New Adjunct Faculty Orientation
CTLE Staff
9:00am - 11:00am via Google Meet

This workshop is for adjunct faculty who were hired at PVCC for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. The content will focus on a welcome from Administration, an overview of primary systems, a summary of valuable student resources, an introduction to Canvas, and helpful resources.  While all adjunct faculty are invited to attend, only adjunct faculty who were hired for the Fall 2025 and/or Spring 2026 semesters will be paid for attending.

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District Day of Learning Watch Party
District
9:00am - 11:30am  held virtually

As the April 2026 Title II accessibility deadline approaches, we are shifting focus from merely checking compliance to cultivating a culture of access. This year’s District Day of Learning encourages participants to see how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can revolutionize our teaching, service, and institutional practices—turning access into a shared, proactive value rather than just a reactive obligation.  

The District Day of Learning will prompt us to rethink accessibility discussions, moving from individual accommodations to systemic design that reduces barriers for all learners. Participants can anticipate an engaging, interactive experience offering practical, ready-to-apply strategies for incorporating UDL principles across classrooms and support areas.

Faculty Professional Growth Information
For Residential and Adjunct Faculty applying for Faculty Professional Growth, you can receive 2.25 clock hours toward FPG non-academic advancement. To qualify, you must:

For more information visit the District Day of Learning Website

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Panorama Palooza- Headliners
CTLE Staff
1:00pm - 2:00pm in K116

Take center stage with Panorama’s accessibility tools! Learn how to use the Panorama “fixer” to identify and resolve ADA compliance issues in your course materials so every student can rock out to a fully accessible learning experience.

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Get Googled- Google Vids
Cathy Goldschmidt and Sam Fraulino
2:00pm - 3:00pm in K116

Create, customize and edit videos without any special skills required. Get started right from your Google Drive or Google App Launcher.  

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Convocation
PVCC Administration and Staff
8:30am - 11:00am in KSC1000 A & B

Please join your colleages for breakfast and a kick off to the Spring 2026 semester! 

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Behavior Management in the Classroom
Mike Mader and Jim Rubin
1:00pm-2:00pm in  K116

Come, learn and enjoy Classroom Management 101. You will learn the 3D's, tips for better classroom management and strategies for a successful classroom.

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Canva for Beginners: Graphic Design Made Easy
Kayla Pacheco
2:00pm-3:00pm in K116

This introductory workshop is designed to help users become confident using Canva’s interface and essential tools. Participants will learn how to create simple, visually engaging materials for teaching and administrative tasks, make effective use of templates for presentations and course or marketing visuals. Please bring your laptop as this is a hands-on experience! 

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Panorama Palooza -  Headliners
CTLE
9:00am-10:00am in K116

Take center stage with Panorama’s accessibility tools! Learn how to use the Panorama “fixer” to identify and resolve ADA compliance issues in your course materials so every student can rock out to a fully accessible learning experience.

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How Strategic are your Partnerships
Dr. Brianna DeGeus, Mario Marquez, and Becky Barndt
10:00am-11:00pm in K116
Description coming soon.

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Panorama Palooza -  SoundCheck
CTLE
11:00am-12:00pm in K116

Fine-tune your teaching tools with hacks for making PDFs and YouTube videos more accessible. These behind-the-scenes sessions will help your materials hit all the right notes for inclusivity and clarity.

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Get Googled - Google Vids
Cathy Goldschmidt
12:00pm-1:00pm in K116

Create, customize and edit videos without any special skills required. Get started right from your Google Drive or Google App Launcher.  

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Club Advisor Training
Michelle  Cunneen
1:00pm-2:00pm in  the KSC Club Room

A retreat for current and prospective club advisors to refresh on policy and procedures and share about what their clubs have been doing this year. 

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Explore the Course Materials Organizer in Canvas

Paula Crossman

2:00pm-3:00pm in  the  Library Classroom

Preview the new Course Materials Organizer in Canvas! This powerful tool helps you to share reading/viewing lists with students in Canvas and avoids the hassle of missing or broken links. Tag materials so students understand which are essential or supplemental readings and review comprehensive usage analystics at the end of the semester.

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General Education Assessment - Marketable Skills for Students to Develop and Essential Learning Outcomes for Us to Measure
Felicia Ramirez and Leonard Macias
10:00am - 10:50am in KSC1000

Community Colleges across the state, including Maricopa Community Colleges have “reimagined Arizona General Education Curriculum” (AGEC). Join us for an interactive discussion about how the updates will  impact General Education Assessment (GEA) at PVCC and help us determine core courses that align with GEA Rubrics for benchmarking. 

We will also engage in activities to develop tools for communicating the value of general education to students and creating opportunities both in and out of class for them to learn how to best articulate to employers what they know and can do as a direct result of learning experiences at PVCC.

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All Faculty Meeting

PVCC Administrative Team
11:00am-12:30am in KSC1000

Residential and Adjunct Faculty, join your administrative team for important updates, and a Q&A session. Lunch is from 12:30-2:00.

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See Something, Say Something

Sheena Mata and Mike Mader

1:00pm-2:00pm in the Intercultural Center

This interactive learning session will provide faculty and staff with the tools and knowledge to recognize, respond to, and refer students in distress and address concerns about student behavior, academic progress, and personal issues, including mental health concerns, while promoting a culture of accountability and integrity.

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Panorama Palooza - SoundCheck
CTLE
2:00pm-3:00pm in K116

Fine-tune your teaching tools with hacks for making PDFs and YouTube videos more accessible. These behind-the-scenes sessions will help your materials hit all the right notes for inclusivity and clarity.

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Meet with your College Police
David Windsor
9:00am - 10:00am in KSC 1000B

Join us for a drop-in meet-and-greet and question-and-answer session with our Public Safety. Learn more about the services they provide, ask questions, and build connections that help keep our campus community safe and supported.. 

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Combat Suspicious Enrollment Activity
Kristi Hickson, Pam Cosay, Renee Mitiguy
10:00am - 11:00am in K116

With an influx of suspicious activity across Maricopa Community Colleges and around the country, colleges are rethinking and reshaping their current business practices. Paradise Valley Community College along with the other Maricopa Colleges have established barriers for our suspicious students. As these efforts are ongoing and ever changing, it is important for our PVCC colleagues to stay informed of our efforts and learn what each of us can do to play a part in this important effort.

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Course Readiness Studio
Virtual
9:00am - 11:30am

Schedule:

• Course copying and validating links (9-9:30am)

• Gradebook set up for success (9:45-10:15am)

• Elevate the student experience (10:30-11:00am)

• Open lab (11-11:30am)

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