THE TEACHING MODEL
As one of the fundamental tenets of PSIA’s approach to instruction, its Teaching Model provides a blueprint for working with students to create engaging, fun, and effective learning. It breaks the lesson into Student Makeup and Instructor Behavior, which together form the Learning Partnership.
TABLE 7.1: THE TEACHING MODEL Student Makeup
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Discover your student’s: ■ Characteristics and background
■ Learning styles and preferences
■ Motivations, understandings, and desires
■ Emotional states ■ Beliefs, attitudes, and values ■ Physical conditioning and health
Instructor Behavior =
(Teaching Cycle) Use your skills to: ■ Introduce Lesson and develop trust
■ Assess students and their movements
■ Determine goals and plan experiences
■ Present and share information
■ Guide practice ■ Check for understanding ■ Debrief the learning experience
STUDENT MAKEUP
Tis aspect of the Teaching Model identifies the non-technical factors each student brings to the learning environment. Although these factors do not change skiing mechanics, each of them may influence the skill development and body movements that become a lesson’s focus.
Characteristics and Background
Te student’s experiences with motor activity and levels of kinesthetic awareness, coordination, and athleticism must be considered when developing a lesson’s technical direction. You can look for clues in the way a person stands, walks, and moves. More directly, you can ask questions about other sports or activities your student has experienced. With practice, you’ll develop a quick eye for evaluating athleticism and coordination. Almost anyone can learn to ski, but it comes easier for some people than others. With that in mind, you’ll find opportunities in a lesson plan to adjust the technical content to challenge people who have a natural capacity for balance and movement, or help those who find skiing more challenging.
For example, in order to maintain balance in very basic situations a struggling first-time student may need the wider platform formed by placing the skis in a wedge, and may benefit from having one ski already pointing in the direction of the intended turn.
Learning Partnership
Create a lesson that: ■ Is creative, individualized, and student-centered
■ Is interactive, experiential, and FUN!
■ Contributes to the student’s success
■ Produces positive results ■ Provides ownership of skills ■ Creates lasting memories ■ Encourages future learning ■ Culminates in guest satisfaction
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