Past Events and Programs

Every quarter, the Faculty Commons publishes a program with all our events and additional information in a *.PDF format.  Past events published on our website are listed below.

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Every quarter, the Faculty Commons publishes a program with all our events and additional information in a *.PDF format.  Past events published on our website are listed below.

2013

Fall 2013

2014

Fall 2014
Summer 2014
Spring 2014
Winter 2014

2015

Fall 2015
Summer 2015
Spring 2015
Winter 2015

2016

Fall 2016
Summer 2016
Spring 2016
Winter 2016

2017

Winter 2017
Spring 2017
Summer 2017
Fall 2017

2018

Winter 2018
Spring 2018
Summer 2018
Fall 2018

2019

Winter 2019
Spring 2019
Summer 2019
Fall 2019

2020

Winter 2020
Spring 2020
Summer 2020
Fall 2020

2021

Winter 2021
Spring 2021
Summer 2021
Fall 2021

2022

Winter 2022
Spring 2022
Summer 2022
Fall 2022

2023

Winter 2023

Spring 2023


Past Events

Stay Comfortable while Teaching & Working Online

Stay Comfortable while Teaching & Working Online

To have a long career teaching online, learning how to stay comfortable while you do it is essential! This class uses the Feldenkrais Methodsm  to teach the body awareness, curiosity, and skills needed to build movement habits that keep you out of pain. You'll learn how to sit using your whole body to support your ...

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Step by Step from On-ground to a Virtual Classroom -NEW

Step by Step from On-ground to a Virtual Classroom -NEW

This comprehensive resource is for individual instructors who are moving their on-ground courses to a remote/virtual classroom this spring. In it, you will have access to: A Getting Started template you can import to all of your courses Planning your first 3 weeks by April 8 Curriculum sharing and planning guides Access to Open Educational ...

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Student Engagement Strand

Student Engagement Strand

No matter how long you’ve been teaching, this transformational offering is for you! The Student Engagement Strand centers on active learning and community building in the classroom. The strand begins with an interactive investigation of how we learn and then uses that brain research as a foundation for workshops on active learning, community building, facilitating ...

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Student Engagement Strand

Student Engagement Strand

No matter how long you’ve been teaching, this transformational offering is for you! Why? We know that an engaged student is much more likely to succeed in college. Each student brings their unique self to our classes, and to fully engage and learn requires a positive emotional state. The Student Engagement Strand centers on integrating ...

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Student Projects: Fostering Effective Team Dynamics

Student Projects: Fostering Effective Team Dynamics

When you have students work on projects, should you have students pick their own teammates or should you place them into groups? Well, it depends on what you want them to learn. How do you teach soft skills like teamwork and collaborative learning? When one member of a student team isn’t pulling their weight, when ...

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Supporting Survivors in the Classroom

Supporting Survivors in the Classroom

This two-session workshop will explore how you can respond to and support student survivors of sexual and domestic violence in your classroom. We will look at trauma-informed strategies for working with students and for creating a safer learning space. We’ll also discuss faculty’s responsibility for reporting incidents and how to communicate that role to students, ...

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Teaching in the Diverse Classroom – One Day Workshop!

Teaching in the Diverse Classroom - One Day Workshop!

What does diversity mean in the community college classroom context? Join Eric Davis, Interim Dean of Social Science, in this one-day interactive event exploring the role diversity plays on our campus, particularly as instructors. Topics we plan to address throughout the day include:     The Language of Diversity—Feeling comfortable deploying terminology Cultural self-awareness—Understanding one’s ...

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Teaching Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) 101

Teaching Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) 101

Why Interdisciplinary Studies - IDS programs provide students with valuable learning opportunities to synthesize ideas and information from multiple disciplines. They learn to see connections between seemingly disconnected areas of study, thereby developing new insights and potential innovations in areas of interest to them. They become more effective communicators, critical thinkers, reasoners, and appreciators of ...

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Teaching Square: Classroom Management

Teaching Square: Classroom Management

Gain ideas for managing your classes by forming a quarter-long peer group and observing three colleagues’ classes. Sara Gardner of the Autism Spectrum Navigators Program is facilitating this workshop with her expert knowledge of supporting students with a variety of disabilities. Previous participation in our Classroom Management workshop is recommended, but not required. 10 PD Hours ...

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Teaching Square: Climate Justice

Teaching Square: Climate Justice

Sign up by April 5 to allow the facilitator time to plan the first meeting. This teaching square will help participants hone their knowledge of climate justice issues and, with support, teach one aspect of climate justice and climate change in an existing course. This may range from spending 5 – 10 minutes teaching one ...

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Last Updated July 20, 2023