Teaching Excellence Awards

Who do you think should get an ACC Teaching Excellence Award for 2009? Help us by submitting a nomination form either online or in a Campus Manager’s Office. It’s easy. Just mention what makes this professor special. Is it

- The way they interact with students?
- Knowledge of their teaching field?
- Creativity and innovation in the classroom?
- The way they present knowledge?

Nomination Deadline is April 10, 2009. To nominate online go to http://www.austincc.edu/hr/profdev/awards/bestprof.php, fill out the pdf form and hit the submit button. For questions, contact Christina Michura at cmichura@austincc.edu or 223-7564.

Celebration of Great Teaching

cgt - group shot Community Building, Critical Thinking, Classroom Management, and Student Preparation were just a few of the topics covered during the Celebration of Great Teaching Retreat 2009 held in Bandera, Texas, from February 27th – March 1st. The successful and eventful retreat provided Austin Community College faculty members an opportunity to exchange ideas and information with one another! Twenty-two of ACC’s finest faculty members embarked on an educational journey along with three ACC facilitators (David Lydic, Lara Niles, and Joyce Guillory), who guided the retreat.

We look forward to your application next year for the Celebration of Great Teaching Retreat 2010. Please check the Professional Development website frequently for updates.

The Philosophy Behind the Celebration of Great Teaching
Austin Community College’s Celebration of Great Teaching is based on the national Great Teaching Seminar, a movement begun in 1969 (taken from David Gootshall and Roger Garrison). The time we spend together is like no other professional development you will encounter. Many have said it is the best professional development of their career.

The Celebration is based on the premise that teachers learn teaching best from other teachers and that creativity is enhanced by mixing teachers of diverse teaching fields, experience levels, and interests. The emphasis is on the universals of teaching and on the special nature of those who are and aspire to be great teachers. If properly tapped, the collective wisdom of practicing educators surpasses that of any expert.

Workshops

In addition to our usual offerings, the list below previews workshops being offered this spring. Just click on the name of the workshop to get more information or enroll.

EHS: First Aid
3/4/2009, 8:00am-2:30pm, HBC 301.0
4/2/2009, 8:00am-2:30pm, HBC 411
5/7/2009, 8:00am-2:30pm, HBC 411
6/3/2009, 8:00am-2:30pm, HBC TBA

EHS: CPR/AED
3/10/2009, 9:30am-4:00pm, HBC 411
3/25/2009, 9:30am-4:00pm, HBC 411
4/15/2009, 9:30am-4:00pm, HBC 301.0
4/30/2009, 9:30am-4:00pm, HBC 411
5/12/2009, 9:30am-4:00pm, HBC 301.0
5/29/2009, 9:30am-4:00pm, HBC 411
6/1/2009, 9:30am-4:00pm, HBC TBA
6/23/2009, 9:30am-4:00pm, HBC TBA

Blackboard Series
Beginning January 30th, Instructional Development Services is offering a series Spring and Summer Blackboard workshops. Click here to see dates and times.

AFA:"The Students We Serve"
3/27/2009, 5:00pm-7:00pm, EVC 8500

Spanish Conversation Series
4/9//2009, 10:00am-11:00am, HBC 219
5/7/2009, 10:00am-11:00am, HBC 217

PowerPoint 1
4/10/2009, 11:00am-1:00pm, RGC 229
PowerPoint 2
4/10/2009, 2:30pm-4:30pm, RGC 229
PowerPoint 3
4/17/2009, 11:00pm-1:00pm, RGC 229

AP Images
3/27/ 2009, 2:00pm-3:00pm, HBC 301.8

SoftChalk Training
3/6/2009, 2:00pm-3:00pm, NRG 1229
4/24/2008, 2:00pm-3:00pm, HBC 301.8
5/8/2008, 9:00am-10:00am, HBC 301.8

BUS: FY2010 Budget Development Training
3/9/2009, 1:00pm-3:00pm, HBC 301.0
3/9/2009, 3:00pm-5:00pm, HBC 301.0

ADA Awareness
4/24/2009, 10:00am-11:00am, HBC 214

Sexual Harassment Prevention
4/24/2009, 11:00am-12:00pm, HBC 214

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Time Management - A Workshop for Dept. Chairs
3/27/2009, 1:00am-12:30pm, HBC 301.0

The Care and Feeding of Student Learners, Part II: Strategies to Increase Opportunities for Students to Succeed
3/27/2009, 9:00am-10:30am, HBC 301.0

These online workshops can be done from your own computer and will give you professional development credit.

To view more online workshops go to http://www.austincc.edu/hr/profdev/eworkshops/index.php.

Evaluation Window Dates Spring and Summer 2009
*Request cut-off dates: Spring March 9th / Summer July 1st*
*** see cut-off dates
SUMMER 2009 Reports to Faculty and Department Chairs due by the end of June 2009
Start Date		End Date	Length in weeks	Window begins	Window ends	Due to FEO*		Pink envelope Mail-out	request cut-off date
1/20/2009		3/15/2009	8 (session 1)	2/21/2009	3/5/2009	3/13/2009		2/14/2009	***28-Feb
3/23/2009		5/17/2009	8 (session 2)	4/27/2009	5/8/2009	5/15/2009		4/20/2009	9-Mar
2/16/2009		5/17/2009	12	4/27/2009	5/8/2009	5/15/2009		4/20/2009	9-Mar
1/20/2009		5/17/2009	16	4/27/2009	5/8/2009	5/15/2009		4/20/2009	9-Mar
SUMMER 2009 Reports to Faculty and Department Chairs due by the end of September 2009
Start Date	End Date		length in weeks	Window begins	Window ends	Due to FEO	Pink envelope Mail-out			request cut-off date
6/1/2009	7/7/2009		5.5 (session 1)	6/25/2009	7/3/2009	7/10/2009	6/18/2009			*** 5-Jun
7/8/2009	8/13/2009		5.5 (session 2)	7/27/2009	8/7/2009	8/13/2009	7/20/2009			***19-Jun
6/1/2009	8/2/2009		9	7/13/2009	7/27/2009	8/3/2009	7/6/2009			***15-Jun
6/1/2009	8/13/2009		11	7/27/2009	8/7/2009	8/13/2009	7/20/2009			1-Jul

*FEO = Faculty evaluation office

Teleconference: Diversity Beyond the Obvious
4/3/2009, 11:00am-12:30pm, HBC 103.6

Teleconference: An Ounce of Prevention: Health Reference Basics
4/16/2009, 11:00am-12:30pm, HBC 103.6

March/April 2009

Teaching Excellence Awards

Celebration of Great Teaching

Workshops

Evaluation Window Dates Spring and Summer 2009