Friday, January 29
#239S Walk A Mile In My Shoes
9:00 – 11:30am
*Meet at the flag pole near the Administration building
Coordinators: Julie Jacobson
FLEX credit – 2.5 hours
Strategic Goal: Student Support
The goal of this workshop is to provide faculty members with more information about the vital programs and services Student Services provide. Representatives from the following departments will provide a five minute overview of the services they provide; discuss the most common challenges that come up for students, and how you can help them overcome those challenges:

Service Learning  @9:10 - 9:15 in STCN 111
Health Center @9:20 - 9:25 in STCN 122
International Stud. @9:35 - 9:40 in SCOH 101
Financial Aid @9:45 - 9:50 in SCOH 110
Career Center @9:50 - 9:55 in SCOH 103
DSP&S @9:55 - 10:00 in SCOH 103
Assessment Center @10:10 - 10:15 in BONH 205
TLC Lab @10:20 - 10:25 in BONH 209
EOPS/CARE @10:30 - 10:35 in X-9
Library @10:45 - 10:50 in LIBR
Counseling @11:00 - 11:05 in A-101
Student Business @11:10 - 11:15 in A-101
A&R @11:20 - 11:25 in A-101
Wrap - Up @11:25 - 11:30 in A-101


Friday, January 29
#240S Introduction to Reading Apprenticeship: A Workshop for California Community College Faculty
1:00 – 4:00pm
Room: HSLH 230
Presenters: WestEd, Strategic Literacy Initiative
FLEX credit – 3 hours
*LIMITED TO 50 PARTICIPANTS
Strategic Goal: Teaching & Learning
With support from the Hewlett Foundation, WestEd’s Strategic Literacy Initiative has developed a team of California Community College Reading Apprenticeship Regional Leaders. These leaders will provide a three-hour introductory workshop on Reading Apprenticeship (RA) to interested community college faculty. Our goal is to introduce teachers to RA as a framework for content area literacy instruction across departments and levels. The workshop will be highly interactive, with participants engaging in key inquiry activities designed to raise awareness of reading processes and generate discussion of appropriate supports for improving academic reading and learning. Participants will receive information on summer 2010 professional development offerings in RA for community college teachers.
 

Session Agenda
1. Introduction
a. Regional Leaders share their reasons for incorporating RA in their courses: changes in their teaching, outcomes for students

b. Overview of RA as an instructional framework with four dimensions: personal, social, cognitive, and knowledge-building; metacognitive conversation as the key dynamic linking the dimensions to support improved academic literacy

2. Personal Reading history – becoming a reader in our disciplines; supports & hindrances

3. “Reading Between the Lives” – Chabot video of students talking about their academic reading experiences and attitudes

4. Capturing Our Reading Process (with a text) and generating a Readers’ Strategy List

5. Think Aloud and Talking to the Text: making our invisible reading processes visible and accessible to each other; engaging in metacognitive conversation; the critical role of modeling and guided practice

6. Summary and concluding discussion

 

Friday, January 29
#285S New Hope in the 40 Year Fight Against Cancer
1:00 – 3:00pm
Room: Aliso Hall 101
Presenter: Dr. Kelly Cude
FLEX credit – 2 hours
Strategic Goal: Teaching & Learning
While great strides have been made in identifying the causes of cancer and in extending the life of cancer patients, it is estimated that cancer will bypass heart disease as the leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2010 contributing to more than 565,000 deaths. Additionally, current estimates place the overall lifetime risk of developing cancer at 1:2 for American men and 1:3 for American women. While these odds may seem overwhelming, breakthroughs by the medical research community continue to provide hope for cancer patients and their families.

Join Dr. Kelly Cude at this repeat presentation of her recent Scholarly Presentation where she will address the biological basis of cancer and its treatments, and instill a sense of hope and empowerment that this disease can be conquered. Each person will leave with enough knowledge about the disease so that, should they or a loved one face cancer in the future, they can ask the right questions, make the right choices, and feel more in control of their health.

 

Friday, January 29, 2010
#440S Faculty Development Committee Retreat
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
UCEN 327
FLEX Credit - 2 hours
Presenters: Deanna Davis & Lisa Wallace
This retreat will be focusing on reviewing the FLEX Guidelines.




Monday, February 1
#241S On Course – Part 1 of 2
Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Room: UCEN 258
Coordinator: Audrey Green
FLEX credit: 7 hours
Strategic Goal: Teaching & Learning
*Limited enrollment – registration in parts 1 & 2 required
This two-day workshop provides learner-centered strategies that empower students to become active, responsible partners in their own education. Participants will leave with practical and proven strategies they can implement immediately. Topics include but are not limited to Characteristics of Learner-Centered Education, Promoting Self-Responsibility, Promoting Self-Motivation, and Adding to Your Learner-Centered Toolbox.
Learning Outcome: Faculty will be able to evaluate current teaching methodologies and integrate learner-centered strategies to enhance student success.



Monday, February 1
#242S What You (and Your Students) Need to Know About the H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu)
9:00 – 9:50am
Room: HSLH 133
Presenter: Beverly Kemmerling & Mitjl Capet
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Strategic Goal: Institutional Effectiveness
2009 H1N1 (sometimes called “swine flu”) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. H1N1 was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. This virus spread rapidly from person-to-person worldwide, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. At this session Beverly Kemmerling will discuss the signs and symptoms of this virus, treatment options, and what you can do in the classroom and office to protect both your health and your students’ health.



Monday, February 1
#243S Creating Messages that Stick
10:00 – 11:20am
Room: HSLH 135
Presenter: Deanna Davis
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Strategic Goal: Teaching & Learning
“Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die” is a fascinating book with strong relevance to teachers, counselors, administrators, and supervisors – anyone who finds him or herself often challenged to create and spread compelling messages that are understood and remembered. The authors, Chip and Dan Heath, bring together their separate domains of business education (Chip) and educational research and textbook design (Dan) to explain with wit and clarity how anyone can communicate more effectively using the six elements of “sticky” messages, which they identify and illustrate. In this workshop, I propose to explain these six elements and facilitate active learning activities that will allow participants to leave the workshop with some concrete plans for how to make their messages stickier and therefore more effective.



Monday, February 1
#244S Microsoft Excel – Part 1 of 3
9:00am – 12:00pm
HSLH 304
Presenters: Melanie Lipman and Victor Jadaon
FLEX credit – 9 hours (for entire 3-part series)
Strategic Goal: Technological Advancement
This three-part workshop series will provide beginning and some intermediate concepts and techniques in using Microsoft Excel 2007 software. Workshop attendees will create, edit, save, format, print, perform calculations, copy/move test and formulas and create charts. Additional topics such as working with financial functions, data tables, templates and Goal Seek will be covered. Integration of data with other programs including Access, Word and PowerPoint will be discussed.

#245S Part 2: Tuesday, February 2nd – 9:00am – 12:00pm
#246S Part 3: Wednesday, February 3rd – 9:00am – 12:00pm



Monday, February 1
#247S Classroom Safety
1:00 – 2:20pm
Room: HSLH 133
Presenters: Beverly Kemmerling and Tammy Castor
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Strategic Goal: Student Support
A student sustains an injury in your classroom – what do you do? This presentation will cover how to address common student classroom incidents including fainting, cuts, seizures, panic attacks, nosebleeds, chest pain, stomach pain, and others. Learn about immediate treatment options, how to get help on campus, the campus student accident insurance policy, and services available at the Student Health and Wellness Center as well as at off campus referral sources. In addition, members of B.I.T. – Behavioral Intervention Team – will provide information on how to identify and address student behavioral issues before they become a threat to the campus.



Monday, February 1
#248S Department Chair Panel on Organizing Student Learning Outcome Assessments
2:30 – 3:50pm
Room: HSLH 135
Presenter: Jennifer Brezina
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Strategic Goal: Teaching & Learning
A panel of Department Chairs and others involved in SLO assessment will discuss successful ways of organizing SLO assessment data and the resulting department dialogue.
Learning Outcome:
Compare and contrast methods and tools for organizing SLO assessment data and dialogue.



Monday, February 1
#249S Critical Thinking
2:30 – 3:50pm
Room: HSLH 230
Presenters: Lisa Wallace, Andrew Jones-Cathcart, Kelly Cude, Mehgan Delaney
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Strategic Goal: Teaching & Learning
A lot of students come to college believing that education merely entails identifying and recalling information and perhaps reorganizing it, the two lowest levels of Bloom et al.’s (1956) taxonomy of cognitive functioning. How can we disabuse them of this notion in both productive and exciting ways? Come participate in this workshop on helping students to develop their higher order critical thinking skills as we tackle questions such as the ones below with an interdisciplinary panel of COC professors:
• We throw the term “critical thinking” around a lot, but what does it really mean?
• As an instructor, how do I resolve the tension between the time it takes to help students think more deeply about the course content with the desire to cover more course material?
• How can I formulate discussion questions so that students will be more likely to respond with higher levels of critical thought?
• How can I encourage my students to think critically when I’m lecturing?
• How can I design class activities so that students will make their own learning discoveries versus my simply imparting the information to them?
• What concrete forms might critical thinking take in a variety of disciplines, such as science , math, English, art, philosophy, and psychology? And how might I adapt those activities to my own field?
Learning Outcome:
After attending the workshop, participants will be able to:
Design activities which guide students in using higher level cognitive skills based on Bloom et al.'s Taxonomy of critical thinking.

 

Monday, February 1
#287S Academic Program Review/Planning and Budget Development Training
4:00 – 5:00pm
Room: HSLH 230
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenters: Barry Gribbons & Daylene Meuschke
Strategic Goal: Institutional Effectiveness
Want to learn tricks to quickly and effectively complete your academic program review and all of your budget documents? If your answer is “yes,” then this session is for you. In merely one hour, we’ll go through everything you need to know about the new online program.




Monday, February 1
#250S Supplemental Instruction
5:00 – 5:50pm
Room: HSLH 135
Presenters: Mary Petersen and Jose Martin
FLEX Credit – 1 hour
Strategic Goal: Student Support
What learning skills do your students need to do well in your classes? What additional content would you like to teach your students if only you had more time? Would your students benefit from an instructor-lead workshop or a tutor working with you to support your classes? You are invited to attend this flex workshop which explains the Supplemental Instruction program and tutoring options that are available this fall. Learn how to provide students more time on task and increase their success in your courses.



Monday, February 1
#251S Expanding Access: The Case for Open Educational Resources
6:00 – 6:50pm
Room: HSLH 232
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenters: James Glapa-Grossklag and John Makevich
Strategic Goal: Technological Advancement
New legal requirements and new technologies are changing the way faculty and students create and use content. Are you looking for options in choosing class material? Do you want to share your lecture notes, videos, and podcasts with others? Learn how the Online Educational Resources (OER) movement provides solutions, take a tour of our OER repository, and find out how you can get involved.



Tuesday, February 2
#252S On Course – Part 2 of 2
Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Room: UCEN 258
Coordinator: Audrey Green
FLEX credit: 7 hours
Strategic Goal: Teaching & Learning
*Limited enrollment
This two-day workshop provides learner-centered strategies that empower students to become active, responsible partners in their own education. Participants will leave with practical and proven strategies they can implement immediately. Topics include but are not limited to Characteristics of Learner-Centered Education, Promoting Self-Responsibility, Promoting Self-Motivation, and Adding to Your Learner-Centered Toolbox.
Learning Outcome:
Faculty will be able to evaluate current teaching methodologies and integrate learner-centered strategies to enhance student success.

 

Tuesday, February 2
#253S “I did not plagiarize. I just borrowed some information from the Internet”: Promoting and Sustaining a Culture of Academic Honesty and Integrity
8:30 – 9:50am
Room: HSLH 135
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Presenter: Jia-Yi Cheng-Levine
Strategic Goal: Teaching & Learning
Many faculty are frustrated by the seemingly increasing number of students who commit academic dishonesty or plagiarism. Many of us are not really clearly about the current college’s policy and procedure when such an offence takes place. Some of us are developing a college-wide statement on plagiarism for the Academic Senate to consider. At this workshop, we will discuss what the current policy is on this matter, review other colleges’ policies on plagiarism, go over the plagiarism statement that is to be proposed to the Senate for a college-wide adoption, brainstorm how faculty can be more effectively promote academic integrity in our classrooms, and propose possible ways to institute a Honor Code of Conduct for COC.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the workshop, the participants will:
• Gain a better understanding of the college’s current policy and procedure on academic dishonesty and plagiarism
• Be informed of other colleges’ policies on this matter
• Have a better idea on how to promote academic integrity in our own classrooms, by clearly defining plagiarism for our own courses
• Participate in the beginning process of developing a Honor Code of Conduct to help promote and sustain a culture of academic honesty and integrity for COC

 

Tuesday, February 2
#254S American Red Cross First Aid
9:00am – 1:00pm
Room: EPEK 103 102
FLEX credit – 4 hours
Instructor: Chad Peters
Strategic Goal: Human Resources
Emergency situations requiring first aid can be frightening, especially if you don’t know how to deal with them properly. Instructor Chad Peters will show you how to provide first aid in a variety of situations. All participants who pass the basic skills and written tests at the end of the class will receive an American Red Cross certificate valid for three years.
*Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a snack and beverage.

 

Tuesday, February 2
#245S Microsoft Excel – Part 2 of 3
9:00am – 12:00pm
HSLH 304
Presenters: Melanie Lipman and Victor Jadaon
FLEX credit – 9 hours (for entire 3-part series)
Strategic Goal: Technological Advancement
This three-part workshop series will provide beginning and some intermediate concepts and techniques in using Microsoft Excel 2007 software. Workshop attendees will create, edit, save, format, print, perform calculations, copy/move test and formulas and create charts. Additional topics such as working with financial functions, data tables, templates and Goal Seek will be covered. Integration of data with other programs including Access, Word and PowerPoint will be discussed.



Tuesday, February 2
#255S Learning Styles and Our Classrooms
10:00 – 11:20am
Room: HSLH 134
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Presenter: Brandy Janssen
Strategic Goal: Teaching & Learning
Participants will become familiar with the dominant learning styles pioneered by Howard Gardner based on the theory of multiple intelligences. They will have opportunities to reflect on the instructional delivery of methods compatible with each learning style in order to appeal to a diverse student population.



Tuesday, February 2
#256S Gardens of the Canyons
11:30 – 12:20pm
Room: HSLH 135
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenters: LEAP Garden Team
Strategic Goal: Teaching & Learning
Are you interested in utilizing our outdoor campus as an extended learning environment? Are you interested in possibly incorporating these spaces and activities into your curriculum? Are you interested in how you can participate in this project/initiative? Join us at this session where a brief introduction on the project will be provided, followed by discussion on how faculty and staff can participate and how Gardens of the Canyons may be infused into the curriculum of many different disciplines.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand the Gardens of the Canyons concept for outdoor learning environments
2. Demonstrate how faculty can participate in building Gardens of the Canyons/Outdoor Learning Environments
3. Identify ways faculty can infuse Gardens of the Canyons into their curriculum



Tuesday, February 2
#257S Student Learning Outcome FAQ Session
1:30 – 2:20pm
Room: HSLH 134
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenter: Jennifer Brezina
Strategic Goal: Teaching & Learning
Members of the SLO committee will discuss the answers to commonly asked questions about SLOs. There will also be an opportunity to ask additional questions that you may have about SLOs or the SLO assessment process.
Learning Outcome:
Answer commonly asked questions regarding Student Learning Outcomes.

 

Tuesday, February 2
#288S Academic Program Review/Planning and Budget Development Training
1:30 – 2:30pm
Room: HSLH 230
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenters: Barry Gribbons & Daylene Meuschke
Strategic Goal: Institutional Effectiveness
Want to learn tricks to quickly and effectively complete your academic program review and all of your budget documents? If your answer is “yes,” then this session is for you. In merely one hour, we’ll go through everything you need to know about the new online program.



Tuesday, February 2
#258S Expanding Access: The Case for Open Educational Resources
2:30 – 3:20pm
Room: HSLH 232
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenters: James Glapa-Grossklag and John Makevich
Strategic Goal: Technological Advancement
New legal requirements and new technologies are changing the way faculty and students create and use content. Are you looking for options in choosing class material? Do you want to share your lecture notes, videos, and podcasts with others? Learn how the Online Educational Resources (OER) movement provides solutions, take a tour of our OER repository, and find out how you can get involved.

 

 

Tuesday, February 2
#302S Schedule Builder
3:30 - 5:00pm
BONH 106
FLEX credit -- 1.5 hours
Presenters: Audrey Green and Kevin Kistler
Open to department chairs & division deans only
Strategic Goal: Institutional Effectiveness
Schedule Builder was implemented in fall so department chairs and division deans can submit their schedule submissions electronically and in a consistent manner. Since then, Academic Affairs & Computer Support have made enhancements to the tool based on user input. Come to one of two training sessions to learn what the Schedule Builder improvements consisted of, and test the new reports function.

 

 

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
#305S You Can Be a Leader!  DiSCover Your Leadership Strengths!
9:00 – 11:30am
UCEN 310  258
Presenter: Chancellor Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook
FLEX credit – 2.5 hours
Strategic Goal: Leadership
Today more than ever, leadership is needed in our system, on our college campus, and in the community.  Everyone has leadership ability, but you may not know the particular strengths you possess and how these strengths work together to get the best results.  You may find yourself asking questions like, “What exactly are my strengths and leadership style? What are the top qualities of a leader?  How do I choose what to lead or join?  What are those things I needed to know how to do to bring the best out in other people?  Who do I surround myself with to ensure that I can be successful?”  This workshop will give you a chance to consider these questions and others you may not have thought of yet.  Join Chancellor Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook for an example-filled and practical workshop where you will discover your strengths and leadership style by completing the DiSC Assessment Profile.  The session will involve presentation, discussion, taking the assessment, small group interaction, and give and take.
 
The goal of the session is to enable you to:
·         Discover your strengths and leadership style and that of your colleagues
·         Value and learn to recognize and respect the strengths of others
·         Discuss the strengths that successful leaders possess
·         Evaluate what leadership roles are a good “fit” for you
·         Give you a road map to deal with conflict effectively by adapting your behavior
·         Identify how to enhance work groups with teamwork and minimize team conflict
·         Increase your awareness as to how you can improve your communication skills by better understanding others’ communication styles
·         Identify potential critical mistakes and learn strategies to avoid them
·         Build your confidence and empower yourself as a leader!
·         It will be a fun workshop!

**Since the DiSC profiles must be ordered in advance of this session, an accurate count of participants is essential.  If you plan to attend this session, please RSVP by sending an email to Sharon Johnston in Professional Development at sharon.johnston@canyons.edu by Friday, January 15th, so that a DiSC profile can be ordered for you.  Enrollment is limited to 40 participants.
 

 

 

Wednesday, February 3
#289S Academic Program Review/Planning and Budget Development Training
9:00 – 10:00am
Room: HSLH 235
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenters: Barry Gribbons & Daylene Meuschke
Strategic Goal: Institutional Effectiveness
Want to learn tricks to quickly and effectively complete your academic program review and all of your budget documents? If your answer is “yes,” then this session is for you. In merely one hour, we’ll go through everything you need to know about the new online program.



Wednesday, February 3
#281S Beginning Web Design Using FrontPage
9:00 – 11:00am
Room: BONH 106
FLEX credit – 2 hours
Presenter: Michael Gunther
Strategic Goal: Technological Advancement
Learn the basics of FrontPage to easily create a web site. This workshop is geared for individuals with no prior experience in constructing web sites. Learn the secrets that allow you to quickly and easily build a web site from scratch. Topics include:

• Planning your web site
• Navigating FrontPage 2003
• Using dynamic web templates

 

Wednesday, February 3
#246S Microsoft Excel – Part 3 of 3
9:00am – 12:00pm
HSLH 304
Presenters: Melanie Lipman and Victor Jadaon
FLEX credit – 9 hours (for entire 3-part series)
Strategic Goal: Technological Advancement
This three-part workshop series will provide beginning and some intermediate concepts and techniques in using Microsoft Excel 2007 software. Workshop attendees will create, edit, save, format, print, perform calculations, copy/move test and formulas and create charts. Additional topics such as working with financial functions, data tables, templates and Goal Seek will be covered. Integration of data with other programs including Access, Word and PowerPoint will be discussed.

 

Wednesday, February 3
#259S Re-Entry Mentor Program
10:00 – 10:50am
Room: HSLH 206
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenters: Connie Perez and John Makevich
Strategic Goal: Student Support
This workshop is intended to provide participants with general information about the new Adult Re-entry Mentor Program. The facilitators will introduce some of the needs of the Adult Re-entry student population and how this mentoring program is designed to help provide them more opportunities for success in the community college setting. Participants will be presented with strategies for providing informal mentoring to re-entry students and some of these strategies will be exercised during the session.

Learning Outcome: Participants will be introduced to the new Adult Re-entry Mentor Program and will apply strategies for informal mentoring of re-entry students.



Wednesday, February 3
#282S Section 508: Website Accessibility
11:00am – 12:00pm
Room: BONH 106
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenter: Scott McAfee
Strategic Goal: Technological Advancement
Find out how to ensure that all students are able to benefit from online education. Learn how to make your web pages compliant with the federal law, known as Section 508. Learn what the law requires, how accessibility guidelines help our students succeed and how to make sure your web pages are compliant.



Wednesday, February 3
#260S COC’s New Honors Program
1:00 – 1:50pm
Room: HSLH 206
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenters: Honors Steering Committee
Strategic Goal: Innovation
HITE (High Intensity Transfer Enrichment Program) has transitioned into COC Honors. The new Honors Program has evolved from contract-based projects to semester-length honors classes. Program criteria will be reviewed, as well as the mechanics of developing an Honors class and the resources available to assist faculty. The role of COC Honors will be highlighted in respect to the Honors Transfer Council of California (HTCC) and the program’s continued relationship with UCLA and its Transfer Alliance Program (TAP).



Wednesday, February 3
#273S English 101 Orientation
1:00 – 1:50pm
Room: TBA
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenter: Jia-Yi Cheng-Levine
Strategic Goal: Teaching and Learning
Come to the spring English 101 Orientation Workshop for practical guidance in teaching COC’s transfer-level, freshman composition course. We will discuss the required components of an English 101 syllabus, walk you through a sample sequence of essay assignments, view some of the many concrete resources available on our course website, and answer your specific questions. In addition, meet your “human resources”—Jia-Yi Cheng-Levine and Lisa Wallace, the English 101 Co-coordinators--as well as your fellow English 101 instructors.
Learning Outcomes:
After attending the English 101 Orientation Workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Craft an effective English 101 syllabus which includes such critical components as an accurate course description, student learning outcomes, learning objectives, a clear grading policy, classroom management guidelines, textbook information, and a daily schedule of activities.
2. Access relevant course materials, such as sample syllabi and sequences of sample assignments, on the course Blackboard website.



Wednesday, February 3
#261S Teaching an Honors Class at COC
2:00 – 2:50pm
Room: HSLH 230
FLEX credit – 1 hour
Presenters: Honors Steering Committee
Strategic Goal: Innovation
As acceptance into CSU and UC campuses becomes more difficult, students are looking for an advantage. Honors courses integrate greater reading, writing, critical thinking, and research skills into a semester-length format. Learn the criteria for teaching an Honors class, and discover the benefits to faculty and students. Participants will also learn how to encourage student participation in the Honor Societies of Alpha Gamma Sigma (AGS) and Phi Theta Kappa (PTK).



Wednesday, February 3
#262S Facilitating Difficult Conversations
2:00 – 3:50pm
Room: HSLH 232
FLEX credit – 2 hours
Presenters: Deanna Davis, Karyl Kicenski, and Bianca Philippi
In the course of teaching, many instructors find themselves in the position of needing to facilitate difficult conversations among students on sensitive topics such as race, sexual orientation, religion, political views, and generational differences. In addition, instructors sometimes need to have difficult conversations with students about their behavior, attitude, or academic performance. This workshop will discuss these problems and provide specific techniques for negotiating a variety of sensitive topics, including ways to make sure that there is an appropriate setting for such topics to emerge and what to do if a conflict comes up in the course of raising them.
Learning Outcome:
Participants will be able to utilize three specific techniques for negotiating sensitive topics in the classroom.

 

Wednesday, February 3
#286S Coffee on the Side (COTS): The History of Women’s Rights
2:45 – 4:00pm
Room: LIBR 206
Presenter: Connie Tripp
FLEX credit: 1.5 hours
Strategic Goal: Teaching & Learning
California Women: The fight for suffrage and women’s rights: How did women in California fare in the nationwide effort to obtain equality? We will look at the history of women’s rights beginning with statehood, compare California women’s progress to those nationwide and evaluate whether equity has been achieved in present times.




Wednesday, February 3
#263S Supplemental Instruction
3:00 – 3:50pm
Room: HSLH 206
Presenters: Mary Petersen and Jose Martin
FLEX Credit – 1 hour
Strategic Goal: Student Support
What learning skills do your students need to do well in your classes? What additional content would you like to teach your students if only you had more time? Would your students benefit from an instructor-lead workshop or a tutor working with you to support your classes? You are invited to attend this flex workshop which explains the Supplemental Instruction program and tutoring options that are available this fall. Learn how to provide students more time on task and increase their success in your courses.



Thursday, February 4
#264S Improving Test Items
9:00 – 10:20am
Room: HSLH 206
Presenter: Mary Courtney
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Strategic Goals: Teaching and Learning; Cultural Diversity
This workshop will prepare participants to review and edit test items to eliminate unnecessary linguistic hurdles for English language learners and native speakers alike. It is designed for teachers who create their own test or homework items as well as for those who modify existing items provided by textbook publishers.
Learning Outcomes:
Participants will:
• Learn how language characteristics can affect test item results
• Gain experience reviewing and editing test items to eliminate unnecessary linguistic hurdles for English language learners and native speakers
• Analyze "before" and "after" versions of nationally administered test items
 

 

Thursday, February 4
#303S Schedule Builder
9:00 - 10:30am
BONH 106
FLEX credit -- 1.5 hours
Presenters: Audrey Green and Kevin Kistler
Open to department chairs & division deans only
Strategic Goal: Institutional Effectiveness
Schedule Builder was implemented in fall so department chairs and division deans can submit their schedule submissions electronically and in a consistent manner. Since then, Academic Affairs & Computer Support have made enhancements to the tool based on user input. Come to one of two training sessions to learn what the Schedule Builder improvements consisted of, and test the new reports function.

 

Thursday, February 4
#265S Department Chair Institute: Session #1 - Hands On- PR and Budget
10:30 – 11:50am
Room: HSLH 135 134
Presenters: Claudia Acosta and Miriam Golbert
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Strategic Goal: Leadership
This session aims to complete and answer any questions on the Program Review and Budget in the new on-line version. Bring all the necessary information as we will all log in and complete our task before the February 26th deadline.



Thursday, February 4
#266S Q&A with the SCCCD Board of Trustees
12:00 – 1:30pm
Room: HSLH 101
Presenters: Members of the SCCCD Board of Trustees
FLEX credit: 1.5 hours
Strategic Goal: Campus Climate
Bring your lunch and chat with members of the SCCCD Board of Trustees. Your questions and comments are encouraged and welcomed. Beverages and dessert will be provided.



Thursday, February 4
#267S Department Retreats (Spring)
2:00 – 4:00pm
FLEX credit – 2 hours
Strategic Goal: Teaching & Learning
Please contact your Department Chair for the location
Department Chairs will set the agenda, location and format for the retreat. Adjunct faculty who attend and who are scheduled to teach during the spring semester will receive two hours pay.



Thursday, February 4
#268S Classroom Safety
4:15 – 5:05pm
Room: HSLH 206
Presenters: Beverly Kemmerling and Tammy Castor
FLEX credit – 1.5 hours
Strategic Goal: Student Support
A student sustains an injury in your classroom – what do you do? This presentation will cover how to address common student classroom incidents including fainting, cuts, seizures, panic attacks, nosebleeds, chest pain, stomach pain, and others. Learn about immediate treatment options, how to get help on campus, the campus student accident insurance policy, and services available at the Student Health and Wellness Center as well as at off campus referral sources. In addition, members of B.I.T. – Behavioral Intervention Team – will provide information on how to identify and address student behavioral issues before they become a threat to the campus.



Friday, February 5
#269S Student Success Skills Symposium
8:00am – 4:00pm
*See schedule below for sessions and times
Room: UCEN 258
FLEX credit: 8 hours
Organizers: Members of the Skills4Success Committee
Strategic Goal: Teaching & Learning
*A $200 stipend is available for the first 20 adjuncts who pre-register and attend the full day - no additional FLEX pay will be given. Adjuncts who register after the first 20 participants will receive up to 3 hours of FLEX pay if they have not attended any FLEX workshops prior to this event as of January 1, 2010.
The Skills4Success and Faculty Professional Development committee are proud to host the Second Annual Skills4Success Symposium. This year’s symposium is focused specifically on the theme of collaboration and student success. Collaboration in education employs the ideas that learning is active, social, and contextual. Learners engaged in collaboration create collective knowledge based on diverse experiences. The S4S symposium will feature faculty- and staff-driven activities and presentations that address how collaboration can be used to impact student success. Additionally, the keynote speaker for the event is Dr. Elizabeth Barkley, author of the book Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty. Dr. Barkley will be presenting her research on collaborative learning and will be working with faculty to help them incorporate successful practices of collaboration in their teaching. This all-day event will include a light breakfast, keynote speaker, and lunch.

• 8:00 - 8:30 Registration & Continental Breakfast
• 8:30 - 9:30 Active Learning Theory
• 9:45 – 10:45 Nuts & Bolts
• 11:00 – 12:15 Keynote Speaker
• 12:30 – 1:15 Lunch
• 1:30 – 2:30 Afternoon Session #1
• 2:40 – 3:50 Afternoon Session #2
• 3:50 - 4:00 Next steps and Closing