West Chicago Physical Development

Welcome to Beginning Strength

This year, your teachers will be:

Mr. Monken -- tmonken@d94.org

Mr. Smith -- ismith@d94.org

Mr. Walker -- vwalker@d94.org

Office hours are Tuesday, Thursday & Friday at the same time as the class Zoom meetings. You will use the same link that you did for the meeting for your class.

Course Overview

In this course you will learn:

  1. Cardiovascular Health

  2. Flexibility

  3. Body Composition

  4. Muscular Endurance

  5. Muscular Strength

  6. Goal Setting

Beg/Adv Strength Course Expectations.

Learner Expectations and Course Policies

Technology You Will Need for This Class - Click to Expand

We will use a variety of learning technologies in this course. If you are unfamiliar with any of the technologies listed below, simply click on the title to visit their help page. When I ask you to use a tool for the first time in the course, I will provide you the link, remind you how to log in, and remind you where to can find technical support.

  • Google Docs [Insert links to district-made support resources]

  • Google Slides

  • Google Sheets

  • Google Forms

  • Google Drive

  • AthleticU

  • Padlet

  • Flipgrid

  • Online Textbook

If you are experiencing issues with your student Chromebook, your Google Account, or other district provided apps,

please complete the following steps....

  1. [Insert district protocol here]

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  3. [Insert district protocol here]


**Teachers: Use a collapsible text like this one when you have a lot of content to share. It will reduce the amount of scrolling a student must do to get to the different sections of the course.

Course Content

During each 2 week learning block, I will be populating this site with activities and assignments that will help you progress toward are course goals. You can find the links to these learning activities below. You can also use the menu on the left side of the screen to move between unit pages. Note that not all units will be immediately populated.