Spring 2020 Teaching & Learning - ELAC · educational resources) and ZTC (zero textbook cost) so that they may consider adopting zero- or low-cost materials for their current classes

Spring 2020 Teaching & Learning Series

select workshops now availableat the South Gate Campus

The Office of Professional Development in collaborationwith Title V—Gateway to Success presents

Workshop themes: Ensuring Equity and Inclusion

Adapting to be a 21st Century Instructor

WelcomeThe workshops are faculty-led and designed to share new practices, routines, and proven strategies. These can be implemented at the course-level to create an equitable and inclusive climate for all students. Equity minded practitioners are those who recognize historic racial inequities in the educational system and act to adjust in their daily practices and in the classroom (Center for Urban Education, ELAC workshop, 2016). Thus, the intention of these workshops is to work towards closing the student equity gaps.

Recent state and campus-wide initiatives, such as Student Equity & Achievement Programs, AB 705, Guided Pathways, and the new funding formula, have brought many changes affecting our students, curriculum, disciplines, and departments. More than ever, all faculty, administrators, and staff need to reimagine educational delivery to bolster student achievement through personalized academic guidance, targeted academic support, and rigorous/innovative teaching approaches—all concerted efforts geared to help students successfully complete their academic goals in a more timely manner. ELAC aims to close equity gaps in access, course, certificate and degree completion, increase transfer rates, and guide students towards an academic and/or career pathway, increasing opportunities for all students by 2025.

In recognizing students’ capacities and strengths, we want to foster agile learners grounded in values and ethics, possessing 21st century skills for a changing workforce. Therefore, faculty are called to engage in self-reflection of their daily teaching practices while capitalizing on their existing strengths, expertise, and passion. In becoming more equity-minded practitioners, faculty must regularly evaluate and adapt instruction, assessments, and classroom culture, hence becoming institutional agents of change and educational activists.

Sincerely,

Nancy Ramirez, Ph.D. Professional Development Coordinator

Our objectives in working within the Guided

Pathway Framework and Equity Lens

Acknowledge the strengths and conocimientos (knowledge) that our

students contribute to the classroom and build upon these to help them achieve their academic and career aspirations.

Create a safe space to engage and reflect on the

impact of racism and other inequities on the educational

experience of members in underserved communities.

Develop a deeper self- awareness of how faculty’s various identities and unconscious biases impact

their classroom culture.

Develop a shared vocabulary to better talk about and

understand equity-minded competencies, Guided Pathways

for equitable outcomes, and educational activism.

Share and generate ideas on how to address challenges

students face while trying to earn their degree or certificate.

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Quantifying Environmental Change

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Date/Time/Campus Title & Description Presenters

February 27 TED Talk Analysis: “Teaching Methods for Inspiring the Students of the Future” Raymond OropezaThursday This workshop will focus on the TED talk “Teaching Methods for Inspiring the

Students of the Future” by Joe Ruhl. Materials from this TED talk will be used as 12:10pm - 1:30pmspringboard for reflection on participants’ current teaching practices and as a way to brainstorm ideas for new techniques to use in the STEM classroom.


March 5 The Inspiration Station: Strategies that WORK in the New AB-705 Era Patty Thursday Instructors will discuss and share their best and most innovative practices Godinez12:10pm - 1:30pm and compile them into a booklet for all participants to use and reference.

This handbook created by the group for the group will help instructors address the challenges students are undergoing in the classroom.

March 12 OER: Join the Movement! - Part 1 Mandy Thursday This 2-part series provides attendees an overview of OER (open Kronbeck12:10pm - 1:30pm educational resources) and ZTC (zero textbook cost) so that they

may consider adopting zero- or low-cost materials for their current classes to support equity and inclusion in their discipline. Part 1 will include an overview of OER/ZTC, focusing on how these materials support learning, accessibility, and equity. The facilitators will address common myths, essential acronyms (CC-BY-NC-ND/SA), and demonstrate how to find appropriate materials from Creative Commons websites.

Krishana Hodgson-DeSilva

March 13 Addressing Race in the Classroom Natalie Friday Many teachers may feel tentative about discussing race in the classroom Peterkin9:00am - 1:00pm because of the often-visceral responses these discussions can provoke;

yet, race can be connected to some of the most common topics taught on community college campuses: bias, critical thinking, self-reflection, and so on. This workshop will provide a safe space for instructors to discuss and share innovative ways of dealing with race in the classroom, thus encouraging students to confront systemic and structural issues.

March 17 Research Freestyle: Finding Your Flow and Empowering Erika Tuesday Students to Improvise Their Research Experience Montenegro12:10pm - 1:30pm Part 1 of the “Get Info LIT: Empowering Faculty to Flex Their

Research Skills” Library PD Workshop Series. When thinking of freestyle, we often think of improvised dance, off-the-cuff rapping, and intuitive creation. Research is also worthy of inventive possibilities! Develop your unique research freestyle to share with students, who may be anxious about writing and research in this AB705 era. All are welcomed. Even if you’re unsure how research fits into your syllabus or have never used/needed library resources, come simply to experience what our students encounter when challenged for the first time with a college research assignment.

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March 20Friday9:00am - 3:00pm

Building Trust & Respect for Intersectional Identities in the ClassroomUnderstanding intersectional identity is critical to building equity in the classroom. Participants will engage with a student panel that will present on their challenges and successes at ELAC. These students will come from different populations including re-entry, undocumented, English as a Second Language, and student parents. Following the student panel, there will a discussion between faculty and the student speakers to provide an in-depth understanding of specific ways faculty can build trust and connection in the classroom. The facilitators will share three sample activities that they use in their classrooms to humanize themselves and to build trust with students. Participants then will collaborate to create at least two activities to use in their own classrooms.

Raeanna GleasonCarlos Centeno

March 26Thursday 12:10pm - 1:30pm

OER: Join the Movement! - Part 2Part 2 of this OER series will briefly review content from Part 1. Then, attendees will put their new knowledge into practice by finding materials for their discipline, developing assignments with these materials, posting them to Canvas, and presenting their findings to the group.

Sara BehsetaMaria BetancourtAllison Bruins

March 27Friday9:00am - 1:00pm

Faculty as Equity Agents: Infusing Equity into Our Daily PracticesAs faculty, how do we think about equity in the classroom? What competencies do equity-minded practitioners possess that improve student outcomes? Come explore daily practices and pedagogical approaches to consider, as we keep in mind the needs of students who are first generation, students with diversabilities, retention, guided pathways, & AB705 implementation. We will discuss ways to increase student engagement, build on student strengths, and include deep learning opportunities to expose the resilience and capabilities our students possess.

Angela Acosta


April 2 Queer Eye for the Syllabi: In-Queering the Class & College Felipe Thursday This workshop will explore ways to build and create LGBQ+A & Undocu-friendly Agredano12:10pm - 1:30pmSOUTH GATE CAMPUS

communities. Participants will learn how to develop and promote student-centered LGBTQ+ & Undocu-friendly equity and inclusion practices on campus, with “Out” faculty, staff, administrators and LGBTQ allies, as well as through intra-campus via resources, such as student clubs like GSA. Participants will discuss capacity building through the ELAC’s Safe Zones coalition. Also, participants will consider ways to be engaged and become more of a student-centered faculty member by connecting with the academic senate, their representatives, organizations and individuals who support of LGBTQ+A undocu-friendly communities, as well as social justice resources for the disabled, migrants, formerly incarcerated, veterans, women, and others.

April 2 Student-Centered Classroom: How to Integrate the Student’s Perspective Rokeya Thursday The new student-centered funding formula emphasizes closing achievement Rahman12:10pm - 1:30pm gaps and prioritizes student success. As a result, it is imperative for

educators’ instructional approaches to concentrate on the needs of students and helping them stay focused on their academic achievement. Therefore, this workshop will help participants compile various effective strategies for designing their curriculum that take the student perspective into account and develop a more student-centered classroom.

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April 14Tuesday12:10pm - 1:30pm

Cultural Equity: Infusing the Curriculum with the ArtsThis workshop will focus on championing policies and practices of cultural equity that empower students and promote cultural consciousness. Come and learn about tools, resources, and simple curricular changes to incorporate in the classroom to support the intersection of art, equity, and activism.

Obed Silva

April 17Friday9:00am - 12:00pm

Queer Eye for the Syllabi: In-Queering the Class & CollegeSee prior description.

Felipe Agredano

April 21Tuesday12:10pm - 1:30pm

Scaffolding Information Literacy in the Classroom and BeyondPart 2 of the “Get Info LIT: Empowering Faculty to Flex Their Research Skills” Library PD Workshop Series. Across disciplines, students are expected to use information in various ways. Information literacy is the ability to know when there is a need for information and then be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and ethically and effectively use information, an important lifelong learning skill students need to cultivate while here at ELAC and beyond. In this workshop, participants will be able to identify opportunities to embed information literacy instruction in their work, whether through classroom instruction or other interactions with students.

Cynthia Mari Orozco

April 23Thursday12:10pm - 1:30pmSOUTH GATE CAMPUS

Scaffolding Information Literacy In the Classroom and BeyondSee prior description.

Cynthia Mari Orozco

April 23Thursday12:10pm - 1:30pm

Quantifying Environmental Change using Google Earth Pro and ExcelThis workshop will introduce the Time Slider and Polygon Google Earth Pro tools for extracting environmental data in a time series and then provide practice of its use. Participants also will become familiar with how to utilize an Excel Spreadsheet to organize and plot data extracted from Google Earth. Participants will then analyze and characterize these data plots.

Robert West

April 24Friday9:00am - 12:00pm

Addressing Students’ Fears and Creating Goals for Course SuccessStudents who are first-generation Americans or the first in their families to attend college—or both—typically experience extremely high levels of classroom anxiety that often negatively impact their success. This workshop will share some of the various fears and anxiety issues that prevent students from achieving success in their early college experiences. This workshop will use three different activities focused on collecting fears, setting classroom expectations, and developing corresponding classroom activities that can tie to course learning outcomes. Participants will come away with techniques that can be implemented in class to build trust and comradery.

Catherine Lamas

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May 1Friday9:00am - 12:00pm

Improving Office Hour Attendance & Accessibility with Texting through Google Voice, My Personal Digital Secretary!Most students rarely visit instructors during office hours, but introducing texting as an option can make students feel more comfortable in contacting their professors. This workshop will discuss various twenty-first century technological aides to help facilitate student communication with professors, which especially can help those teaching at multiple campuses.

Grace Chee

May 7Thursday12:30pm - 2:00pmSOUTH GATE CAMPUS

Teaching Critical Thinking through S.W.O.T. Analysis: A Case Study through Corporate Financial StatementsParticipants will be introduced to the S.W.O.T. analysis approach, which reflects on strengths and weaknesses while also assessing opportunities for growth and any potential threats. S.W.O.T. helps to encourage equity and learning from evidence-based analysis of groups, projects, or individuals. The workshop will integrate an examination of corporate financial statements to model how to use a S.W.O.T analysis and then give participants an opportunity to connect this versatile strategy to their discipline, environments, and/or topics.

Adolfo Espinoza

May 8Friday9:00am - 12pm

Implementing the 6 Factors of SuccessThis workshop will discuss the six factors of success and the RP Group’s research on CA Community College students. Participants will discuss ways to incorporate these factors into their interactions with students, which could include partnering with Counseling and other Student Services. The workshop will focus on how faculty members from across departments and disciplines can help students build peer, staff and faculty support networks; nurture help-seeking behavior to increase utilization of student support services; and show students that instructors care about student success by focusing on their goals both inside and outside of the classroom.

Amber MarsdenCarmen Soto

May 15Friday9:00am - 12pm

Pop Culture, Technology, and Marketing in the Classroom? Absolutely!In the current generation, students cannot imagine a world without social media, the internet, computers, and attention-grabbing software, so why not infuse what they know with what they need to know? This multi-facet workshop is designed to guide educators to see social media, the internet, technology, pop culture, and many modern advances more positively. Educators will uncover innovative ways of incorporating technology and pop culture to inspire and motivate students to become socially responsive leaders. This workshop also will provide up-to-date approaches to foster innovative learning and demonstrate, through the design of presentation itself, how such approaches can be embedded in teaching.

Jessica King

May 21Thursday 12:10pm - 1:30pm

Research Mixtape: Hands-On Research Assignment ScaffoldingPart 3 of the “Get Info LIT: Empowering Faculty to Flex Their Research Skills” Library PD Workshop Series.In this hands-on workshop, faculty build off of the foundational information literacy concepts discussed in the first two workshops and begin their journey as faculty research ambassadors by applying the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) framework to one or more of their research-oriented assignments. Librarians will walk faculty through a sample assignment (as interpreted through the eyes of a student) and help identify relevant library resources and tools in order to increase opportunities for student success. Resources covered include online research guides, citation guides, databases, streaming videos, and embedding content in Canvas modules.

Rita SuarezNathasha Alvarez

May

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Meet the SpeakersAngela AcostaDr. Angela Acosta is currently an adjunct professor in the department of Chicana/o Studies and has been teaching in the LACCD for 20 years. In addition, Dr. Acosta works with the Equity office, Professional Development, and Community of Practice. Her experience includes facilitating opportunities for faculty, staff, and administrators to explore culturally responsive teaching and training practices through the CRT Academy. Her belief is that education is key to students reaching their personal potential, creating leaders, and strengthening the eastside community. As a first-generation college student, Dr. Acosta knows first-hand the opportunity that education affords and is committed to ELAC students.

Felipe AgredanoFelipe Agredano’s academic journey started at ELAC. He earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Chicano Studies from UC Berkeley and a master’s from Harvard University. Agredano frequently appears and is quoted in national news and television networks as well as having received numerous recognitions. At Harvard, he served as a Research Assistant at the W.E.B. Du Boise Institute, Teaching Fellow for Afro-American Studies Department and as administrator at Radcliffe College. Also, he served as Senior Field Representative for the Chair of the Higher Education in the California State Senate. Agredano has taught courses in Chicanx Studies, Political Science, the History of World Religions, and US Political and Social History at ELAC, LA Trade-Tech College, and Cal State University, Northridge’s Chicano Studies Department.

Sara BehsetaSara Behseta has taught ESL in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and California. She has been creating and reinventing lesson plans for the past twenty years. Behseta is excited about the opportunity to create a streamlined, organized OER series for academic ESL.

Maria BetancourtMaria Betancourt has been teaching English as a Subsequent Language (ESL) at ELAC since 2016. She enjoys encouraging her students to become advocates and motivates them to accomplish their academic and personal goals.

Allison BruinsAllison Bruins teaches English as a Subsequent Language (ESL) at ELAC where she supports students on their academic journeys. As a first-generation college student herself, equity is one of her core values in her personal and professional life. While co-developing an ESL course, Bruins learned about OER and ZTC — equitable tools she is currently implementing into her own courses. Her other professional interests include: promoting academic support services, fostering student communities, and implementing new technologies into her pedagogy.

Carlos CentenoAs the English instructor for the Puente Project, Carlos Centeno has presented at the Puente English Summit that occurs twice a year and convenes English faculty from throughout California. Centeno’s experience in organizing and facilitating workshops includes best practices for classroom management, reading responses as preparation for composition assignments, and student-centered pedagogy. At ELAC, Centeno co-facilitated a student panel for faculty in English and social sciences as part of the Students Success Advocates initiative. Also, since 2014, Centeno has worked with students via the UC Riverside Puente Leadership Program and the Loyola Marymount University Undergraduate Research Scholars Academy.

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Grace CheeProfessor Grace Chee is an Africanist/ World Historian who teaches at East and West campuses of the Los Angeles Community Colleges. As an immigrant who has lived abroad in Africa, Asia, and Europe, Chee embodies multiculturalism and the local-global in teaching and service. She serves on the AFT1521 Executive Board, Academic Senate and previously, the World History Association. Social justice, food, and music are themes woven into experiencing history. Chee’s teaching method is that of a coach with the philosophy of achieving educational goals through Socratic discussions, growth mindset, and the compassionate collaboration of wonderful faculty and student learning communities.

Adolfo Espinoza Adolfo Espinoza teaches accounting full-time at East Los Angeles College. He earned his bachelor’s in arts in Economics from San Diego State University and a master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Accountancy from California State University, San Bernardino. He has taught community college students for the last thirteen years while also working as a business manager, accountant, and internal auditor. He is currently enrolled in the Ed.D. program at CSUSB.

Raeanna GleasonRaeanna Gleason is a professor of English, the Director of the Delloro Transfer Program in Social Justice, and also works closely with the Honors Program. Having begun her education at a community college, Gleason understands the powerful potential for personal transformation provided by dynamic institutions like ELAC. Additionally, she worked as a community organizer before deciding to direct her love of literature into becoming a professor, and thus, she is deeply invested in advocating for social justice, community empowerment, and equitable educational access. Her academic interests include Feminist & Queer Theory, Cultural Theory, Post-Colonial Theory & Literature, and American Literature. Gleason has collaborated with the One Book One College program, participated in Community of Practice Summer T &L Series, served as a Student Success Advocate, and presented a wide range of workshops for ELAC’s campus community.

Patty GodinezPatricia Godinez is an Associate Professor of English at East Los Angeles College, and a product of Santa Ana College, Chapman University and California State University, Fullerton.

Krishana Hodgson-DeSilvaKrishana DeSilva is from London, England where she earned her bachelor’s in English Literature from Roehampton University of Surrey. She earned her master’s from Cal State, Los Angeles. Since 2014, DeSilva has been teaching at East Los Angeles College in the English Department. DeSilva focuses on creating an engaging and interactive learning environment through online and face-to-face classes that emphasize student-to-student based learning, “learn by practice,” and different technological tools to connect and address diverse types of student learning styles.

Jessica King With a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Newberry, South Carolina and a Master of Science in Applied Psychology from USC, Jessica King has over five years of teaching and student recruitment experience. Currently, King is pursuing her Doctorate in Education at Grand Canyon University, where she will use her expertise to improve the success rates of high school students taking college-level courses. King’s educational interests include marketing and branding of community colleges to incoming students, especially first-year students. Aside from working with the LACCD, King coaches USC club volleyball and plays in sponsored volleyball tournaments across the states.

Mandy KronbeckMandy Kronbeck has been teaching English at ELAC since 2010. She believes in helping students in any way she can, including through promoting ZTC (Zero Textbook Cost) and OER (Open Educational Resources). Kronbeck’s other interests and endeavors on campus include online teaching, global awareness, the International Students program, and Safe Zone (creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ and Undocumented students).

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Catherine LamasCatherine Lamas earned her MA in English at California State University, Los Angeles and earned her BA in English education at California State University, Long Beach. Lamas has been teaching composition for over ten years, and she also has a corporate background where she has taught technical/business writing. These areas have provided the tools necessary to teach the science student how to communicate clearly in a professional manner. Lamas believes that writing is one of the most important skills in upper division courses, post graduate study, and within the professional world.

Amber MarsdenAmber Marsden is a counselor in the General Counseling office where she enjoys working with all students, especially those exploring their career and academic options. She also teaches counseling courses, which help students become familiar with higher education, career exploration, and the transfer process. Marsden also has helped facilitate the Student Success Advocates program. She is committed to connecting with faculty across campus collaboratively as well as integrating academics and Student Services into students’ experiences at ELAC.

Erika MontenegroErika Montenegro is an Instruction and Outreach librarian with an MA in English and a background in teaching college English. Before being hired full-time at ELAC in 2010, Erika was a public librarian for the Los Angeles Public Library. On any given day, you’ll catch her teaching research orientations for various classes, giving tips on integrating sources in the library’s workshop series, training faculty to be their own “research heroes,” and assisting students at the research help desk. Her unique background teaching Information Literacy and English fuels her enthusiasm for creative collaborations with faculty from all disciplines.

Raymond OropezaRaymond Oropeza teaches anatomy and physiology at East Los Angeles College. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in biology at Cal Poly Pomona where he studied membrane transport proteins using electrophysiological techniques. Oropeza is passionate about learning and preparing future health care professionals for the next level. Outside the classroom, he works with the professional development committee to advance professional development opportunities and the Gold Creek Committee to manage the district’s Gold Creek Field Station.

Cynthia Mari OrozcoCynthia Mari Orozco is a librarian at East Los Angeles College. Her work centers around information literacy & student success, assessment, open access and open educational resources (OER). She currently serves on the Association of College & Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Information Literacy Frameworks and Standards Committee and is a mentor for open projects for Round 7 of the Mozilla Open Leaders program. Orozco is an alumna of UC Irvine (BA Sociology, BA Political Science), San Diego State (MA Latin American Studies), and San José State University (Masters in Library & Information Science).

Natalie PeterkinNatalie Peterkin has been an adjunct member of the English Department at East LA College since January 2017. Peterkin completed her M.A. in English Literature with a focus on Multicultural American texts at Cal Poly Pomona. Currently, Peterkin teaches Freshman Composition and Critical Thinking at ELAC, Pasadena City College, and Citrus College.

Rokeya RahmanRokeya Rahman is an Associate Professor in the department of Child, Family, and Education Studies at East Los Angeles College. She had experiences working closely with children and families more than fifteen years as Pre-school Teacher, Site Program Supervisor, Site Director and Instructional Coach. Besides teaching classes, she advocates for students by offering different workshops and trainings on campus, as well as parenting training and workshops for her own community. Rahman is an active member and workshop facilitator for the ELAC campus community.

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Obed SilvaObed Silva is an Assistant English Professor at East Los Angeles College. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English at California State University, Los Angeles. Silva works with Puente, Delloro, and First Year Experience programs on campus. He also advises the ELAC’s Writer Society, which creates the East Side Rose literary journal and podcast.

Carmen SotoDr. Carmen Soto joined the Counseling Department full-time in 2016 and has experience in the areas of First-Year, Transfer, Extended Opportunities Programs & Services, and General Counseling. Soto earned a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership with an emphasis in Educational Psychology in Fall 2019 and hopes to share her experience through conference presentations, trainings and research. Outside of academia and counseling, Soto enjoys traveling, concerts, and art.

Rita Suarez & Nathasha AlvarezRita Suarez and Nathasha Alvarez joined the East Los Angeles College Library Department in Fall 2015. As outreach and instruction librarians, Suarez and Alvarez lead information literacy workshops for faculty, staff, and students on campus and collaborate with classroom faculty to embed information literacy instruction in their courses. They support faculty in helping students engage with information literacy concepts and foster the development of critical thinking skills with the ultimate goal of developing students who are lifelong learners and community leaders.

Robert WestDr. Robert West is a native of Southern California who experienced his first earthquake in 1971 and subsequently remained fascinated by the forces of nature responsible for generating them and related phenomena. He continues to investigate and report on the dynamic processes that shape rocky coastlines. Dr. West’s doctoral thesis focused on the contributions of tectonic and fluvial action to the evolution of piedmont landforms. His past experiences include work in paleoseismology and soil stratigraphy. Each year, Dr. West travels to witness the vast scale over which Earth surface processes act.

Coffee ChatsCome and engage in thought-provoking discussions around current, social, and academic topics as well an opportunity to connect over a cup of coffee/tea. 12:10 – 1:30 on the following dates: March 18th, April 15th, and May 13th.

Our Community of Practice (CoP) Our CoP offers a forum to discuss and collaborate on best teaching practices. What holds the CoP together is the passion, commitment, and the collective experience of its members. We welcome all members of the ELAC community to join our CoP. Because we have a holistic approach to education, we value the voices and input of all campus constituents and friends.Spring meetings will be held from 12:10 – 1:30 on March 24th, April 28th, and May 26th.

The purpose of our CoP is: • to develop the members’ capabilities.• to exchange knowledge.• to build expertise.

The intention of our CoP is:• to develop a campus-wide plan to create a community of support.• to identify professional development needs. • to offer suggestions for workshops.• to develop a lab of innovative and student-centered strategies to ensure student success.

CoP Chairs: Elena Tinker Diaz, Nora Zepeda, and Raymond Oropeza

Office of Professional Development

Title V - Gateway to Success

ELAC encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. For more information on workshops and for disability accommodation requests, please contact Brady Miller-Wakeham at 323-415-5446 or email to [email protected].

Grant Objectives:• Improve academic practices and retention.

Develop new capacity for groups of faculty and students.

• Develop curriculum to train faculty; introduce best practices and teaching strategies; improve rates of completion.

• Train faculty coaches and peer-to-peer counselors in coaching methods which will cultivate “student” identity among poorly-prepared, high-need, first-generation students.

Located in F5-323

Monday - Thursday Friday8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Services offered include:• 10 Windows computers available • Library/small conference room• Flexible work space • Color laserprinter/scanner• Scantron machine • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Testing• Assistance with SIS

Located in F5-321 323-265-8949 http://bit.ly/ElacProDev

Monday - Thursday Friday 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Open to all faculty & staff

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