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Invitation to Join TCC's Critical Friends Groups for 2014-15


The Teaching & Creativity Center invites all full-time and adjunct faculty to join our Critical Friends Groups for 2014-15.

A Critical Friends Group helps you reflect critically about your teaching among friends.

CFGs are “transformational learning communities fiercely committed to educational equity and excellence.” -- School Reform Initiative mission statement

Critical Friends Groups are a nationwide professional development model established to improve student learning and success by supporting educators reflecting on and improving their practice.  Protocols used during CFGs are similar to the two shared by Dr. Stephen Brookfield at our recent Teaching & Learning Conference.

CFGs are led by a trained facilitator and use structured protocols to look at: 

-- curriculum 
-- teaching dilemmas 
-- student work 
-- peer observations 
-- pivotal moments 

so that participants can provide each other with specific and actionable feedback. 

We will be offering 3 CFGs for the 2014-15 academic year. 

Please contact the facilitators for the group you would like to join: 

Brighton Campus:  
Gena Merliss, <mailto:emerliss@monroecc.edu> or Neeta Primo, <mailto:nprimo@monroecc.edu

Damon Campus:  
Renee Dimino, <mailto:rdimino@monroecc.edu> or Jim Coffey, <mailto:jcoffey@monroecc.edu

Adjunct faculty:  
Karen Coffey, <mailto:kcoffey@monroecc.edu> or Carlo Atene, <mailto:catene@monroecc.edu

Please see the attached pamphlets for more information. 

Jonathan Iuzzini
Teaching & Creativity Center
09/18/2014


Attachments:
icon CFGpamphlet June 2014.doc
icon CFG AD.docx