Workshop Program

8:30-8:55 AM: registration and continental breakfast

9:00-9:15: welcome, introductions, and workshop overview: Becca Walker and Dave Mrofka
Developing your identity as a 2YC faculty member (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 7.5MB Feb21 20)

9:15-9:45: Plenary Session: Developing your identity as a 2YC geoscience faculty member
Facilitated by Eugene Mahmoud, Mike Hood, and Sadie Kingsbury, Mt. San Antonio College

9:45-10:15: Navigating the academic job search and probationary process: facilitated by Dave Mrofka
navigating the 2YC job search and probationary process (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 1.2MB Feb21 20)
This session is designed for individuals seeking community college teaching positions. Prospective and adjunct instructors will be given information on academic job search issues, including applying, interviewing, and developing a teaching statement. An overview of the probationary process at 2YCs will also be provided.

10:15-10:30: time to work on teaching demonstration

10:30-10:45: break

10:45-11:10: Infusing activities with a strong societal component into your teaching: facilitated by Becca Walker
Infusing activities with a strong societal component into your teaching (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 10MB Feb21 20)
This session will provide examples of introductory-level, published teaching materials from the InTeGrate and GETSI projects that give your students the opportunity to use authentic geoscience data and consider the impact of geoscience phenomena on society.


11:10-11:30: time to work on teaching demonstration

11:30-12:15: lunch and time to explore active learning strategy posters

12:15-1:15: diversity, inclusion, and science identity session

1:15-2:30: teaching demonstrations
Participants will deliver their 5-minute teaching demonstration that they developed during the morning sessions. Each participant will receive anonymous feedback about their demonstration.

2:30-2:45: development of individual action plans

2:45-3:00: workshop evaluation and adjourn