72. Listener Mailbag & One Year Anniversary!

05/08/2025 48 min

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Welcome to episode 72 of "All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Snowboarding" with Chris Rogers and Brian Donovan! This week, it's just the two of us as we celebrate the one-year anniversary of rekindling the podcast. Matt is out on an adventure, but we’re digging into the listener mailbag and responding to your questions, comments, and stories.In This Episode:Listener questions about teaching to learning styles, exam strategies, and the latest researchCoaching tips: How to help students break through learning plateaus and the value of using all sensory modalities (visual, auditory, kinesthetic)The challenge of updating teaching models and manuals in snow sports educationUniversal Design for Learning (UDL) and evolving industry standardsGear talk: Recommendations for snowboard boot insoles, heated insoles, and the difference between custom insoles and heat-moldable linersTeam teaching: The pros, cons, and pitfalls of co-instructing lessonsInstructor struggles: Hitting creative roadblocks, managing imposter syndrome, and the importance of being a lifelong learnerHot take: Are high backs on snowboard bindings overrated? Chris and Brian weigh inListener Questions Answered:How to approach exam questions on learning styles vs. current scienceCoaching students who prefer different learning modalitiesHow to shift industry curriculum toward evidence-based modelsWhere to buy the best snowboard insoles and how to fit heated insolesThe difference between custom insoles and heat-moldable linersTeam teaching best practices and common mistakesOvercoming instructor frustration and imposter syndromeCalls to Action:Subscribe, share, and leave a review!Send your questions for future mailbag episodes to [email protected] us on socials @LearnFromSnowboardingVisit our new website: www.learnedfromsnowboarding.comThanks for listening and being part of our community. We love your questions and feedback—keep them coming!Next Week’s Episode: Snowboarding Made Me a Better ListenerThe snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding is a weekly podcast with AASI Snowboard National Team Members Chris Rogers, Matt Larson, and Brian Donovan. Tune in each week as we discuss snowboarding, snowsports instruction, instructor certification, and how, well, basically, we learned everything we need to know from snowboarding!Hosts: Chris Rogers, Matt Larson, and Brian Donovan Website:http://www.learnedfromsnowboarding.com Email: [email protected] Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠Learned from Snowboarding⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brian Donovan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt Larson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chris Rogers⁠