About Us
Welcome!
Our Mission Statement
The mission of the Staff Development Program at Los Angeles Southwest College is to promote excellence in performance and personal growth among faculty, staff, and administrators by providing opportunities that create incentives to ensure student success and life-long learning.
Spring 2013 Brown Bag Series
April 11, 2013
Creating a Culture of Student Success:
Inclusive and Engaging Pedagogy
by Dr. Cuseo
11:15 a.n. - 12:30 p.m. | SSEC 201A
View the presentation outline and event flyer for more information.
Event materials:
Student Information Sheet taken from: Thriving in College & Beyond: Research-Based Strategies for Academic Success & Personal Development, 2nd ed. Cuseo, Fecas, & Thompson (2009). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt
March 14, 2013
Creating a Culture of Student Success:
Universal Principles & Common Language
by Dr. Cuseo
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. SSEC 201A
See presentation flyer for more information
Presentation materials for March 14 series
View handout from March 7 presentation
Spring 2013 Flex Day
January 31, 2013
View Spring 2013 Flex Day Agenda
Fall 2012 Brown Bag Lunch Series/ Workshops
The Staff Development Committee is pleased to announce a series of presentations that will form a part of the Staff Development Program at Los Angeles Southwest College for the Fall 2012 semester. The schedule will be updated on a regular basis to keep you apprised of upcoming events.
The presentations will generally be held in the SSEC Building, Room 210, from 11:15 am to 12:30pm. NOTE: Some presentations may be held at other locations, depending on the topic.
October 23, 2012
"Student Discipline- An Overview for Instructors"
by Mr. Eric Kim of the Office of General Counsel of LACCD
Room SSEC 210, 11:15am to 12:30pm
| CLICK HERE to view the presentation from this Student Discipline workshop. |
This is a repeat of a presentation given by Mr. Kim during the Spring 2012 semester. Mr. Kim will cover a wide gamut of topics that we all need to be familiar with, so that we do not take actions that can create problems for Faculty personally and the College as an institution. Topics include:
- Options for dealing with difficult and / or obnoxious students in your classroom or other environment?
- What can/should you do when faced with a threatening student?
- Responsibilities of Faculty, Staff and Administrators with respect to student discipline?
- Your rights
- Your student’s rights
- What Faculty can and cannot do with regard to student discipline
October 30, 2012
"Rubrics as an Assessment Strategy"
by Prof Glenn Yoshida
SSEC 210, 11:15am to 12:30pm
| CLICK HERE to view the presentation from this SLO Rubrics workshop. |
This presentation is the second in a series of SLO training workshops presented by the SLO committee.
November 8, 2012
"10 Things You Should Know About Outlook"
by the CSIT Department
TEC 230, 11:15am to 12:30pm
This presentation will be a hands-on presentation where you will actually be performing the activities with the seminar leader. Topics to be covered include:
- Setting up multiple calendars
- Creating a distribution list
- Creating folders
- How to direct messages to specific folders you have created
- Setting up outlook to have multiple panes i.e. to view several screens at once
- Setting up recurring events in Outlook calendar
- Inviting Faculty /staff using outlook to a meeting using Outlook calendar
November 15, 2012
"Creating an Effective Mindset for My Student's Success II"
by the Student Success Center
Student Success Center (SSEC 110A), 11:15am to 12:30pm
This is a special discussion on how to help move students toward a college mindset of growth and success. The focus of the SCC presentation will be on how to create growth mindset which allows students to enhance learning and reach higher levels of achievement. This Part II session will include some of the advantages of using Student Lingo and other online platforms.
Fall 2012 Flex Day
CLICK HERE to view information about the Fall 2012 Flex Day Activities.
CLICK HERE to view the 2012-13 Professional Growth & Development Information Form
This document contains important information about:
- Your Flex Obligation
- Pre-Approved Professional Growth & Development Opportunities
- Conference Attendance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Advancement in Academic Rank
- FAQs about Professional Growth & Development
The document also includes the Instructional Improvement Agreement Form for July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. IMPORTANT: Instructional Improvement Forms are due no later that June 1, 2013. Failure to complete your obligation affects your wages as well as your faculty evaluation.