Subject: Instruction
Notes 9-9-02
Date: Sun,
25 Aug 2002 08:39:17 -0700
From: Claire Biancalana
Organization: Cabrillo College, Office of Instruction
Instruction
Notes
Curriculum
Development
College
curriculum development grants are available for the 2002-2003 academic year.
This year's priority
is for distance education. Up to 3 teaching units at the adjunct rate, or the
equivalent, will be available
in Winter Session or Spring Semester to develop new courses or move existing
courses to an online mode.
Projects must be related to department instructional plans and the College Master
Plan. The deadline for
submitting Curriculum Development requests to my office is October 11 at 4 PM.
Projects, signed by your
division dean, should contain a description of the project, outcome, relationship
to the College Master Plan,
and cost. There are no specific forms for the application; however, projects
related to distance education
must have a readiness assessment attached. You may find a copy at
http://www.cabrillo.cc.ca.us/instruct/tlc/faculty_readiness.pdf
If necessary, this curriculum should be submitted to the Curriculum Committee's
fall 2003 meetings and
available to students in the spring of 2004.
Curriculum Handbook
Thanks to the
good work of Dale Attias and Adam Cohen, the 2002-2003 Curriculum Handbook is
now
online at:
http://www.cabrillo.cc.ca.us/instruct/curricindex.html
For easy navigation of the handbook, check out the bookmarks, or click on the
table of contents.
Census Rosters
.......are in you
mail boxes now. It is particularly important for you to take attendance on the
last class
meeting of this week. (for Monday only classes, that is today!) Most of our
FTES is based upon the number
of students in your classes this week. Please drop those students who are no
shows.
September
11
The events begin
at 8:46 in the Theater with the Mozart Requiem performed by the Cabrillo Symphonic
Chorus,
Cantiamo, and Cabrillo Chorale directed by Cheryl Anderson. The second event
is in the Amphitheater from
10:15 to 11:00. You may bring your classes to the events if you feel it is appropriate.
Non-Native Speakers in the
Classroom
This summer I attended the
Academic Senate's Curriculum Institute with 11 others from Cabrillo. John Gamber
from American River College presented on non-native speakers at one of the sessions.
He agreed to allow me
to forward his short paper you. It is attached to this email.
Faculty Grants
Submit your Faculty Grants
proposals in triplicate to Frank Lynch by October 24, 2002. These Grants are
designed to help Cabrillo College faculty members improve instruction. The Grant
may be used to buy
equipment, support research, support course work, pay for related travel or
buy supplies. Any project
that relates to instruction is eligible for consideration. See the memo from
Sandi Kent for additional
information.
Evening and Weekend Administrators
Mondays:
Bette Hirsch; Tuesdays: Felix Robles; Wednesdays: Rock Pfotenhauer;
Thursdays: Mary Cardenas
and Gabe Gutierrez has weekend duty. The Administrator cell phone number is
831.809.0363,
the Deputy cell phone number is 831.212.8464 and the Deputy's pager number is
831.421.5732.
SB 2042 and transfer curriculum
This legislation
was sponsored by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and passed
in 1998.
The reform embedded in this legislation put the CSU and UC systems under a mandate
that is changing their curriculum and will eventually have implications for
that of the community college. It “aligns teacher preparation standards
with State adopted academic content and performance standards for students.”
What that means is
that the undergraduate and graduate curriculum preparing students for teaching
credentials, must demonstrate
that these students have been exposed to the content of the California K-12
Curriculum Standards and suitable pedagogy for imparting that content. Since
the K-12 Standards are very specific in detailing suitable content, the CSUs
and UCs are looking at course content across the board. They are creating new
lower and upper division courses, changing the content of some existing courses,
and establishing new major preparation prerequisites.
The most remarkable shifts seem to be happening in the Social Sciences and the
Sciences, although not exclusively. Mary Ellen Sullivan, Articulation Officer,
Eva Acosta, Project Director of the Teachers for Tomorrow, and Dean
Bette Hirsch are your best contacts about these changes.
As our transfer partners complete their work this academic year, they are planning
meetings to inform the community
colleges about changes that may affect our articulation. There will undoubtedly
be a period of transition for our
students caught in the midst of these changed requirements.
Memorial Gathering for Linda
Kitz
Friends and colleagues
of Linda Kitz are invited to a gathering honoring her memory at the Sesnon House
on Sunday, September 22 from 2 to 4. I am having a difficult time believing
we are starting this year without
her commitment and enthusiasm. I miss her.