the grade levels both above and below me, so that I can do my part in ensuring students are being given fresh lessons and taught new skills. For example, if my incoming students are familiar with the basic skills of Volleyball, then it is my responsibility to ensure they learn newer and more advanced skills, such as the roll, dig, or tip. It is only through collaboration that we can make sure students are getting new and progressive skills as they reach each new grade level.