Gavilan College Habits of Mind

Habits of Mind: Learning Council

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

3 Lessons from the Jedi Masters Build relationships, you will Make it your own, you shall Allow it to grow organically, you must

HoM: Out of the Gates Survey sent out to campus to identify core skills and 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.

HoM THEMES Spring 2013: Time Management Areas of emphasis: tools for time management, prioritization, taking care of yourself, and planning ahead. Fall 2013: Communication Areas of emphasis: active listening, paraphrasing, etiquette, small group work communication, etc. Fall/Spring 2014: Self-Advocacy Areas of emphasis: awareness of campus resources, support for talking with instructors/counselors and getting what you need from such conversations, conflict resolution, communication with support services, looking at role of student government, knowing your rights/principles of community, etc.

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.

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

The Process: HoM Meetings Engaging in collaborative inquiry surrounding students’ knowledge and use of available resources. Dialogue broadened from student-only to creating more mindful ways of reaching faculty and staff. Recognizing and nurturing leadership potential of members within our HoM group. Creating a structure/mechanism to make it possible to surface student voices around self-advocacy in both the classroom and on campus.

Habits of Mind JOHARI IS COMING!

Johari Event

Event Day Dialoguing between faculty, staff, and students at event tables. Faculty sharing with one another student feedback and sharing their own thoughts/experiences. Creating strong sense of community through Inquiry and celebration. Promoting Habits of Mind

Student Voices: Dreams and Needs

Sharing Results and Debriefing Exposure to multiple student perspectives: what is known, not known, and what is desired/needed. Conversations between Faculty/Staff able to identify 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 V Meeting, etc.)

Discussions: The Need for Changes in Practice Habits of Mind focus on student services has resulted in conversations with other groups (Learning Council, Disability Resources, Dept. Chairs, etc). Result: identified need to consolidate resources in a single place on Gavilan website.

Discussions Who do we reach out to? Who needs to be involved in the conversation? Individuals? Groups? Existing FIGS? What is already taking place on our campus?

Discussions: Shared Ownership Math Lab needs to do a better job promoting themselves How can WE all work to promote the Math Lab?)

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

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

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).

HoM through a Professional Development Lens