WEDNESDAY — spring 2009 flex week

 

HIGHLIGHT EVENTS

“Three Cups of Tea”— Promoting Peace One School at a Time
Do you ever wonder whether a single individual can make a difference in the world? Greg Mortenson’s book, “Three Cups of Tea” dispels any doubts you may have. Read how his failure to reach the summit of Pakistan’s K2 led to a “mission to promote peace, one school at a time.” It is an amazing and uplifting story. Come and join us in a discussion about the adventure, whether you’ve read the book or not. For more information about the book and author, visit www.threecupsoftea.com. Copies will be on reserve in the Library.

10AM–12NOON
Main Library
Allan Lönnberg and Topsy Smalley

Taking Your Career to the Next Level
This panel presentation explores options that open up exciting new horizons for faculty development. Panelists will discuss their own experiences and draw on their background to suggest ways for faculty to enrich their current careers. Discussions will include the Fulbright program, doctoral studies experience and career path choices. The goal of the presentation is to inspire and leave the faculty energized with new goals and ideas.

1–3PM
Sesnon 1804
Bernadette Guimberteau, Renée Kilmer, Bill Hill, and Matt Escover

Staff, Faculty and the Board Mixer
The 2nd annual gathering of staff and faculty groups will meet and mix with the Governing Board of Cabrillo. This is a great opportunity to talk with campus leaders and the Governing Board in a relaxed environment.

5–7PM
Sesnon 1804
Academic Senate, CCEU, CCFT, and Governing Board

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Individual Creativity in Math Teaching
Members of the Mathematics Department will share their Elementary and Intermediate Algebra exams and grading rubrics.

8–10AM
712
David Viglienzoni

From Artist Studio to Classroom
Drawing is an essential part of the creative process. This workshop is designed to bring instructors together to discuss their personal teaching methods. Bring in a successful drawing assignment that inspires students to learn what the studio artist/teacher has to offer. The presenter will begin with a brief introduction on drawing foundation. Powerpoint and slide projectors will be available or bring in actual support materials.

10AM–12NOON
2015
Ron Milhoan

SLO and Easy: SLO Assessment—Tips, Tools & Techniques
Has your department or office defined Student Learning Outcomes for its courses and/or services? Have you developed a plan for assessing those outcomes? Have you begun assessing your SLOs as part of an ongoing planning process? If you answered “No” or “I don’t know” to any of these questions, then this workshop is designed for you. We will review these requirements of the new accreditation standards, show participants how to access online help, and off er strategies for implementing a meaningful SLO Assessment Cycle in your department or office.

10AM–12NOON
406
Winnie Baer and Craig Hayward

New Tenure Track Faculty Seminar
The fall 2008 class of new tenure track faculty are invited to reflect about their experiences over the past year and dialog about the future. This session is for new tenure track faculty now that they’ve had a semester behind them. Hear what “not-so-new” tenure track faculty have to say about what they know now and how their perspective may help smooth your learning curve.

10AM–12NOON
Sesnon 1804
Jean Gallagher-Heil, Nancy Phillips, Bill Garrison and Peter Shaw

It Continues: The 3rd Annual Social Justice Conference
The 3rd Annual Social Justice Conference will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2009 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm at the Aptos campus. We are proud to announce that we will hold an opening reception on Friday, May 1, 2009 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Watsonville campus. Please join us to learn the specifics about this year’s conference and how you can help behind the scenes and with students. Both SJC I & II had over 350 students, faculty, staff, administrators and members of the community in attendance! Please join us and support social justice here on campus!

10AM–12NOON
425
Adela Najarro, Geneffa Jonker and Rebeca Villafaña

“Three Cups of Tea”— Promoting Peace One School at a Time
Do you ever wonder whether a single individual can make a difference in the world? Greg Mortenson’s book, “Three Cups of Tea” dispels any doubts you may have. Read how his failure to reach the summit of Pakistan’s K2 led to a “mission to promote peace, one school at a time.” It is an amazing and uplifting story. Come and join us in a discussion about the adventure, whether you’ve read the book or not. For more information about the book and author, visit www.threecupsoftea.com. Copies will be on reserve in the Library.

10AM–12NOON
Main Library
Allan Lönnberg and Topsy Smalley

CCFT Luncheon
Enjoy a delicious meal while learning about pertinent union-related issues. As in the past few years, we will honor a long-time faculty activist.

12NOON–1PM
Hort 5005
Paul Harvell

CCFT General Council Meeting
The CCFT Council is one of the most important decision-making bodies on campus. Come meet your union reps, share your input, and learn about the most pressing issues that aff ect you as a faculty member at Cabrillo. Emphasis will be placed on creating faculty unity in the climate of budget cutbacks.

1–3PM
Hort 5005
Paul Harvell

Adobe CS4: Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Flash
Join Rick Miller, Adobe Systems Senior Solutions Engineer and certified expert, to see the new interface and exciting additions to Adobe’s most popular applications. Hosted by the Teaching & Learning Center.

1–3PM
1096
Rick Miller

The NEW and IMPROVED www.cabrillo.edu
Join us for a look at the new college website that a cast of hundreds is feverishly working on for launch in July 2009. See the new templates and learn how you can convert your existing pages to this exciting new design.

1–3PM
517
John Mauceri, Mary Planding and Topsy Smalley

Great Student Writing: English Writing Awards
All English and ESL faculty are invited; full-time English faculty may be solicited to assist with reading entries. Come and be a part of selecting award winning essays, stories, and more for the 2008 Writing Awards. Participants will work in small groups reading and discussing entries and ultimately choosing a fi rst and second place winner for each category. We’ll wrap up with a discussion of how the process worked and what makes for outstanding writing in various genres.

1–3PM
406
Barbara Bloom, David Sullivan, and Susan Gorsky

Taking Your Career to the Next Level
This panel presentation explores options that open up exciting new horizons for faculty development. Panelists will discuss their own experiences and draw on their background to suggest ways for faculty to enrich their current careers. Discussions will include the Fulbright program, doctoral studies experience and career path choices. The goal of the presentation is to inspire and leave the faculty energized with new goals and ideas.

1–3PM
Sesnon 1804
Bernadette Guimberteau, Renée Kilmer, Bill Hill, and Matt Escover

Brain-Based Approaches to Curriculum and Pedagogical Design
Recent published neurological research on brain plasticity, mirror neurons, synaptic- and neuro-genesis, and the brain’s prefrontal lobe have implications for the design of curriculum and pedagogy. In this workshop we will explore the characteristics/behaviors of successful and unsuccessful students and how recent neurological research points to the development (or lack of development) of a student’s prefrontal lobe. We will then discuss ways that curriculum and pedagogy can be designed to utilize this research and explore as an example the Digital Bridge Academy curriculum and pedagogy.

3–5PM
515
Diego Navarro

Curriculum Innovations
Join us for the latest curriculum information regarding issues such as distance education, e-mail voting, and establishing a year-long time line for course development. This presentation is required for Curriculum Committee members.

3–5PM
1096
Dale Attias and Jennifer Cass

The Power of Acknowledgement
In this workshop you will learn a simple process of acknowledgement that will give your students the support and encouragement they need to achieve greater success in the classroom and in life.

3–5PM
Hort 5001
John Orlando

Staff, Faculty and the Board Mixer
The 2nd annual gathering of staff and faculty groups will meet and mix with the Governing Board of Cabrillo. This is a great opportunity to talk with campus leaders and the Governing Board in a relaxed environment.

5–7PM
location tba
Academic Senate, CCEU, CCFT, and Governing Board

IP Phone Training
Get acquainted with your new phone and become a savvy communicator on campus. Learn how to use basic features on Cisco IP phones to place calls, answer calls, transfer and forward calls, in addition to more advanced features such as conference calls or forwarding your calls to another offi ce on campus. Learn how to maximize the use of your IP telephony solution by using your web browser to change your password or set up a personal address book.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Flex Week
8–10AM / 10AM–12NOON /1–3PM / 3–5PM
SAC East 225