Benefit From Other Teachers’ Experience

TCC Teacher Resource List

An online list has been created with information volunteered by teachers in the 2005 Teacher Survey and updated with teachers’ input during the 2007 Teachers Conference. Its purpose is to assist teachers teaching specific populations and in different settings. This compilation is for use by TCC teachers only – in order to share information about how to teach people with special needs (arthritis, diabetes, fibromyalgia) or in particular settings (schools, senior centers, jails).

For example, if you are teaching a class of students with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), check the Resource List to see whom else has taught TCC to this population. Then contact them through the Teachers Directory.

The Resource List will be updated once a year after the annual Conference. Contact Lorraine to have your name added or removed before then.

Access to this list is through a hidden link on the www.taichichih.org website. Any teacher who has not received an email with the hidden link may request it from the TCC Outreach Coordinator.

Student Questionnaire

The purpose of the questionnaire is to document physical, mental, or emotional changes that our TCC students experience during classes. This collection of uniform data could impact a larger study and help attract research funds and interest in the effects of TCC.

The survey allows teachers to speak of changes with more authority. A researcher or writer can describe changes in terms of percentages of students that experience certain changes after six to eight weeks of practice. Teachers can also use the survey results for marketing.

The 12 questions relating to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual areas are designed to be a quick survey taken prior to the first class and again during the last class. It only takes two minutes to complete. This questionnaire is now being piloted by 14 TCC teachers. If you would like to participate, contact Lorraine Lepine. It is important to receive the instructional protocol and be added to the list for follow up.

Guidelines for teaching Special Populations and Settings

We are also developing guidelines to teach TCC to specialized populations under categories listed in the Teacher Resource List. Some “resource teachers” are presently working on guidelines for seated TCC, COPD, HIV, Parkinson’s, kids at school, cancer, and Lyme disease. If you wish to participate because you have experience in any of these categories, contact Lorraine.