The Associate Program is
a program of professional development designed exclusively for adjunct
instructors. As professionals we are all involved in a constant process
of assessment, renewal, and improvement. As teachers we are generally
left to our own devices to drive and motivate that process. However, the
trial and error method of teaching improvement is often a slow, lonely,
uncertain pursuit. Although teachers do change simply by trying new
methods, we improve much more rapidly by working with colleagues in the
pursuit of specific goals. The College of the Canyons Associate Program
for adjunct instructors provides a mechanism for sharing our teaching
and working together. Just as important, the program is designed to
provide a concrete reward for the pursuit of teaching excellence.
Simply put, the Associate Program is a series of workshops and
activities exclusively for adjunct instructors. Participants in the
workshops receive stipends for attending and completion of the entire
program results in a permanent increase in pay. Unlike many teaching
workshops, the Associate Program places an emphasis on the discussion,
development and practice of teaching skills rather than the
dissemination of information. There is no attempt to propagate a
"one-best-way" nor is the program in any way tied to the evaluation of
job performance. Throughout the program, participants are asked to
demonstrate their teaching practices and to discuss those practices with
other faculty members. Participants, in turn, have an opportunity to
watch others teach and to learn from their experiences. At every stage
of the process faculty members are urged to engage in “reflective
practice.”
To enter the Associate Program website, click
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