S5E5 PLC is the Place to Be, or The Story of One Professional Learning Community

Two Profs in a Pod · PLC is the Place to Be, or the Story of One Professional Learning Community

Tenisha and Beth talk with Amanda Murphy and Holly Jacobus about their organically grown PLC made up of colleagues all teaching a new course and what benefits that has had for students and themselves. 

Transcript

Show Notes

• So You've Got Your Data. Now What?: Blog post by Julie Morrison, Mary Anne Duggan, and Beth Eyres about getting course completion data.
  
  
• Creating Effective PLC's: This article goes over five key components of successful PLC's.
  
  
• The Effective Implementation of PLC's: The article discussions the role of school leaders in implementing PLC's and the improvements for both teachers and students (K-12 focused research).
  
  
• Fueling Teachers' Passion and Purpose: Article about how teacher communities can help teachers renew their love of learning.
  
  
• EdReady: "EdReady™ is a personalized college math and English readiness platform designed to help learners test their college readiness, see study options, and gain a personalized learning path to fill in knowledge gaps. EdReady™ is designed and maintained by The NROC Project, a community-guided non-profit."
  
  
• The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Learning
  
  
• TYCA West Conference: Two Year College Association regional conference

Mindfulness

Two Profs in a Pod · S3 E6: Mindfulness

Thank you to our guests for this episode on Mindfulness!

From left to right: Deborah Roseke,
Dana Jiang, Fernando Romero

Deborah: Deborah Roseke currently serves as the Administrative Specialist Senior in the Chemistry & Physical Science Departments at GCC and holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Arts Management from Northern Arizona University. Participating in the meditation space and as a GCC Foster Champion on campus serves a lifelong passion of contributing meaningful engagement that results in improving lives in the local community.  In her free time, Deborah enjoys meditation, hiking, reading, and crochet. Contact Deborah via GCCAZ's Chemistry Department.

Dana: Born in China’s rural Heilongjiang province, Jin-Hua Dana Jiang immigrated to the U.S. when she was about eleven years old. For a decade, Jiang lived in various Buddhist temples in the U.S.—all founded by her great-granduncle Master Hsuan Hua—and lived as a nun from 12 to 17. In 2006, Jiang graduated from the University of California, San Diego, with a BA in Chinese Studies, and she also completed 9 credits in Master in Mindfulness Studies from Lesley University in Boston. Currently, she works for Glendale Community College in Arizona and, in accordance with her interests, has run an on-campus group meditation space for the past five years. In her free time, Jiang enjoys meditation, hiking, swimming, and attending spiritual retreats. Reach Dana through GCCAZ's Center for Learning.

Fernando: Fernando's doctorate degree was awarded by the Learning Program in the Division of Psychology in Education at Arizona State University. His 20 years of teaching experience includes teaching in K-12 environments as well as in higher education institutions. He has been faculty at GCC since 2005 where he teaches positive psychology, human development, cultural psychology, and introduction to psychology. He occasionally consults and provides training for organizations that are interested in integrating mindfulness, meditation, and positive psychology principles for personal and professional development. See Fernando's GCCAZ faculty profile.

Show Notes

• The Mindfulness Space at Glendale Community College, AZ
• "Bringing Mindfulness to the Workplace" 
• "Prevalence of Mindfulness Practices in the US Workforce: National Health Interview Survey"
• Spirit Rock Retreat that Dana was involved with

Difficult Conversations in the Classroom

Show Notes

Beth and Tenisha talk with Terri Desai, Political Science Faculty at #GCCAZ, about ways to handle difficult conversations in the classroom.

• Socratic Method
• Socratic Method in the Classroom
• Rutgers
• University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Difficult Conversations by Stone, Patton, and Heen
• The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
• Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson
• Jonathan Van Ness Over the Top

How to Up Your EduCon Game

Show Notes

Tenisha and Beth go on location at the POD Network Conference in Portland, Oregon, where they dig into ways to enhance your conference experiences, with segments for before, during and after the event. This longer episode also has multiple guests! We would really love to hear your feedback on our experiment with on-location recording, and any tips you think we missed on getting the most out of conferences. Please share your thoughts by leaving a comment below!

Pre-Conference

• GroupMe (app)
• Google Docs
• Who Moved My Cheese?
• Heavyweights
• Yelp (scroll down for mobile app links)

During the Conference

• SMART goals
• Twitter hashtags
• Apple pencil
• Chris Nielson
• Juliane Roybal

Post-Conference

• Center for Teaching, Learning & Engagement blog

POD Network Conference 

• POD Network
• 2018 POD Network Conference

Portland, Oregon

• Revolución Coffee House
• Eleni's Philoxenia
• Half-Pint Café (where Tenisha got her Mexican mocha) 
• Screen Door
• Powell's Books