Russ Shifferd

Visiting Faculty, Health and Physical Education

Office: KHS 4414       
Phone: (616) 331-2432
Email: s[email protected]

Winter 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 10:00-11:30 am or by appt.

Education:
B.S. Physical Education & Health, Grand Valley State University
M.S. Teaching, Marygrove College

Courses Taught:
HPE 207:  Personal Health and Wellness
HPE 267:  Health and Movement Education for Elementary Teachers
HPE 230:  Methods of Teaching Invasion Games
HPE 240:  Methods of Teaching Health Related Fitness
FIT 131:  Basketball
FIT 153:  Sailing

Why I Became a Health Educator:

I have always enjoyed teaching people new things and the joy on their face when they have succeeded at their goal. I am also a very active person and I love playing games. Any game with a ball, a bag, a hoop, or frisbee I love to play. In fact, I will try any new game or activity out there as well. Which leads me to teach kids to love physical activity as much as I do. I believe there is a physical activity out there for everyone to enjoy, they just have to get out there and find it.

What I Love Most About Our Program:
I am quite adventurous.  I love the outdoors. I believe in the theory “No child left inside”! When I can get kids to put their phones down and start enjoying and engaging in an activity, especially one outside, I get excited. What I really like most about teaching is when students find joy in moving. I really love it, when after an activity students will come up and say” I didn’t know this was so much fun!”