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Oct 4, 2023

Oct 4, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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This is being advertised by the BTLC! Please view the description for how to register.  TLC Credit: IS, GO Presenter: UI Center For Human Rights Description: The UICHR Fall 2023 Webinar Series will examine the complex factors that impact key human rights related to parenting, accessing care, and health outcomes by examining the relationship between reproductive justice and the promotion and protection of human rights. Teacher education students learn the elements of globalization, interna...

Oct 4, 2023

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS Presenter(s): Laura Short, Senior Education Associate  Description: Discover activities for grades 6-12 that cover a range of social and environmental topics including natural resource use trends, population ecology, and building sustainable communities. In this interactive session, educators will simulate managing a renewable resource, graph and analyze population data to identify species, and design an investigation of sustainability in their own comm...

Oct 4, 2023

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS Presenter(s): Laura Short, Senior Education Associate  Description: Discover activities for grades 6-12 that cover a range of social and environmental topics including natural resource use trends, population ecology, and building sustainable communities. In this interactive session, educators will simulate managing a renewable resource, graph and analyze population data to identify species, and design an investigation of sustainability in their own comm...

Oct 4, 2023

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

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This is being advertised by the BTLC! Please view the description for how to register.   TLC Credit: IS  Keenan Crow, Director of Policy and Advocacy of One Iowa, will present an explanation of IA SF496, Iowa's new anti-LGBTQ+ education law. Among other things, this law includes a "don't say gay" provision for grades K-6 (although some districts intend to expand that to all schools), forces outing of LGBTQ+ students, and bans any book with any description of "a sex act" in any grade. Find ...

Oct 5, 2023

Oct 5, 2023

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: IS Presenter(s): Jane Shange, MA student Description: Double Robotics can provide a hybrid classroom solution, allowing remote students to join the classroom in real time, interact with other students, and participate in group discussions. This function can assist students who cannot attend in-person classes due to distance, illness, or other circumstances. Furthermore, Double can deliver a more engaging and dynamic remote learning experience than typical online ...

Oct 5, 2023

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: IS, AATD Presenter: Randy Lange, PhD, Administrator, Belin-Blank Center Description: Because of the natural intellectual diversity in a classroom today, differentiation is the approach that better meets students' needs. In this session, key concepts of differentiation will be covered. The importance of adapting content, process, product, and environment will be a focus. Guidelines to get started on developing a differentiated classroom will be shared.  Learning ...

Oct 10, 2023

Oct 10, 2023

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: STEAM Presenter(s): Kay Ramey, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology, 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 choose between making a laser cut family crest or a vinyl sticker logo ...

Oct 11, 2023

Oct 11, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Iowa City Public Library 123 S Linn St Iowa City, IA 52240

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This is being advertised by the BTLC! Please view the description for how to register. Register here.  TLC Credit: IS, GO  Presenter(s): Ebenezer Adeyemi, sociocultural PhD student  Description: Malaria is a significant health concern in Nigeria, with the country having the highest infection and death rates globally, particularly affecting marginalized communities in "malaria high transmission areas." Ebenezer Adeyemi discusses historical and current factors contributing to these dispari...

Oct 11, 2023

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s): Amy Kahle; Director of Intervention Programs for the United Action for Youth. Description: This session will be a quick review of the DBT concepts from Level 1 and a deeper dive into applying them in practice. How does DBT fit into a trauma informed classroom? Who benefits from DBT? What might implementation look like? Can I use DBT in my science (or math or English) class? What do youth say about the skills they’ve learned? Time wi...

Oct 12, 2023

Oct 12, 2023

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: IS, AATD Presenter(s): Katie Schabilion, Ph.D., Administrator, Belin-Blank Center  Description: Often, assessment is viewed as the culmination of a process: measuring what a student knows or can do at various points throughout the curriculum. However, to be most effective, assessment must be designed to inform future actions, such as what a student should be taught next or what program or intervention may benefit them. This workshop will offer an introduction to ...

Oct 12, 2023

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s):  Emily Thomas PhD, LP, HSP. Clinical Assistant Professor  Description: This is a three-part series - Using empirically supported strategies, Dr. Thomas will make relevant skills from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to Iowa educators.   The three trainings will focus on three core skills:   1) Acting on one’s personally chosen values—identifying what matters and pursuing these values via consistent action.  2) Developing a...

Oct 13, 2023

Oct 13, 2023

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, REACH Presenter(s): Jordan Immerfall, UI REACH Academic Coordinator Description: Basic UDL overview, with a focus on engagement strategies for teachers to leverage classroom experiences for students.  Learning Goals: Students will understand the core concepts of Universal Design for Learning Students will identify engagement strategies that can be used in the classroom Students will evaluate how engagement strategies leverage other teaching practices....

Oct 13, 2023

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: IS, D Presenter(s): Nina Lorimor-Easley, MS, MEd, Assistant Director of Education and Outreach at IRRC Lindsay Seydel, M.Ed., Education and Outreach Coordinator at IRRC.  Description: Assistive technology includes devices, software, or equipment purposefully chosen to help children with reading disabilities complete academic and everyday tasks. Assistive technology facilitates students’ full participation in academic instruction and allows them to demonstrate the...

Oct 16, 2023

Oct 16, 2023

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS Presenter(s): Nathan DePuy, PhD student, ETC Graduate Teaching Assistant. Description: This workshop will focus on academic assessment literacy and the consequential impacts that emerge from score interpretation from a critical perspective (i.e., identifying how scoring word problems in math can confound math skills with reading skills). Additionally, participants will be introduced to basic test scoring procedures and will be taught how to better creat...

Oct 16, 2023

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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This is being advertised by the BTLC! Please view the description for how to register.   Register here. TLC Credit: IS  Join us for a reading and discussion, co-sponsored by Prairie Lights, to celebrate The Theory of Being: Practices for Transforming Self and Communities Across Difference, edited by a research team including Sherry K. Watt, Duhita Mahatmya, Milad Mohebali, and Charles Martin-Stanley II. Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 7-8:30 p.m. Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City RSVP...

Oct 17, 2023

Oct 17, 2023

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: STEAM Presenter(s): Kay Ramey, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology, 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 choose between making a keychain that represents a part of their identity or a 'cookie' cutter personally me...

Oct 18, 2023

Oct 18, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s): Barry Schreier, PhD, Director of Higher Education Programming at Scanlan Center for School Mental Health, Clinical Professor of Counseling Psychology at University of Iowa College of Education and Gerta Bardhoshi, PhD, Director of Research and Training at Scanlan Center for School Mental Health; Professor of Counselor Education atUniversity of Iowa College of Education Description: A suicide attempt left 16-year-old varsity cheerlea...

Oct 19, 2023

Oct 19, 2023

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

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This is being advertised by the BTLC! Please view the description for how to register.   Register here. TLC Credit: IS, GO  Presenter(s): Fall residents Kevin Chen (Taiwan), Tammy Lai-Ming Ho and Wong Yi Eva (Hong Kong), Li Kotomi (Taiwan & Japan), Shi Yifeng, Suo Er, and Wang Zhanhei (PRC), moderated by translator and poet Jennifer Feeley.  Description: The UI International Writing Program and the Center for Asian Pacific Studies will be hosting a bilingual reading featuring 2023 Fall re...

Oct 19, 2023

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s):  Emily Thomas PhD, LP, HSP. Clinical Assistant Professor  Description: To follow-up on Part 1, Dr. Thomas will follow-up on the assignment to implement one values-based goal. This session will focus on developing awareness of one’s experiences, including thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, and external circumstances. Moreover, participants will develop skills in intentionality—making purposeful choices.  Learning Goals: 1) Dev...

Oct 23, 2023

Oct 23, 2023

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: STEAM Presenter(s): Kay Ramey, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology, Darrell Currington, Makerspace Facilitator  Description: In this workshop, students will gain hands-on experience participating in and designing STEAM activities using electronics tools or kits. For the hands-on STEAM challenge, students will get to choose between making Makey Makey musical instrument, an Arduino musical light show, or an electric textile pillow. T...

Oct 23, 2023

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: IS, AATD Presenter: Randy Lange, PhD, Administrator, Belin-Blank Center Description: All students should have access to opportunities to exercise creative thinking and critical thinking. In this session, a series of empowering instructional strategies with examples will be shared. Come ready to think! Learning goals: Cite the importance of providing access to creative and critical thinking to all students. Discuss instructional strategies to foster creative and ...

Oct 24, 2023

Oct 24, 2023

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s): Meredith Caskey Description: There aren’t many arguments against the value of movement when it comes to learning. Brain science tells us physical movement makes it: Easier for our brain to maintain focus  Helps us to integrate learning across both of our brain’s hemispheres Helps to enter information into our memories Reduces chances of feeling overwhelmed or overloaded. (Amber Lamprecht, Literacy and Language Centre) When...

Oct 24, 2023

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, REACH, SEBMH Presenter(s): Tyler L. Gray, M.Ed. Description: Providing Support and Advocacy in the Classroom for Students with Foster Care Experience.  Learning Goals: 1) Participants will be able to recall facts about students who have experienced the foster care system and locate resources available online. 2) Participants can identify behaviors that are generally associated with children who have experienced the foster care system. 3) Participants ...

Oct 25, 2023

Oct 25, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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This is being advertised by the BTLC! Please view the description for how to register.  TLC Credit: IS, GO Presenter: UI Center For Human Rights Description: The UICHR Fall 2023 Webinar Series will examine the complex factors that impact key human rights related to parenting, accessing care, and health outcomes by examining the relationship between reproductive justice and the promotion and protection of human rights. Teacher education students learn the elements of globalization, interna...

Oct 25, 2023

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: IS, D Presenter(s): Nina Lorimor-Easley, MS, MEd, Assistant Director of Education and Outreach at IRRC Lindsay Seydel, MEd, Education and Outreach Coordinator at IRRC  Description: Individuals with dyslexia are more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem as compared to individuals without reading disorders. The aim of this workshop is the review the socioemotional factors associated with dyslexia so that educators can identify appropriate s...

Oct 25, 2023

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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This is being advertised by the BTLC! Please view the description for how to register.  TLC Credit: IS, GO Presenter: Adrien Wing Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law Programs and the Bessie Dutton Murray Professor in the University of Iowa College of Law Description: This lecture will focus on the post-COVID world and the continuing and growing need to make sure that American students going abroad include people of color, those from poorer backgrounds, and all genders. Si...

Oct 25, 2023

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s): Amy Kahle; Director of Intervention Programs for the United Action for Youth. Description: This session will be a quick review of the DBT concepts from Level 1 and a deeper dive into applying them in practice. How does DBT fit into a trauma informed classroom? Who benefits from DBT? What might implementation look like? Can I use DBT in my science (or math or English) class? What do youth say about the skills they’ve learned? Time wi...

Oct 26, 2023

Oct 26, 2023

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s):  Emily Thomas PhD, LP, HSP. Clinical Assistant Professor  Description: This final session will focus on how to utilize skills in awareness to cultivate openness to our internal experiences, even those that are painful or challenging (e.g., sadness, anxiety). This session will also focus on the barriers that may arise when trying to pursue personally chosen values, as well as how one responds to these barriers. Participants will lear...

Oct 30, 2023

Oct 30, 2023

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: STEAM Presenter(s): Kay Ramey, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology, Darrell Currington, Makerspace Facilitator  Description: In this workshop, students will gain hands-on experience participating in and designing STEAM activities using robotics and coding. For the hands-on STEAM challenge, students will get to choose between using a Sphero robot to deliver a secret message or making a dance video using Scratch. They will also learn...

Oct 30, 2023

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s): Allegra Johnson MSW; Secondary Education Coordinator Description: This presentation will walk participants through five, research-tested mindfulness practices to use with secondary students including Check-In, Breath Work, Movement, Guided Mindfulness Practice, and Close of Practice. Through interactive practices, participants will learn about each mindfulness practice, and how they can be combined into a lesson and separated into s...

Nov 1, 2023

Nov 1, 2023

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: IS, GO Presenter(s): Dr. Will Coghill-Behrends, Director, Global Education Initiatives Dr. Maia Sheppard, Assistant Professor, Social Studies Education Dr. EunJung Kim, Assistant Professor, Elementary 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 d...

Nov 1, 2023

5:28 PM - 6:30 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s): Katharine Broton, PhD Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Description: This introductory session will cover foundational information regarding the scope and depth of poverty in our schools. We will consider the relationship between poverty and stress as well as implications for students and communities. We will conclude with a discussion of how we can support students who are experiencing poverty and related stressors. Learning...

Nov 2, 2023

Nov 2, 2023

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: IS, AATD Presenter(s): Christopher Smith, Administrator, Belin-Blank Center Description: In this presentation, we will explore Executive Functioning—what it is, why it is important, and how it relates to students of high ability. We will specifically discuss how these skills, or the lack of them, impact students’ learning in addition to their social, emotional, and behavioral functioning. Learning goals: Define executive functioning. Understand the impact on soc...

Nov 2, 2023

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

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This is being advertised by the BTLC! Please view the description for how to register.  TLC Credit: IS, GO Presenter: Dr. Seung-hwan Shin Teaching associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh Description: Reflecting on the global success of Squid Game (Hwang Dong-hyuk, 2021) and its reinvention of the death game genre, this talk explores both the opportunities and challenges presented by new media systems, particularly global video streaming platforms, for local creators. Netflix, ...

Nov 2, 2023

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s): Kelly Robenhagen, LCSW, Executive Director of Loveland Youth Gardeners; Erica Wharton, HTR, Registered Horticultural Therapist & Program Director of Loveland Youth Gardeners Description: This learning session will introduce you to the basics of horticultural therapy, and approaches/strategies that can be incorporated within the school environment and beyond. We will discuss the benefits of this therapeutic approach, and share practi...

Nov 4, 2023

Nov 4, 2023

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

PDA - Baker Teacher Leader Center

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, SEBMH (2 credits) Presenter(s): Keri Neblett and Grant Merrell  Description: LivingWorks safeTALK (safeTALK) prepares people to be more alert to suicide and to help persons with thoughts of suicide make safe connections. The intervention goal is that persons with thoughts of suicide connect with someone who will help them keep safe from suicide and access further support. Learning Goals:  1. Describe the role of an alert helper/ connector. 2. Identi...

Nov 6, 2023

Nov 6, 2023

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: STEAM Presenter(s): Kay Ramey, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology, Darrell Currington, Makerspace Facilitator  Description: In this workshop, students will gain hands-on experience participating in and designing STEAM activities using robotics and coding. For the hands-on STEAM challenge, students will get to choose between using a Sphero robot to deliver a secret message or making a dance video using Scratch. They will also learn...

Nov 7, 2023

Nov 7, 2023

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s): Meredith Caskey Description: Our energy and mood can shift hourly, daily and weekly.  What are some things we can do to keep energized, focused, motivated, and present in our classrooms?  How do we garner genuine enthusiasm to show up each day being our best and encourage our students to be their best?  Committing to wellness habits and mindful movement could create the outcome of more days feeling truly good and answering the commo...

Nov 8, 2023

Nov 8, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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This is being advertised by the BTLC! Please view the description for how to register.  TLC Credit: IS, GO Presenter: UI Center For Human Rights Description: The UICHR Fall 2023 Webinar Series will examine the complex factors that impact key human rights related to parenting, accessing care, and health outcomes by examining the relationship between reproductive justice and the promotion and protection of human rights. Teacher education students learn the elements of globalization, interna...

Nov 8, 2023

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: IS, D Presenter(s): Nina Lorimor-Easley, MS, MEd, Assistant Director of Education and Outreach at IRRC Lindsay Seydel, MEd, Education and Outreach Coordinator at IRRC  Description: Students with dyslexia often require specially designed instruction to be successful in a general education classroom. This may involve accessing special education resources and developing an individualized education plan (IEP). This workshop will provide an overview of the special edu...

Nov 8, 2023

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Please Register Here. TLC Credit: IS Presenter: Cheryl Ferguson, MSEd, BSEd. PhD Candidate Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology; ETC Graduate Assistant; ILEND Graduate; Dementia Friend Champion. Description: This is an introduction to the ETCs new VR headsets. This workshop will include an overview of the headset technology including a demonstration of the hardware and participants' use of the headset's setup program. Possible ways to integrate this technology into curriculum at mu...

Nov 8, 2023

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s): Chad Rose Description: In this online presentation, we will discuss contemporary approaches to bullying prevention, including evidence-based practices for all learners. Topics will include risk and protective factors, warning signs, universal recommendations, and targeted interventions.  Learning Goals: 1.    Understand risk and protective factors associated with bullying involvement, 2.    Recognize warning signs associated with...

Nov 8, 2023

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Please Register Here. TLC Credit: IS Presenter: Cheryl Ferguson, MSEd, BSEd, PhD Candidate Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology; ETC Graduate Assistant; ILEND Graduate; Dementia Friend Champion Description: Join Cheryl for part two in a series of workshops on the use of VR in the Classroom. This workshop will build on basic concepts introduced during the first hour of the workshop and give students more time to explore the library of titles offered by the ETC. The Workshop will end...

Nov 9, 2023

Nov 9, 2023

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

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Please register here. TLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s): Jordan Turner BA Education, Yoga in the Schools Director Description: This presentation will walk participants through five, research-tested mindfulness practices to use with elementary students including Check-In, Breath Work, Movement, Guided Mindfulness Practice, and Close of Practice. Through interactive practices, participants will learn about each mindfulness practice, and how they can be combined into a lesson and separated i...

Nov 14, 2023

Nov 14, 2023

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: IS, STEAM Presenter(s): Kay Ramey, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology, Darrell Currington, Makerspace Facilitator  Description: In this workshop, students will participate in a hands-on, "quick-fire" STEAM activity and 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, and assess ST...

Nov 14, 2023

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

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This is being advertised by the BTLC! Please view the description for how to register. Register here. TLC Credit: IS, GO  Presenter(s): 1. VADM Michael T. Franken, USN (Ret), Consensus for American Security, American Security Project; 2. Dr. Sara Mitchell, Professor of Political Science and Senior Research Fellow– Politics and Policy Research Program, University of Iowa; 3. Ms. Jessica Olcott Yllemo, Director, Climate Security Programs, American Security Project; 4. Robb Hogg, former Iowa ...

Nov 15, 2023

Nov 15, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: IS Presenter(s): Mariana Ruiz Nascimento, PhD student Description: Have you ever considered using an OER in your classes? They are free teaching materials in the public domain that provide an alternate option to expensive textbooks. In this workshop, you will learn how to find these resources and even design your own. Let's explore some possibilities of creating and incorporating them into your teaching!  Learning goals: At the end of the workshop, participants ...

Nov 15, 2023

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Register here. TLC Credit: IS, GO Presenter(s): Dr. Will Coghill-Behrends, Director, Global Education Initiatives Dr. Maia Sheppard, Assistant Professor, Social Studies Education Dr. EunJung Kim, Assistant Professor, Elementary 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 d...