The 2013 Massachusetts Community Colleges Teaching, Learning and Student Development Conference will feature four presentations by BCC faculty and staff.:

Excerpt from the Conference Speakers List

From Berkshire Community College:

How to Build a Plane While You Are Flying It:  Developing a New Curriculum Model for Civic Engagement at Berkshire Community College - LC303

Colin Adams, Assistant Professor of Sociology; Maryann Schroder, Adjunct Instructor of  Psychology;  Mary Parkman, Service-Learning Coordinator, Berkshire Community College; Karen Vogel, Early Childhood Coordinator, Berkshire United Way; and Debra Blatt, Community Representative, Pittsfield Promise

Bio-Engineering in College and Elementary School: A Collaborative Service-Learning Project - LC304

Frank Schickor, Professor of Biology; John Tatro, Assistant Professor of Engineering and Technology; and Cristy Barnes, Colin Suchenicz, and Nickolaus Kuni, Students, Berkshire Community College

Concepts of Numbers: Inclusive Teaching Strategies for the Pre-algebra Classroom

Annette Guertin, Professor of Mathematics, Berkshire Community College

Educating for a Peaceful, Just and Sustainable Future:  A Participatory and Holistic Pedagogical Approach - LC118

Brian Trautman, Instructor, Peace and World Order Studies and Amanda Hoag, Student, Berkshire Community College