This calendar lists events presented by faculty, staff, students, alumni, or community partners affiliated with the College of Education or events formally co-hosted or co-sponsored with the College of Education.
Social Media Smarts: Navigating Sleep and Mental Health for K-12 Teachers and Parents
Monday, January 27, 2025 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Virtual
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH
Presenter: Bengi Baran, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Description: Social media has received significant attention as a culprit for the ongoing youth mental health crisis, both on its own and indirectly by disrupting sleep and circadian rhythms. There are several emerging critical developments including U.S. Surgeon General's advisories on (1) the negative consequences of social media use and (2) the declining mental...
Provost’s Global Forum: Private Sector and University Partnerships: Pursuing Pathways for Global Collaboration, Learning, Prosperity, and Democracy
Thursday, February 6, 2025 2:30pm to 6:00pm
University Capitol Centre
The 2025 Provost’s Global Forum, Private Sector and University Partnerships: Pursuing Pathways for Global Collaboration, Learning, Prosperity, and Democracy, will bring together experts from across the University of Iowa campus, the greater Iowa City area, and around the world to identify and showcase evidence, strategies, approaches, and solutions that form sustainable university private sector partnerships that bring added values to stakeholders of campuses, business, communities, and nation-states.
Provost’s Global Forum: Private Sector and University Partnerships: Pursuing Pathways for Global Collaboration, Learning, Prosperity, and Democracy
Friday, February 7, 2025 10:00am to 4:30pm
University Capitol Centre
The 2025 Provost’s Global Forum, Private Sector and University Partnerships: Pursuing Pathways for Global Collaboration, Learning, Prosperity, and Democracy, will bring together experts from across the University of Iowa campus, the greater Iowa City area, and around the world to identify and showcase evidence, strategies, approaches, and solutions that form sustainable university private sector partnerships that bring added values to stakeholders of campuses, business, communities, and nation-states.
Provost’s Global Forum: Private Sector and University Partnerships: Pursuing Pathways for Global Collaboration, Learning, Prosperity, and Democracy
Saturday, February 8, 2025 10:00am to 12:00pm
University Capitol Centre
The 2025 Provost’s Global Forum, Private Sector and University Partnerships: Pursuing Pathways for Global Collaboration, Learning, Prosperity, and Democracy, will bring together experts from across the University of Iowa campus, the greater Iowa City area, and around the world to identify and showcase evidence, strategies, approaches, and solutions that form sustainable university private sector partnerships that bring added values to stakeholders of campuses, business, communities, and nation-states.
Making Future STEAM Educators: An Introduction to Makerspace Tools, Technologies, and Teaching
Monday, February 10, 2025 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Lindquist Center
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, STEAM
Presenters: Kay Ramey, Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology, and Darrell Currington, Makerspace Facilitator
Description: This workshop is required for participation in the STEAM track and should be attended first, if possible. In this workshop, students will participate in a hands-on, "quick-fire" STEAM activity and get an introduction to what STEAM is, why it's important, and how to facilitate it in their classrooms...
Educator Well-Being: Skill for Empowerment
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH
Presenter: Ryan Kidder, Behavioral Health Clinician, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health
Description: During this presentation, educators, school mental health professionals, para-educators and administrators will learn the rationale behind using skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to enhance well-being. Participants will enhance their understanding of mindfulness skills, self-care skills, and will learn a skill in order to be...
Introduction to Globalization and Internationalization
Thursday, February 13, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. BTLC Credit: GO, IS *This workshop is mandatory for the GO track.
Presenter: Theodora Kourkoulou, Assistant Clinical Professor of Elementary Education
Description: Students are entering a world that is more globally interconnected and complicated than ever before, yet often lack the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to effectively operate in that space. In this workshop, teacher candidates will learn the fundamentals of global education, and internationalization, and...
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Supporting Yourself and Others in K-12 Education
Monday, February 17, 2025 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH
Presenter: Barry Schreier, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health
Description: As K-12 educators, we set the bar high for ourselves, often striving for perfection in our teaching, leadership, and support roles. While these high standards can drive excellence, they can also lead to feelings of self-doubt and the belief that we’re not good enough, not deserving enough, or not doing enough — hallmarks of imposter syndrome. The performance-driven...
STEAM Learning on a Budget: From Paper Prototyping to Simple STEAM Kits
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, STEAM
Presenter(s): Kay Ramey, Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology, and Darrell Currington, Makerspace Facilitator
Description: In this workshop, students will learn how to design and facilitate hands-on STEAM activities with everyday materials and the sorts of low-cost STEAM kits commonly available in K-12 schools. They will also gain hands-on experience participating in and designing STEAM activities using these kits and...
Great Educators are Active Listeners: How to Help Your Students Feel Heard
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH
Description: Are you an active listener? Active listening is a skill that we can all invest more time in developing, especially as educators. Being a better listener means more meaningful relationships with our students (and even colleagues, friends, and family!). One of the ways to be an active listener is to learn about and practice microskills. In this workshop, we will (1) discuss what microskills are, (2) learn about 3 microskills, and (3)...
Top 3 AI Tools Every Teacher Should Know
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 4:30pm to 5:15pm
Virtual
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS
Presenter(s): Theodora Kourkoulou, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning
Description: Discover the top three AI-powered tools transforming teaching and learning today. This workshop will equip participants with practical skills and hands-on experience to create dynamic lesson plans in minutes, design activities that spark student curiosity, automate tedious tasks and improve productivity.
Learning Goals:
Master the...
The Pedagogies of Teaching, Learning, and Assessing for Global Perspectives
Thursday, February 20, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, GO. *This workshop is mandatory for the GO track.
Presenter(s): EunJung Kim, Clinical Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
Description: This workshop is part of Global Opportunities. It will provide critical perspectives on global education and global citizenship education as a guiding principles, then, explore the pedagogical application by using UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Participants will learn theoretical and practical practice...
Introduction and Home Language Support
Thursday, February 20, 2025 5:15pm to 6:45pm
Please register here. BTLC Credits: ML, IS
Presenters: Lia Plakans, Professor of Multilingual Education, David Degollado, Assistant Professor of Multilingual Education, Marina Durinova, Visiting Assistant Professor of Multilingual Education
Description: **This workshop is required for those in the Multilingual Learner track. This workshop on home language support aligns with the Core Principle of valuing students' identities. After attending this workshop, you will be able to identify...
Design, Cut, Stick: STEAM Learning with Vinyl Cutters and Other Subtractive Manufacturing Tools
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, STEAM
Presenter(s): Kay Ramey, Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology, and Darrell Currington, Makerspace Facilitator
Description: In this workshop, students will gain hands-on experience participating in and designing STEAM activities using vinyl cutters, laser cutters, and other subtractive manufacturing tools. For the hands-on STEAM challenge, students will get to make a vinyl cut sticker or laser cut design of their choice...
Classroom Belonging Audits: Analyzing the Spectrum of Belonging
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH
Presenter: Jeff Walls, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
Description: A widespread sense of belonging at school is essential for a healthy school culture, academic success, and healthy peer and adult relationships for students. The gateways of belonging exist along a spectrum from inflexible to highly flexible. The purpose of this session is to introduce attendees to a spectrum-based understanding of belonging, and share a tool to...
Broaching Mental Health Concerns with our Students
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. BTLC Credits: IS, SEBMH
Presenter: Ashley Banta, MA, LPSC, Counseling Psychology PhD Student
Description: Participants will learn how to identify signs of mental health concerns, such as anxiety and depression. Participants will also learn how to broach mental health and respond with empathy. Participants will engage in simulations to practice broaching mental health and responding with empathy.
Learning Goals: 1) Define common signs of mental health concerns. 2) Learn...
Colonialism, Imperialism and the Histories that Shaped Us
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, GO. *This workshop is mandatory for the GO track.
Presenter: Maia Sheppard, Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education
Description: People, communities, cultures, and countries are more connected with others across the globe than they have ever been. Globalization, however, is not without problems, both ethical and social. This workshop will explore the global and local dimensions of social, historical and cultural issues that shape us, with a...
Understanding Adolescent Self-Harm and School-Based Interventions
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH
Presenter: Ryan Kidder, Behavioral Health Clinician, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health
Description: During this presentation, participants will gain an understanding of the function of self-harm behaviors and why individuals engage in self-harm behaviors. Participants will gain knowledge and understanding of how skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy can be beneficial when working with individuals who engage in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI...
Fitting STEAM into Your Classroom: Disciplinary Integration, Assessment, and Standards Alignment
Monday, March 10, 2025 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, STEAM
Presenters: Kay Ramey, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology and Darrell Currington, Makerspace Facilitator
Description: *This workshop is required for participation in the STEAM track.* In this workshop, students will learn how they can best fit STEAM into their classrooms. This will include a discussion of how to integrate tools, knowledge, and practices from different STEAM fields, align activities with standards...
Top 3 AI Tools Every Teacher Should Know
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 4:30pm to 5:15pm
Virtual
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS
Presenter(s): Theodora Kourkoulou, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning
Description: Discover the top three AI-powered tools transforming teaching and learning today. This workshop will equip participants with practical skills and hands-on experience to create dynamic lesson plans in minutes, design activities that spark student curiosity, automate tedious tasks and improve productivity.
Learning Goals: 1) Master the...
Introduction to Globalization and Internationalization
Thursday, March 13, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. BTLC Credit: GO, IS *This workshop is mandatory for the GO track.
Presenter: Theodora Kourkoulou, Assistant Clinical Professor of Elementary Education
Description: Students are entering a world that is more globally interconnected and complicated than ever before, yet often lack the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to effectively operate in that space. In this workshop, teacher candidates will learn the fundamentals of global education, and internationalization, and...
Supporting the Social-Emotional Needs of Twice-Exceptional Students
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH, UI REACH
Presenter: Alissa Doobay, Director, Clinical Services, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health and Clinical Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology
Description: Students presenting with both high cognitive/academic ability and a disability (e.g., Autism, ADHD, Learning Disorder) are referred to as “twice exceptional.” This population presents with a unique set of social-emotional needs due to their asynchronous development and...
Working with Students in Distress Masterclass
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Lindquist Center
This Master Class will be held on Wednesdays from 2:30 to 4:30p.m. on March 26, April 2, 9, and 16. Please register here.
You are in your office, thinking about a recent interaction with a student that left you troubled. Many things are running through your mind. Is this a big deal? Should I call someone? Can I help this student myself? Should I even get involved?
The "Working with Students in Distress Master Class" is designed to help Staff/Faculty respond to students in distress. Faculty...
Supporting Students Through Grief and Loss
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH
Presenter: Liz Gleason, Social Worker and Sam McVancel, Licensed Psychologist, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health
Description: Participants will be provided psychoeducation on grief, including different types of grief, common symptoms of grief, and how grief can manifest differently across people. Strategies that educators can use to support students who are experiencing grief and loss will be reviewed.
Learning Goals: 1) Define aspects of...
Working with Students in Distress Masterclass
Thursday, March 27, 2025 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Lindquist Center
This Master Class will be held on Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. on March 27, April 3, 10, 17. Please register here.
You are in your office, thinking about a recent interaction with a student that left you troubled. Many things are running through your mind. Is this a big deal? Should I call someone? Can I help this student myself? Should I even get involved?
The "Working with Students in Distress Master Class" is designed to help Staff/Faculty respond to students in distress. Faculty/Staff want...
Trauma Informed Classroom Practices: Disruptive Behaviors
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. BTLC Credits: SEBMH, IS
Presenter: Amanda Elliott, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa
Description: Topic 1: Begin with framework of trauma experiences that are common to youth in Iowa. Then we will further mental health outcomes of trauma and how that might result in classroom behaviors. We will then wrap up the session discussing level 1 interventions that would provide support for students whom may have experienced trauma in their...
3D and Me: STEAM Learning with 3D Design Tools and 3D Printers
Monday, April 7, 2025 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, STEAM
Presenters: Kay Ramey, Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology, and Darrell Currington, Makerspace Facilitator
Description: In this workshop, students will gain hands-on experience participating in and designing STEAM activities using 3D design software and 3D printers. For the hands-on STEAM challenge, students will get to design and print a 3D object of their choosing. They will learn about 3D design tools and be...
LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)-UISG
Thursday, April 24 8:30am to Friday, April 25, 2025 4:30pm
Please register here. BTLC Credit: SEBMH, IS (4 credits)
Presenters: Jess Pavelich, Liz Gleason, Jamie Elizalde, Barry Schreier, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health
Description: ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. As the world’s leading suicide intervention workshop, LivingWorks’ ASIST program is supported...
LivingWorks safeTALK
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 12:30pm to 4:30pm
Lindquist Center
Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH (2 credits)
This is a fee-based event but free to University of Iowa students in the Teacher Education Program (TEP).
TEP Students: *University of Iowa TEP students: please reach out to TLC@uiowa.edu for the non-fee registration link.
Registration deadline for TEP students is one week prior to the workshop. Cancelation deadline for TEP students is 48 hours prior to the workshop by emailing TLC@uiowa.edu. If TEP students cancel less than 48 hours...
Wide Lens: LISTENING
Thursday, May 8, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building
In a world full of noise, we often try listening to something: conversations with colleagues and family, music in our headphones, videos blasting from our smartphones. We hear all these things daily, but what does it mean to truly listen? In what sense do devices also listen to us? What is the role of silence in listening? How has listening changed over time? Can political tensions be solved through “listening”? How is listening both an art and a science? This Wide Lens event brings together...
College of Education Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Thursday, May 15, 2025 4:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
College of Education Undergraduate Commencement and Teacher Education Program Recognition Ceremony is held at the end of the fall and spring semesters to recognize all of the graduating Teacher Education Program students.
Doors open one hour prior to the start of the ceremony.
Times, days, and locations are subject to change.
LivingWorks safeTALK
Monday, June 9, 2025 8:30am to 12:30pm
BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH (2 credits)
Registration Information: This is a fee-based event but free to University of Iowa students in the Teacher Education Program. *University of Iowa TEP students: please reach out to TLC@uiowa.edu for the non-fee registration link. Registration deadline is one week prior to the workshop. Cancelation deadline is 48 hours prior to the workshop by emailing TLC@uiowa.edu. If TEP students cancel less than 48 hours, they will be assessed the registration cost of $45...