Professional Development Opportunities

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Self Care During Turbulent Times

Growing Your Potential PD , Feeling overwhelmed? You're not alone. Juggling school, work, family, and everything else going on in the world is a lot. This talk, led by Megan Torrey-Payne, LCSW and Psychology student Paris Cheung, covers practical, research-backed strategies to help you manage stress and take care of yourself. By the end of this session, participants will be able to: Identify at least two research-based self-care strategies they can apply immediately to reduce stress and prevent burnout in their personal and professional lives. , Develop a personal action plan for managing overwhelm that supports their overall well-being and improves their effectiveness in school or the workplace. Organization: Psychology. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Growing Your Potential. Categories: FLEX. Internal Presenter(s) [including yourself, if applicable]: Megan Torrey-Payne & Student. Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. Sierra Vista Building 234.

Design Research across Art and Science

Engaging Students PD Over the past decade, Aroussiak Gabrielian has developed a series of speculative design research projects operating at the intersection of art and science to interrogate the position of the human within an increasingly unstable planetary future. Working across landscape architecture, media arts, and experimental biodesign, her work stages intimate encounters between human bodies and landscape matter—soil, plants, water, atmosphere—through installations, living systems, and spatial prototypes. These projects unsettle extractive habits while cultivating new modes of attention, reciprocity, and care. Through installations, rituals, and experimental spatial practices, Gabrielian advances design as a form of research that not only shapes environments but also produces knowledge about the complex entanglements between human and more-than-human worlds. This lecture presents recent creative works, writings, and applied research, examining how speculative design and expanded media—when positioned between artistic… Organization: Science Lecture Series. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Engaging Students. Categories: FLEX. Which campus is your event taking place? Verdugo. Please list External Presenter: Aroussiak Gabrielian, Ph.D. Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. Cimmarusti Science Center 177.

Building Authentic Connections

Building Belonging PD This session will focus on sharing key principles of PRT, along with practical strategies that support authentic connection, trust-building, and effective communication with students. Through our work with students, we have seen how PRT can strengthen relationships, increase student engagement, and foster a greater sense of belonging, particularly for students navigating challenges. We aim to provide tools that staff can immediately apply in their daily interactions to better support student engagement and success. This session aligns with the following Professional Development focus areas: Building Belonging: Promoting inclusive, relationship-centered practices that help students feel valued and supported , Growing Your Potential: Strengthening interpersonal and communication skills among staff , Engaging Students: Enhancing meaningful connections that positively impact student persistence and outcomes. Organization: Professional Development. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Building Belonging. Categories: PD Credit Pending Approval. Internal Presenter(s) [including yourself, if applicable]: Patricia Assaf,Rubina Ghazaryan,Ani Mnasaghanian,Evet Patrosian,Karmen Yaghoubi. Zoom Invite Link (if applicable): https://glendale-edu.zoom.us/my/zoomwithani. Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM. Zoom.

Insights Open Office Hours

Data, Feedback, & Assessment PD Drop in for Insights Open Office Hours with Yvette! Organization: Learning Outcome Committee. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Data, Feedback & Assessment. Categories: For the Love of Learning! Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. San Rafael Building 324.

Spring Refresh: Student Engagement

Engaging Students PD This professional development workshop explores strategies for increasing meaningful student engagement through intentional course design aligned with the CVC-OEI Course Design Rubric. Participants will examine ways to build instructor presence through announcements, communication practices, and clear communication plans that support student connection and success. The session will also highlight techniques for designing engaging discussion prompts, encouraging student-to-student interaction, and incorporating active learning strategies into online and hybrid courses. Faculty will leave with practical approaches to creating a more interactive, supportive, and learner-centered course environment. Organization: Professional Development. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Engaging Students. Categories: FLEX, GLOW UP. Internal Presenter(s) [including yourself, if applicable]: Nune Dervishian. Zoom Invite Link (if applicable): https://glendale-edu.zoom.us/j/85220410794. Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. Zoom.

Insights Training

Data, Feedback, & Assessment PD Faculty will learn to use the new Assessment Application Insights. They will learn how to create rubrics and assign SLOs to assignments. The dates and times will vary to accommodate all faculty. Organization: Curriculum & Instruction Committee. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Data, Feedback & Assessment. Categories: FLEX. Zoom Invite Link (if applicable): https://glendale-edu.zoom.us/j/89299531265. Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Zoom.

Short Film Screening Series: ANZAC

Building Belonging PD , This short film series put on by FTVM department offers an opportunity to learn more about minority filmmakers and for students and faculty to connect on cinema/art and how it relates to our present experiences. This event will focus on filmmakers from Australia/New Zealand. Organization: Film, Television, and Media. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Building Belonging. Categories: FLEX. Which campus is your event taking place? Verdugo. Thursday, May 28, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. San Gabriel Building 334*.

Insights Training

Insights Open Office Hours

Data, Feedback, & Assessment PD Drop in for Insights Open Office Hours with Yvette! Organization: Learning Outcome Committee. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Data, Feedback & Assessment. Categories: For the Love of Learning! Monday, June 1, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. San Rafael Building 324.

How can I get Captions for my Videos?

Engaging Students PD You created a video - now what? This workshop will demonstrate how to use 3C Media Solutions to caption and support your video instruction.Participants will learn how to upload, organize, and share instructional videos using this free California Community Colleges platform. Discover how 3C Media integrates seamlessly with Canvas and supports student learning through streaming, embedding, and free captioning services. Whether you teach online, hybrid, or in-person, 3C Media provides an easy way to create more accessible and student-centered course content. Organization: Professional Development. Primary Professional Development Focus Area: Engaging Students. Categories: PD Credit Pending Approval. Zoom Invite Link (if applicable): https://glendale-edu.zoom.us/j/86966069374. Thursday, June 4, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. Zoom.