Spring 2025 Professional Development Week (PDW)

Spring 2025 Professional Development Week (PDW)

Welcome to Spring 2025 Professional Development Week (PDW)!

Theme: Embracing Resilient Educators

Focus on the workshops that best suit your professional development goals and schedule. A wide range of offerings is provided, so pick the ones that will benefit you the most.

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9:00am MST

Beyond Textbooks: Exploring the Benefits of Open Educational Resources ZoomChristine Gaccetta-Sharp Teaching High School Students ZoomJessica Korthals The Power of Differences: Strategies for Neurodiverse Learning ZoomJillian Stork D2L Basics Workshop (2 Hour Session) ZoomRob Fredricksen

10:30am MST

Creating Ready-to-Teach Courses and Programs: Why and How to Do It ZoomTeresa Ward • Woody Boyd The best is yet to come... but what's so great about AI today? ZoomJessa Allard

11:00am MST

Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) ZoomJoe Gilson • Julie Mannering Supercharge Your Teaching: High-Impact Practices That Engage, Inspire, and Transform! ZoomSheryl Rix

12:00pm MST

Dealing with Distressed Students: A Faculty Perspective ZoomLisa Macedo Decoding Faculty Load ZoomTrenten Robinson Getting AI to Wash the Dishes ZoomMichael Simrak Incorporating DEI practices in the STEM field. ZoomThomas Atwood Perkins Grant Funding for CTE Programs ZoomAbby Corcoran What's New in Credit for Prior Learning at PPSC? ZoomGary Walker Downtown Campus All College Luncheon Downtown Campus, Lobby 1/Lobby 2Susi Holmes • Allison Cortez

12:45pm MST

Commencement 2.0: What’s New for PPSC Graduates? ZoomBrian Pumilla Notes for You/Your Students in a Stem Course ZoomPamela du Maine Reporting Disruptive Behavior ZoomNichole Pritchett Hilliard Support for English Language Learners ZoomAndy Likins • Margaret Cordova • Barb Overgaard TRIO Student Support Services: A Key to Student Success! ZoomKathie Keel

1:30pm MST

Recovering Voices Across the Disciplines--Continued: People Our Students Should Know ZoomKatherine Sturdevant • Stephen Collins Student Accommodations in the Classroom and Beyond: Navigating Accommodations in Classroom, Internships and Clinical Settings ZoomKim H. Hennessy • Maria Mesa

3:00pm MST

Do You Know How to Talk to AI?: Discover B.L.A.Q. ZoomMichelle Harris