Events
2011-2012 TCC Focus:
Strategies for Teaching Today's Students
Teaching & Learning Conference
Friday, June 15 in Monroe A/B
The event begins at 8:30am with an interactive workshop presented by Dr. Elizabeth Barkley, author of Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty. We will be distributing copies of Dr. Barkley’s book at the event, and it will inform the TCC’s fall 2012 programs.
More info about Dr. Barkley is available here:
http://web.me.com/elizabethbarkley/Elizabeth_Barkley/Home.html
Lunch will be served after Dr. Barkley’s workshop and breakout sessions (interactive workshops, roundtable discussions, and more!) presented by MCC faculty will follow.
This event is open to all faculty (senior, new, tenured, untenured, adjunct), professional staff, and administrators. Please RSVP for the event here; http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7YF2YTR
And please consider doing a presentation during the afternoon breakout sessions! This is a new feature that we hope will expand our conversations about teaching across departments and disciplines. For more information and to submit a presentation idea, please follow this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z8LVF5N
Questions about the Teaching & Learning Conference can be directed to:<o:p></o:p>
Jon Iuzzini (TCC Coordinator): x3319, jiuzzini@monroecc.edu
Todd Korol (Brighton TCC Co-Chair): x3221, tkorol@monroecc.edu
Maryann Marino (DCC TCC Co-Chair): x1522, mmarino@monroecc.edu
We look forward to seeing you on June 15!
TCC Conversations (April 2012):
Rebuilding the Confidence of Discouraged and Disengaged Students
Some students are convinced that they will fail despite our best efforts for student success. This conversation will explore specific strategies for rebuilding discouraged students' confidence and willingness to learn. Participants are encouraged to share their techniques as well.
Conversations will be faciliated by Karen Coffey (VAPA)
Wednesday, April 18, 12 - 12:50 pm; (DCC Room 5-270)
Brighton Campus
Wednesday, April 25, 12 - 12:50 pm; Room 12-201 (new TCC at Brighton)
Thursday, April 26, 3:30 - 4:20 pm; Room 12-201 (new TCC at Brighton)
TCC Conversations (March 2012): Universal Design for Learning
Discussion facilitator: Eileen Radigan, Coordinator of the TPSID Program (Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities)
Join your colleagues in discussing the application of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) concepts to instructional planning! We will highlight the foundational concepts of UDL and discuss how we can and do present multiple means for representing content, multiple modes for engaging with the content, and multiple methods for assessing students’ understandings. Participants will leave with some concrete materials and strategies for extending what they are already doing in the college classroom to reach and engage more students.
Thursday, March 15 3:00-4:00 pm; DCC Room 5270
Brighton Campus
Wednesday, March 21; 12 - 12:50 pm; Room 12-201 (new TCC at Brighton)
Thursday, March 22, 3:30 - 4:20 pm; Room 12-201 (new TCC at Brighton)
TCC Conversations (Feb. 2012): Assessing Your Students' Starting Points
In this interactive presentation, we will discuss how faculty can better understand (and work with) their students’ levels of preparation for course material.
Brighton Campus
Conversations will be faciliated by Gena Merliss
Wednesday, February 15; 12-1pm; 12-201 (TCC at Brighton)
Thursday, February 16; 3:30-4:30pm; 12-201 (TCC at Brighton)
Damon City Campus
Conversations will be faciliated by Margaret Kaminski
Wednesday, February 15; 12-1pm 5091 (TCC at Damon)
First Annual MCC Winter Teaching Institute
January 19, 2012 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Damon City Campus Room 4193
The Winter Teaching Institute is a collaboration of the Education Department and the Teaching & Creativity Center. We invite faculty members (full-time and adjunct) from all departments at all MCC campuses and centers to join us for an exciting and informative day of professional development. Our sessions will hightlight best practices in a range of pedagogical approaches. To see the workshops being offered, see the attached flyer. The Institute will be held on January 19th from 9:00AM to 1:30 PM with lunch and parking provided.
Select the link below to rsvp for this event:Winter Teaching Institute
TCC Conversation: Turning ON Cell Phones for Instruction
In this innovative and interactive presentation, Rick Costanza (Chair, Education department) and Tokeya Graham (faculty member in English/Philosophy) will discuss ways we can use cell phones in the classroom as effective tools that enhance teaching and learning. This session will be repeated as follows:
1. Tuesday, Nov. 8; 3pm; Room DCC 5270
2.Thursday, Nov. 17; 3:30pm; Room 12-201 (the new TCC at Brighton)
TCC Conversation: A Review of New Student Enrollment: Past, Current, and Future
Andy Freeman, Director of Admissions, will present trends in our enrollment data of new students as a basis for our discussion of what the profile of our students means for our pedagogy. This session will be repeated as follows:
1. Wednesday, October 12; 12-1pm; DCC 4-193 (DCC Community Room)
2. Wednesday, October 19; 12-1pm; 12-201 (the new TCC at Brighton)
3. Thursday, October 20, 3:30-4:30pm; 12-201 (the new TCC at Brighton)
TCC Workshop: Service Learning
Tracy Wyant, faculty member in Education and Service Learning Coordinator, will explain what Service Learning means to course design. Faculty will share the steps for implementing Service Learning and share personal experiences with this high-impact approach to pedagogy. This session will be repeated as follows:
1. Wednesday, October 26; 12-1pm; Room TBA (Tracy will present with Joe Sturnick, faculty member in Law & Criminal Justice).
2. Friday, October 28; 12-1pm; Room TBA (Tracy will present with Kathleen Conklin, faculty member in Business Administration/Economics).