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Sarah’s Big Binder of Ski Teaching Geekery (and more!) (Updated/edited as of October, 2015)

UPDATE:
October, 2015: This has been updated with new links, programs, and information. Please let us know if you have other references, we promise to update again before 2020! - Kerry (Diva2)



Last year when I was preparing for my L3 Part 1 Skiing exam, the Dev Team Diva turned me on to these great task descriptions developed by Bob Barnes for the PSIA Rocky Mountain Division (the Pocket Summaries listed under "Skiing" below). (Kerry's edit: Those pocket summaries are not on the PSIA-RM site anymore. But I think what you're looking for is in the Skiing IDP linked below.) In my search for them online, I discovered lots of other valuable ski teaching resources tucked away on various PSIA divisional Web sites. So I printed them out, organized them into categories, and stuck them in a binder. The binder became an invaluable resource in discussions with my good friend and ski coach as I helped him to prepare for his Dev Team tryout and he coached me to success in my skiing exam.
Fast forward to December. Pro Jam at Killington. Our friend O gets one look at my binder and asks to borrow it. Yeah, right! So he suggests that I post the contents here on our Ski Divas blog. And procrastinator that I am, he's had to pester me about it ever since!
So here you go, O! Listed below you will find the contents of my Big Binder of Ski Teaching Geekery, plus much, much more good stuff that I found as I was compiling all the links. I include resources geared to all certification levels for instructors that are aspiring to achieve those levels as well as for those who are coaching others in preparation for those levels. There's a lot of other good stuff out there as well—poke around on the various divisional Web sites for other content that isn't included here.
Consider this list a work in progress; we will all add to it as we find more good stuff—and we are ALWAYS looking for more good stuff (!!!), so if you have found other helpful resources, please share them with us.
NOTE: Some of this overlaps with what Jess posted last week, but I've got it organized a bit differently—by category rather than by division.





Eastern Division Exam Prep (PSIA-E) (Updated October 26, 2015)
Alpine Exam Guide
Alpine Study Guide
Alpine Exam Information
Alpine Exam Prerequisites
Accreditations
Alpine Certification Ladder




Skiing
National Certification Standards (PSIA)
Skiing Standards Instructor Development Pathway (PSIA-RM)
Level 1 Skiing Standards Videos (PSIA-RM)

Level 2 Skiing Standards Videos (PSIA-RM)

Level 3 Skiing Standards Videos (PSIA-RM)   
  

Movement Analysis

The Movement Matrix (PSIA) (Must be a PSIA member)
Movement Analysis (MA) Instructor Development Pathway (IDP) (PSIA-RM)

Skier Assessment Worksheet (PSIA-I)
Movement Analysis Filter (PSIA-RM)
  


Teaching
The Teaching Model (PSIA-RM) 
Joan Heaton: The Teaching Dimension (PSIA-E)    
Teaching Standards Instructor Development Pathway (PSIA-RM)
National Standards Teaching Matrix (PSIA-NW)
  


Learning Theory and Human Development
Sensory and Motor Development (PSIA-RM)

Theory of Multiple Intelligences (PSIA-RM)



Children
Children's Movement: Real vs Ideal (PSIA-RM) 
Children's Specialist National Standards (PSIA)
Children's Specialist 1 Workbook (PSIA-E)

Children's Specialist 2 Workbook (PSIA-E)
Children's Specialist Scoring Rubric (PSIA-E)
  

Accredited Children's Educator (ACE) 3 Study Guide (PSIA-I)
Children's Specialist Reference Guide (PSIA-AASI)
  


Special Interests/Special Populations
Member Library for Teaching Seniors (PSIA-W)


Professional Knowledge
Professional Knowledge and Glossary 2004 (PSIA-I)
PSIA-E Education Materials
PSIA-RM Alpine Reference Materials
PSIA-I Alpine Education
PSIA-W Alpine Reference Materials
PSIA-AK Alpine Resources
PSIA-C Reference Materials
PSIA-NW Downloads
  








Comments

  1. Wow, a blog post of links and photos all in one week? Command Central has been busy! :)
    Nice work, this is great!

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  2. What's happened...was it that win this weekend? CC you are rocking now!

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  3. Ha! I promised this to Orlando in December and finally started on it last week. So, nope, nothing to do with this weekend. I think I'm just energized by the spring weather!! (too bad that means the ski season is almost over...)

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  4. Wow! What else could one ask for? :)

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  5. Hi Sarah,

    Love the site .. great info...

    congrats on earning L3 .. your work will be a huge amount of help as i study for next season's exam
    enjoy the spring
    Paul, Cannon, NH

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  6. Sarah--

    Thanks for all your great work here. It's sure to help many, many folks with this reference site. You've outdone yourself.

    Sure looks like you are really enjoying your biking this season, even more than last. Pictures and comments I've seen on Facebook are really sweet! Maybe you'll even get up to do some biking in one of the events at MT Snow this season. Check out our schedule: www.mountsnow.com

    Soon it will be all white again. Know you miss the winter stuff--me too. Sailing, baseball, boating, beaching are really all things that keep me going until my feet are back on the white stuff again.

    Talk soon and take care!!!

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  7. thanks for this resource. very handy.

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  8. Thank you VERY much!

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