Dear AFT Guild Members,
AFT is excited to offer this mini-conference. This year’s theme is Know Your Power! with Chancellor Greg as our keynote speaker!
Power is often thought of as a zero-sum game. But this concept of power is finite and results in competition to wield a limited amount of power. AFT believes in and models power as a renewable resource. With this understanding, power is nurtured in community and shared with all. Instead of “power over something,” we believe in “power to do” and “power with each other.”
Join your campus and AFT colleagues to learn about the power in service, pedagogy, research and community! Coffee and lunch are provided.
- Friday, April 25, 9:00 – 2:30
- Mesa College, G-101
- RSVP Required, Click HERE
Agenda
9:00 – 9:30 Coffee and Welcome
9:30 – 10:15 Keynote Speaker: Greg Smith – Power in Principles
10:15 Break
10:30 – 12:00 Session 1
- Power in AFT Community – G104
- Creating Community: AFT Community Network – Panel
- Building Leaders: AFT Interns & NANC Employees – Panel
- Power in Pedagogy – G105
- Empowering Student Voices – Alejandra Castaneda
- Creating Inclusive Learning Experiences – Maggie Morris
- (Re)imagining instructional and programmatic practices for AAPI students – Katlin Choi
- Power in Research – G108
- The ADU Revolution, Revolutionizing Housing Justice – Rafael Perez
- The Implications of Unification Physics – Michael George
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 Session 2
- Power in AFT Community – G104
- Partners in Power: Mentors & Mentees – Panel)
- Large Language Models and AI – Panel
- Power in Service – G105
- Caring Campus Initiative
- Power in Pedagogy – G108
- Using Voice Chatbox for ESOL Learners – Panel
- Utilizing ChatGPT for Course Creation – Sheila Davis
Soon-Ah K. Fadness
AFT Professional Development Coordinator
aftprofdev@outlook.com