Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence

Transforming Educators into Changemakers

Teaching Week 2026 Logo They Said What?: Navigating Student Behavior and Free Speech
PCC conduct coordinators share strategies for navigating student free speech and managing classroom behavior using clear communication and supportive intervention processes. Posted September 26, 2026
Teaching Week 2026 Logo Extended Testing Time Procedure for Students with Limited English Proficiency – Approved!
PCC presents a newly approved procedure offering extended testing time for multilingual students with limited English proficiency, helping align grades with subject knowledge. Posted September 26, 2026
Teaching Week 2026 Logo The Art of Teaching: Using Student Experience to Teach Concepts
Martha Bailey demonstrates how connecting abstract concepts to students' real-life experiences fosters deeper understanding, student agency, and critical thinking. Posted September 26, 2026
Teaching Week 2026 Logo Teaching Math Corequisites
PCC math faculty share data and strategies from their corequisite model, demonstrating how paired support classes help students succeed directly in college-level math. Posted September 26, 2026
Teaching Week 2026 Logo What Works Well in Online Teaching: Using Video to Humanize Learning and Foster Active Engagement
PCC faculty share practical ways to use short, authentic videos to boost student engagement, humanize online classes, and build strong learning communities. Posted September 26, 2026
Teaching Week 2026 Logo AI and the End of History
James McConnell explores how faculty can teach students to critically challenge AI outputs using historical inquiry, protecting independent thinking in the classroom. Posted September 26, 2026
Teaching Week 2026 Logo AI and the New World: New Knowledge Work Requires Changed Instruction
Clarissa Littler explores how rapidly evolving AI agents are transforming knowledge work and presents strategies for supporting "cyborg students" through critical reasoning, hands-on experimentation, and cross-disciplinary teaching. Posted September 26, 2026
Teaching Week 2026 Logo Teaching Writing Corequisites
An overview of Portland Community College's corequisite writing model, featuring initial student success data, implementation strategies, and future placement plans. Posted September 26, 2026
Teaching Week 2026 Logo Leverage AI to Complement Your Human Skills
Discover how faculty can leverage reasoning AI models, multi-agent simulation, and process-focused assessment to complement essential human skills in higher education. Posted September 26, 2026
Teaching Week 2026 Logo Fostering Student Resilience Through Climate Storytelling
Learn how PCC faculty are using climate storytelling to build student resilience, address climate anxiety, and bring climate justice into the classroom. Posted September 26, 2026