THE SHIFTING LANDSCAPE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTDolores Davison, Foothill College

Daphne Figueroa, San Diego Miramar

Alex Immerblum, East Los Angeles College

Arnita Porter, West Los Angeles College

Lorraine Slattery-Farrell, Mt. San Jacinto College

HOW PD USED TO FEEL (AND MAY STILL)

THE TIMES, THEY ARE A’CHANGING

Williams (AB2558) calls for the creation of integrated PD committees on campuses to include faculty, staff, and administrators Funding would only be provided if all segments

worked together on PD Student Success Task Force

Recommendations and Chancellor’s Office recommendations call for more professional development opportunities

The CCCCO has advocated for the creation of a Professional Development Clearinghouse

BUT…THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME

SO, THERE’S NO FUNDING…HOW IS THERE CHANGE HAPPENING?

Re-creation of the ASCCC Professional Development Committee

Creation of the ASCCC Professional Development College

Professional Development Clearinghouse Summit Involvement

ASCCC Regional Meetings, Institutes, Academies, and Plenary Sessions

CCCCO Student Success Center Tech Initiatives

AUTHORITY OF ACADEMIC SENATES

Involvement of faculty Part of the 10 + 1

Student success and equity are everyone’s responsibility

Working with colleagues to define student success and equity

Pulling in students and their voices

AND AT LOCAL COLLEGES…

WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE

Dr. Kimberly Manner Professor of English Became our Faculty Professional Development Coordinator in 2013

New Faculty Professional Development Academy/West Connect Welcomes new faculty to our academic community Events held for new and tenure-track faculty to provide information and

resources Open to all faculty – Adjuncts strongly encouraged to attend

Achieving the Dream Part of the Senate’s Student Success Committee Uses a student-centered model of instructional improvement to close

achievement gaps, improve student outcomes, and achieve student success

Tech Fair Offers Faculty-led workshops that focus on teaching technologies and

student learning Encourages small groups of faculty-to-faculty exchanges on using

technology in courses and student services

WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE

Faculty Interest Groups (FIGs): Cultural Competence Reading Apprenticeship One Campus One Book Flipped Classroom

Professional Learning Week (Flex Week): Summer 2014 - FELI: Academy for College Excellence (ACE) FELI

(Five-day Experiential Learning Institute) faculty and staff led workshops open to all on empathy and cultural competence

Summer 2015 – Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT): Train-the-Trainer Workshops with Harbor College and Los Angeles City College

Summits and Workshops: Professional Learning Day/Fall Leadership Retreat: Led breakout

sessions on Cultural Competency, Empathy, Stereotype Threats, Unconscious Bias, and Microaggressions

Frontline Staff Equity Training Workshop (April 9, 2015) Co-sponsoring training workshops with sister schools in our

region

WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE

Newly-formed Professional Learning Committee (PLC) – developing mission statement and plan that aligns

with other college plans and sister colleges: 3SCN / SSSPI / AtD Educational Master Plan Equity Plan Continue FELI training

Contact: Dr. Kimberly Manner – MannerKE@wlac.edu Website: http://www.wlac.edu/Professional-Learning/index.aspx

SAN DIEGO MIRAMAR COLLEGEPD BUILT INTO COLLEGE-WIDE PLANNING

Fall 2014 Convocation

THEME: Teaching & Learning in the Classroom (Based on Six Factors of Student Success)

DISCUSSION: Professional Development Activities

ACTION: Ideas were delivered to FLEX Coordinator and used to develop FLEX activities for faculty & staff for 2014-15 academic year

SAN DIEGO MIRAMAR COLLEGEPD BUILT INTO COLLEGE-WIDE PLANNING

2014-15 PD ActivitiesFrom Convocation Activity

Workshop “Veterans in the Classroom” GIFT – Good Ideas For Teaching. Monthly

workshops to discuss strategies for helping students with reading and writing

Monthly new faculty workshops were offered during the fall semester

Workshop from Student Services: “All Aboard the Student Services Express”

Panel discussion “Being a Student Club Advisor” which included student panelists

Piloted a “College Hour”

SAN DIEGO MIRAMAR COLLEGE FACULTY FRIDAY MATH SEMINAR

MT. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE

Professional Development Coordinating Committee Academic Senate President Classified Senate President Dean of Human Resources Flex Coordinator

Professional Development sub-committees Faculty Staff Administration

A Model PD Website

TIES TO EQUITY PLANS

INCLUSION OF PART-TIME FACULTY

Varying types of activities Online opportunities Centers/alternative campusesDifferent times Shorter sessions Others?

NEXT STEPS

THANK YOU!

Dolores Davison (davisondolores@foothill.edu)

Daphne Figueroa (dfiguero@sdccd.edu)

Alex Immerblum (immerbaw@elac.edu)

Arnita Porter (PorterAE@wlac.edu)Lorraine Slattery-Farrell (

lfarrell@msjc.edu)