Teaching Skills: Student Focused

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Date: Friday, January 29, 2027 from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm PT
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Event Type: Education Clinic

Location: June Mountain (Ticket office, bottom of J1 chair lift)

Available Registration Packages (click for more info):
Alpine Registration:
- First Chair Rate: $105.00 (available through Thursday, December 31)
- Second Chair Rate: $120.00 (available through Thursday, January 7)
- Last Chair Rate: $135.00
- CEUs: 6
Snowboard Registration:
- First Chair Rate: $105.00 (available through Thursday, December 31)
- Second Chair Rate: $120.00 (available through Thursday, January 7)
- Last Chair Rate: $135.00
- CEUs: 6

Prerequisites (exceptions to prerequisites can only be made through petition) :: Current PSIA-AASI Membership

Registration Deadline: Friday, January 8, 2027, 11:59 pm PT

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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.

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Course Description:

About This Clinic

Western Region education clinics are non-exam-focused events designed to explore instructor skills and mountain terrain in a fun and supportive environment. The art of student-centered MA delivery -- observation, interpretation, and prescription communicated in ways that motivate and guide learners effectively.

What You Will Gain

By the end of this clinic, you will be able to:

• Apply student-centered principles to movement analysis delivery
• Communicate MA findings in ways that are clear, motivating, and actionable for students
• Connect MA delivery skills to Teaching Skills national standards

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.

Technical Skills

LI: Applies the Technical Fundamentals to demonstrate techniques and tactics relevant to beginner/novice terrain.

LII: Adapts the Technical Fundamentals to demonstrate techniques and tactics for beginner through intermediate terrain.

LIII: Continuously blends the Technical Fundamentals to demonstrate techniques and tactics across all terrain.

Who Should Attend

Open to all current PSIA-AASI members. Designed for Alpine, Snowboard, Telemark instructors.

Particularly valuable for members preparing for Tech/MA and Teach assessments at any level.

Prerequisites:

• Current PSIA-AASI membership
• Ability to safely ski/ride terrain included in the clinic

What to Bring

• Appropriate equipment for the day's terrain
• Helmets are mandatory

Questions?

Contact PSIA-AASI Western Region Member Services: memberservices@thesnowpros.org | (303) 987-9390

Additional Event Details:
Lift tickets are $16/day.

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