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All faculty must participate in professional
development activities. Administrative and classified
employees are not required to participate but may do so
pending approval by supervisors and/or managers.
Eight hours maximum can be accumulated per day
for professional development activity.
Faculty at Grossmont College can choose from a
full schedule of activities during Professional Development Week to
satisfy development hours, including a general faculty meeting,
division and department meetings (department chairs and coordinators
may apply up to eight hours of credit for performing necessary
department and program duties during that week) and office hours (5
hours credit) for consultation with staff and/or students. Hours may
also be fulfilled by:
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Attendance at GCCCD-scheduled Professional Development Week activities
(on-campus workshops, field trips, etc.).
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Off-campus conference, seminar, institute, or workshop participation;
and webinars or other similar web-based training. This may
take place on any day of the year, provided the instructor
has met his/her teaching requirements for that day. 8 hours
maximum is awarded per day. You must also
have approval from the Chair/Coordinator and Dean for attendance
at such events. Complete the
Conference
Attendance Request.
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Special projects, including writing grants, writing a textbook.
Prior approval from the Professional Development Committee,
followed by approval from the Chair/Coordinator and the Dean is required.
Please complete the Project
Proposal Form. At
the conclusion of the special project, you must submit a report
documenting the results to the Chair/Coordinator and Division
Dean.
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Workshop presentation. For every one hour *in* presentation,
you will receive one hour preparation credit - for each
different presentation. Thus,
if you offer 3 different
presentations of 2 hours each, you will receive 6 hours
presentation credit and 6 hours preparation time credit, for a
total of 12 hours. However, if you offer 3 of the same
presentations, 2 hours each, you will get 2 hours of preparation
credit and 6 hours of presentation credit, for a total of 8
hours.
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Complete 4faculty.org
modules. There are twenty modules in the
4faculty.org website. Professional development credit
or hours can be earned as you successfully complete the modules.
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View Professional Development
Committee-approved media, which are
housed in the Grossmont College Library at the
Media Desk, or may be available via streaming video.
Note: You MUST complete an evaluation form to get credit for any media viewing.
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You may get
Professional Development credit for courses from 2- or 4-year
accredited institutions with prior department chair and dean
approval. You may receive up to 30 hours credit per year.
Note: You may NOT receive both professional development credit
and credit toward step and column advancement at the same time.
You must choose one or the other.
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You may get up to 5
hours credit per year for sitting in on another instructor's class with
prior department chair and dean approval. Submit the
Professional Development Faculty Contract for approval, and
this evaluation form
afterwards.
How many hours of Professional Development are full-time faculty
required to complete?
The requirement is
40 hours in an academic year - more if you teach overload. See
the requirements link for further
information.
How many hours of Professional Development are part-time faculty
required to complete?
The requirement is
the same number of professional development hours that the class
they teach meets per week. See the
requirements link for further information.
When must professional Development for part-time faculty be
completed in any one term?
The requirement is
that professional development must be completed with the first 5
weeks fo the term - *with* an approved Activity Plan.
Yes. Make sure your attendance can be verified,
i.e. writing your name on the sign-in sheet at that activity.
Yes. Obtain pre-approval by submitting a
Conference
Attendance Request to your department chair and division dean.
You may claim credit at only ONE college for any professional
development completed.
Yes. You are still a member of the faculty
while on sabbatical leave, however the activity cannot be part of
your sabbatical project.
Regular instruction and office hours,
department or division meetings during the semester, campus
committee work, classroom preparation, United Faculty and Academic
Senate meetings during the semester, reviewing the literature, and
like activities are considered part of one’s teaching role and do
not qualify for development credit.
No staff development activities during
Professional Development Week or the semester have mandatory
attendance. According to the Academic Senate for California
Community Colleges, in agreement with the state Chancellor’s office,
“faculty should not be subject to ‘attendance mandatory’ activities
or days unless agreed to by a shared governance process.” However,
you are strongly encouraged to attend division and department
meetings that are held during Professional Development Week because
the majority of the meeting’s time is devoted to staff development
topics. Unlike the 165-day academic calendar requirement for
teaching faculty, counselors, librarians, and special service
faculty are on 193-day calendars and have no staff development
requirements. However, they are encouraged to participate in flex
activities given the opportunity.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to
give presentations during Professional Development Week or the
semester. Simply submit a presentation proposal to the Professional
Development Committee for approval and scheduling. Faculty who
present activities will receive one hour preparation credit for every hour of a
presentation, up to 6 hours. A presentation is an activity intended to disseminate
knowledge or to facilitate specific skill development and/or
competencies. Presenters plan and deliver their activities, make all
arrangements for handouts, reserve and set-up their presentation
rooms, and collect sign-in sheets and evaluation forms.
How do
I submit a proposal for presenting a flex-week workshop?
A call For Workshops" email from the Faculty
Professional Development Committee will be sent to your Grossmont
College email account in October (for Spring Flex Week) and in April
(for Fall Flex Week) with instructions and deadlines for submitting
a proposal. Submitting a proposal does not guarantee that your
workshop will be scheduled. The FPD committee will decide if
the proposal fits with the Flex Week theme and goals of the
committee.
If I volunteer, what are the
most needed
presentation activities during Professional Development Week or
during the semester?
Faculty and staff are encouraged to be as
innovative in their presentation activities as possible. Especially
helpful, though, would be the following topics:
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Improvement of teaching (techniques, classroom management,
assessment).
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Maintenance of current academic and technical knowledge and
skills.
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Curriculum development and evaluation.
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Retraining to meet changing institutional needs.
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Intersegmental exchange programs between educational institutions
or community agencies/groups, i.e. community outreach.
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Development of innovations in instructional and administrative
techniques and program effectiveness.
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Computer and technological proficiency programs.
How do I communicate ideas about
potential activities or needs for future flex weeks?
If you have an idea for a potential activity or need for future
flex weeks, you can either submit a proposal when the "Call for
Workshops" email has been sent out, or you can send your idea to the
chairs of the committee and they will incorporate it into the next
committee meeting agenda for discussion. |
