Guest Speakers! Veronica A. K. Neal, Ed.D. is a certified diversity professional, certified community and workplace mediator, integral coach, and an equity and social justice specialist. Dr. Neal has over two decades of experience in the field of diversity education, training and human development. Professionally, she has served as a nonprofit director, program manager, project […]
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Welcome Back! Focus on Equity in the Classroom Grumpy CATs The Danger of a Single Story Chimamanda Adichie The danger of a single story 3 min cut Sharing our own stories of who we are -Think Pair Share Which identities were the least comfortable for me to talk about? Which identities am I […]
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Welcome Back! Grumpy CATs Brainology: Read together using Jigsaw, which is a Reading Apprenticeship practice. Instructions: The article discussed “Growth Mindset” versus “Fixed Mindset.” Participants discussed that cultivating a growth mindset would be beneficial to students. Paul Tough: Connecting the Paul Tough podcast on This American Life to the Dweck article. Key takeaways: -The Mindset/belief system makes […]
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Welcome Back! Connectivism and Bain Bain’s What the Best College Students Do and Howard’s The College Fear Factor. Bain Golden Lines Articles referenced: Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter Steven Johnson, 2005 Nicholas Carr The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to […]
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WELCOME! Ice Breaker: Why are we here? Setting Norms: How do we set up the ideal learning environment? Professional Learning in the FTLA Did you Know: What does education look like in the 21st Century? Alicia (2014 Alum) Returns to the FTLA Here’s the great first day activity Alicia […]
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Apply Today for FTLA Winter/Spring 2018–Celebrating our 10th Year in the LACCD!
Posted on 19. Oct, 2017 by Deborah.
The Los Angeles Community Colleges’s Student Success Initiative Steering Committee invites you to participate in its 2018 Winter/Spring Faculty Teaching and Learning Academy(FTLA), part of our ongoing efforts to build a “Success Network” for the development of institutional cultures and environments that are learning-centered, technologically advanced, and culturally responsive. FTLA’s Inaugural Class, Held at LACC: Application Materials FTLA_App_2018 FTLA_FAQ […]
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We had a great time yesterday presenting to the Board of Trustees. The Board was quite pleased with your work and participation in the FTLA. We had a great luncheon at Sazon afterwards and had some great swag. Post pictures of yourselves wearing your FTLA and SSI shirts on Facebook.
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Guided Freewrite Before you start writing, please setup your account on box.net. Use this to store all of your writing and documents. Spend the next ten to fifteen minutes reflecting on your own student pathway to instructor, librarian, counselor, administrator. Use the four questions below as prompts to help you brainstorm. In chapter one of the College […]
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During the first few minutes of the video below, Brock Klein gives a great summary of faculty inquiry: Faculty Inquiry is a professional learning approach advocated by higher education institutions across the country, but it shows particularly strong development in the state of California–especially through the Carnegie and Hewlett sponsored SPECC and FIN Projects. Links […]
