Workshop Agenda

Initial Publication Date: August 1, 2012

Sheraton Palo Alto, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Learn how academic disciplines are supporting community college instructors and use this information to initiate new projects across disciplines
Describe and determine pros and cons of innovative workshops for discipline-based faculty development related to teaching at community colleges
Develop plans for regional workshops to support economics instruction in the project's second year

5:00 PM Drinks and dinner poolside; Introduction to the project in Sequoia Room

8:00 AM Sequoia Room: breakfast

8:30 AM Plan for the day

9:30 AM Break-out groups prepare reports on:

Refreshments available

11:30 AM How is it going? Whole group discussion of needs for the afternoon

12:00 PM Lunch break in Sequoia Room

1:00 PM Continue work by break-out groups

2:30 PM Break. Refreshments available

3:00-4:30 PM Presentations by break-out groups

4:30 - 5:00 PM Preparation for next day's work

Dinner at nearby restaurants. Sign-up by interest in discussion topic and/or cuisine (see list in packet).

8:00 AM Sequoia Room: breakfast

8:30 AM Introduction to day's agenda

9:00 AM - 10:30 Break out work groups

Non-economists: How can we collaborate? (listservs, publications, grants, other projects)
Economists (by region: East; Midwest; California; Pacific Northwest) Planning outreach and workshop activities for second year of the project

10:30 - 11:30 Reports from morning work groups; evaluation of the workshop; good-byes

11:30 Lunch at the hotel or nearby restaurants (see list in packet)