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, 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, 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...

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...

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...

 BTLC Credit: GO (This study abroad experience will fulfill the volunteer requirement for the GO track.) **Deadline to apply to participate in the Senegal trip is Feb. 7, 2025. Confirmation deadline is Feb. 15, 2025. Scholarships may be available. Please check with International Programs to see if you qualify for scholarship opportunities. Description: The College of Education sponsors a 13-day summer course in Senegal. This program offers an immersion into Francophone Africa through cultural...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...