Student Centered Teaching
8 courses · Porterville College · 2026-2027 Catalog
SCT P001Z Intro SCT Andragogy
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- Total lecture 6 hours
This foundational session introduces faculty to the principles of student-centered instruction: 1. Students are most engaged in learning when they are in an environment that not only promotes but demands productive struggle, when they have agency in the design of their own educational experience, and when they are supported by strategically planned and carefully customized instructional scaffolding. 2. All students, but especially those who are underprepared or come from historically marginalized populations, benefit in both the short and long term from attention to and support for their affective needs.
SCT P002Z Fostering Student Agency
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- Total lecture 6 hours
Explore how to create learning environments where students develop autonomy, ownership, and voice. This course examines motivational theory and inclusive participation frameworks.
SCT P003Z Affective Domain College Teach
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- Total lecture 6 hours
Understand the emotional, relational, and non-cognitive dimensions of learning. Faculty will learn practices and strategies to build psychological safety, connection, and belonging in the classroom.
SCT P004Z Teaching for Resilience
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Engage with high-challenge, high-support instructional strategies. Learn how to scaffold academic rigor while maintaining student success, particularly in gateway and transfer-level courses.
SCT P005Z Inst Scaffolding Stud Success
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- Total lecture 6 hours
This course focuses on chunking, pacing, and adapting instruction to meet diverse learners’ needs. Participants will design scaffolded lesson plans and assessments that foster skill-building and persistence.
SCT P006Z College Andragogy in HS Class
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Learn strategies for supporting high school students in college-level work with a focus on access, identity, and academic confidence.
SCT P007Z Teaching the Corequisite Cours
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Dive into andragogy for corequisite support courses. This course examines the rationale behind AB 705, explores effective just-in-time remediation practices, and investigates trends in corequisite models at the college level.
SCT P008Z Faculty Innovation Lab
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- Total lecture 6 hours
For experienced faculty, this advanced course offers a lab space to experiment with action research, test new andragogical strategies, and engage in reflective practice across disciplines.