Unlike many of our other events, the Teaching Institute each year will change its focus. This year, the focus is on the professional development for counseling faculty.
General Information The 2008 Counseling Faculty Development
Institute:Counseling
for Student Success,
targeted specifically to counseling faculty
in the California Community Colleges,
provides a unique development opportunity
for all counseling faculty; general,
EOPS, athletic, etc. Each day will be
filled with presentations and discussions
pertaining to ideas and best practices
that are of interest to counselors in
California Community Colleges, as well
as relevant statewide activities, such
as the Basic Skills Initiative, Statewide
Career Pathways, and efforts at addressing
the Board of Governor’s assessment
resolution. The Institute will address
topics such as counseling specific populations,
articulation information that counselors
need to know, and general strategies
for effective counseling. There will
be opportunities throughout the Institute
to ask questions, pursue discussions,
share issues and strategies, and develop
a network of support. There will also
be some time to relax and enjoy the surroundings.
Theme Predicting, Planning, and Compensating: Weathering the Changing Climate in California’s Community Colleges
As the California Community Colleges confront the “perfect storm” and prepare for “tidal wave II”, our counseling faculty stand at the ready to deal with the changing demographics in our state and their impact on education. Like weather forecasts, our predictions may not be accurate, but we can plan for change and compensate when the weather takes a turn for the worse. The counseling faculty, due to their close contact with students, are tasked with responding to sudden climate changes, expected to be the first to notice the rain, and able to adjust the temperature as needed. Counseling faculty must detect, respond to, and effect change. This institute seeks to provide them with the tools to do so.
8:30 – 9:45 a.m. Breakout II
A. Harnessing the Power of an Electrical Storm: Using Technology to Make Life Easier Presentation
B. Small Storm Advisory: Special Populations—Working with Minors Presentation
C. Solar Eclipse: Counseling the Transfer Student Presentation
D. 0 Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit: Changing Assessment—What’s Happening in Response to the Board of Governor’s Resolution on Assessment? Presentation
10:00 – 11:15 a.m. Breakout III
A. Ensuring Clear Skies - Online Counseling – Getting Started, Best Practices
B. Scattered Clouds and Sunny Skies: Working with International Students—What Do All Counseling Faculty Need to Know? Presentation
C. Helping the Sun Shine Through: Revisiting Learning Communities Presentation
D. Confronting the Perfect Storm: Responding to Recent Reports About the California Community Colleges Presentation
11:30 a.m. – 1:00pm
Luncheon and GENERAL SESSION II: Today’s Temperature: An Update on the Basic Skills Initiative and Statewide Career Pathways (SB70)
1:15 – 2:30 p.m. Breakout IV
A. Strong Gusty Winds: Moving High School Career Technical Education Students to the Community College
B. Being Mindful of the Heat Index: Working with Student Athletes—What Do All Counseling Faculty Need to Know?
C. Avoiding Sudden Showers: The Critical Role of Counselors in Ensuring Student Success—The Role of Counseling Faculty in the Basic Skills Initiative
D. An Inconvenient Truth - How do the August 2007 Title 5 Changes Effect Your Students? Presentation
3:00 p.m. – 5:00pm
GENERAL SESSION III – A Hurricane Brewing - Revisiting the 50% Law Presentation
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Breakout V
A. Forecasting for the Winds of Change: Career Development is Everybody’s Responsibility Presentation
B. Navigating the Storm: AB540 Students Presentation
C. Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Participatory Governance—The Importance of Counseling Faculty Taking Leadership Roles Presentation
D. Finding Rainbows: Effective Counseling Practices—Lessons Learned from Special Programs II Presentation
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION IV: Diversity and Excellence—Managing the Elements of Change Presentation
Registration
The Counseling Faculty Development Institute is limited to 70 participants on
a first come, first serve basis. Limit of 5 per college. Additional registrants will be placed on a waiting list until January 15, 2008. Registration is open to all counseling faculty.
Checks are due to the Academic Senate office by January 22, 2008.
According to the Senate policy, you and/or your college will be invoiced for any unpaid fees upon the conclusion of the event, including “no show” registrants. Refunds will not be granted for cancellations after January 22, 2008. Should there be any changes to the attendees’ registration including, but not limited to, status change, substitution or cancellation, this must be done in writing to: events@asccc.org. It is the attendee’s responsibility to ensure payment of the registration fee. Submission of this form signifies agreement with this policy.
Please send payment to:
2008 Counseling Faculty Development Institute
The Academic Senate for California Community
Colleges
428 J Street, Suite 430
Sacramento, CA 95814
Please make checks payable
to ASCCC or Academic Senate for Ca Community
Colleges.
Dates and Location February 22 - 24, 2008 Westin
South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa,
CA
Westin South Coast Plaza is approximately
4 miles away from the John Wayne Airport
in Orange County. It borders the South Coast
Plaza mall. For more information about the
hotel and driving directions to the Westin
South Coast Plaza, please visit their website.
