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Pencil it in! TCC Spring Symposium Feb. 26, 2016


Register now for the Teaching & Creativity Center’s first Spring Symposium on Friday, February 26 at DCC.  Our special morning event, beginning with a light breakfast and concluding with lunch, is open to all faculty (senior, new, tenured, untenured, adjunct), professional staff, and administrators.

Details about the timing of the event, workshop descriptions, and registration can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tccss2016   

Opening Session (9:00 to 10:00 a.m.)

Building Classroom Community
Following a brief welcome from Dr. Kimberly Mckinsey-Mabrey, DCC Interim Academic Dean, we will view a short video to prompt our conversation on how a sense of connection with others in the classroom matters and what methods we can employ to build classroom community.

Workshops (10:15-11:45 a.m.)

A. Dress Rehearsal:  Instilling Better Study Habits
We know that how students prepare for your class, what they do during your class, and what they do following your class all impact their success. In this workshop, explore quick methods you can apply to help students learn how to be more successful by using study tips to create habits that fit your course. Then create material(s) you can use in the next week or two.

B. Apples and Oranges: Facilitating Effective Teams
Both casual and sophisticated teamwork take intention and effort from both the professor and the students. In this workshop, consider how you can invite more effective collaboration in your course so every student has the opportunity to gain the rewards of deeper learning through teamwork. Then incorporate your ideas for helping students collaborate more effectively in your class by creating a specific plan and materials to use in the near future.

C. Jumping the Hurdles:  Success Before, During, and After the Test
Although students arrive on the college doorstep with more extensive test-taking experience than ever before, it’s clear that practice doesn’t make perfect. In this workshop, reflect on how you can apply some practical strategies to help students learn how to enhance their test-taking by considering the test as part of a process rather than the end of a unit or course. Then create a plan and material(s) that will help them learn how to take your class tests more confidently.

Please email Julie Damerell <mailto:jdamerell@monroecc.edu> ) or Jon Iuzzini <mailto:jiuzzini@monroecc.edu> ) with questions about the event. 

We look forward to seeing you on February 26!   

Julie Damerell
ESOl_Transitional Studies
01/27/2016