MCC Daily Tribune

TCC: RSVP for the Winter Teaching Institute!

Winter Teaching Institute 2025 – January 15, 2025 

The 2025 Winter Teaching Institute is Wednesday, January 15, 2025.  The Institute will be held at the Downtown Campus with Opening Remarks in High Falls A and B.  The sessions will be focused on the theme of Practical Teaching Tools.  Please review the schedule and abstract list to see which sessions will offer a hybrid zoom component.  Resources will be made available on the TCC Brightspace page. 

To help us get an accurate food count, please RSVP by Friday, January 3rd, 2025

Submit your RSVP here

If you have any questions, please email Erin Strobl (estrobl@monroecc.edu)

Schedule: 

Morning Sessions:  

8:30am: Registration and Breakfast/Refreshments (High Falls A and B)  

8:45  to 9:00 am: Opening Remarks (High Falls A and B) 

9:15 to 10:15am: Session I Presentations:  

1. In-Person: "I wish all teachers did this!": Student perspectives on Equitable Grading Practices in STEM
2. In-Person: Designing Online Courses for Justice Involved Students
3. Hybrid: Brightspace Student Reflections
4. Hybrid: ePortfolios 2025: The Journey Continues: From Entry Level to Capstone

10:30 to 11:30: Session II Presentations :

1. In-Person: Encouraging Neuroplasticity by Using Compassion in the Classroom
2. In-Person: Advantages of Oral Exams
3. Hybrid: Power and Privilege in the Classroom

11:45 to 12:45: Session III Presentations  

1. In-Person: Small Teaching Tips From Across the Disciplines: Using 5-10 Minute Affective Check-ins, Studying Bites, and TILT Strategies to Engage and Motivate Student Learning
2. In-Person: Time-Saving Library Resources to Strengthen Your Course Content
3. Hybrid: AI Play and Explore 
4. Hybrid: Opportunities in Global Education

1pm: Lunch (High Falls A and B) 

Afternoon Sessions: 

2:00 to 4:00pm: 

1. In-Person: Safe Zone Training  

Erin Strobl
Biology
12/10/2024