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National Scout Jamboree

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Volunteering at the 2026 National Scout Jamboree helps inspire youth, grow the dive community, and secure the future of scuba diving.
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Teaching Mindfully

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Mindful teaching helps dive instructors build stronger student connections, improve diver retention, and grow loyal customers.
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Best Practice

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Best practices in diving build safety and confidence, from simple habits like laying cylinders down to always keeping control of students in the water.
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Advanced Buoyancy Course

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SDI’s Advanced Buoyancy combines eLearning with dive practice, helping students refine skills and build confident underwater control.
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Pass or Fail: Students & Instructors

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A powerful reflection on student success, SMART objectives, and the essential role of clarity and communication in dive instruction.
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Register Scuba Discovery Participants

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Registering Scuba Discovery participants is free, easy, and opens the door to new customers, marketing tools, and course credit.
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We lead, others follow

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We don’t just teach skills. We teach divers to lead and every SDI Open Water Diver should be capable of planning and leading a dive.
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Evolution of SCUBA Open Water Training

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As SDI professionals, it’s essential we understand this evolution, especially as the market continues to trend toward shorter, lower-cost training options.
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How to Utilize the eLearning Credit System for Facilities

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Turn online interest into revenue—get automatic credit and grow your facility when students buy eLearning direct from SDI.
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Achieving Our Teaching Objectives

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Effective teaching requires clearly defined, observable, and testable learning objectives focused on lasting behavioral change.
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Protecting the environment

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Increasingly, the younger diver generation is focusing on the environmental and conservation aspects of diving.
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