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IVC's new center for professional learning, IVC Hub, aims to streamline and support collaborative professional learning that equips all campus constituents with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to meet the evolving needs of IVC’s diverse student body inside and outside the classroom. The Hub will help IVC realize a vision of continuous and inclusive professional learning that is valued, accessible, and focused on the goal of fostering student success and support.

First-year tenure track faculty will participate in this year-long college orientation program, which counts for their college service and provides them with the tools they need as they begin their careers at IVC. Includes monthly themes such as Governance at the Community College, Supporting Students Inside the Classroom and Outside of the Classroom, and Our Student Population. 

  • For first-year tenure-track faculty 

Teaching squares are a way to observe other faculty on campus in their classes, learn more about their students’ experience across campus, and earn PD hours. Faculty sign up to be put into cross-disciplinary groups of 4 instructors. They each visit each other’s classes for a 1-hour observation and meet for a “square share” to share something great they saw in each class and something they will take back to their own teaching practice, with a focus on the positive. Inspired by Leeward College. 

  • For part-time and full-time faculty 

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Student Services departments will host open house events to share important information about the services they offer to support students. Events will include an overview of departments in each area and a tour. 

  • For all IVC employees

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This year-long series focuses on continuing to support our campus community to gain practical skills and a deeper understanding of AI and its capabilities and challenges. It includes speakers, panels, and hands-on workshops.

  • Open to all IVC employees!

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Over the course of three interactive sessions, we aim to empower community college professionals to embed equity within their Guided Pathways initiatives by rethinking systemic challenges and envisioning a collaborative and just future for all students. Through liberatory design and reflective practices, participants will explore actionable strategies to promote institutional transformation and equity-centered change. Attendees will learn to identify key entry points for systemic reform, foster freedom dreaming as a tool for equity, and build sustainable, student-centered teams. By engaging in collaborative learning and reflection, participants will leave with practical frameworks and action steps to advance equity, resilience, and inclusion within the California Community College system.

  • For all IVC employees

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Through discussions and reflective activities, this Workbook Club will engage with Do the Work: A Guide to Understanding Power and Creating Change by Roxane Gay and Megan Pillow. Whether you're new to the work of equity or looking to deepen your understanding, this Workbook Club will provide a supportive space to explore these ideas. The book will be provided for participants.

  • For all IVC Employees

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The Spring Book Club will engage with texts that focus on various themes related to our work as educators. The Spring 2025 book is The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing and Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt. The book will be provided to participants.

  • For all IVC Employees

Join these monthly Lunch and Learn sessions to learn from colleagues who are sharing important takeaways from conferences they have attended.

  • For all IVC Employees
  • Learned something great at a conference? Share your ideas for lunch & learn sessions here.

Theatre games provide a playful way for students and educators alike to build community, gain confidence, communicate positively, practice concept integration, and nurture creativity. In this workshop, we will come together to investigate how Theatre Arts can serve a variety of educational environments and explore a variety of Theatre/Acting Games that could be incorporated into team building practices, community building events, classrooms, and campus activities. We will learn and practice each game, and discuss when, why, and how to use or modify them for your work. Be prepared to laugh, learn, and play and share in some delicious appetizers!

  • For all IVC Employees

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IVC2IVC provides the IVC community the opportunity to share their expertise with each other through workshops given throughout the year. Use the linked form to propose a session!

  • For all IVC Employees
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The South Orange County Community College District does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of disability in its services, programs or activities. Contact Cindy Barron at least 72 hours in advance at 949-582-4984 for requests for reasonable accommodations under Title 1 of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Employment and Housing Act.