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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

The spring Flex schedule is still in development. Please check back soon for updates.

Tuesday, January 14

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Time Workshop Presenter(s) Modality Focus
8:00 am to 12:00 pm Distance Education, Universal Design and Accessibility Drop-in Bonanza! Timi Poeppelman Online  Teaching Support
1:00 to 4:00 pm Dedicated Accessibility Time (Drop-in) Timi Poeppelman In-person  Teaching Support


Wednesday, January 15

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Time Workshop Presenter(s) Modality Focus
9:00 to 10:20 am Financial Aid Ask the Experts Panel Discussion Angela Brady, Lana Foon, Ka Lee, Ali Padash, Mari Peshon, and Robin Ralston Online  District
 Student Support
9:00 am to 12:00 pm PD Institute: Talk Story to Reclaim Our Radical Imagination CRC Ethnic Studies Faculty Hybrid  Teaching Support 
 Student Support
12:00 to 1:00 pm

Senate and Union Lunch Social

RSVP required

Dr. Jacob Velzquez, Dr. Teresa Aldredge In-person  Teaching Support
1:00 to 2:00 pm Improving the Course Equivalency Review Process Using TES Kim Goff, Kevin Wong Online  District 
 Teaching Support
1:00 to 3:00 pm PD Institute: Using Open Pedagogy and Open Educational Resources to Support Anti-racist and Inclusive Teaching Support and Learning Gregory Beyrer, Gail Dartez, Kelsey Ford, Fairuze Ramirez, Jena Trench Hybrid  Teaching Support
3:00 to 4:30 pm Elk Grove Center Faculty Orientation Ashu Mishra In-person  Teaching Support


Thursday, January 16

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Time Workshop Presenter(s) Modality Focus
8:30 to 9:15 am Coffee with the Presidents Dr. Edward Bush, Miguel Lemus, Dr. Jacob Velasquez, Dr. Teresa Aldredge Hybrid  Teaching Support 
 Student Support
9:30 to 10:45 am Prevent and Protect: Opioid Overdose and Drink Spiking Victoria Flores, Michelle Barkley Online  Student Support
9:30 to 10:45 am The CRC Makerspace - How to Use It for Your Classes, Student Clubs, or Projects Eric Anderson Hybrid  Teaching Support 
 Student Support
9:30 to 10:45 am Assessing Instructional Student Learning Outcomes Katy Wilson In-person  Teaching Support
9:30 to 10:45 am Reflections and Action: How Lessons from Ghana can Guide our Work Teresa Aldredge, Kendra Amos, Tanika Byrd, Aujonique Dismukes, Brianna Ellis, Tadael Emiru, Winnie Hung, Brandy Jones-Thomas, Trinity Wilson Hybrid  Teaching Support 
 Student Support
9:30 to 10:45 am TICC Talk Amy Avalos, Emily Barkley, Megan Neves, Cameron Whitfield In-person  Student Support
10:30 am to 12:00 pm DSPS Open House DSPS Team In-person  Teaching Support 
 Student Support
11:00 am to 12:00 pm Using Honorlock for Online Proctoring Honorlock Online  District 
 Teaching Support
11:00 am to 12:15 pm Open Educational Resources (OER): Back to Basics Andi Adkins Pogue Online  Teaching Support
11:00 am to 12:15 pm Academic Integrity and Generative AI: Evaluating and Critiquing AI Output Fairuze Ahmed-Ramirez, Linda Sneed Online  Teaching Support
11:00 am to 12:15 pm Meeting Student's Basic Needs: Basic Needs as a Pathway to Justice and Equity Oscar Mendoza Plascencia, Gwen Adao, Dr. Brianna Ellis In-person  Student Support
11:00 am to 12:15 pm Program Review Working Session for Instructional Areas Katy Wilson In-person  Teaching Support
11:00 am to 12:15 pm I’ve Called 911, Now What Do I Do? Michelle Barkley, Monica Cummings, Samantha Juner Online  Teaching Support 
 Student Support
12:30 to 1:45 pm Curriculum Assistance Karl Zoller Online  Teaching Support 
12:30 to 1:45 pm Level Up Your Online Teaching with New and Almost-New Canvas Tools Gregory Beyrer In-person  Teaching Support 
12:30 to 1:45 pm Reading, Writing and Studying Tool Demonstration (Kurzweil 3000 Software) Corey Navis, Yolanda Garcia Online  Student Support
12:30 to 1:45 pm Connecting Curriculum with Careers: Using Handshake as a Classroom Resource Cameron Whitfield, Amy Avalos Online  Teaching Support 
 Student Support
2:00 to 3:15 pm Early Alert Dr. Brianna Ellis Online  Teaching Support
2:00 to 3:15 pm CRC Club Advisor 411 Kayla Anaya, Nataliya Kolesnik, Malee Vang Online  Student Support
3:30 to 4:45 pm No Hidden Fees: Building Student Trust through Material Cost Transparency Andi Adkins Pogue Online  District 
 Teaching Support
3:30 to 4:45 pm Department Chair Meeting This is a closed session. Please contact Naomi Bahm for more information. N/A  Teaching Support

Thursday, January 16

Evening Adjunct Convocation

Theme: Visibility – Action – Success: How Best to Support Native Students at CRC

Online: Join on Zoom
Time Program Modality
5:15 to 6:15 pm

Main Program

  • Leadership announcements: Senate Presidents and College President
  • Adjunct Convocation will be online. However, the Winn Center, WIN 150 will be available for adjunct faculty who would like to participate and gather in-person.
Online

Adjunct Faculty Career and Academic Community (CAC) Meetings

Time Program Modality
4:00 to 5:00 pm

Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS)

Online
6:00 to 7:00 pm

Business and Computer Science (BCS)

Online
6:30 to 7:00 pm

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


Friday, January 17

CRC Convocation Program

Theme: Visibility – Action – Success: How Best to Support Native Students at CRC

In-Person Location: CRC Main Campus, Cafeteria

RSVP IN ADVANCE

Livestream on YouTube

Time Program
8:00 to 8:30 am Morning refreshments
8:30 am to 12:00 pm

CRC Convocation

Program begins promptly at 8:30 am. Please RSVP in advance.

Program information

12:00 to 1:00 pm Lunch in the Cafeteria
1:00 to 4:00 pm CAC Meetings

Afternoon: Career and Academic Community (CAC) Meetings

Time Meeting Modality
1:00 to 3:00 pm

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

  • Winn Center, WIN 104
  • Adjunct faculty are encouraged to join this meeting
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)

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

Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS)

Online
1:00 to 2:00 pm

Kinesiology, Health, & Athletics (KHA) Department Meeting

  • Community & Athletic Center, CAC 132
In-person
1:00 to 3:00 pm

Arts, Media and Entertainment (AME)

  • VPAC Music room, M 300
  • Adjunct faculty are encouraged to join this meeting
In-person
1:30 to 2:30 pm

Automotive, Construction, and Design Technology (ACDT)

Online
2:00 to 3:30 pm

Athletics Department Meeting

  • Community & Athletic Center, CAC 132
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.


Looking for more? See our sister colleges’ online Flex offerings.

ARC Flex Schedule FLC Flex Schedule SCC Flex Schedule