Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence

Teaching Week

CARE Referrals Referring Confidently with CARE: Steps and Strategies for Submitting CARE Referrals
Learn practical strategies and steps for submitting CARE referrals at PCC to help students navigate personal, financial, and academic challenges. Posted September 8, 2025
Raising Awareness of the Cascade Festival of African Films
Discover how PCC’s Cascade Festival of African Films provides free cultural cinema, educational resources, and classroom opportunities for faculty and students. Posted September 8, 2025
Sparking Student Curiosity - PCC STEAM Centers Sparking Student Curiosity: Connecting Classrooms to PCC STEAM Centers
Discover how PCC faculty can partner with district STEAM Centers to integrate hands-on making, emerging technologies, and experiential learning directly into course curricula. Posted September 8, 2025
Trauma-Informed-Approaches Trauma Informed Approaches (TIA) in Higher Education (Modules 1-3) (Session Repeated)
PCC counselors share practical Trauma-Informed Approaches (TIA) for higher education. Learn how trauma and stress affect student learning, master the "Regulate, Relate, Reason" framework for dysregulation, and apply six core principles—including safety, flexibility, and cultural responsiveness—to foster an inclusive classroom culture that supports memory and executive function. Posted September 8, 2025
AI-Proofing Your Assignment AI-Proofing Your Assignments: Designing for Authentic Learning in the Age of Generative AI
Learn how to shift from AI detection to authentic assignment design that promotes critical thinking, academic integrity, and process-oriented student learning. Posted September 8, 2025
Basic Needs PCC Same Fresh Food, New Fresh Approach: PCC Panther Pantry Transition to A Holistic Basic Needs Support Model
Learn how PCC’s Panther Pantry is transitioning into a Student Basic Needs Center to offer holistic student support, online pantry ordering, smart pickup lockers, and trauma-informed care. Posted September 8, 2025
Partners in the Student Conduct Process
Learn how PCC’s Division of Student Support and Intervention collaborates with faculty and staff to navigate the student conduct process through trauma-informed care, due process, and holistic support. Posted September 8, 2025
Know your IX: How faculty can support Title IX at PCC Know Your IX: How faculty can support Title IX
Learn how PCC faculty and staff can fulfill Title IX reporting duties, navigate campus resources, and provide trauma-informed support to students impacted by gender-based violence. Posted September 8, 2025
Teaching Week 2025 – September 8, 9 and 10th!
We’re excited to share that the Teaching Week Program Guide is now available. This year’s program offers 28 diverse sessions […] Posted August 26, 2025
Screenshot of the Teaching Week 2024 presentation, "Online Learning Training Opportunities for the 2024-25 Academic Year" Online Learning Training Opportunities for the 2024-25 Academic Year
Portland Community College’s Online Learning department provides faculty with comprehensive professional development opportunities across all teaching modalities. Key offerings include required orientations, multimodality workshops, Teaching Pairs, external training via QM and OLC, seasonal book clubs, and dedicated discipline-specific mentors designed to enhance instruction, equity, and student engagement. Posted September 11, 2024
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