Children's Event Description
Children's Specialist I ($70 per day)
| December 19-20 | Location: Northstar |
| February 4-5 | Location: Alpine Meadows |
| March 1-2 | Location: Snow Summit |
| April 19-20 | Location: Mammoth (convention) |
This is a 2-day event explores the CAP model (how kids think, move, and feel) and teaching progressions for children in different age zones. We will also explore children's movement patterns "kids moveology", and work on your own skiing skills and improvement. On day 2 we cover building kid friendly teaching progressions with the Play Drill Adventure Summary method as well as focus on your own skiing development. We'll finish the day with informal group teaching presentations. This is a pass/fail event. See the Children's Certification Guide for further details.
Prerequisites:
- Must be a registered or active member of PSIA-W, currently working at a snowsport school.
- Must complete the CS 1 Workbook
Recommended Reading:
- Children's Instruction Handbook
- Alpine Entry Level Guide for Children's Instruction
Children's Specialist II ($70 per day)
| Jan. 14-16 | Location: Alpine |
| Feb. 27-29 | Location: Mammoth |
This is a 3 day event that assists instructors at designing and implementing creative, appropriate and movement oriented lesson plans for children 4-14. These lesson plans are focused at the high intermediate through expert level of the selected discipline. The idea is for the participants to demonstrate their ability to understand and use teaching principles provided in the Children's Manual and other materials to develop polished and creative lesson plans. Each participant gives a full presentation lasting 45 minutes, with follow up feedback from the group on the last day of the course.
Participants should have an in depth understanding of the CAP Model utilizing previous lesson experiences. Real vs. Ideal movement patterns at higher skill levels will be reviewed. Creative and experimental lesson planning will be emphasized. This course is very interactive. Everyone supports each other and shares ideas. You also get great feedback for other experienced instructors.
The workbook is to be completed prior to the event. The purpose of the workbook is to help the participants obtain the majority of the theoretical information prior to attending the course
Due to upper level teaching content covered in the CS2 program, a Level 2 Certification is required. The CS2 course involves a lot of skiing/riding, much of it off-piste. Be ready to ski the whole mountain.
Nordic instructors are welcome to join the CS2 Alpine events where material will be adapted to their needs.
Occasionally, a participant is unable to demonstrate the ability to develop an appropriate and or creative lesson plan. In this case, the participant is unable to successfully complete the course. Successful participants will receive a Children's Specialist Pin with the PSIA or AASI logo.
Prerequisites:
- Must be a active member of PSIA-W
- Must be a certified level II Instructor
- Must complete the CS2 Workbook
Recommended Reading:
- Children's Instruction Handbook
- Alpine Entry Level Guide for Children's Instruction