CHC Hosts Great Teachers Seminar - Crafton Hills College

Publish Date: July 24, 2022

The Great Teachers Seminar was held on Friday, April 29 at Crafton Hills College. A collaborative effort between Crafton and San Bernardino Valley’s Professional Development teams, the half-day event created an opportunity for full-time and part-time faculty across disciplines to learn strategies from each other by discussing their challenges and successes.

This year’s discussions included ideas about the changes inside and outside of the classroom as a result of remote instruction along with promising pedagogical practices as students and professors transition back to in-person classes.

The seminar provided faculty the opportunity to meet (many for the first time) and build community. The event opened with activities lead by Valley professor Melinda Moneymaker that focused on faculty sharing personal experiences of who we are and where we come from before moving to topics such as alternative ways of grading and concerns regarding returning to campus.

Crafton faculty members Tina Gimple, Breanna Andrews, and Chris Olivera served as group facilitators. The team plans to offer the seminar again next year.