{"id":3849,"date":"2014-11-20T15:28:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T23:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylinecollege.edu\/skylineshines\/?p=3849"},"modified":"2014-11-20T15:28:41","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T23:28:41","slug":"chanel-daniels-supporting-student-success-the-learning-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/uncategorized\/chanel-daniels-supporting-student-success-the-learning-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Chanel Daniels: Supporting Student Success in The Learning Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chanel<\/a>Chanel Daniels began working in The Learning Center as a Graduate Writing and Reading Lab\u00a0Tutor\u00a0in August of\u00a02012\u00a0and is now serving in an interim capacity as the Writing and Reading Lab Instructional Aide. She is also\u00a0one of two\u00a0English Coordinators for the TRiO Student Support Services Program,\u00a0as well as one of the ASTEP English faculty on campus. Chanel has\u00a0taught several levels of English classes as an adjunct instructor in the English departments at Skyline College and SFSU\u00a0for 4\u00a0semesters and is a graduate of SFSU, where she studied English Literature, Post-Secondary Reading, and Composition.<\/p>\n

“What I enjoy most about my work in the Learning Center is having the opportunity to be in the midst of the action and being in a position where I can truly make an impact. Coordinating for\u00a0the TLC and TRiO, I am able to take a grass roots approach to meeting students\u2019 needs by getting\u00a0to know them as individuals, supporting our amazing tutors and student assistants in their endeavors to support students, and interacting with the invaluable\u00a0professors that contribute to our numerous\u00a0student\u00a0workshops and tutor training seminars. There is always something going on in the Learning Center and on the Skyline College campus, in general, so\u00a0I empower\u00a0students to take advantage of as many opportunities as possible in order to get the maximum benefit during their time at Skyline College.\u00a0I love learning from\u00a0and collaborating with my incredible colleagues that comprise\u00a0the TLC and TRiO staff; these special folks\u00a0have become like a family to me.”<\/p>\n

Chanel describes her teaching philosophy in four words: BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.\u00a0She uses texts representative of diverse backgrounds and experiences\u00a0that students can identify with outside of the classroom, which enables them to\u00a0feel\u00a0the urgency\u00a0of finding their own voice and sharing it in the academic realm.\u00a0As a strong advocate of\u00a0Paulo Freire’s theory on liberation education, group work is a regular part of her classroom dynamic. If you come into Chanel\u2019s classroom on any given day, you might see students writing on the board and her sitting at a desk.\u00a0Chanel strives to meet students where they are even if this means revising previously developed\u00a0curriculum in order\u00a0to better fit their needs and their interests.\u00a0She describes the teaching and learning process in this way: \u201cI learn so much from my students, and the community learning that takes place along with the extra time\u00a0that I extend to them\u00a0as an instructor and mentor\u00a0becomes the catalyst for their success. As a teacher and support coordinator, I get the best of both worlds.”<\/p>\n

Chanel\u00a0has worked with students at all levels from elementary\u00a0through high school\u00a0and\u00a0has also\u00a0had the privilege of teaching, tutoring, and\u00a0mentoring\u00a0underrepresented\u00a0groups of students through such programs and organizations\u00a0as\u00a0SFSU’s Educational Opportunity Program, USF’s Upward Bound, CCSF’s African American Scholastic Programs,\u00a0and Instituto Familiar de la Raza, Inc.\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0San Francisco Mission district.\u00a0Some of her favorite pastimes\u00a0include listening to music, singing, crafting,\u00a0writing poetry,\u00a0getting lost in a good book, and spending quality time with her Dad.<\/p>\n

To get more information about TLC programs and services, please visit us in Building 5, or visit us on the web at www.skylinecollege.edu\/learningcenter<\/a><\/p>\n

Article by David Reed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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