Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) Track
3D and Me: STEAM Learning with 3D Design Tools and 3D Printers
Monday, April 7, 2025 5:30pm to 7:00pm
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...
Supporting Students with Eating Disorders- Where Do I Even Start?
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 5:00pm to 6:15pm
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...
ML Workshop 4: Oral Language Development
Thursday, April 10, 2025 4:30pm to 6:00pm
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...
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
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...
LivingWorks safeTALK
Monday, June 9, 2025 8:30am to 12:30pm
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...
Social Emotional Behavioral Mental Health (SEBMH) Track
Educator Well-Being: Skill for Empowerment
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
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...
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Supporting Yourself and Others in K-12 Education
Monday, February 17, 2025 5:00pm to 6:00pm
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...
Great Educators are Active Listeners: How to Help Your Students Feel Heard
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 5:00pm to 6:00pm
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)...
LivingWorks safeTALK
Monday, February 24, 2025 12:30pm to 4:30pm
Please register here. This is a fee-based event but free to University of Iowa students in the Teacher Education Program. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH (2 credits)
*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 registration...
Classroom Belonging Audits: Analyzing the Spectrum of Belonging
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 5:00pm to 6:00pm
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
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...
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...
Supporting the Social-Emotional Needs of Twice-Exceptional Students
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 5:00pm to 6:00pm
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...
Supporting Students Through Grief and Loss
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 5:00pm to 6:00pm
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...
Trauma Informed Classroom Practices: Disruptive Behaviors
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
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...
UI REACH Track
Multilingual Learner (ML) Track
ML Workshop 1: Introduction and Home Language Support
Thursday, February 20, 2025 4:30pm to 6:00pm
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...
ML Workshop 2: Reading and Vocabulary Support for Multilingual Learners
Thursday, March 27, 2025 4:30pm to 6:00pm
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...
ML Workshop 3: Family & Community Engagement
Friday, March 28, 12:00pm to Friday, April 11, 2025 11:59pm
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...
ML Workshop 4: Oral Language Development
Thursday, April 10, 2025 4:30pm to 6:00pm
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...