Professional Learning

**Current Offerings and Recorded Session**

This resource lists all current professional learning opportunities and previously recorded lunch and learn sessions. It is updated as new opportunities are offered. Make sure to check frequently to keep up to date.

Lunch and Learns/Zoom Learning Series

University of Iowa Challenging Behavior Webinars

Social,Academic,Emotional,Behavioral Risk Screener (SAEBRs)  Overview Webinar

SAEBRs Interpretation and Use Webinar

SAEBRs Q&A (5/14/19)

Developing SEBMH Mission and Vision Statements: School Improvement and Sustainability (September 2019)-Recorded Zoom

Learning Targets/Objectives:

  • Develop an understanding of the need to include SEBMH as part of your school’s vision and mission
  • Develop a toolbox  for developing a vision
  • Understand the importance of embedding SEBMH in school improvement plans
  • Understand the need and framework for sustainability

Social and Emotional Learning Basics (September 2019)-Recorded Zoom

Learning Targets/Objectives:

  • Identify what SEL ‘is’ and why it’s important
  • Identify SEL competencies 
  • Understand how to prioritize SEL

How to Create a Universal SEBMH Leadership Team (September 2019)-Recorded Zoom

Learning Targets/Objectives:

  • Understand when and  how to develop a team
  • Determine who needs to be on the team
  • Role and functions of the team
  • Establishing norms
  • Creating an agenda
  • Evaluate current team structure
    • Similarities and opportunities of growth

Assessing and Developing Staff Beliefs-Building Consensus (October 2019)-Recorded Zoom

Learning Targets/Objectives:

  • Understand the link between beliefs and practice.
  • Develop the knowledge and skills  to select, access, and administer evidence-based beliefs surveys
  • Develop a framework for building consensus

Data Decision Making: Analysis and Interpretation: School-Wide Level (October 2019)_-Recorded Zoom

Learning Targets/Objectives:

  • Identify steps to review data gathered through a comprehensive universal screening process
  • Understand evidence-based decision making rules
  • Understand how to  link universal screening data to intervention.

Data Decision Making: Analysis and Interpretation: Classroom Level (October 2019)-Recorded Zoom

Learning Targets/Objectives:

  • Identify steps to review data gathered through a comprehensive universal screening process
  • Understand evidence-based decision making rules
  • Understand how to  link universal screening data to intervention.

Data Decision Making: Analysis and Interpretation: Individual Student Level (October 2019)-Recorded Zoom

Learning Targets/Objectives:

  • Identify steps to review data gathered through a comprehensive universal screening process
  • Understand evidence-based decision making rules
  • Understand how to  link universal screening data to intervention.

Behavioral Expectations (November 2019)-Recorded Zoom

Learning Targets/Objectives:

  • Identify process for selecting behavior expectations
  • Understand the purpose of common expectations and common language
  • Identify how, when and where  behavior expectations are taught and modeled
  • Identify similarities and differences in expectations for students and adults

Autism: Characteristics and the Importance of Visuals (November 2019)-Recorded Zoom

Learning Targets/Objectives:

  • Common characteristics of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Resources to help identify Evidence-Based Practices
  •  Visual Supports and how to implement them throughout the day

Social and Emotional Learning and Equity (December 2019)-Recorded Zoom

Learning Targets/Objectives:

  • Understand link between SEL and Equity 
  • Impact of implicit bias
  • Identifying personal bias
  • Develop a plan to assess and address disproportionality

Professional Learning Provided by Outside Presenters

Promoting Students’ Complete Mental Health in a Multi Tiered Framework– Shannon Suldo, PhD

School-Based Social-Emotional, and Behavior Screening: Using Data to Guide Interventions– Katie Eklund, PhDSEL Overview, Moving SEL Forward– Nick Yoder, PhD