Price: This module is FREE for Iowa Educators and costs $30 for educators out of the state of Iowa.

Creator: Sabrina Winkleman, M.Ed., Learning and Development Consultant, Toward Transformation LLC; SEL, School Climate, and Andragogy Specialist

Description: Teaching skills for learning has been found to have a positive impact on academic achievement by improving students’ self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making abilities. In this module, you will work to better understand the research that supports these findings and practice how to present these findings to school community members.

Goals:

Session 1: Differentiate between practices for evidence-based and evidence-informed skills for learning.

Session 2: Discuss how research indicates that skills for learning programs contribute to learning growth in math and literacy.

Session 3: Articulate how research indicates that skills for learning programs contribute to healthy well-being and safe schools.

Session 4: Summarize how research indicates that skills for learning develop critical skills that promote future readiness.

Estimated time to complete: 2-3 hours

Completion: Educators will have 31 days to complete the module.* The certificate participants receive after completing each module is not valid for licensure credit.

* Attention: After submitting an assignment for the module, it might take anywhere from 1-2 weeks for it to be graded. As soon as all assignments are submitted and graded, you will receive an email from Genius letting you know you've completed the module. Also, if you don't complete the module in time, you will be automatially removed from the online module platform and will not receive your certificate of completion.

Licensure Renewal Credit Option: Educators will have to complete all 6 Tier 3 modules to receive a certificate for one Iowa licensure renewal credit. Educators who are not in the state of Iowa, or who don’t renew their licensure through the Iowa BoEE, should check with their governing body if this experience would be approved for a renewal credit.