Teaching Week 2025
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“They Emailed What?”: Strategies to reply to students who share they are struggling
- When students email about personal, academic, or financial distress, faculty must balance empathy with boundaries. Presenters Amanda Sanford and Gina Loschiavo share practical communication strategies, language techniques, and syllabus boundary-setting methods. Learn how PCC’s CARE referral process works, how Student Support and Intervention partners with instructors, and how to connect struggling students to vital campus resources. Posted September 11, 2025
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AI for the Educators: Module 2: AI for Lesson Planning & Content Creation
- In this workshop, Reza Rahman demonstrates how faculty can use Google Gemini to enhance lesson planning and content creation. Instructors learn to draft tailored learning objectives, refine content in the Canvas workspace, generate interactive quizzes, and design AI-resistant assignments. The session also covers building custom Gemini Gems to automate repetitive instructional tasks efficiently. Posted September 11, 2025
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Student Perspectives on “What Works Well in Online Teaching”
- PCC’s Online Learning Student Success Team and Student Ambassadors share key strategies for virtual student success. Learn how dedicated campus resources—such as success coaching and the Start Guide—combine with high-impact teaching practices like clear communication, timely feedback, active discussion presence, and accessible course design to drive online student engagement and retention. Posted September 11, 2025
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Envisioning a Just Climate Future – Connecting Your Class with PCC’s 2026 Climate Action Plan
- PCC faculty and sustainability leaders detail practical strategies for embedding climate justice into coursework ahead of the 2026 Climate Action Plan update. Learn about PCC’s progress toward carbon neutrality by 2040, available curriculum grants, campus datasets, and plug-and-play modules that use the college as a living lab to empower students through solutions-based learning. Posted September 11, 2025
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The Power of Plain Language: Myths, Benefits, and Best Practices
- Presenters: Melanie DeLeon (Communication Access and Digital Inclusion Manager) and Anette Hassold (Program Specialist, ADA/504 Compliance). Summary In this presentation, […] Posted September 11, 2025
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Harnessing Cultural Capital to Foster Inclusive Learning and Academic Belonging
- Maria Sefchick presents practical strategies for educators to shift from a deficit perspective to an asset-based framework using Tara Yosso’s cultural wealth model. Learn how to leverage students' aspirational, linguistic, and social capital through culturally relevant materials, storytelling, and reflective activities to boost engagement, confidence, and academic belonging in the classroom. Posted September 11, 2025
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AI for the Educators: Module 3: AI for Administrative Tasks & Personalized Learning
- Discover how educators can leverage AI tools like Google Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude to streamline administrative tasks and personalize student learning. Presenter Sibai Li demonstrates practical applications—from drafting emails and scheduling to creating adaptive study guides and course chatbots—while emphasizing data privacy, accuracy, and responsible AI implementation in the classroom. Posted September 11, 2025
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From Surviving to Thriving: Enhancing Confidence in Today’s Students
- In this presentation, Natalie Mix and Rebecca Hillary share practical strategies to boost student confidence, belonging, and academic success. Educators will learn how to foster inclusive learning environments and teach essential study skills—including active learning, metacognition, and reflection—helping students become more engaged, resilient, and independent learners across any discipline. Posted September 11, 2025
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Staying Sharp Online: Training Paths for Every Instructor
- Discover professional development options offered by PCC’s Online Learning team to enhance online and hybrid teaching. From foundational orientations to specialized pathways like BEARS, POSM, and MARMOT, faculty can find training tailored to their experience and modality. Access workshops, D2L resources, accessibility tools, and personalized instructional support to build engaging courses. Posted September 11, 2025
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Trauma Informed Approaches: Balance & Self-Care Strategies
- Discover a trauma-informed approach to faculty and staff self-care. Learn how chronic stress and trauma trigger fight, flight, freeze, or fawn responses, and explore practical regulation strategies—from mindfulness and the RAIN framework to healthy boundaries. Recognize burnout signs and build a realistic, multi-dimensional self-care plan to stay grounded while supporting students. Posted September 11, 2025