Senior Teaching Education Clinic
Senior Teaching Education Clinic for instructors working with older adults. Requires strong foundations in skiing fundamentals and knowledge of how older adults move, learn, and engage in the sport.
Certification Levels
Prerequisites
PSIA-AASI Level 1 certification or higher, in any discipline
Assessment Modules
- Senior-specific movement analysis
- Adapting lessons for older adults
- Safety and motivation
- Covers principles of the senior-specific models, teaching cycle, theories, and professional knowledge; identification of critical skills and skill blending, including senior-specific movement pattern techniques.
- Certificate awarded based on degree of participation and understanding (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis).
Documents & Resources
Foundation in senior-specific teaching methods, movement patterns, and engagement strategies for older adult learners. Two-day educational course with an assessment component (a certificate program, not a certification exam).
Prerequisites
PSIA-AASI Level 2 certification or higher, in any discipline
Assessment Modules
- Senior-specific models, teaching cycle, theories, and professional knowledge at STC2 depth
- Participants are held to STC2 standards plus the criteria of all preceding levels (per Bloom's Taxonomy levels of understanding in the Senior Teaching Standard)
- Written feedback and suggested personal goals for continued growth
Documents & Resources
Advanced senior-specific teaching certificate building on STC1. Two-day educational course with an assessment component; may not be offered every season if demand is low.
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