Equity Pathways Professional Development for Adjunct Faculty

Equity Pathways Interest Form

Goals

The Equity Pathways Program has the following major goals:

• Increase adjunct faculty participation in equity-focused professional development.
• Increase overall course success rates for disproportionately impacted students in classes taught by EP participants.
• Increase faculty professional confidence and competency in the use of equity data to inform decision-making in instructional practice.
• Provide faculty opportunities to learn and apply discipline-specific and discipline-adjacent equity-focused pedagogical techniques in their course.
• Provide faculty opportunities to establish collegial connections, support networks, and communities of practice within and across disciplines.
• Provide coaching and support to faculty in reviewing individual course success metrics of disproportionately impacted students, and developing action plans to incorporate new pedagogical approaches to address gaps in student outcomes.

Cohorts

Beginning summer 2024, EP cohorts will participate in weekly, live, two-hour virtual workshops, and also complete activities online between workshops that deepen their understanding and application of culturally responsive and data-informed instructional strategies.

Tentative Timeline

• Summer 2024 Cohort
  June and July
• Fall 2024 Cohort
  September to November
• Spring 2025 Cohort
  February to April

Eligibility

Equity Pathways cohorts will consist of current SCC adjunct faculty and adjunct counseling faculty. Participants will earn a stipend for successful completion of the program. Additional information on criteria and application process is forthcoming.

Check back regularly for updates on application deadlines and additional information on the Equity Pathways program.

Seeking Content and Evaluation Experts

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Content Experts

Scope of Work

In collaboration with the Faculty Coordinator and the Director, External Content Experts might do one or multiple of the following options:

• Design and/or present culturally responsive curriculum units or presentations, including digital resources for 75-90-minute session(s)
• Participate as a guest speaker or panelist for 75-90-minute session(s)
• Facilitate interactive skills-based workshop for 75-90-minute session(s)
• Attend virtual planning meetings with EPP Director and Faculty Coordinator

Content Experts Request for Proposal (PDF)

Program Evaluation Consultant

Scope of Work

• Create formative quantitative & qualitative evaluation framework in alignment with EPP curriculum and grant requirements
• Conduct quantitative & qualitative summative evaluations to measure and report outcomes of program as a whole, and by cohort
• Analyze and compare existing College and District data provided by Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness (PRIE), both pre and post EPP
• Utilize existing, and create new, data collection tools as needed
• Attend regular virtual meetings with EPP Director and Faculty Coordinator
• Present written reports in specified formats

Evaluator Request for Proposal (PDF)