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Professional Development 2024-2025

NACEP, the Advanced Credit Program's accrediting body, requires all dual credit adjuncts to attend one professional development workshop every academic year. For this reason, the ACP offers a wide variety of PD workshops each year. A list of this year's professional development workshops will become available as we schedule them.  

Adjuncts who participate in these workshops receive one student scholarship (limit of two per academic year). If you have questions, please email Brienna Manore at blmt7g@umsl.edu.

History Professional Development - September 22, 2024

30th anniversary of the Hellenic Government-Karakas Family Foundation Professorship in Greek Studies

  • A presentation by Prof. Michael Cosmopoulos on the accomplishments of the professorship
  • A performance of Greek dances by the Kyklos Hellenic Dancers of St. Louis
  • The premiere of American Odyssey: The Greeks of St. Louis, a documentary about the history of the Greek community in St. Louis
  • The public launch of the digital exhibition Oral Histories of the St. Louis Greeks
  • A pre-publication preview of two books: History of the Greek Community of St. Louis, and G.I. Greeks
  • A reception - with Greek food, of course!

Time: 6:00 pm

Location:  Century Rooms, 3rd Floor Millennium Student Center

17 Arnold Grobman Dr.
Saint Louis, MO 63121-4400

History Professional Development - September 26, 2024

Time: 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Location:  331 Social Sciences Building

(UMSL's North Campus)

Speaker: Dr. Nobuko Adachi, Professor of Anthropology at Illinois State University

Topic: Cultural Sustainability and Ideological Shirts in a Post-disaster period:  The case of the Soma Nomaoi Cavalry Event in Fukushima After 3.11

Abstract:  In this talk, Dr. Adachi will share research on the consequences of the triple catastrophe of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that occurred on March 11, 2011. She will share her findings on how survivors in a Fukushima locality continue to reconstruct their communities within new natural and social environments. Using the specific case of the legendary Nomaoi Cavalry ceremony, she will trace shifts in ideology and will offer insights into broader concerns related to social change and environmental impact.

 

TCH ED Professional Development - September 26, 2024

Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Location: 234 Benton Hall

43 Benton Ct.

St. Louis, MO 63121

UMSL North Campus

Speaker: Julie Smith Sodey, Ed.D

Topic: 

  • Syllabi & Assessment Work session 
    • We will use the approved UMSL templates to prepare and submit syllabi as well as course assessment examples for your ACP courses.
  • Professional Development Session: Evolving Pathways for Teacher Certification

 

Teaching and Technology Conference - October 3-4, 2024

Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Location:  Virtual (Zoom)

Key Note Speaker: José Antonio Bowen, Ph.D.

Dr. Bowen has been leading innovation and change for over 40 years at Stanford, Georgetown and the University of Southampton (UK), then as a dean at Miami University and SMU and as President of Goucher College (voted a Top 10 Most Innovative College under his leadership).

Keynote session: The Frontier of Teaching: The Power of AI in Teaching

This session will explore the role of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in revolutionizing the way we learn, work, and think. In the age of AI, critical thinking skills, information literacy, and a liberal arts education are more important than ever. As AI continues to reshape the nature of work and human thinking, it is vital to equip students and educators with AI literacy skills needed to thrive in this rapidly evolving world.

Dr. Bowen will not only discuss the transformative impact of AI but also demonstrate real-world applications changing the face of teaching. Come away with practical examples of how you can empower yourself and your students with AI literacy skills essential for this new frontier.

Conference Schedule/Session Times

Registration Closed

 

Art & Design Professional Development - October 7, 2024

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location:  Hybrid: UMSL Fine Arts Building (Room TBD)/Zoom

Speaker:  Jeffrey Johnson (Illustrator, Cartoonist) & Maureen Quigley (Art History, Game Design)

 

Chemistry Professional Development - October 7, 2024

Time: 4:00pm - 6:00 pm

Location: (Hybrid: In-person or Zoom)

Murray Lecture 4:00 - 4:50 pm ( 103 Benton Hall)

Teaching Lab Tour/demo/discussion 5:00 - 6:00 pm (313 Science Learning Building)

Click here to join the meeting on Zoom

Speaker:  Carlos Bustamante, UC Berkeley

Topic:  Division of Labor and Mechanism of Translocation in viral ring ATPase

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Political Science/Gender Studies Professional Development - October 15, 2024

Time: 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Location:  Anheuser Busch Hall Room 0003 (UMSL North Campus)

Topic:  The representation of the Latino/Latinx community in US Politics

Join us for a panel discussion on the representation of the Latino/Latinx community in US Politics. This event will be in English and will include featured guest speakers: UMSL Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish, Dr. John Trevathan; Brian Munoz, Visuals editor and reporter and St. Louis Public Radio; Dr. David Kimball, Professor and chair of Political Science at UMSL

 

Political Science/Gender Studies Professional Development - October 22, 2024

Time: 12:30 - 1:30 pm

Location:  Millennium Student Center Chambers, 3 rd floor

17 Arnold Grobman Dr.

St. Louis, MO 63121

Topic:  Amendment 3: Abortion on the Ballot

Join us for a panel discussion about Amendment 3, the ballot initiative to end the abortion ban in Missouri.

Register Here

 

History Professional Development - October 24, 2024

Time: 5:00 pm

Location:  331 Social Sciences Building ( UMSL North Campus)

Speaker: Dorris Keeven-Franke

Topic: The German-American Heritage of St. Louis

 Register Here

 

Circle of Educators Seminar - October 28, 2024

Time: 5:30 - 8:00 pm

Location:  UMSL's ED Collabitat (South Campus)

2993 South Drive

St. Louis, MO 63121 

Speakers: Dr. Michael W. Bahr, UMSL and Dr. Julie Hume, St. Clair Elementary School

Topic:  Considerations for Class-Wide and School-Wide Management of  Student Behavior in the Post-COVID Era

With the onset of COVID and the immediate post-pandemic era, the Centers for Disease Control advocate for a population health approach to address problem behavior (Evans & Bufka, 2020). In schools, this means class-wide and school-wide strategies provide the greatest potential for assisting students post-COVID.

This professional development session will review recent research on productive, proactive behavior management in schools and focus on current best practices for what really works in schools. Active participation by attendees is a component of this presentation. 

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Biology Professional Development - November 2, 2024

Time: 9:30 - 11:30 am

Location: 102  Benton Hall

43 Benton Ct.

St. Louis, MO 63121

UMSL North Campus

Speaker: Rebecca Polich, PhD

Topic:   Under the skin: Using the Anatomage table to conceptualize the unseen organs of the human body

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Mathematics Professional Development - November 7, 2024

Time: 4:30pm - 7:30pm

Location:  100 Lucas Hall ( UMSL North Campus)

Speakers: Laika Satish & Vinay Kodipelly

Topic:  AI in Math Education

This session will cover the basics of artificial intelligence and how to get started using it.  A presentation will follow about how ChatGPT can be included into Math 1320, an introductory level statistics course.  Similarities will be made to show how it can be incorporated into other lower-level mathematics courses.

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Political Science/Gender Studies Professional Development - November 21, 2024

Time: 6:00 - 7:30 pm

Location:  Millennium Student Center Century Rooms A,B,C

17 Arnold Grobman Dr.

St. Louis, MO 63121

Topic: Policy Townhall: Advocacy after the election

This event cosponsored by the Regional Health Commission will focus on health policy in Missouri and will feature panelists who are policy makers, health care professionals, and community members.

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Philosophy Professional Development - February 6, 2025

Time: 4:30 - 6:00 pm

Location:  TBD

Speaker: TBD

Topic:  TBD

 

Communication & Media Professional Development - February 26, 2025

Time: TBD

Location:  TBD

Speaker: TBD

Topic:  TBD

 

Foreign Languages Professional Development - March 1, 2025

Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location:  TBD

Speaker: TBD

Topic:  Sharing Your Best Practices in the Language Classroom: A Mini-Conference

 

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