The Teaching Institute

Mission
Organizers
Meetings

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Mission

Following the structure previously established for Teachers Teaching Teachers (TTT), which was modeled after the California Great Teachers Seminar, LPC faculty will gather at an off-campus site, share a meal, and discuss best practices. The off-campus site encourages focus and a spirit of innovation, as conferences are designed to support. Providing a meal builds community and energy among group members. 

The meeting agenda will be set in advance by the organizers and the activities for each meeting will emerge from participant interest.  The main goal of the Teaching Institute is to give participants an opportunity to engage in inter-disciplinary discussions on effective teaching methods and strategies that will support the needs of all students across the curriculum, including Basic Skills students.

TTT has a long and successful history at LPC and in the past it was attended by approximately 12-18 faculty members at each session. Unfortunately, TTT was discontinued when Staff Development funding was eliminated for this program. We are currently being funded by generous contributions from the Basic Skills Initiative. Considering the many initiatives that the college is undertaking in regards to equity and student success, this is an ideal time to resurrect this valuable teaching resource for faculty of all disciplines.

Organizers

Howard Blumenfeld Mathematics Faculty email (925) 424-1342	Elena Cole English Faculty email (925) 424-1250	Frances Hui Library Faculty email (925) 424-1160	Elizabeth Wing Brooks Humanities Faculty email (925) 424-1260

 

Meetings

RSVPs are required to attend Teaching Institute Meetings. Please email your RSVP to Frances Hui. RSVPs are granted on a first-come, first-serve basis. A confirmation email will be sent to you if your RSVP was approved. Any preparation required for discussions will be included in the response to your RSVP. If you cannot attend or you need to cancel for any reason, please contact Frances immediately so that she can offer up your space to someone else on the waiting list.

 

Schedule

Date/Time	Location	Agenda	Topics	Outcomes
3/15/17 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM	Don Jose's Restaurant Castro Valley	Agenda	Tricks of the Trade Hot Topics	Photos ToT HT
5/4/17 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Don Jose's Restaurant Castro Valley	Agenda	Habits of Mind	Photos Summary Notes
9/19/17 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Canton Village Livermore	Agenda	Improv in the Classroom Great Teachers Seminar	Photos Summary Notes
11/15/17 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Beebs Livermore	Agenda	Exploring Group Work	Photos
3/21/18 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Canton Village Livermore	Agenda	Classroom Management and Syllabus Construction	Photos Summary Notes Presentation
11/7/18 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Canton Village Livermore	Agenda	AB705 and Confronting Academic Dishonesty	Photos Article #1 Article #2 Academic Honesty Minimize Cheating Online AB 705 Preventing Plagiarism
3/8/19 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Canton Village Livermore	Agenda	Diversity in the Classroom	Photos