CTL UPDATES WEEK OF FEBRUARY 13

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Celebrating Black History Month!

We will bring you various professional development and informational content that focuses on BIPOC students in higher education.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ABSTRACT

What Jabri Taught Me: The Power of Engaging Students in Building an Equitable and Responsive Classroom Atmosphere

This excellent abstract details the importance and effectiveness of student engagement and examines how one community college instructor’s goal to create an equitable and engaging environment proved to be an academically successful environment for a diverse student population.

NISOD WEBINARS

LGBTQ+ Allyship in the Classroom

Monday, February 13 – 1:00 – 2:00 pm

Learn about the community and how to develop safe spaces for students who identify as LGBTQ+. The session includes information sharing, reflective exercises, and interactive activities to help participants become more informed and effective allies. Click here to register

Five Strategies for Reaching and Teaching African American and Latinx Students

Join this live webinar on Monday, March 6 – 1:00 – 2:00 pm, to register for the webinar click here.  

Community colleges throughout the nation are experiencing increased enrollment of African American and Latinx students. Simultaneously, these students graduate and transfer at significantly lower rates than their white counterparts. This presentation will elaborate on five ways educators can use restorative and culturally responsive teaching practices to reduce opportunity gaps for Black and Brown students. 

By the end of this workshop, participants will know or be able to:

  • Examine how our own stories inform our biases and how we respond/not respond to students
  • Examine national enrollment and completion trends for community college students in order to understand the importance of centering race
  • Explore strategies for making the classroom a more inclusive space and increasing the success of African American and Latinx students.

Share your knowledge with your peers!

Offer a workshop to share something interesting with your fellow colleagues about your classroom or present information about the services your department provides to the college community. To facilitate a workshop fill out the Workshop Proposal Form.  For more information  contact the CTL at 708-974-5347 or ctl@morainevalley.edu.

CTL WORKSHOPS – SPRING 2023

Please see the list of Professional Development opportunities scheduled for the spring semester. Additional offerings will be announced as scheduled.

COURSE NAME CODE DATE
SAFE ZONE TRAINING CTLE-D103-504 FEB. 15; 10 AM – NOON
SAFE ZONE TRAINING CTLE-D103-506 MAR. 24; 10 AM – NOON
EQUITY ALLIES ACADEMY CTLE-D110-531 MAR 27- MAY 5, ONLINE
ADVANCED MICROSOFT EXCEL CTLE-T218-530 APR. 13; 10 AM – NOON,  ONLINE

How to Register

  1. Login to MVConnect at http://mvconnect.morainevalley.edu.
  2. Go to the Faculty and Staff portal page.
  3. In the Self-Service Area, click Students, click Registration, click Search, register, and pay for Non-Credit Classes.
  4. All CTL workshops start with the course code number “CTL”, which can be used to filter the list.
  5. To register for a session, check the box to the left of the Course Name and Click Submit.
  6. You will see a “additional Registration Info” screen (optional) click Submit.
  7. On the “Pay for Classes” screen, finalize your registration by choosing Register Now and click Submit (note: you will not get charged, this is just needed to complete registration).
  8. The “Class Acknowledgment” screen will confirm your registration. Click OK. You will receive an email which acknowledges your registration. 

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