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Date: Saturday, March 6, 2027 from 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm PT
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Event Type: Education Clinic
Location: Mt. Shasta Nordic Center School
Registration Information:
- First Chair Rate: $60.00 (available through Friday, February 5)
- Second Chair Rate: $75.00 (available through Friday, February 12)
- Last Chair Rate: $90.00
- CEUs: 3
- Spots Remaining: 9 (as of 24 minutes ago)
Prerequisites (exceptions to prerequisites can only be made through petition) :: None
Registration Deadline: Saturday, February 13, 2027, 11:59 pm PT
Pricing Windows
- First Chair: Register a minimum of 4 weeks in advance to take advantage of discounted event pricing.
- Base Rate: Goes into effect 4 weeks prior to the event start date and is $15 more than First Chair pricing. The Base Rate reflects the actual cost of the event.
- Last Call: Starts 3 weeks before the event and is $30 more than First Chair pricing.
Course Description:
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About This Session
XC Fast Track Sessions are short-format, focused clinics worth 3 CEUs each. This afternoon clinic is about the craft of teaching in a cross country environment -- student-centered approaches, activity selection, movement analysis delivery, and creating lessons that stick. Practical, on-snow, and applicable to any teaching context.
What You Will Gain
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
• Apply student-centered teaching strategies to cross country lesson delivery
• Select and sequence activities that effectively develop student skills in XC terrain
• Communicate movement analysis findings in ways that guide and motivate learners
National Standards This Event Addresses
This event supports preparation for the PSIA-AASI National Certification Standards in the following skill areas. Not all levels listed below may be applicable to every participant -- focus on the level(s) most relevant to your current certification goals.
Professionalism & Self-Management
LI: Maintains a professional environment by demonstrating self-awareness and self-management.
LII: Contributes to a professional environment by managing behaviors and emotions in response to others.
LIII: Promotes a professional environment by adapting behaviors to positively affect others.
People Skills
LI: Engages in meaningful verbal and non-verbal communication with the group as a whole / Identifies likely motivations and emotions of individuals and understands group dynamics.
LII: Engages in and adapts verbal and non-verbal, two-way communication with individuals and subsets of the group / Adapts to the motivations and emotions of individuals.
LIII: Leads verbal and non-verbal, two-way communication with individuals and subsets of the group / Anticipates and responds to the motivations and emotions of individuals.
Teaching Skills
LI: Plans learning outcomes and organizes progressive learning experiences relevant to beginner/novice students / Implements and adjusts a learning plan.
LII: Plans learning outcomes and organizes progressive learning experiences relevant to intermediate students / Implements and adjusts a learning plan for a range of individuals.
LIII: Plans learning outcomes and organizes progressive learning experiences relevant to advanced students / Implements and adjusts a complex learning plan for individuals.
Who Should Attend
Open to all snowsports instructors with an interest in cross country teaching. No PSIA-AASI membership required.
Session Details
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm | 3 CEUs | Maximum 9 participants
What to Bring
• Appropriate cross country equipment for the session
Questions?
Contact PSIA-AASI Western Region Member Services: memberservices@thesnowpros.org | (303) 987-9390
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