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Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 from 6 pm - 7 pm PT
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Event Type: Webinar
Location: Online
Host Division: Western
Registration Information:
- First Chair Rate: $25.00 (available through Monday, September 7)
- Second Chair Rate: $40.00 (available through Monday, September 14)
- Last Chair Rate: $55.00
- CEUs: 1
Prerequisites: Current PSIA-AASI Membership
Registration Deadline: Monday, October 5, 2026, 11:59 pm PT
Online Registration: CLOSED
Offline Registration: Contact the division office.
Course Description:
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About This Webinar
PSIA-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. No two students walk up the same way. This webinar explores how to design and deliver lessons that genuinely meet students where they are -- in their goals, their learning style, and their experience on snow.
What You Will Gain
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
- Apply student-centered principles to lesson planning and delivery
- Identify key indicators of student motivation, emotion, and learning readiness
- Adapt your approach in real time to create more meaningful experiences
What to Expect
- Discussion of the principles behind student-centered teaching
- Strategies for personalizing group lessons without losing focus
- Connection to People Skills and 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.
Who Should Attend
Open to all current PSIA-AASI members. No prerequisites required.
This webinar is particularly valuable for members preparing for Teach assessments at any level.
Prerequisites:
- Current PSIA-AASI membership
What to Bring
- A notepad and questions -- bring them!
Zoom Details
Zoom link and meeting details will be provided upon registration.
Questions?
Contact PSIA-AASI Western Region Member Services: memberservices@thesnowpros.org | (303) 987-9390