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Gavilan College Habits of Mind 2013-2014

Gavilan College Habits of Mind 2013-2014. Habits of Mind: Learning Council

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Gavilan College

Habits of Mind2013-2014

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Habits of Mind: Learning Council

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Our FIG

FIG meets two Tuesdays of each month

Comprised of:• Instructors • Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences• Institutional Researcher• Counselors • Librarian • Professional Development Faculty Liaison,• Title V Director• Public Information Officer (PIO)• Students

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3 Lessons from the Jedi Masters

Build relationships, you willMake it your own, you shall

Allow it to grow organically, you must

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HoM: Out of the Gates

Survey sent out to campus to identify core skillsand practices of successful students.

Sample Questions: • Do you support a success themes idea?

• What do you think should be the appropriate spacing of themes?

• What are some themes you’d like to see highlighted? Please list at least 5.

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HoM THEMES

Spring 2013: Time ManagementAreas of emphasis: tools for time management,prioritization, taking care of yourself, and planning ahead.

Fall 2013: CommunicationAreas of emphasis: active listening, paraphrasing, e-mailetiquette, small group work communication, etc.

Fall/Spring 2014: Self-AdvocacyAreas of emphasis: awareness of campusresources, support for talking with instructors/counselors and gettingwhat you need from such conversations, conflict resolution,communication with support services, looking at role of studentgovernment, knowing your rights/principles of community, etc.

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Gavilan College:Theory of Change

Supporting, cultivating, and promoting our campus FIGs and the innovative and foundational strategies therein, produces an osmotic effect, which helps create more close-knit and engaged faculty relationships, as well as strengthens the campus learning community.

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Theory of Change Led to…

More Public Events:

• Advising and Outreach Lemonade Event (Counseling/Ed Plans)

• Stand-up Comedian in the Student Center

• Communications Challenge

• Johari (Inquiry) Windows Event

More Outreach:

• Student Groups (RAMbassadors, Puente Ambassadors, ASB, Communications Club)

• Professional Development Faculty Liaison

• Director of Library

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OPEN: Resources you know about and believe are widely known by others.

SECRET: Resources you may know about, but which you think may be unknown to others.

HIDDEN: Resources on campus that you may have heard of, but know very little about.

DREAMS OR NEEDED: Resources on campus that you believe are needed

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The Process: HoM Meetings

Engaging in collaborative inquiry surrounding students’knowledge and use of available resources. Dialoguebroadened from student-only to creating more mindfulways of reaching faculty and staff.

Recognizing and nurturing leadership potential ofmembers within our HoM group.

Creating a structure/mechanism to make it possible tosurface student voices around self-advocacy in boththe classroom and on campus.

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Habits of Mind

JOHARI IS COMING!

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Johari Event

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Event Day

Dialoguing between faculty, staff, and students atevent tables.

Faculty sharing with one another student feedbackand sharing their own thoughts/experiences.

Creating strong sense of community throughInquiry and celebration.

Promoting Habits of Mind

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Student Voices: Dreams and Needs

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Student Voices: Dreams and Needs

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Sharing Results and Debriefing

Exposure to multiple student perspectives: what isknown, not known, and what is desired/needed.

Conversations between Faculty/Staff able toidentify what they know, don’t know, and/or desire.

Sharing information/feedback in multiple groups(e.g. Learning Council, Division Chair Meeting,Professional Development Day Committee, Title VMeeting, etc.)

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Discussions: The Need for Changes in Practice

Habits of Mind focus on student services hasresulted in conversations with other groups(Learning Council, Disability Resources, Dept.Chairs, etc).

Result: identified need to consolidate resourcesin a single place on Gavilan website.

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Discussions

Who do we reach out to? Who needs to be involved in theconversation? Individuals?Groups? Existing FIGS? What is already taking place on ourcampus?

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Discussions: Shared Ownership

Math Lab needs to do a better job promoting themselves

How can WE all work to promote the Math Lab?)

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“Did You Know Slides”(Santa Rosa JC Model)

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Where Slides can be Found

Slides are posted on Mondays and kept up for the week.

Where slides are posted:

Electronic:

• On Student Ilearn Page (When They Log In)• Gavilan College Facebook Page• Gavilan College Distance Ed Facebook Page• Student Success Center Page

Physical:

• Bookstore• MESA• Writing Center• Library

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Concurrent Campus Activities

1) Academic Support Services Flyer (to be attached to syllabi)

2) FIG created to make a Resource Directory (including non-campus resources).

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HoM through a ProfessionalDevelopment Lens