Angie Myer

About me

Angie Myer has twenty years experience as a teacher and administrator in public schools and higher education. She is currently serving as a Content Accreditation Specialist and Curriculum Consultant for the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA). In this position she works with massage and aesthetics schools in the accreditation process, providing guidance, reviewing self study reports, and preparing analyses for the Commission. Prior to holding this position, Angie worked as Director of Operations at the International School of Professional Bodywork and Dean of Education at Mueller College of Holistic Studies where she was integral in their COMTA accreditation.

Angie holds a Masters degree in Curriculum & Instruction and specializes in competency-based curriculum design. She is also a certified Holistic Health Practitioner and has worked as a massage therapist in private practice, clinical, and resort spa settings. Prior to her work in the holistic health industry, Angie was Associate Professor of Teacher Education at the Community College of Denver after teaching elementary school.

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Clinic

Kristi, Thank you for the description of your clinic procedures. Is this how the students grades are determined for clinic class? Are students evaluated any other way (i.e. directly by the supervisor), or is it entirely by the client? How many hours of clinic must students complete? Schools do clinic in so many different ways depending on objectives; it is interesting for reviewers to explore. Best, Angie Myer

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Faculty Professional Development

Hi Lachelle, Thank you so much for sharing this experience, Lachelle. It is a great reminder of what we do NOT want for our schools, and further evidence that excellent technical experience does not translate directly into quality teaching. This has to be taught or cultured in order to be effective. Best, Angie Myer

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Faculty Professional Development

Kristi, Thank you for bringing up learning styles. Does your school instruct teachers in how to incorporate all of them into different activities? I am curious if by "writing" you were also including kinesthetic. That is obviously one of the most dominant of many students entering the massage field. Writing can certainly be kinesthetic and of course hands-on massage work is too. But I'm also excited about the other creative ways teachers can incorporate kinesthic eactivity into lessons--the anatomy in clay type activites. For non-kinesthic people it can feel like a waste of time, but for kinesthic learners, they can't… >>>

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Student Recruitment

Kristi, Thank you for your post. Yes, this has certainly become one of the most challenging and frustrating aspects for schools and students with no easy answers. Obviously this is why schools get involved with Title IV funding as they lose students without it. However, many schools which participate in federal funding are then frustrated that the amount of aid is all students seem to care about. It can change a school culture if you're not careful or very clear with educational (and recruiting) philosophy during implementation. If you read many of the posts, I think you will find some… >>>

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Self-Study Report Challenges

Paul, That seems to be an interesting dilemma. You clearly allow more client choice and flexibility than most schools. Do you teach a wide variety of modalities that students must practice? I look forward to learning more about this in your school's self-study report. Thank you for sharing. Best, Angie Myer

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Generating Effective Feedback

Paul, I think the essential phrase in your post on generating effective feedback is "CONSISTENT PRESENCE." I encourage all participants to remember this when trying to get results from graduates or employers. If they only here from you once a year (or once every 5 years), you are less likely to get the feedback desired. However, if the school remains a "consistent presence" in the graduates' lives, it makes survey returns so much easier. We are starting to look into ways to encourage alumni associations for this reason. Thanks for the reminder, Paul. Best, Angie Myer

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Student Recruitment

Paul, Thank you for the follow-up. Involving the support system of the prospective student is certainly a valuable strategy and not one that many schools think of. Best, Angie Myer

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Distance Education

Ronda, Thank you for sharing your experiences with online learning. Do you think that the requirement of being onsite for assessments or hands-on detracts from the main benefits of online learning: convenience and location issues? Did you hear of students who struggled with this and then couldn't continue? We have several schools exploring distance learning as a remedy for scheduling and location constraints, and are trying to determine how to do so well. Obviously, COMTA standards and competencies still require hands-on work, but the trick is in how to coordinate it all. Best, Angie Myer

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Degree Programs

David, That is very interesting! I wonder if Ohio is a bit ahead of the trend in this because massage is housed under the Medical Board. Do you think that is related at all? Have any other participants noticed this trend, especially in the complementary medical fields? Best, Angie Myer

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Effective Assessments

Ronda, Thank you so much for sharing this idea! I can see SEVERAL competencies involved in this one project. This is exactly the type of assessment the competencies were meant to encourage: a holistic project that require students to put together many of the competencies at a time. It is also a APPLICATION of knowledge, not just the regurgitation of such. Well done! Best, Angie Myer

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