The Five Regional Centers

Central Region CTE

• Blue Ridge
• Central Virginia
• Dabney S. Lancaster
• Danville
• Patrick Henry
• Virginia Western
  

Mid-Central Region CTE

• J. Sargent Reynolds
• John Tyler
• Piedmont Virginia
• Rappahannock
• Southside Virginia
  

Northern Region CTE

• Germanna
• Lord Fairfax
• Northern Virginia
  

Southwest Region CTE

• Mountain Empire
• New River
• Southwest Virginia
• Virginia Highlands
• Wytheville
  

Tidewater Region CTE

• Eastern Shore
• Paul D. Camp
• Thomas Nelson
• Tidewater

On-Line Recources

Teaching and Learning links

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Teaching Ideas from the CTEs archived site

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CTE Chairs and VCCS Director of Professional Development, Nan Ottenritter

From the left: Rick Dollieslager, Rosalyn King, Nan, Melba Taylor, Janet Laughlin, Patrick Tompkins, Juville Dario-Becker

What are the VCCS Regional Centers for Teaching Excellence about?

• Regional colloquia for VCCS faculty
  
• Instructional leadership
  
• Inquiry, the VCCS/VCCA journal focused on teaching and learning
  
• Mentoring programs to enhance teaching effectiveness
  
• Clearinghouses for articles, monographs, and resources related to community college teaching and learning

RCTEs Mission Statement

Teaching Excellence An article by Chancellor DuBois on Master teachers: "The Hidden Characteristics of Effective Community College Teachers" Reprinted with permission from: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 17:459-471, 1993.

"Launched: Regional Centers for Teaching Excellence" an article in the Spring 1998 journal Inquiry about the birth of the VCCS CTEs.

Fall 2006 RCTE Colloquia, Workshops, Events

Central RCTE:

• "Get Students to Focus on Learning Instead of Grades: Teach Them How to Learn!" with Dr. Saundra McGuire, Director, Center for Academic Success, Louisiana State University
  Friday, October 6, Greenfield Education and Training Center, Daleville, 9:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Lunch provided.

Mid-Central RCTE:

• "Teaching Metacognition in the Writing Classroom" A workshop presented by Victoria Brame.
  Sat. Oct 14, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., JSRCC, Parham Campus, Burnette 248. Box lunch provided.
  Participants will receive a copy of George Hillocks Jr.'s Teaching Writing as Reflective Practice. Dual Enrollment Faculty especially encouraged to attend. Registration required: notify ptompkins@jtcc.edu.

• "New Angles on Learning and Success for Each and Every Student" A presentation of a Title III program developed at DCC. Virginia Association of Developmental Educators (VADE) regional mini-conference.
  Friday, November 3,  JTCC Nicholas Center, 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Registration TBA.

• "Teaching Students with Disabilities in the English Classroom" Presented by Dr. Bettyanne Harrison, JTCC. Dates and details TBA.

Northern Virginia RCTE:

• "Optimizing Student Success in the Community College" with Dr. Richard Sternberg, Dean of Arts and Sciences, Tufts University
  Friday, October 6, Center for Innovative Technology, Herndon, Va., 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Southwest RCTE:

• "Strategies for Student Success" with Joni Webb Petschauer, Director of Freshman Learning Communities at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  Wednesday, August 16, Virginia Highlands C.C., 12:00-3:30. Lunch provided.

• "Leadership Observed" with Francis Gary Powers, Jr., Son of famed U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers
  Wednesday, October 11, Goodloe Center, Mountain Empire C.C., 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch provided.

• Western Virginia International EducatorsFall 2006 Meeting
  Friday, Octpber 20, Southwest Virginia C. C., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Tidewater RCTE:

• "The Art of Teaching: Using Acting Techniques in Improving Teaching" with Gregory Justice
  August 16, Room 124, Paul D. Camp Community College-Suffolk campus, 271 Kenyon Road, 9:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.

• "The Art of Teaching: Using Acting Techniques in the Teaching/Learning Process - Act II " with Gregory Justice
  August 16, Mary T. Christian Auditorium, Thomas Nelson Community College, 99 Thomas Nelson Drive, Hampton 1:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.

• "The Art of Teaching: Using Acting Techniques in Improving Teaching" with Gregory Justice
  August 17, Room B-77, Eastern Shore Community College, 29300 Lankford Highway, Melfa 10:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Luncheon following the workshop, catered by Stella's restaurant, Onancock.

• "Active Learning Strategies, Classroom Innovations, and One-Minute Motivators" ESCC Adjunct Academy Fall Kick-off facilitated by Rick Dollieslager
  August 18, Room B-77 Eastern Shore Community College, 29300 Lankford Highway, Melfa 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Pizza, drinks, and world-famous cookies provided by Stella's restaurant, Onancock
  

Archives index of recent past RCTE events and activities

Last updated 3 October 2006