<p>Central to <em>Committing to Equity-Minded Pedagogy</em> is a comprehensive grasp of what <a href="https://cue.usc.edu/about/equity/" target="_blank">equity</a> is, and what it is not. But to be "equity minded" doesn't just mean knowing what those words mean. It means looking bravely at outcomes, at policies, at curriculum, at everything, with these questions in mind: What purpose do they serve? Who is served, and who is not? Who benefits, and who is harmed? Who counts as "successful" and who does not? Whose comforts and privileges are tended to, and whose are ignored? Those are not the only questions to ask, but they are good ones to start with.</p>
<p>The TCC cannot do this work for you, but we can provide occasion and structure for undertaking it this semester and beyond. There are three main "tracks" on which you can engage:</p>
<ol>
<li>Inquiry Projects (which would be presented at the June 2021 Teaching and Learning Conference)</li>
<li>Equity Literacy Institute courses</li>
<li>Regular TCC programming</li>
</ol>
<p>I'll have more to say about 1 and 2 in upcoming Trib announcements. </p>
<p>Regarding number 3, here's an overview of events that the Teaching and Creativity Center has planned, as well as additional services we can offer on an as-needed basis. Details (such as descriptions, Zoom links, etc.) will be provided in separate Trib announcements and on the Events Calendar (look for Professional Development listings)</p>
<p><strong>Adjunct Suppers for Success: </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Feb. 8, 5:00-6:30 PM: Supper #1: “<em>Strategies for Successful Classroom Management”</em></li>
<li>Mar. 23, 5:00-6:30 PM: Supper #2: “<em>Guided Pathways at MCC: What’s New? What’s Next? and What’s the Role of Adjunct Faculty?”</em> </li>
<li>Apr. 26, 5:00-6:30 PM: Supper #3: “<em>A Teacher’s Toolkit: Putting Theory into Action”</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>TCC Conversations:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Feb. 24, 12:00-1:00 PM: <em>“Inclusive Course Design/Universal Course Design” </em></li>
<li>Mar. 24, 12:00-1:00 PM: <em>“Syllabus without Walls”</em></li>
<li>Apr. 26, 12:00-1:00 PM: Panel discussion (with student voices)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Cohort Programs:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Book group: <em>So You Want to Talk About Race? </em>by Ijeoma Oluo (meets monthly)</li>
<li>Reflective Practice Groups (meet monthly)
<ul>
<li>College Readiness RPG</li>
<li>Thursday RPG</li>
<li>Friday RPG</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>First Year Faculty Series</li>
<li>Second Year Faculty Series</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Other:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Feb. 10, 12:00-1:00 PM: Scholars’ Day Info Session </li>
<li>Feb. 15, 11:00-12:00: CircleIn Info Session</li>
<li>March (TBD): Open (Virtual) Classrooms Week</li>
<li>Apr. 2 (TBA): Safe Zone Training</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Additional Services:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Confidential one-on-one consultations and mentoring</li>
<li>Instructional feedback (not punitive, and not linked to formal department or College observations)</li>
<li>As-needed assistance or feedback with curricular and pedagogical matters</li>
<li>A new <a href="https://mcc.open.suny.edu/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_48595_1&content_id=_2785884_1">Blackboard organizational presence</a>
<ul>
<li>Recordings of fall programs, as well as most Winter Teaching Institute sessions, are posted</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>A <a href="https://www.monroecc.edu/organizations/tcc/">full website</a> with lots of resources</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>Questions or comments? Please <a href="mailto:aburtner@monroecc.edu">contact Amy Burtner</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>A graphical flyer of events is attached.</p>
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MCC Daily Tribune
TCC: Spring 2021 Programming - Something for Everyone
Welcome to a new semester of Committing to Equity-Minded Pedagogy, the theme for most of the Teaching and Creativity Center's programming this year. With this focus, we invite faculty and staff to engage in professional learning that is not only individual-focused (e.g. How do I do X?), but directs a deeper lens onto some of the structural problems that persist in our institutions, our fields, our professions, despite anyone's individual best efforts--those that may, in fact, even undermine our best efforts and intentions.
Central to Committing to Equity-Minded Pedagogy is a comprehensive grasp of what equity is, and what it is not. But to be "equity minded" doesn't just mean knowing what those words mean. It means looking bravely at outcomes, at policies, at curriculum, at everything, with these questions in mind: What purpose do they serve? Who is served, and who is not? Who benefits, and who is harmed? Who counts as "successful" and who does not? Whose comforts and privileges are tended to, and whose are ignored? Those are not the only questions to ask, but they are good ones to start with.
The TCC cannot do this work for you, but we can provide occasion and structure for undertaking it this semester and beyond. There are three main "tracks" on which you can engage:
- Inquiry Projects (which would be presented at the June 2021 Teaching and Learning Conference)
- Equity Literacy Institute courses
- Regular TCC programming
I'll have more to say about 1 and 2 in upcoming Trib announcements.
Regarding number 3, here's an overview of events that the Teaching and Creativity Center has planned, as well as additional services we can offer on an as-needed basis. Details (such as descriptions, Zoom links, etc.) will be provided in separate Trib announcements and on the Events Calendar (look for Professional Development listings)
Adjunct Suppers for Success:
- Feb. 8, 5:00-6:30 PM: Supper #1: “Strategies for Successful Classroom Management”
- Mar. 23, 5:00-6:30 PM: Supper #2: “Guided Pathways at MCC: What’s New? What’s Next? and What’s the Role of Adjunct Faculty?”
- Apr. 26, 5:00-6:30 PM: Supper #3: “A Teacher’s Toolkit: Putting Theory into Action”
TCC Conversations:
- Feb. 24, 12:00-1:00 PM: “Inclusive Course Design/Universal Course Design”
- Mar. 24, 12:00-1:00 PM: “Syllabus without Walls”
- Apr. 26, 12:00-1:00 PM: Panel discussion (with student voices)
Cohort Programs:
- Book group: So You Want to Talk About Race? by Ijeoma Oluo (meets monthly)
- Reflective Practice Groups (meet monthly)
- College Readiness RPG
- Thursday RPG
- Friday RPG
- First Year Faculty Series
- Second Year Faculty Series
Other:
- Feb. 10, 12:00-1:00 PM: Scholars’ Day Info Session
- Feb. 15, 11:00-12:00: CircleIn Info Session
- March (TBD): Open (Virtual) Classrooms Week
- Apr. 2 (TBA): Safe Zone Training
Additional Services:
- Confidential one-on-one consultations and mentoring
- Instructional feedback (not punitive, and not linked to formal department or College observations)
- As-needed assistance or feedback with curricular and pedagogical matters
- A new Blackboard organizational presence
- Recordings of fall programs, as well as most Winter Teaching Institute sessions, are posted
- A full website with lots of resources
Questions or comments? Please contact Amy Burtner.
A graphical flyer of events is attached.
Attached Files:
TCC Spring 2021.pdf
Amy Burtner
Teaching and Creativity Center
01/29/2021
