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.  

One Day for Iowa | The University of Iowa's 24-Hour Giving Day promotional image

One Day for Iowa | The University of Iowa's 24-Hour Giving Day

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 (all day)
Virtual
Every year, thousands of Hawkeyes come together to make an important—and meaningful—impact for Iowa. All gifts made in March will count toward the One Day for Iowa total. You can make a difference by donating now: 1day.uiowa.edu

What All Teachers Should Know about Evidence-Based Strategies for Gifted Students

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. TLC Credit: IS (T), GT Presenter: Dr. Laurie Croft, Clinical Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning  Description: The National Association for Gifted Children has suggested three broad standards that ALL teachers should understand in order to meet the needs of the gifted students in their classrooms.  This session focuses on the importance of using evidence-based instructional strategies to help advanced learners make continuous educational progress.

Reflective Teaching-Learning - Case Study of Pre-Service International Students

Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. TLC Credit: IS (T) Presenter: Syed (Usman) Hashmi, ETC Graduate Assistant  Reflecting on our experiences related to teaching-learning can be very productive in terms of improving, progressing or even sharing, that develops a culture of learning-reflecting-sharing-growing-sharing-reflecting-learning. In this workshop participants will browse through various reflective strategies. They will further reflect on how they can apply in their own classroom settings that may help...

Reaching the Top of Student Success

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. TLC Credit: IS (T), UI REACH Presenter: Dr. Lisa Didion, Assistant Professor Data Mountain is a self-determination program that teaches students with disabilities how to self-monitor and set goals. Come learn how the program works and the effects on improving the reading fluency of post-secondary students with disabilities!  Learning Objectives:   After this presentation, participants will be able to: 1. Implement self-monitoring, goal setting, and teach students to...

Virtual Reality in the Classroom

Thursday, April 6, 2023 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Lindquist Center
Please register here. TLC Credit: IS (T) Presenter: Cheryl Ferguson, ETC Graduate Assistant This is an introduction to the ETCs new VR (Virtual Reality) headsets. This workshop will include an overview of the headset technology including a demonstration of the hardware and participants use of the headsets setup program. Ways to integrate this technology into curriculum at multiple grade levels with the participants engaging in a group VR experience and time to explore the possible programs on...

TLC/EL Certificate Track - Workshop 6

Thursday, April 6, 2023 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Virtual
Please register here. TLC Credit: EL Presenter: Dr. Lia Plakans, Professor of Multilingual Education and Dr. Gomee Park, Post-Doctoral Scholar, Katherine Will, Varied Practice Reading Coordinator  This last in-person workshop requirement includes: follow up on family & community engagement; Evaluating ELs Formative & summative assessments; Final activity.  Please note: This workshop is ONLY for those students who have chosen to complete the TLC/EL track for the Teacher Leader Certificate.

Using Scratch to Help Students Develop Programming Skills

Friday, April 7, 2023 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. TLC Credit: IS (T) Presenter: Dan Song, ETC Graduate Assistant  Programming is becoming a more and more important skill to have. Learning programming also helps to develop computational thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills. In this session, the presenter will share how to program in Scratch and how to apply the skills into your curriculum, including subjects such as English, Math, World Languages, Art, etc. The presenter will also provide hands-on...

MTSS...Great, another acronym!

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Virtual
Please register here. TLC Credit: IS (T), UIREACH Presenter: Tara Tedrow, Doctoral Student Description: This presentation will give an overview of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)...what it is, where it came from, and how it should be used. Objectives:   1. Students will be able to recall the origins of MTSS.  2. Students will be able to distinguish between the three tiers of MTSS.  3. Students will be able to correlate how the MTSS process is vital to special education.  4...
College of Education Undergraduate Commencement and Teacher Education Program Recognition Ceremony promotional image

College of Education Undergraduate Commencement and Teacher Education Program Recognition Ceremony

Thursday, May 11, 2023 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. No tickets required.