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DESCRIPTION: About This Webinar
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\nPSIA-AASI Western Region webinars are one-hour online sessions designed to deepen your knowledge and support your development as a snowsports professional -- all from the comfort of home. Each session is 1 CEU. Neurodivergent learners bring unique strengths and unique needs to the lesson environment. This webinar provides practical, respectful strategies for supporting neurodivergent students in group settings.
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\nWhat You Will Gain
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\nBy the end of this session, you will be able to:
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\n         Identify common neurodivergent learning profiles and their implications for snowsports instruction
\n         Apply inclusive strategies to group lesson delivery
\n         Adapt communication, environment, and pacing to better support diverse learners
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\nWhat to Expect
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\n         Overview of common neurodivergent conditions and how they show up on snow
\n         Practical strategies for more inclusive group lesson environments
\n         Discussion of how these approaches benefit all students
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\nNational Standards This Event Addresses
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\nThis 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.
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\nProfessionalism & Self-Management
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\nLI: Maintains a professional environment by demonstrating self-awareness and self-management.
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\nLII: Contributes to a professional environment by managing behaviors and emotions in response to others.
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\nLIII: Promotes a professional environment by adapting behaviors to positively affect others.
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\nPeople Skills
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\nLI: 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.
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\nLII: 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.
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\nLIII: 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. 
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\nTeaching Skills
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\nLI: Plans learning outcomes and organizes progressive learning experiences relevant to beginner/novice students / Implements and adjusts a learning plan.
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\nLII: Plans learning outcomes and organizes progressive learning experiences relevant to intermediate students / Implements and adjusts a learning plan for a range of individuals.
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\nLIII: Plans learning outcomes and organizes progressive learning experiences relevant to advanced students / Implements and adjusts a complex learning plan for individuals.
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\nWho Should Attend
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\nOpen to all current PSIA-AASI members. No prerequisites required.
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\nPrerequisites:
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\n         Current PSIA-AASI membership
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\nWhat to Bring
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\n         A notepad and questions -- bring them!
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\nZoom Details
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\nZoom link and meeting details will be provided upon registration.
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\nQuestions?
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\nContact PSIA-AASI Western Region Member Services: memberservices@thesnowpros.org  |  (303) 987-9390
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SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Webinar: Supporting Neurodivergence in Group Lessons
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