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Oct 14, 2024

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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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...

Oct 16, 2024

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, GO Presenter(s): Dr. Theodora Kourkoulou, Clinical Assistant Professor Elementary Education Description: This workshop is MANDATORY for students in the GO Track. 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 internati...

Oct 17, 2024

5:30 PM - 6:45 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: AATD Presenter(s): Ann Shoplik, Administrator, Acceleration Institute and Research, and Randy Lange, Associate Director, Belin-Blank Center  Description: What is academic acceleration and who might benefit? Acceleration is the best-researched educational programming option for academically talented (gifted) students, yet it is not used often because many educators have not had the opportunity to learn about it. We also worry about the social impact of mov...

Oct 22, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s): Mary Ball, Scanlan GA, MA, LPSC, Couple and Family Therapy PhD Student  Description: Social emotional behavioral mental health/ Skills for learning is critical for student success in and out of the classroom. In this workshop, we will explore the impacts of SEBMH/ SFL for secondary students and evidence-based practices and strategies that can be used to support students.  Learning Goals: 1) Participants will learn about the impact...

Oct 22, 2024

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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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 cho...

Oct 22, 2024

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Please register here.  BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH, UI REACH Presenters: Dr. Allison Bruhn, Professor of Special Education and Executive Director of the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health, University of Iowa and Dr. Nathan von der Embse, Professor of School Psychology at the University of South Florida Description: Data-based decision making is a critical part of a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS), but what does problem solving look like in the context of youth behavior and mental hea...

Oct 23, 2024

5:30 PM - 6:45 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH, UI REACH Presenter(s): Alex Pauls, MA, BCBA  Description: This workshop will explore tics, habits, and stereotypies, which occur for 10-25% of children, from a behavioral perspective. Though topographically they may present similar, this workshop will explore the differences between the behaviors, the behavioral model, and approaches to treatment.  Learning Goals: 1) Recognize differences between common repetitive motor movement behaviors. 2) ...

Oct 24, 2024

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, AATD Presenter(s): Chris Smith, Administrator, Licensed Psychologist, Randy Lange, Associate Director  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: 1) Define executi...

Oct 28, 2024

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: SEBMH, IS Presenter: Amy Andreassen, Education Instructor & Director of Student Teaching, William Penn University Description: This interactive webinar is designed to help educators manage stress and cultivate contentment through joyful self-care strategies. Participants will explore key sources of stress in the teaching profession and learn practical techniques to find joy, build supportive relationships, and create moments of peace in their daily lives....

Oct 28, 2024

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 robotics and coding. For the hands-on STEAM challenge, students will learn how to program a Sphero robot to avoid obstacles and deliver a message. They will also learn about other robot...

Oct 29, 2024

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s): Ashley Banta, M.A., LPSC, Counseling Psychology PhD Student Description: One of the best ways to address the social, emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs of your future students is to practice mindfulness. During this session, we will learn how practicing daily mindfulness can help your future students connect to their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. We will practice several specific mindfulness strategies, such as gui...

Oct 30, 2024

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter(s): Beth Provis, Graduate Student Description: While many children come to school with skills to learn, self-regulate, and interact with others, other children may not. When students struggle with these and other skills that seem to come naturally to their peers, they may exhibit challenging behaviors. This may impede learning and social interaction that is integral to a child’s growth that occurs at school. This presentation will prov...

Oct 30, 2024

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH, UI REACH Presenter: Jonathan Sutter, Founder - TravelingWiki Foundation Description: TravelingWiki Foundation is the largest non profit resource center for non visible disabilities (Autism, ALS, Parkinson's, Dementia, Alzheimer's, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome) which documents resources to enable travel and employment. Attendees will learn how distribution of these services in the educational system is imperative for students.  More generally, ...

Nov 1, 2024

All Day

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: ML, IS 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 and MANDATORY for students in the ML Track. Please access this on the TLC/ML Online Workshop page on ICON.**  The session on family/community engagement aligns with the Core Principle of engaging in eq...

Nov 4, 2024

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Please register here. BTLC credits: IS, UI-REACH Presenter(s): Stacie Nelson, UI REACH Instructor Description: In this workshop, students will learn how to model a lesson and gradually release responsibility to students towards independence on a certain skill.  Learning Goals: 1) Adapt a lesson to gradually release responsibility to students. 2) Model skills for students to take ownership and work towards independence.  By registering for this event, you agree to be photographed or filme...

Nov 5, 2024

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenters: Ashley Rila, Clinical Assistant Professor,  and Danielle Day, Human Sciences, ISU Extension and Outreach Description: 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 ...

Nov 5, 2024

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, UI-REACH Presenter(s): Mary Ball, Scanlan GA, MA, LPSC, Couple and Family Therapy PhD Student  Description: How do we create a welcoming and inclusive learning environment? How do we foster a learning community of collaboration instead of comparison and competition? How do we ensure all students feel they are a valued member in their learning community? We will explore these questions and more and spend time exploring strategies to support an inclusiv...

Nov 6, 2024

5:00 PM - 6:15 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter: Lore Baur-McGuire, Educator, Restorative Practices Facilitator and Instructor, Certified Trainer for the Center for Nonviolent Communication Description: When relationships break down, how does one restore, rebuild, or repair it? Restorative Practices offers a structure for reflection, expression, and listening for understanding. In this session participants will learn and experience what a restorative practice looks and sounds like, ...

Nov 7, 2024

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter: Dr. Allison Bruhn, Executive Director, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health and Professor of Special Education Description: In this session, participants will learn how to create effective and efficient classroom environments that maximize their instructional time. We will focus on how to build a culture of belonging through positive teacher-student relationships, evidence-based classroom management practices, and instructional sup...

Nov 11, 2024

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools. For the hands-on STEAM challenge, students will explore free tools for AI art making. They will also learn about tools available to studen...

Nov 12, 2024

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

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Please register here.  BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenters: Carolyn Gentel-Genitty, Professor and Dean, Founder's College at Butler University;  Francis Bowen, Assistant Professor, Butler University; Jayne Demsky, CEO/Founder, School Avoidance Alliance Description: School barriers are directly influencing student success. Change is therefore integral for students and families. School avoidance is where a student chooses to be absent from school because their schooling experiences (e.g. schoo...

Nov 13, 2024

5:00 PM - 6:15 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter: Allison Levine, PhD, NCC, CRC, Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling Description: This webinar introduces K-12 educators and caregivers to the fundamentals of Motivational Interviewing (MI), a conversational approach designed to "strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal." Participants will learn the fundamentals of MI as well as techniques for using MI to support students in making positive chang...

Nov 14, 2024

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter: Dr. Mark Van Ryzin, Research Scientist, Oregon Research Institute Description: This session will be focused on the role of emotional intelligence (EI) in schools. Participants will learn strategies for building their own emotional intelligence, as well as techniques and tools for embedding EI experiences into everyday instruction. The Webinar will be hands-on and experiential, with participants managing and constructing their own lear...

Nov 18, 2024

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: SEBMH, IS Presenters: Hayoung Jung, MA, Research and Training Graduate Assistant, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health and Tyler Gray, M.Ed, Student Clinician, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Description: In this session, participants will learn to effectively recognize and respond to signs of trauma in students, co-regulation strategies will be taught to support educators and school professionals in supporting students with trauma-informed str...

Nov 18, 2024

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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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 deli...

Jan 27, 2025

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

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Please register here. BTLC Credit: IS, SEBMH Presenter: Bengi Baran, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences Description: Social media has received significant attention as a culprit for the ongoing youth mental health crisis, both on its own and indirectly by disrupting sleep and circadian rhythms. There are several emerging critical developments including U.S. Surgeon General's advisories on (1) the negative consequences of social media use and (2) the declining mental...

Feb 12, 2025

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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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 ex...