New Assessment for Proposals

The Professional Development committee has developed a rubric for assessing long-term professional development proposals. This tool is useful not only to the committee, but also to anyone applying for funds to be able to gauge the strength of their application . Click here to look at the rubric.

Popcorn & a Movie

The Classified Council will be hosting a Popcorn ‘n a Movie event on Friday, 10/24, 12n – 2pm in room 6202.  The DVD shown features Chris Gardener, guest speaker at the CSEA Conference.  Chris si the "real life" person portrayed by Will Smith in "the Pursuit of Happynes". Bring your lunch and join us.  Popcorn, soda and water will be provided.

On Course at Skyline

This is the last month to apply for the upcoming 3 Day On Course I Workshop here at Skyline College. You can read more about the workshop and the easy application process on page two or you can contact any of the following for registration information; Jon Freedman, Melissa Komadina, Regina Pelayo, Donna Bestock or Phyllis Taylor. For more information about the whole program you can go directly to the On Course workshop web site at http://www.oncourseworkshop.com/The Basic Skills Initiative is offering this workshop to 40 faculty and staff here at Skyline this January, FREE. Attendance at one of these workshops around the country would cost you more than $900! You are encouraged to apply for enrollment early, as space is limited.

SLOAC

Skyline's vital SLOAC Committee has had their first meeting of the year and are beginning plans for the upcoming March Flex '09 Flex day. Check out their work at http://www.smccd.net/accounts/skysloac/index.htm

CTL for Flex Credit

The Center for Teaching & Learning at Skyline has a strong and on-going fall line up. Take a look at http://ctlonline.net

CONFERENCE DATES & ANNOUNCEMENTS

On line Adobe acrobat classes at Skyline:
USING ADVANCED FEATURES OF ADOBE ACROBAT :CRN 91912 CAOT 665SV OL, 1 unit, Nov. 6 to Dec. 18

Facing History Facing Ourselves On line Seminars; September 25th & October 25th start dates. to register go to Facinghistory.org

Meeting the Need; Understanding Long Term Care; A Seminar on long-term care planning that offers strategies for designing a personalized plan. Wed., Nov. 5, Skyline College, Building 6, Room 203 12:00-1:00. RSVP by Oct. 13 to: Mehrdad Elahi,  Elahim@smccd.edu or call 358-6827

What Faculty Members Need to Know about Retention; The Teaching Professor online seminar; Nov. 20th, for information: http://www.magnapubs.com/calendar/256.html?s=tm&p=email

FACCC Diversity Conference; Jan. 14 & 15, sacramento Ca. for more information go to http://www.faccc.org/workshop/workshop/2009/diversitymain.htm

The Teaching Professor Conference; June 5-7, 2009 in Washington, D.C. To learn more or register, go to http://www.teachingprofessor.com/conference/pricing-registration.html

CONFERENCE FUNDING:

CLASSIFIED STAFF: If you are interested in attending a conference/workshop or to enroll in an approved college course towards a degree, Classified Staff Development Funds are available to you.Contact Antonae Robertson robertsona@smccd.edu. or go to the District downloads to apply.

FACULTY: For conference fee and substitute cost, you may apply for Professional Development funds. Please go to the following link for additional information regarding the funds; www.smccd.edu/accounts/skyfaculty/prodev.html. If you have any questions, please contact the chair of the committee Rick Hough; hough@smccd.edu Due dates are:
Long-Term Proposals for Spring 2009: Friday, October 17, '08 Long-Term Proposals for Fall 2009: Monday, February 2, 2009
Sabbatical proposals due Monday, February 2, 2009 Click here to view the rubric used for assessing proposals.

Short-Term Proposals: At least 21 days prior to the project
And in answer to that all important question, yes travel expenses may be approved at the discretion of the committee.