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333 A newsletter of faculty and staff learning, training, and professional development at CNM	April 15, 2008

Teaching Excellence
Share ideas of what CNM can do on the journey of Continuous Improvement

Sharing Best Practices

Last Friday (4/11/08) we had our first Career Pathways Conference at the Workforce Training Center. It was exciting to see educators and administrators from secondary education and CNM together learning and sharing ideas. The conference was designed with 20 break- out sessions that were facilitated by practitioners from CNM, APS, RRHS, PED, HED and other local charter schools.

APS/CNM Dual Credit Student Panelists

We could not have put on such a successful event without these remarkable facilitators. I would like to take a moment to recognize the folks from CNM who took time out of their busy schedule to share work that they have been doing that relates to Career Pathways and sharing their best practices with the conference community.

David Licht presented on using WorkKeys to evaluate basic educational and workplace skills needed for Career Pathways.
Sionna Grassbaugh and Julie Fisher presented on Dual Credit. They also did a wonderful job moderating the Student Panel at lunch. Jim Graebner partnered with an APS teacher, Dave Roberts to present his Film Bootcamp (and filled the room).

Gordon Bennett partnered with Carmen DiGregorio (APS) to present on the model used for the Photonics Academy at West Mesa High School. Cindy Brennan presented on CNM’s whole process for helping students find a career. Don Lauser and Paul Brownlow presented on how they partnered (SAGE & AT) to contextualize basic skills math instruction for the construction trade. Audrey Gramstad presented on Perkins Funding.
Richard Gentile partnered with Michael Stanton from APS to present on the Albuquerque Health Wellness Alliance.
Tamara Mason and Glenda Davis presented on Learning Communities: Linking Math with Public Speaking at CNM. Donna Diller partnered with Independence High School Principal, David Latham, and the Citizen School to present on developing partnerships for successful Career Pathways. Barbara Burrows partnered with David Latham to present on using a strengths-based approach to foster student success.
Peggy Homan presented on CNM’s Career Pathways courses.
Kayleigh Carabajal facilitated a dialogue on Venues for collaboration.

Thanks to all of our CNM presenters for being a role model and providing others with a professional development opportunity!

At-your-desk Learning
Learn or improve your technology skills right at your desk

Do you ever need to draw a quick diagram, flowchart or timeline for a presentation? What software do you use? I generally use Visio as it is part of the office suite at CNM.

Here is a MS job aid that functions as a self-paced tutorial that will help you the next time you find a need to use Visio.

Quotation

"The Career Pathways model is based on the premise that a unified effort can accomplish far more than the isolated efforts of individuals and groups."

–Dan Hull

2-Second Survey

With the consistent rising price of gasoline, have you explored alternative methods to get around?

No
Yes
If yes, list the alternative methods

Thank you all for taking the time to respond!

Results from the last survey on Support Networks:

56 people responded to the survey and all reported at least 1 source of support

82% reported having 3 or more sources of support in their lives

Support sources (from highest to lowest) were:
Friends (42)
Spouse or Significant other (37)
Relatives (35)
CNM co-workers (31), Children (28)
Religious or Spiritual Community (18)
Professional Colleagues (17) Teacher / Mentor (6)

Other support sources reported included: Pets (6) and a Twelve Step Program (1)

About Organizational Learning The Organizational Learning Division's mission is to create professional development pathways for college employees that support the strategic mission of CNM and contribute in meaningful ways to college personnel’s lifelong learning and job enrichment. For more information about Organizational Learning or any of its events, contact:
	Jean Montaño Admin. Coordinator	224-4400 jmontano@ cnm.edu
	Greg Casaus Director	224-4244 gcasaus6@ cnm.edu
	Eleanor Radius Director	224-4237 elarm@ cnm.edu
	Yuren Diaz Technical Support Technician	224-4245 ydiaz8@ cnm.edu
	Kayleigh Carabajal Executive Director	224-4401 kcarabajal@ cnm.edu

This newsletter is produced by Eleanor Radius, for the Office of Organizational Learning. We invite your feedback in an effort to continuously improve the ENewsletter.

News & Previews
Find out the latest information on upcoming events & opportunities for training and development at CNM

Upcoming Learnshop

Culturally Responsive Curriculum

CNM is looking for 20 successful educators who are willing to explore new ways to connect students with learning. If you’ve explored the concept of Diversity in the Classroom and thought, “Fine, but how can this really make a difference to my students?” consider joining CNM’s inaugural cohort of Culturally Responsive Curriculum development.

This blended learning experience will guide you through the process of recognizing the relationships between culture, learning, and teaching; it will explore and explain the concept of culturally responsive pedagogy; and it will guide you through processes and strategies that you will employ to facilitate culturally responsive pedagogy in the classroom.

Make no mistake; this is not a high level “conceptual” project. You are expected to bring with you a syllabus and the materials for a class you regularly teach at CNM. You will be reexamining your materials through a new set of culturally cognizant lenses, and you will be retooling your class to maximize the results your students receive for their efforts.

Your journey begins with the May 30 Workshop. Sign up on the Organizational Learning registration page.

Attendance is limited, and you must meet certain minimum qualifications to attend. For further information, please contact Judith Olean at or call 224-3863.

This Week's Classes

►Hazard Communications

Tue,
Apr. 15 9:00 am -
11:00 am Main,
S-10

►Intermediate PowerPoint 2007

Fri,
Apr.18 9:00 am -
12:00 pm Main,
S-21

►Camtasia I

Fri,
Apr. 18 1:00 pm -
3:00 am Main,
S-21

►Camtasia II

Fri,
Apr. 18 1:00 pm -
3:00 am Main,
S-21

Register on the OL webpage.

Two Week Look Ahead

►Supervisory Training

Thur,
Apr. 24, May 1 8:45 am -
1:00 pm Main,
JS-201

►Defensive Driving: Recertification

Fri,
Apr. 25 9:00 am -
12:00 pm TBD

►Intermediate Outlook 2007

Fri,
Apr. 25 9:00 sm -
12:00 pm Main,
S-21

►Defensive Driving

Fri,
May 02 9:00 am -
4:00 pm Main,
TBD

►Macromedia Studio DreamWeaver

Fri,
May 02 1:00 pm -
4:00 pm Main,
S-21

Register on the OL webpage.