Welcome to Barbara Silas' spring quarter classroom.
The cat is hanging from the monitor to reminder her to look at the camera. And if I'm not wrong, she also has a coronavirus sitting on the shelf behind her. Watch out!
Fall schedule and preference forms
The first draft of the fall schedule can be found here, and preference forms can be found here. I am also providing the most recent seniority list of priority-hire faculty, which can be found here.
In the spirit of full disclosure, please know that the most recent list reflects classes taught through fall 2019, as winter 2020 classes have not yet been added. Please also know that my list corrects an error in the records, which are different than the official records. One faculty member was given credit for teaching 1132 hours in the fall of 2019 when the correct hours should have been 132.
The current draft of the fall schedule includes only 15 sections of ESL, a reduction from last fall when we had 21 sections. This reduction is due to anticipated budget cuts. I am meeting with Sayumi Irey, our Vice President of Instruction, to request permission to add sections if enrollment allows. Based on her guidance, I may add additional sections to fall. The level and time of any additions will be based on student enrollment, and these may appear in the next draft of the fall schedule (when assignments for part-timers are made).
As with summer, the fall schedule shows classes taking place in the morning (AM), evening (PM), and to-be-determined (TBD). That last category of classes will be scheduled based on student demand. Also like summer, in the fall, faculty will be asked to
- Provide all instruction remotely
- Offer regular synchronous/virtual meetings in Zoom, Whats App or other formats in their the morning or evening
- Schedule the exact morning/evening times during the first week of the quarter based on needs of your students.
Please turn in your fall preferences to Teresa by next Monday.
CANVAS Training
Mary Beans, instructor and TLC Associate, will be teaching a Canvas 101 course during the month of June which culminates in Canvas certification.If you're interested, you can email her directly or submit a help ticket requesting enrollment at https://southseattle.info/help-form.php.
Register students for summer (IBC with item numbers and class)
Faculty can use their roster in their IBCs to register students for summer. Please just be sure to provide the office with each student's:
- Name
- Student ID
- Name of the Summer Class
- Item number of the summer class
Send those IBC rosters to Teresa Yamada and Amber Correa. Full information how to register your students for summer and fall can be found here.
Spring Technology Returns
The college has started contacting students to let them know how to return loaned technology. Unless students are returning for summer quarter, they will be asked to return the Chromebooks and hot spots. Items can be returned to Building C-1 on the Georgetown campus. See here for a map. Returns take place between 10 am and 3 pm on:
- Friday 6/19
- Monday 6/22
- Tuesday 6/23
Students are asked to email Matt DiMeo to let him know whether they are planning to attend this summer (and therefore will not be returning technology) or let him know which day you will be returning the technology.
Students enrolled in fall quarter will need to return their technology and check-out technology again in the fall. Failure to return technology may result in a freeze being placed on student accounts.
WACTC Proclamations
The Washington Community and Technical Colleges Board of Presidents--comprised to presidents and chancellors around the system--have issued two proclamations in response to the harm that structural racism causes our schools, students, colleagues, and community. If you are interested, you can find them below.
COVID-19 Testing
UW Medicine and the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods have opened a mobile COVID-19 testing site on the north lot of main campus. The testing site is open Fridays only from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Reports from campus are that this resource is currently under-used. Please share this with your students or others. A flyer can be found here.
Free workshops on household cleaners/hazardous waste
The King County Hazardous Waste Management Program is scheduling free virtual educational workshops for adult ESL classes on the safe use and disposal of household cleaners. Topics will include:
- How to identify hazardous household products
- How to buy less toxic alternatives to harsh chemical cleaners
- How to make your own safer cleaners
- How to safely dispose of unwanted hazardous products
See this flyer for more information To schedule a workshop, contact Workshops@triangleassociates.com.
Thank you
Sorry the blog was a couple of days late. Be safe!
John