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Home Faculty and Staff Professional Development Flex Schedule

Please Note: Instructional full-time faculty and some adjunct faculty members owe Flex hours as part of their professional development obligation. Please refer to Flex Information.

All District employees are free to attend any CRC Flex workshop. Any Flex workshops that are recorded will be made available on CRC's Convocations YouTube channel and the Professional Development Canvas page.

Special Note: You will be more successful in online workshops if you connect using a laptop or PC so that you can fully participate in online activities.

Focus Categories:
 Teaching Support  |    Student Support  |    District Offering

Tuesday, August 20

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Time Workshop Presenter(s) Modality Focus
9:00 am to 1:00 pm New CRC Faculty Welcome Sabrina Sencil, Tanika Byrd Hybrid  Teaching Support
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Hiring the Best and Equity Representative Training Cynthia Girardi Online  District
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Accessibility Resources for Faculty Timi Poeppelman, Jacob Traugott, Gabriella Nuttal, Lori Hokerson, Beki Osa Mendell, Summer Cavalier, Leslie Reeves Online  Teaching Support
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Undocu-Ally Training LRCCD Undocu-Liaisons Online  Teaching Support 
 Student Support

Wednesday, August 21

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Time Workshop Presenter(s) Modality Focus
9:00 to 11:00 am Hiring the Best and Equity Representative Training Dr. Lisceth Brazil-Cruz Online  District
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Bits and Bots: A Playful Dive into AI Wonderland Rochelle Perez, Jena Trench, Emily Bond, Wendell Fishman, Fairuze Ramirez, Linda Sneed, Lesley Gale Hybrid  Teaching Support
12:00 to 1:00 pm Managing Stress with Yoga Todd Drybread Hybrid  Teaching Support 
 Student Support
12:00 to 1:00 pm Senate and Union Lunch Social Dr. Jacob Velazquez, Dr. Teresa Aldredge Hybrid  Teaching Support
1:00 to 2:00 pm Los Rios IT Services Overview Kevin Wong Online  District
1:00 to 2:15 pm What’s New in Distance Education at CRC (In-person) Nicole Woolley In-person  Teaching Support
2:00 to 3:00 pm Using Honorlock for Online Proctoring David Conboy (Honorlock) Online  District
2:30 to 3:45 pm What’s New in Distance Education at CRC (Zoom) Nicole Woolley Online  Teaching Support

Thursday, August 22

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Time Workshop Presenter(s) Modality Focus
9:00 to 10:15 am Coffee with the Presidents Dr. Edward Bush, Miguel Lemus, Dr. Jacob Velasquez, Dr. Teresa Aldredge Online  Teaching Support 
 Student Support
9:00 to 10:20 am Identifying Suicide Risk and How to Respond TBD Online  District
10:30 to 11:30 am Opioid Overdose Prevention Training TBD Online  District
10:30 to 11:45 am Meet the CAC Success Coaches Jenny Bang, Gurpreet Bhatia, Clarissa Correa-Hamilton, Denize Figueroa, Lucia Rodriguez-V, Choua Vue, Houa Vue Online  Student Support
10:30 to 11:45 am DSPS Overview and LD 101: Meet the New Learning Disability Specialist DSPS Staff Online  Student Support
10:30 to 11:45 am CRC Data Resources 101 Katy Wilson, Paul Meinz In-person  Teaching Support
10:30 to 11:45 am Get Paid to Adopt/Adapt OER Andi Adkins Pogue Hybrid  Teaching Support
10:30 to 11:45 am Department Chair Meeting This is a closed session. Please contact Naomi Bahm for more information. --  Teaching Support
10:30 to 11:45 am Palestine and Movements of Solidarity: Strategies for Fostering Love, Empathy, and Understanding Jose Alfaro, Fairuze Ramirez, Linda Sneed Online  Teaching Support
12:00 to 1:00 pm Self-Care Workshop TBD Online  District
12:00 to 1:15 pm Get Started on Program Review Katy Wilson In-person  Teaching Support
1:00 to 2:20 pm Overview of Student Health and Wellness Center Services, and How to Support Students with Mental Health Distress TBD Online  District
1:30 to 2:45 pm Beyond Accommodations: How Embracing Non-Apparent Disabilities Benefits Everyone Kerstin Feindert, Lesley Gale Online  Teaching Support
1:30 to 2:45 pm Tutoring Services – Partner With Us in Supporting Students! Ryana Fisher, Priscilla Trujillo, Stuart Canton, Pedro Rubalcava, Natalia Kolesnik Hybrid  Student Support
3:00 to 4:15 pm Using Open Pedagogy and Open Educational Resources to Support Anti-racist and Inclusive Teaching Support and Learning Kelsey Ford, Noah Gardner, Fairuze Ramirez, Jena Trench, Gail Dartez Online  Teaching Support
3:00 to 4:15 pm Early Alert Tadael Emiru, Dr. Brianna Ellis Online  Teaching Support
3:00 to 5:00 pm Elk Grove Center Faculty Orientation Ashu Mishra In-person  Teaching Support

Thursday, August 22

Evening Adjunct Convocation

Theme: Celebrate, Center, and Cultivate: Our Story

In-Person Location: CRC Main Campus, Winn Center, WIN 150
Online: Join on Zoom

Healthy snacks and beverages will be provided for the evening convocation event.
Time Program Modality
5:15 to 6:15 pm

Main Program

  • Leadership announcements: Senate Presidents and College President
  • Understanding the Model Minority Myth Community of Story-Tellers - Educational Journeys of our API Faculty, Classified Professionals, Administrators, and Students
 Hybrid

Adjunct Faculty Career and Academic Community (CAC) Meetings
Time Program Modality
4:00 to 5:00 pm

CAC Meeting: Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS)

 Online
6:15 to 7:15 pm

CAC Meeting: English and Language Studies (ELS)

 Online
6:30 to 7:30 pm

CAC Meeting: Business and Computer Science (BCS)

 Online
6:30 to 7:30 pm

CAC Meeting: Arts, Media and Entertainment (AME)

 Online
6:30 to 7:30 pm

CAC Meeting: Science, Math, and Engineering (SME)

  • Science Building, SCI 308
  • Room will open at 6:00 pm and faculty are welcome to come by when available for refreshments and Q&A time with SME deans, administrative assistants, and department chairs.
 In-person

ACDT, AFNR, and HHS adjunct faculty are encouraged to attend their CAC meeting on Friday afternoon. See Friday's CAC meeting schedule.

Friday, August 23

CRC Convocation Program

Theme: Celebrate, Center, and Cultivate: Our Story

In-Person Location: CRC Main Campus, Recital Hall, Visual and Performing Arts Center (VPAC)

Livestream on YouTube

Download Convocation Program PDF

Check-In Online
Time Program
8:30 am to 12:00 pm

CRC Convocation

Morning refreshments provided outside of the Recital Hall. Program begins promptly at 8:30 am. Please RSVP in advance.

Program Schedule

Download Convocation Program

Check-In Online

Livestream on YouTube
12:00 to 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 to 4:00 pm CAC Meetings

Afternoon: Career and Academic Community (CAC) Meetings
Time Meeting Modality
1:00 to 2:00 pm

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR)
and
Health and Human Services (HHS)

  • In-person at the Winn Center, WIN-104 (map)
 In-person
1:00 to 2:00 pm

Business and Computer Science (BCS)

 Online
1:00 to 2:00 pm

English and Language Studies (ELS)

 Hybrid
1:00 to 2:00 pm

Science, Math and Engineering (SME)

  • In-person in the Science building, SCI 308
 In-person
1:00 to 2:00 pm

Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS)

 Online
1:00 to 2:30 pm

Kinesiology, Health, & Athletics (KHA) Department Meeting

  • In-person at the Community and Athletic Center, CAC 140 (map)
 In-person
1:00 to 3:00 pm

Arts, Media and Entertainment (AME)

  • In-person in the VPAC, Choir Room, M 300 (map)
 In-person
1:30 to 2:30

Automotive, Construction, and Design Technology (ACDT)

  • In-person at the Winn Center, WIN 111A (map)
  • Or Join on Zoom (Meeting ID: 849 2454 3173)
 Hybrid
2:30 to 4:00 pm

Athletics Department Meeting

  • In-person at the Community and Athletic Center, CAC 140 (map)
 In-person

ADA Accessibility

For ADA accessibility accommodations, please contact Claudia Hoffman at hoffmac@crc.losrios.edu. Contact Claudia for disability accommodations only. For general inquiries, please contact either the facilitators of the event or CRC-prodev@crc.losrios.edu.

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