TEP students in the TLC/Dyslexia and TLC/IS tracks are now able to receive TLC Credit by completing asynchronous workshops offered through the Iowa Reading Research Center. Please use your Uiowa email and address to register for free. COURSE: Dyslexia Overview Module  Please register here. BTLC credit: IS, D (1 Credit) Description: This module is designed to provide an overview of this reading disability, no matter the participant’s prior knowledge of dyslexia. Additional course details and...

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...

Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, UI REACH Presenter(s): Jenny McGinn, Senior Program Specialist – UI REACH Program Description: This session will give students an overview of UI REACH and is MANDATORY for students in the UI REACH track. This session will also discuss some strategies for working with students with IDD. Learning goals: 1) Students will be able to describe UI REACH. 2) Students will be able to identify 2 strategies for working with individuals with IDD. By registering for...

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...

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...

Please register here. BTLC Credits: IS, AATD Presenter(s): Ann Shoplik, Administrator, Acceleration Institute & Research and Randy Lange, Associate Director, Belin-Blank Center Description: Subject acceleration is the most commonly used form of academic acceleration for talented students. Subject acceleration isn’t for everyone, however. How do we figure out who needs subject acceleration? What are some best practices concerning subject acceleration? How might you be involved in subject...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

Please register here. BTLC Credits: IS, SEBMH Presenters: Taylor Ford, Assistant Director of Clinical Services and Crisis Response, Sam McVancel, Licensed Psychologist, and Liz Gleason, Social Worker, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Description: Eating disorders in students have more than doubled over the last several years and school mental health providers may be the first to notice. Build awareness of the signs and symptoms of eating disorders and how to connect students and...

Please register here. BTLC Credits: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s): Alex Parker, Doctoral Candidate at Johns Hopkins School of Education and 4th Grade Teacher Description: In this session, we will discuss the role that emotions, and emotional labor, play in the professional lives of teachers. Then, we will focus on strategies to effectively instruct in an affectively healthy and beneficial manner. The professional development will provide teachers with tools to improve their vocational health, along...

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...

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: Please reach out to TLC@uiowa.edu for the non-fee registration link. Registration deadline for University of Iowa TEP students is one week prior to the workshop. Cancelation deadline for University of Iowa TEP students is 48 hours prior to the workshop by emailing TLC@uiowa.edu. If University of Iowa TEP students...

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).  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 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...

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...

Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, ML Presenter(s): Dr. Lia Plakans, Professor of Multilingual Education, Dr. David Degollado, Assistant Professor of Multilingual Education,  Dr. Marina Durinova, Visiting Assistant Professor of Multilingual Education,  Description: This workshop is MANDATORY for students in the ML Track. The session on reading and vocabulary development aligns with the Core Principle of developing learners' skills and supporting their intellects. Upon completion of the...

Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, ML Presenter(s): Lia Plakans, Professor of Multilingual Education, David Degollado, Assistant Professor of Multilingual Education, Marina Durinova, Visiting Assistant Professor of Multilingual Education,  Description: **This is an asynchronous workshop through ICON. Registered students will have access to the ICON workshop beginning March 28 with a completion deadline of April 11. This workshop is MANDATORY for students in the ML Track.** This session on...

Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, ML Presenter(s): Dr. Lia Plakans, Professor of Multilingual Education, Dr. David Degollado, Assistant Professor of Multilingual Education, Dr. Marina Durinova, Visiting Assistant Professor of Multilingual Education Description: This workshop is MANDATORY for students in the ML track. This session aligns with the Core Principle of developing learners' skills and supporting their intellects. Upon completion of the workshop, students will be able to deliver...