Friday 8/25 Convocation Day
Breakfast
8:00am
Location: Gavilan Theater Quad
Location: Gavilan Theater Quad
Welcome and Administration Updates
9:00am / hybrid
Location: Gavilan Theater or Zoom Link
Location: Gavilan Theater or Zoom Link
Join us for the morning session and kick off the Fall 2023 semester.
Dr. Regina Stanback Stroud is an anti-racist activist and committed practitioner who has dedicated 35 years of her life’s work to higher education. She is now the CEO of RSS Consulting, LLC facilitating racial and equity literacy development, organizational and executive leadership development.
GCFA Lunch
11am / Gavilan Theater Quad
For all faculty - not just GCFA members
11am / Gavilan Theater Quad
For all faculty - not just GCFA members
Open House: El Centro
1:00pm / inperson
Location: LIB 139
1:00pm / inperson
Location: LIB 139
Familiarize yourself with student resources and services that are key to student success such as food, housing, laptop loan, study space, transportation, and more! Note: El Centro sits up to 20 people. We will be staying open until 3:00. El Centro is located in Library 139. The door faces the CDC building.
Bridging the Gap Between ESL Noncredit Students to Gavilan College
1:00pm / online
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/j/6162432432
1:00pm / online
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/j/6162432432
Gavilan College has one of the most robust Noncredit programming from our neighboring community colleges. Our students are learning English for personal growth, better job opportunities, or continuing their education. But what is keeping them from transferring to our credit classes and program? Hear about our student experiences and learn what you can do best to support our students.
Marketing Branding/Graphic Standards
1:00pm / online
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/j/88504886882
1:00pm / online
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/j/88504886882
In this very interactive session, you will learn about college branding and graphic standards that lead to the college’s success with campaigns. You will learn about the 3 key components of a successful brand and graphics. This session is taught with a cognitive digital lens and what about a brand and graphics attracts audiences to take actions.
Discovery Counseling Center: Trauma-Informed Care
1:00pm / online
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/j/6925203873
1:00pm / online
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/j/6925203873
A trauma-informed care approach equips educators and support staff with strategies, skills and tools to better engage those with complex trauma. This workshop will focus on understanding how trauma impacts individuals and how to create a trauma-sensitive learning environment with the goal of equity and inclusion. It is our hope for faculty and staff to be provided with information and support to continue to develop their lens of tools and resources that enable them to foster and maintain effective student relationships and compassion through education.
Decolonizing Pedagogy Book Group/Club
1:00pm / hybrid
Location: SS 205 or Zoom Link
1:00pm / hybrid
Location: SS 205 or Zoom Link
Decolonizing Education Reading Group Kick-Off: Join us for session one of a two-part reading and discussion group forming at convocation this fall.
We'll be introducing Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s outstanding book Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples.
Please join us if you want to:
- learn more about the power and importance of education and its impacts from an indigenous and decolonizing perspective
- enjoy meaningful discussion about true histories and how they shape our ideas about learning
- connect and relate to other people here at Gavilan College in ways that promote healing
Film Showcase - Highlights and Discussion
1:00pm / hybrid
Location: SS 214
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/j/87383508314?pwd=dHd4aU1Gck55U1IvVXVybmtNTTZodz09
Show highlights of the film showcase and discuss how we can cover support our work and cover Gav Events.
1:00pm / hybrid
Location: SS 214
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/j/87383508314?pwd=dHd4aU1Gck55U1IvVXVybmtNTTZodz09
Show highlights of the film showcase and discuss how we can cover support our work and cover Gav Events.
Showcasing Student Success in an HSI STEM Program
2:10pm / hybrid
Location: SS 205 or Zoom Link
How do we help foster a sense of belonging and care among our underrepresented students–both in STEM and across the disciplines? How do we reach out to students who might flourish in STEM to take STEM classes? How do we help first-generation, low-income students be successful in STEM? Come and hear answers to these questions and more from a panel of STEM alumni.
2:10pm / hybrid
Location: SS 205 or Zoom Link
How do we help foster a sense of belonging and care among our underrepresented students–both in STEM and across the disciplines? How do we reach out to students who might flourish in STEM to take STEM classes? How do we help first-generation, low-income students be successful in STEM? Come and hear answers to these questions and more from a panel of STEM alumni.
Introduction to the Hyflex Classroom
2:10pm
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/my/sabrinalawrence Updated 8/25 ONLINE ONLY
Interested in teaching a hyflex course? Come to this session to learn about the benefits and challenges about conducting a successful course in this environment. You can access this session either through Zoom or in-person at the TLC.
2:10pm
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/my/sabrinalawrence Updated 8/25 ONLINE ONLY
Interested in teaching a hyflex course? Come to this session to learn about the benefits and challenges about conducting a successful course in this environment. You can access this session either through Zoom or in-person at the TLC.
Discovery Counseling Center: DSPS/AEC Emphasis
2:10pm / online
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/j/6925203873
2:10pm / online
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/j/6925203873
Dis/ability. How can we commit to promoting access and quality mental health care for students? This workshop will focus on providing information about working with students with dis/abilities in order to reduce treatment barriers and increase accessibility. It will also provide basic information of mental health conditions that often coincide with disability diagnoses and offer information and tools to support your teaching and the student’s learning.
Meeting student leaders: making Pottery in Community
2:10pm / inperson
Location: ART 101
2:10pm / inperson
Location: ART 101
Have you ever wanted to make your own ceramic cup or bowl? We would like to simultaneously introduce you Gavilan's student leaders, while building your own clay creations. Max Rain will give a 15-20 minute demonstration on pinch pot and slab construction techniques, and then for the remainder of the hour you will be able to enjoy conversation with incredible students while creating your own cup, mug, or bowl. There will also be short demos on various ways to texture your vessel, and how to make a functional handle. You can choose between 6 different glaze colors, and your creations will be fired, glazed, and available for you to pick up in September. Connect with students and your own creativity in a great way to end the day!
Affinity Groups
2:10pm / online
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/j/89887870942
Join an affinity group and connect with your Gavilan Community. Imagine a Gavilan College where diverse groups of staff and faculty gather to support each other, create events, and contribute to campus equity and inclusion efforts. Please join Lucy Alvarez and Christina Salvin if you are interested in being a part of what the high-tech world calls Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and some community colleges call Affinity Groups–i.e. Latinx, Asian American, African American, LGBTQ+, Women, Neuro-Diverse, Military. Let’s get our groups going!
2:10pm / online
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/j/89887870942
Join an affinity group and connect with your Gavilan Community. Imagine a Gavilan College where diverse groups of staff and faculty gather to support each other, create events, and contribute to campus equity and inclusion efforts. Please join Lucy Alvarez and Christina Salvin if you are interested in being a part of what the high-tech world calls Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and some community colleges call Affinity Groups–i.e. Latinx, Asian American, African American, LGBTQ+, Women, Neuro-Diverse, Military. Let’s get our groups going!
Higher Aspirations
3:20pm / online
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/j/85102871836
Did you know that Gavilan College has a program to support students impacted by the criminal justice system? Join this session to learn more about Gavilan's Higher Aspirations program, direct services available, partnering agencies, and how you can become an ally!
3:20pm / online
Zoom Link: https://gavilan-edu.zoom.us/j/85102871836
Did you know that Gavilan College has a program to support students impacted by the criminal justice system? Join this session to learn more about Gavilan's Higher Aspirations program, direct services available, partnering agencies, and how you can become an ally!
Office and Outlook
3:20pm / online
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/my/phowell
Get up to speed with the useful new features of MS Office. An overview of the cloud, staying organized, sharing docs, viewing revisions, using onedrive, email tips, and more.
3:20pm / online
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/my/phowell
Get up to speed with the useful new features of MS Office. An overview of the cloud, staying organized, sharing docs, viewing revisions, using onedrive, email tips, and more.
How We Think About Our Students
3:20pm / inperson
3:20pm / inperson
Location: SS 210
Let's talk about how we perceive our students, what informs those perceptions, and how those perceptions impact how we make sense of their performance in class. What do we assume about them? What emotions do they bring up within us? These questions, along with concepts such as deficit thinking, assets-based thinking, and attribution theory will serve as the structure to what promises to be a meaningful conversation.
Let's talk about how we perceive our students, what informs those perceptions, and how those perceptions impact how we make sense of their performance in class. What do we assume about them? What emotions do they bring up within us? These questions, along with concepts such as deficit thinking, assets-based thinking, and attribution theory will serve as the structure to what promises to be a meaningful conversation.
Q&A with Dr. Regina Stroud
3:20pm / hybrid
Location: SS 205 OR Zoom Room
Please join us for a candid conversation following Dr. Stroud’s keynote speech regarding equity literacy and the significance of diversity in education institutions. You will have the opportunity to ask questions to Dr. Stroud and learn how you can use your knowledge in equity and racial literacy to help support our students and create safe learning environments.
3:20pm / hybrid
Location: SS 205 OR Zoom Room
Please join us for a candid conversation following Dr. Stroud’s keynote speech regarding equity literacy and the significance of diversity in education institutions. You will have the opportunity to ask questions to Dr. Stroud and learn how you can use your knowledge in equity and racial literacy to help support our students and create safe learning environments.
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Welcome to Gavilan College's Professional Learning site, where faculty and staff can help shape our professional learning experiences!
For great resources on Teaching & Learning, Safe & Secure Campus, Off-Campus Flex options, and other important Flex topics, visit our Resources Page.
For information about the Faculty Professional Learning Committee that okays flex contracts and conference paperwork, please log in to the college website using your GOO number and click on Intranet, then on the committee's name, for forms, agendas, minutes, and other important information.
Past Sessions
Thursday, January 23. , featured an investigation into equity-minded practices with Diego Navarro, Professor Emeritus from Cabrillo College, and Dr. Omid Fotuhi, co-founder of the Stanford Interventions Lab.
Friday, January 24th. included emergency preparedness, effective online practices, working with students on the autism spectrum, and appreciative inquiry in the classroom.
March 8, 2019--Wellness and Well-being schedule with descriptions
Friday August 23, 2019 Flex Day Schedule and Descriptions of workshops