The new Central Washington University Community College Teaching certificate program prepares participants for what to expect and how to succeed as a teacher in the community college classroom.

WHAT TOPICS ARE COVERED?

The program includes four workshops:

• Becoming a Successful Community College Faculty Candidate
• Instructional Technologies
• Assessment
• Teaching in the Diverse Classroom

This non-credit program takes only two weeks to complete. The workshops will be taught by outstanding community college instructors who are experts in the four areas.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The program is geared toward several audiences: 1) graduate students who intend to pursue a career teaching in a community college, 2) high school teachers who might want to teach a course or two in a community college, 3) current community college and university faculty who want to enhance their knowledge in any or all of the workshop topics.

COSTS:

BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY CANDIDATE	$200
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES	$300
ASSESSMENT	$300
TEACHING IN THE DIVERSE CLASSROOM	$200

Tuition for the entire certificate program is $1,000. You may take any number of workshops separately, but to complete the program and receive a certificate, you must complete all four workshops successfully.

PROGRAM LOCATION AND DATES:

The program will be offered in two locations:

CWU-Des Moines	July 6-17, 2009
CWU-Ellensburg	August 10-21, 2009

REGISTRATION:

To register please call 509-963-1504.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE TEACHING CERTIFICATE WORKSHOP LOCATIONS AND DATES:

CWU-Des Moines

Workshop	Dates	Times	Instructor
Teaching in the Diverse Classroom	July 6 and 7	9-4	Eric Davis
Instructional Technologies	July 8, 9 and 10	9-4	Michael Batali
Assessment	July 13, 14, and 15	9-4	Gwendolyn James
Becoming a Successful Community College Faculty Candidate	July 16 and 17	9-4	Sandra Fowler-Hill

CWU, Ellensburg

Workshop	Dates	Times	Instructor
Assessment	August 10, 11 and 12	9-4	Carolyn Calhoon-Dillahunt
Becoming a Successful Community College Faculty Candidate	August 13 and 14	9-4	Sandra Fowler-Hill
Teaching in the Diverse Classroom	August 17 and 18	9-4	Allison Green
Instructional Technologies	August 19, 20 and 21	9-4	Michael Batali

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY CANDIDATE

This is a two day workshop for current or recent graduate students, adjunct faculty, and high school teachers seeking a teaching position in a community college. The participants will gain skills and insider information to be a successful candidate for a community college faculty position. Participants will complete a process to plan and execute an effective academic job search including the culture of the organization, application letter, supplemental questions, resume and curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy statement, teaching demonstration, interview strategies, and the first day of class.

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES

This three day workshop is for current or recent graduate students, adjunct faculty, and high school teachers seeking a teaching position in a community college. This workshop will also be helpful to higher education faculty at any level who wish to improve their knowledge of pedagogically sound uses of various instructional technologies. Participants will gain knowledge of what to use when, and the limitations and appropriateness of selected classroom technologies. They will also improve their skills in using instructional technology (including ITV and online course delivery, Web, and W eb 2.0 technologies), in enhancing learning opportunities in their courses, and in making distance learning classes more interactive.

TEACHING IN THE DIVERSE CLASSROOM

This is a two day workshop for current or recent graduate students, adjunct faculty, and high school teachers seeking a teaching position in a community college. This workshop will also be helpful to higher education faculty at any level who wish to improve their ability to shape curriculum and teaching methods for the diverse classroom. Participants will become more culturally self-aware and competent, in order to interact comfortably with diverse students and make learning and curriculum relevant to them. Participants will also gain improved understanding of the language of diversity, of pedagogies that are responsive to diverse communities, and of intervention strategies into student interaction that address diversity issues.

ASSESSMENT

This three day workshop is for current or recent graduate students, adjunct faculty, and high school teachers seeking a teaching position in a community college. This workshop will also be helpful to higher education faculty at any level who wish to improve their understanding of formative and summative assessment. Participants will gain improved understanding of the benefits of assessment, various accreditation processes, components of good assessment, including outcomes, rubrics and reports, and how assessment leads to improved curriculum, teaching, and learning.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For questions about workshop content, contact the instructor of the session you wish to attend. For all other questions contact the CWU Office of Continuing Education at 509-963-1504.

INSTRUCTOR CONTACT INFORMATION:

Becoming a Successful Community College Faculty Candidate

Sandra Fowler-Hill, Everett Community College, sfowler-hill@comcast.net

Instructional Technologies

Michael Batali, Yakima Valley Community College, mbatali@yvcc.edu

Assessment

Gwendolyn James, Columbia Basin College, gwen.james@columbiabasin.edu
Carolyn Calhoon-Dillahunt, Yakima Valley Community College, ccalhoon@yvcc.edu

The Diverse Classroom

Eric Davis, Pierce College and Bellevue College, ecdavis@dmg-associates.com
Allison Green, Highline Community College, agreen63@comcast.net