Meet our new acting President, Newin Orante.

Join Dr. Dionne Clabaugh for an interactive experience around belonging. The objectives of the session are: 1. Describe Skyline adjunct faculty’s experience of belonging in the Skyline community 2. Learn strategies to increase their belonging at Skyline outside the classroom Dionne Clabaugh, EdD, is a Human Development specialist who designs engaging curriculum and professional development environments for deep learning and far transfer. For 40 years she’s taught across the lifespan in education, music, scouting, and parenting from ECE through college. After teaching in higher education for 28 years, Dr. Dionne consults and authors curriculum for UPK, K-12, college, and faculty mentoring to meets learner needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Her degrees in Music Therapy, Organization Development, EdD in Learning & Instruction (Univ of San Francisco), and diploma in Social Innovation (Univ for Peace, Costa Rica) yield an interdisciplinary approach to human development through educational innovation.

Creating a learning environment grounded in Culturally Responsive Teaching practices is more than feelings, vibes, and corny expressions. In fact, it is social and cognitive neuroscience that builds students’ brain power by improving informational process skills. Research shows that culturally responsive teaching increases student engagement, cultivates critical thinking and problem solving skills, and ultimately improves a students’ sense of belonging in the classroom. In this professional learning opportunity participants will explore the science and discover strategies to build a class grounded in culturally responsive pedagogy.

As we enter into a new academic year, now is the time to start looking ahead and preparing to make yourself a strong candidate for a full-time position. After being on multiple screening committees and attending numerous professional development opportunities on job searches, I want to share the lessons I've learned with our part-time faculty colleagues. This workshop will help part-time faculty think through the entire job search process from before the job opening is announced to the application and then the first and second-level interviews.

SparkPoint is a financial capability and resource program designed to support students and community members as they attempt to reach their financial, educational and life goals. SparkPoint contributes to Skyline College’s mission by empowering students through financial capability services, and by increasing college access for the community through basic needs services. This presentation will review the keynote services that SparkPoint offers, the impact that they can have on our students, and the process for streamline referrals.

Come to CTTL for help with Canvas or to set up a course review with instructional designer Andrea Fuentes. Learn some tips and tricks to easily set up your Canvas course shell. Bring your laptop!

The purpose of this workshop is to (1) explore our connections to our campus, our pedagogy, and our community at large; (2) to humanize one another through reflection, acknowledgement, and application; and (3) to ground ourselves in a narrative where new and seasoned folks can co-create a sense of belonging.

Learn about the Skyline College CARE request form that is designed as a resource for students, faculty, and staff to share concerns they have about students who may be in distress in class, on campus, or online. We will share what CARES is, when to use it, and what happens when you submit a report.