Ryan McKinney is the 2024 SHAPE America National Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. He has been teaching physical education for 17 years; the last 9 years at Spooner Middle School in Wisconsin. Outside of school, Ryan coaches hockey, baseball, and mountain bike racing. He enjoys fishing, biking, and exploring with his wife and 3 sons. His passion at school is using outdoor physical activity to help students with attention challenges find academic and behavioral success.