Deans Event

A few weeks ago, on March 18th, the 5-Star Consortium hosted a lunch-and-learn event for Deans at Shoreline Community College.

The goal of this event was for Deans and other administrators to know exactly what it is the 5-Star Consortium does for their faculty, and to have a taste of the experience. Approximately 25 people came together, shared ideas and left with a sense of accomplishment!

 Here's what attendees are saying about the Deans event:

"The active learning was so well-done! Thank you!"

"I appreciated experiencing the various best practices."
"I really liked the interactivity and opportunity to get to know others. Learning from each other as well as from the facilitators."

"I was more engaged in learning about the HR policies, for example, because of the way it was done."

Deans can now tell new faculty the benefits of attending - helping them (especially brand new faculty) become aware of the college culture, learn teaching strategies that they can implement the next class, and network with other faculty from a variety of disciplines.


Thank you to all of the faculty developers, organizers and participants!

Stay tuned for more from the 5-Star Consortium!

The Mentoring Conference at EvCC

Join us for the 1st Annual Mentoring Conference at Everett Community College!



Register today, or check out the EvCC Disruptive Innovation Website for more information & details!

Mentoring Lunch and Encouraging Thought Bubbles

At the Associate Faculty Academy lunch last week (EvCC campus), the second face-to-face meeting of the cohort group included lunch with mentors to support associate faculty in preparing for their student evaluations. 

The new faculty learned how to complete their forms, which includes linking the CLOs (Core Learning Outcomes) from their class to the objectives of the evaluation form. The mentors spend approximately half of the meeting with their mentees (about 2 hours). The conversations which emerge from these meetings are filled with encouragement and positive affirmations.

The pictures of these Thought Bubbles are just examples of some of the positive feedback that came out of last week's meeting.

Hear From Attendees

At the January 9th Best Practices in Active Learning and Student Engagement event, 4 attendees shared their thoughts with us.

Check out the video below to hear from them!

Recap - Best Practices in Active Learning and Student Engagement event

On Saturday, January  9th, Everett Community College hosted the Best Practices in Active Learning and Student Engagement event for the 5 Star Consortium Colleges.

Approximately 40 associate faculty members from the colleges gathered together to brainstorm, glean knowledge from one another and collaborate.

Here is the link to the Prezi from the event:

Best Practices in Active Learning and Student Engagement 

Here's what attendees are saying about this event:

"I got a lot of good ideas and reminders on best practices for teaching."

"I love, love, love the strengths and discovery activity!"

"The first session opened my eyes to new ways to engage with students!"

"I appreciate the tools I gained from this event."

"The bingo game helped me to feel relaxed and ready to participate."

"I loved the scenario run-through on HR policies."

Stay tuned for more information for next event in April!

Upcoming Event: Best Practices in Active Learning and Student Engagement 1/9/16

Save the Date!

The Five Star Consortium Colleges will be hosting an event in January at Everett Community College.

Here is the information:

Best Practices in Active Learning and Student Engagement
Date: Saturday, January 9th, 2016
Time: 8:00am-12:30pm
Location: Everett Community College


Check the Events page for more information.


Comments and quotes from previous events:

"The group activities pushed me to do things I might not have done on my own."

"This was a fabulous orientation. I had a great time, and all of the content was useful and relevant...I liked all of the tips for development my teaching practice. I look forward to using a lot of these techniques right away!" 

"Good conversation/ discussion among peers."

"I found a lot of this valuable."