Workshop Day: June 1

Use the "Registration" link above to register for the day's workshops.

Workshop 1

(8:30am to 11:30am Pacific)

Process Education Through the Lens of Assessment: A Five-Level Journey

This is a 3-hour, highly interactive workshop for educators new to Process Education and desiring to improve student learning outcomes. Participants move through five interactive activities aligned to PE’s “in a Nutshell” levels: learning, performing, assessing, growing, and self-mentoring. Each activity features a brief framing, an experience guided by Strengths–Improvements–Insights (SII) assessment, and a short transfer debrief. Participants practice metacognition, provide and receive peer feedback on performance, critically analyze the assessment process, map their own growth, and engage in self-mentoring for improvement. Pre-conference preparation and a take-home toolkit support continued practice and adaptation in any context.

Facilitators: Josh Morrison, Tris Utschig, Steve Beyerlein



Workshop 2

(12:15pm to 3:15pm Pacific)

Fundamental Principles and Practices of TBL (Team-Based Learning)

Team-based learning (TBL) is a widely practiced pedagogy focused on teamwork and active learning. In TBL, students are provided with opportunities to apply conceptual knowledge through a sequence of activities that includes individual preparation, teamwork, immediate feedback, and continuous assessment. This workshop is designed to provide an introductory overview of TBL for the Process Education community. It is also the first of five workshops that make up the Knowledge of the Fundamentals of TBL series for those interested in TBL certification.

Learning Outcomes: After this workshop, participants will be able to 1) Describe the essential elements of TBL, 2) Explain how and why TBL works in the context of Process Education, and 3) Evaluate the benefits of using TBL.

Facilitators: Dr. William Ofstad, Dr. Leanne Coyne, Dr. Yuqin Hu

Workshop cost:

For those ALSO attending the PE Conference:

  • Regular: $75
  • Student, Emeritus, Anyone from a California School: $30
  • Groups of 3 or more from the same institution: $50 per person

For those NOT attending the PE Conference:

  • Regular: $150
  • Student, Emeritus, Anyone from a California School: $75
  • Groups of 3 or more from the same institution: $100 per person

Self-Growth Research Summit at the PE Conference

In collaboration with the ongoing partnership between Pacific Crest and the Academy of Process Educators, Dan Apple, Vice President for Research & Development at Pacific Crest, will host a Self-Growth Research Summit during this year’s PE Conference.

This summit is a Pacific Crest research initiative led by Dan Apple. While not a formal Academy-sponsored event, it is closely aligned with the shared developmental work of Pacific Crest and the Academy community. The summit is designed for conference participants who are interested in contributing to the next phase of research and design in self-growth. Together, we will explore:

  • the emerging self-growth framework
  • the launch of Phase IV of the Self-Growth Project
  • the capabilities required to become a self-grower
  • the role of AI in supporting human capability development

All PE Conference participants are welcome to attend.

Summit Time (June 1–4)

(See the Program for individual sessions and times!)

  • 4:00–8:00 PM Pacific
  • 5:00–9:00 PM Mountain
  • 6:00–10:00 PM Central
  • 7:00–11:00 PM Eastern

Registration

To support planning and coordination, registration is requested via a personal email to Dan Apple (dan@pcrest.com). This helps ensure Zoom access, dinner planning (a catered dinner will be provided for in-person attendees), and other logistics are coordinated effectively.

We hope you will consider joining for part—or all—of this important conversation on the future of self-growth.