Faculty Convocation 2004
January 9, 2004

about convocation
welcome

agenda
what/when

discussion
brain-considerate learning

follow-up
from Kenneth Wesson

photos
the day in action

Bulpitt Auditorium
Phoenix College
1222 W. Thomas Rd
Phoenix AZ, 85013

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faculty convocation 2004 agenda

• 8:00-9:00 a.m.
  Registration and Continental Breakfast
• 9:00 - 10:20 a.m.
  • Opening and Welcome
    Sharon Fagan, English Faculty and Faculty Development Coordinator, Chandler-Gilbert Community College
  • Digital Storytelling: A Marriage of Art and Technology
    Linda Hicks and Rachel Woodburn, Scottsdale Community College
  • Welcome to Phoenix College
    Dr. Corina Gardea, President, Phoenix College
  • Welcome to Convocation
    Dr. Rufus Glasper, Chancellor, Maricopa Community Colleges
  • Remarks from the FEC President
    Dr. Willie Minor, Rio Salado College
  • Introduction to Keynote Speaker
    Sharon Fagan, English Faculty and Faculty Development Coordinator, Chandler-Gilbert Community College
• 9:30-10:45 a.m.
  What All Educators Should Know About Learning and the Human Brain: Neuroscience and Brain-Considerate Learning
  Mr. Kenneth Wesson, Educational Consultant, Neuroscience
• 10:45-11:00 a.m.
  Question and Answer with Mr. Wesson
• 11:00-11:15 a.m.
  Break
• 11:15-12:15 p.m.
  Panel Discussion: Implications and applications of Maricopa faculty's work related to brain research and how it applies to teaching and learning
  • Dr. Janet Johnson, Rio Salado College
  • Dr. Sally Rings, Paradise Valley Community College
  • Dr. Ly Tran-Nguyen, Mesa Community College
  • Mr. Kenneth Wesson, Educational Consultant, Neuroscience
• 12:15-1:30 p.m.
  Buffet Lunch and Networking

The following sessions run concurrently in the afternoon.

• 1:45-3:15 p.m.
  • Conversations About Brain-Considerate Learning: What All Educators Should Know
    Mr. Kenneth Wesson
    This session will NOT be submitted for pre-approval toward FPG Non-Academic Advancement
  • Special Meetings (by request)
    • Biology Instructional Council
    • Communication Discipline Meeting
    • District-Wide English First-Year Composition Meeting
    • Humanities Instructional Council
    • Music Instructional Council
    • OAS Instructional Council
    • Speech Communication Instructional Council
    • Theatre Arts Instructional Council
    Any Instructional Councils, or other groups, who would like to request a room to meet during the afternoon of the Faculty Convocation please use our online request form.