Adjunct Professional Day

21st Century Skills:

Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration and Creativity

Welcome to the Second Annual Adjunct Professional Day!  This is a day to exchange ideas, share successes and discuss what we need to do to instill  the 4 Cs in students. 

The new UTRGV has a unique opportunity to be the first university designed for the 21st Century.  We as faculty have a unique opportunity to lead the way on new, creative curriculum and delivery methods.  We can ignore the boxed classroom walls and bust out beyond them.   

Date:  Saturday, August 23
Time:  9 am - 3:30 pm
Location: Sabel Hall 2.204

Sabel Hall is the classroom building next to the library on University Blvd.

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Time	Event	Location
8:30 –   9:00	Registration	SABH 2.204 (Sabel Hall)
9:00 –   9:30	Welcome	SABH 2.204
9:30 – 10:30	Key Note	SABH 2.204
10:30 – 10:45	Break
10:45 - 12:00	Breakout Sessions
	The Creative Classroom	SABH 2.106
	Communications - Engaging students Their Way	Main 1.504
	Critical Thinking – Beyond Multiple Choice	SABH 2.102
	Collaboration -  Team Learning	SABH 2.204
12:15 –  1:15	Working Lunch –  Introduction to the CTL	SABH 2.204
1:15 –  1:30	Break
1:30 –  2:30	Breakout Sessions
	The Creative Classroom	SABH 2.106
	Communications - Engaging students Their Way	Main 1.504
	Critical Thinking – Beyond Multiple Choice	SABH 2.102
	Collaboration -  Team Learning	SABH 2.204
2:30 – 3:30	Sharing Our Results	SABH 2.204

Suggested reading:

National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality. "A Research-to-Practice Brief Toward the Effective Teaching of New." May 2012. http://www.gtlcenter.org/sites/default/files/docs/TowardEffectiveTeaching.pdf. Ed. Jane G. Coggshall. PDF Booklet. 10 May 2014.

National Education Society. "Preparing 21st Century Students for a Global Society An Educator's Guide to the "Four Cs"." Summer 2011. http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/A-Guide-to-Four-Cs.pdf. Electronic Booklet. 10 May 2014.

Stevens, Mark. "The 21st-Century Learner Create! Communicate! Collaborate! ." 04 April 2014. http://www.nea.org/home/46989.htm. Blog Post. 10 May 2014.

Winston, Rachel. "Crossing the Digital Divide - Understanding and Engaging 21st Century Students" Winter 2007. http://www.faccc.org/pubs/facccts/features/feature_winter07.pdf. PDF Article. 10 April 201. Faculty Association of California Community Colleges.