Lash Center for Teaching and Learning
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CONTACT DETAILS
Lash CTL
LashCTL@BristolCC.edu
777 Elsbree Street
Fall River, MA 02720
The Lash Center for Teaching and Learning (LCTL) provides professional development opportunities and resources for Faculty and Professional Staff members. In addition, the center houses the Adjunct Faculty Center which provides office space, clerical assistance, and other resources for adjunct faculty.
Adjunct Faculty Availability Survey
Please open the instructional PDF below for a tutorial of how to complete your survey.
Professional Development Funds
Bristol's Learning Council oversees professional development applications and funding. Members of the Learning Council will review applications periodically over the course of the academic year and will award professional development activities until funds are depleted. For more information about the distribution of professional development funds, please refer to the 2022-2023 Professional Development Fund Guidelines. The next review of applications will take place on the first Tuesday of each month.
Click HERE to apply for Professional Development Funds
Professional and Educational Resources
Bristol Community College is committed to supporting its faculty and staff in achieving their educational and professional goals. Here are some (but not all) of the tools Bristol provides.
Supporting Your Educational Goals
- Bristol’s Tuition Remission Program provides you with the opportunity to receive a tuition waver to pursue your educational goals.
- As a Bristol Employee, you have access to Bristol’s Writing Center for your scholarly and academic writing needs.
- Bristol’s Learning Commons will support you in all your academic and scholarly endeavors, including helping you with the all-important Interlibrary Loan program. Our Learning Commons also provides access to numerous newspapers and databases that can help you in your educational research.
- Bristol’s Institutional Review Board website will help you gain the permissions necessary to do research using Bristol community members for your educational and scholarly goals.
- Join Bristol’s Employee Education Support Group to join a cohort to give support to, and receive support from, fellow Bristol employees seeking further education.
Supporting Your Professional Goals
- Bristol’s Human Resources Professional Development page provides employees with a wealth of Professional Development opportunities, including a PD Calendar and forms connected to individual enrichment and workshop requests.
- Bristol provides all employees with the opportunity to apply for Professional Development Funds, which can be used to help reimburse conference and professional development opportunities, professional development costs, and other efforts that further your professional goals
- You can use Bristol’s College Central Network space to document and showcase your internal and external trainings.
- Every year, you can apply for Bristol-sponsored Leadership programs, including the Mid-Level Professional Leadership Development Program and Bristol Victory Leadership Development Program. Check your emails in the summer for more information.
Click on the link below to view professional development activities. This link will take you to the Lash Center for Teaching and Learning: Professional Development Opportunities SharePoint. This SharePoint contains a list of our upcoming professional development opportunities. It also contains links to relevant articles, videos, and resources and ways to contact the Lash Center to request PD Resources.
Important Note: When you first click on the link below, you will be prompted to request access. You will only need to do this once, and then moving forward you will have open access to visit this site.
To learn more about the following programs, including details such as program contacts, registration links, and stipend eligibility, please refer to the LCTL Professional Development calendar.
Programs
Adjunct Certification Program
The Adjunct Certificate Program (ACP) is a semester-long course which provides professional development opportunities to adjunct faculty members who want to enhance their classroom instruction. ACP will provide the tools and resources to help adjunct faculty become more effective classroom educators.
Modality: Fully Online | Offerings: Fall/Spring semester-long program, Summer 2-week boot camp
Accessibility Academy
Bristol Accessibility Academy hopes to help faculty and staff build the skills and knowledge needed to make classes and student interactions where every student can truly succeed.
Modality: Fully Online | Offerings: Fall/Spring, Day and Evening options
Dual Enrollment Faculty Training
This training has been developed for faculty teaching dual enrollment students, to gain a better understanding of this population and what tools are available to support these students.
Modality: Fully Online | Offerings: Fall/Spring semester-long program
Events
The Lash Center for Teaching and Learning helps to develop and support contractual professional development days which include:
- Faculty & Staff Opening Days
- Discovery Day
- Spring Professional Development Day
Spring 2025 Bristol Inspiring Educator Award: Kristine Hastreiter
The Bristol Community College Learning Council is proud to announce Kristine L. Hastreiter, Adjunct Instructor of Culinary Arts, has won the inaugural Bristol Inspiring Educator Award. Several students nominated Chef Hastreiter for this award, highlighting her passion for teaching and dedication to her students.
One student discussed how Chef Hastreiter “[gave] me the chance to learn more [by] having fun activities.” Another credited her with “giving us the best advice, like for example telling us what we did wrong and how we could make it better.” This impact reflects Professor Hastreiter’s teaching philosophy.
“My teaching philosophy is rooted in Howard Gardner’s ‘Theory of Multiple Intelligences’ and Lev Vygotsky’s ‘Zone of Proximal Development,’” Prof. Hastreiter tells us. “I strive to accommodate the individuality of my students and their respective learning needs.”
Chef Hastreiter also emphasizes the emotional and intellectual growth of her students: “It is essential that we cultivate resilient, confident, kind, courteous, broad-minded individuals who are prepared and ready to face the future.”
Describing a specific class, one of Chef Hastreiter’s students said, “she explained and demonstrated how to accomplish making baguettes (which is my favorite bread) and because of her passion and dedication to educating I feel I can make baguettes with no problems.” Stories like this illustrate how Chef Hastreiter turns her expertise and teaching excellence into student success and show why the Learning Council is so proud to recognize her as our first Bristol Inspiring Educator award winner.
Professional Development Events
Need More Information?
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Lash CTL Team
William Duffy Ph.D., Special Programs Coordinator
William.Duffy@BristolCC.edu
Nicholas C. O’Brien, Administrative Assistant
Nicholas.O'Brien@BristolCC.edu