After ten years of providing mental health resources and programs to schools, PPTL closed its doors on May 19, 2023. As in-demand as the services were, securing sustainable and recurring funding, was incredibly challenging. The need is more significant than ever, and we hope you will continue to advocate for, fund, and volunteer in a way that helps continue the crucial support of Iowa's youth and their families.
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Courses Previously offered by Please Pass the Love
School Mental Health Literacy
Schools are working with countless young people on a daily basis that are coming in with complex mental health and trauma needs. This course will provide participants with basic information regarding mental illnesses, trauma, and suicide prevention to increase cultural competent mental health literacy. The second portion of the course focuses on preventative and responsive strategies within a multi-tiered systems of support in classrooms and school buildings. Students will be asked to critically reflect and adapt their pedagogies as they learn, reflect and process new information through readings, activities, and discussions. This highly engaging class is designed to offer participants important information and requires meaningful application to their professional lives.
Developed by: Please Pass the Love
Graduate Credit - 2 semester hours, $420.00
Iowa License Renewal Credit - 2 semester hour, $200.00
Building Strong Student Relationships
Many times classroom climate development and relationship-building are folded into preservice teacher program courses focused on classroom management. The course title, classroom management, sends the message that power is important and children need to be managed. This course will challenge participants to reconceptualize how education views the relationship between students and staff as well as provide a framework for building relationships with students. Participants will have opportunity to workshop on their existing relationship systems as well as provided with resources to develop new strategies and approaches.
Developed by: Please Pass the Love
Graduate Credit - 1 semester hour, $210.00
Iowa License Renewal Credit - 1 semester hour, $100.00
Racial and Cultural Trauma
An abundance of research argues that perceived discrimination, racism, and stigma increase negative mental health outcomes. These negative outcomes may include experiences of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. What do we do when schools are creating these experiences for students of color? This course takes a critical approach to understand and address how the role of schools in creating trauma for students before exploring strategies to improve school experiences for racially and culturally diverse students. Course participants will be asked to critically reflect and adapt their pedagogies as they learn, reflect and process new information through readings, activities, and discussions. This highly engaging class is designed to offer participants important information and requires meaningful application to their professional lives.
Developed by: Please Pass the Love
Graduate Credit - 1 semester hour, $210.00
Iowa License Renewal Credit - 1 semester hour, $100.00
When Self-Care Isn't Enough
When was the last time you had a professional development opportunity that focused solely on you? Did your preservice preparation include opportunities and strategy to help prevent burn out and empower you with the skills to maximize your own wellness?
This course is built on the philosophy that you cannot take care of others without taking care of yourself first. Over 40% of teachers report feeling high stress daily during the school year. 40-50% of first year teachers leave education in their first five years of teaching. High levels of stress can have negative consequences on a body. Self-care cannot just be about lighting a candle and taking a bath rather about self-preservation. This course will help educators to self-assess their own wellness, discuss the brain science behind why self-care is so critical, ask participants to engage in self-reflection, and explore different domains & self-care strategies. Students will focus on building capacity to do more than just “get through” but learn how to thrive instead. This is a must-attend course for all educators.
Developed by: Please Pass the Love
Graduate Credit - 1 semester hour, $210.00
Iowa License Renewal Credit - 1 semester hour, $100.00
You may enroll in a maximum of 12 credit hours in one semester through Continuing Education & Professional Development. Questions? Please contact the Distance Learning Center at 1-800-76-TEACH (800-768-3224).
Students seeking to use these courses for recertification or salary advancement should seek prior approval from their school district or appropriate licensing agency. Scroll down for a list of states from which we cannot currently accept registrations, located at the bottom of this page.
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