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The Professional Development Unit directly supports Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s strategic plan, aligning the professional skills of our people with the needs of our organization. We conceptualize, design and present development opportunities that will motivate, challenge, strengthen and enlighten county and campus-paid staff, faculty and elected council officials. |
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Carol Heaverlo, Director Professional Development |
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Opportunities for Professional Development |
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Incorporates the following competencies:
+ Communication + Leadership + Diversity and Inclusion
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Creating Accessible Documents
Professional Development is offering a workshop called Creating Accessible Documents, which walks participants through new processes when working in Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher and Outlook. This free, hands-on workshop is being offered in various locations around the state.
When:
- October 29,10 a.m.–3 p.m., Carroll County Extension Office, lunch on your own.
- December 4, 1-5 p.m., Extension 4-H Building, Room 1020, Ames.
- February 25, 2020, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., Muscatine County Extension Office, lunch on your own.
- April 9, 2020, 1-5 p.m., Extension 4-H Building, Room 1020, Ames.
You may find more information about the workshop and the course objectives online.
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Incorporates the following competencies:
+ Communication + Leadership + Diversity and Inclusion + Information Technology
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Are you interested in program development and evaluation using an experiential learning format?
Professional Development strives to be responsive to the needs of people throughout the ISU Extension and Outreach organization. As a result, we are partnering with Keli Tallman, program development and evaluation manager, to create and offer a new course focusing on program development and evaluation best practices. The current train of thought is that the course will be a five-part series. It will be one course with five meeting dates; two face-to-face days and three webinar style events. It is estimated the course would require 22 contact hours and an additional 10–15 hours of “homework” time. The course is intended to spread across five months. This sequential format will allow participants to create a program development and evaluation plan for an educational program of their choosing. The course will cover topics including creating logic models, writing clear learning objectives, developing instructional learning experiences, selecting appropriate data collection methods, and reporting data findings with stakeholders. Participants can register as individuals or as a team working on the same educational program.
At this time, we are simply trying to obtain a realistic picture of the organization-wide interest level in this course. Specific dates and times have not been set. If you (or your team) are interested in participating in this proposed course, please email Robin Ertz prior to Friday, November 8. Your email will help us plan accordingly and will allow us to keep in close contact with you as we move forward.
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Emotional Intelligence: A Pathway to Self-Understanding and Improved Leadership
Emotional intelligence is a set of emotional and social skills that influence the way we perceive and express ourselves, develop and maintain social relationships, cope with challenges, and use emotional information in an effective and meaningful way.
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In this session, you will begin to understand what emotions you are feeling and why, manage your responses to them, recognize what emotions others are feeling, and respond to them effectively.
After completing this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Define emotional intelligence.
- Identify the benefits of having higher emotional intelligence.
- Define self-management, self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation and empathy.
- Develop growth strategies from their EQ-i 2.0 assessment.
- Learn the skills required to increase emotional intelligence.
- Review an action plan.
- Implement these concepts and techniques in the workplace.
Workshop facilitators: Alison DePenning, Professional Development, and Julie Hlas, Advancement
Date: December 3, 2019
Time: 8:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Location: Linn County Extension office 383 Collins Road NE - 2nd floor., Cedar Rapids. (An accessibility lift is in the back entrance, which is also the ground floor entrance.).
Date: January 15, 2020
Time: 8:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Location: Extension 4-H Bldg, 1259 Stange Rd, ISU Campus, Ames - Room 1020
Date: January 28, 2020
Time: 8:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Pocahontas County Extension Office, 305 North Main, P.O. Box 209, Pocahontas, IA 50574
Emotional Intelligence:A Pathway to Self-Understanding and Improved Leadership Course Information can be found online.
Cost is $90.00 per participant. Fee is non-refundable once the EQi assessment has been completed.
Contact Alison DePenning to see if there is a workshop in your area and if there isn't, how you can schedule one.
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Incorporates the following competencies:
+ Communication + Leadership + Diversity and Inclusion + Supervision
+ Interpersonal Relationships
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Crucial Conversations
What is Crucial Conversations? It’s a course teaching skills/tools for creating a positive environment for dialogue. A crucial conversation is a discussion between two or more people where the stakes are high, opinions vary and emotions are strong. When handled poorly or ignored, these conversations lead to strained relationships and dismal results.
Dates and locations:
- December 18-19, Mahaska County Extension Office, Oskaloosa
- May 5-6, 2020, Extension 4-H Building, Ames
Workshop is 8 a.m.-5 p.m. both days.
Cost per participant is $250 and lunch is on your own. For more information about the workshop, see the Crucial Conversations Course Information Sheet and Crucial Conversations Sample Agenda.
Workshop facilitators are Robin Ertz and Julie Hlas. Questions about the course can be directed to Robin Ertz.
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Incorporates the following competencies:
+ Communication + Leadership + Diversity and Inclusion + Supervision
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Coming Together for Racial Understanding |
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Professional Development is offering a one day workshop for ISU Extension and Outreach staff, faculty and council members. Coming Together for Racial Understanding is based on the national curriculum developed by the Cooperative Extension Service Rapid Response Team. In order to register and attend the workshop, you must already have participated in the Navigating Difference Cultural Competency Workshop series.
Date and Location:
- December 10, Black Hawk County Extension Office, Waterloo.
Workshop is 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. with a 30-minute lunch break.
There is no cost for ISU Extension and Outreach staff to attend, morning refreshments will be provided and participants will need to bring their lunch. For more information about the workshop, see the Coming Together for Racial Understanding Course Information Sheet and Coming Together for Racial Understanding Sample Agenda.
Please contact Gayle Coon for additional information. Registration is limited to 25 participants per workshop.
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Incorporates the following competencies:
+ Communication + Leadership + Equity, Diversity and Inclusion + Interpersonal Relationships + Professionalism
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New Staff Orientation April 30 and September 17, 2020
Your orientation has been designed by new and experienced ISU Extension and Outreach staff and the Professional Development unit. The New Staff Orientation experience is evaluated and adjusted to fit the needs of new staff and faculty with ISU Extension and Outreach appointments.
View the orientation webpage and register. Email invitations will be sent to all new staff approximately one month prior to orientation. Online registration must be completed to attend New Staff Orientation. Contact Alison DePenning with any questions.
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Register for Adult Learning Module Series
Professional Development offers a series of classes/modules (independent yet related), that help with the process of creating classes, programs, and workshops. The three online modules can be taken independently or sequentially. Join a cohort of learners as you learn about: Writing Clear Learning Objectives; Effective Instructional Design Methods; and Integrating Instructional Activities. The modules are offered in a flipped format, meaning participants learn materials online at their pace (asynchronous) and then come together via video conference (synchronous) to discuss the material. Each module takes about 1-3 hours to complete the asynchronous portion and 1.5 hours for the synchronous portion. Classes are limited to 15 people. See the module course information sheets and launch dates as well as what participants have said about the series.
Effective Instructional Design Methods Course Information Nov. 4 - Nov.11
Integrating Instructional Activities Course Information Dec. 2 - Dec. 9
Please contact Robin Ertz, rertz@iastate.edu for additional information pertaining to the classes/modules.
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Incorporates the following competencies:
+ Development of Programs + Delivery of Programs + Educational Opportunities
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Everything DiSC Work of Leaders Workshop
Work of Leaders is a workshop to help you discover your DiSC leadership style and learn a simple three-step process to help you approach the fundamental work of leaders: Vision, Alignment and Execution. Work of Leaders connects to real-world demands, generating powerful conversations that provide a clear path for action.
Workshop facilitators are Alison DePenning and Karen Lathrop.
Everything DiSC Work of Leaders course information can be found online.
Date and Location:
- November 6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Extension 4-H Building, Room 1020, ISU Campus, Ames.
Cost is $180 per participant. Fee is non-refundable after DiSC assessment has been completed.
Light refreshments will be provided; lunch is on your own.
Contact Alison DePenning with questions.
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Incorporates the following competencies:
+ Communication + Diversity and Inclusion + Leadership + Supervision
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Everything DiSC Workplace Workshops Set for 2020
Everything DiSC Workplace is a workshop to improve working relationships and communication in the workplace.
Everything DiSC Workplace focuses on:
- Discovering your DiSC communication style and increasing your self-knowledge: how you respond to conflict, what motivates you, what causes you stress and how you solve problems.
- Understanding other DiSC communication styles and improving working relationships by recognizing the communication needs of team members.
- Building more effective relationships.
Participants discover their DiSC communication styles and learn how they affect their workplace priorities and relationships. Everything DiSC Workplace can be beneficial for everyone in an organization, regardless of title or role, to improve the quality of the workplace.
Workshop facilitators are Alison DePenning and Karen Lathrop.
Everything DiSC Workplace course information can be found online.
Dates and Location:
- March 23, 2020, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Extension 4-H Building, Room 1020, ISU Campus, Ames.
- May 21, 2020, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Extension 4-H Building, Room 1020, ISU Campus, Ames.
Cost is $115 per participant. Fee is non-refundable after the DiSC assessment has been completed.
Light refreshments will be provided, lunch is on your own.
Contact Alison DePenning with questions.
register for Everything DiSC Workplace
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Incorporates the following competencies:
+ Communication + Diversity and Inclusion + Leadership
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Content Editor Trainings
This course is for content editors of ISU Extension and Outreach websites who have already completed the Beginner/Intermediate Course and have access to an extension website. The training will cover advanced website features. Participants can also bring questions or issues to the course for one-on-one help. If you still have lingering questions about how to accomplish a task on your website, this is a perfect opportunity for you to get answers.
Dates and Locations:
- May 27, 2020, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Extension 4-H Building, Room 1020, ISU Campus, Ames.
- October 28, 2020, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Extension 4-H Building, Room 1020, ISU Campus, Ames.
The number of participants is limited to 25 for each date.
Professional Development has agreed to cover the cost of the workshop; participants are responsible for their own travel expenses and lunch.
For more information contact Kristi Elmore.
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Incorporates the following competencies:
+ Communication + Leadership + Diversity and Inclusion + Information Technology
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IT Resource News
Robin Ertz, certified instructional designer
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Please consider taking it if you haven’t already. If you have already taken it and would like to attend again as a refresher, you are welcome to do that too.
Lauren’s video is available in two formats; both are captioned. What is the difference? One video is in standard format, the other includes audio narratives of what is happening in the video. Audio narratives help those who cannot see the video to better understand what sighted viewers are seeing. These videos are excellent examples of serving all Iowans, including those who live with visual or hearing losses.
Questions about eAccessibility? Please email digitalADAquestions@iastate.edu.
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Enhancing Your Impact
Alison DePenning, professional development program coordinator
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Simply understanding how the amygdala works is an important step in identifying and learning from our personal emotional hijacks, as well as developing strategies to deal with them. Of course, it would be ideal if we could spot triggering situations BEFORE an emotional hijack. More often than not, we react to some stimulus and say or do something we later regret.
And once the hijack happens we can forget what happened, move on, and let history repeat itself. Or, we can try and pinpoint what happened and why.
We can start the second process by using these self-reflection questions to contemplate our behavior:
- Why did I react the way I did?
- Did my reaction help me? Or harm me?
- That is, how will I feel about it in hour? A week? A month?
- What could I be getting wrong, especially in the heat of the moment?
- What would I change if I could?
- What could self-talk would help me think more clearly next time?
Answering these questions honestly can make us more adept at recognizing our emotional behavior and reactions.
For more information on growing your emotional intelligence, contact Alison DePenning.
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Building an Inclusive Organization
Gayle Coon, professional development program coordinator
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Navigating Difference Midwest T3 (Train the Trainer)
On October 1, 2, and 3, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Professional Development hosted the first ever Midwest Navigating Difference Train the Trainer workshop in Des Moines, Iowa, in partnership with Washington State University, Purdue University Extension, and University of Illinois Extension. We were fortunate to have 16 participants from five extension services – Iowa State, Purdue, Illinois, Clemson, and Kansas State. After having completed the three-day training, the participants are now certified to facilitate the Navigating Difference Cultural Competency workshops in their respective states.
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Ross Wilburn (associate program director of community economic development and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s diversity advisor) served as a master trainer, representing ISU Extension and Outreach. Kameron Middlebrooks (CED) and Anthony Santiago (Human Sciences) participated in the training and now join 17 other Extension staff members who are certified Navigating Difference trainers.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach began providing WSU’s Navigating Difference Cultural Competency workshops for our staff in March 2016, and has been offering them ever since. Over 350 staff have completed the 18-hour training and we received requests for businesses and communities around the state to provide one or all of the five module trainings. This learning opportunity is for anyone who wants to better understand others with a different world view. That may involve differences in thought, age, race, culture, or other dimensions of diversity. Our strategic plan identifies reaching all Iowans and particularly underserved communities with ISU Extension and Outreach programming. Navigating Difference helps improve our cultural competency by meeting us where we are and preparing us to be better listeners, communicators, and educators.
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Resources for New Staff and Supervisors |
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For additional information regarding Professional Development, please contact Dr. Carol Heaverlo, director of Professional Development, 515-294-8876, heaverlo@iastate.edu, or Alison DePenning, program coordinator for ISU Extension and Outreach Professional Development, 515-294-7033, depennin@iastate.edu.
Professional Development
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
1110 Extension 4-H Building
Ames, IA 50011
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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or status as a U.S. veteran. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to the Diversity Officer, 2150 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, 515-294-1482, extdiversity@iastate.edu. All other inquiries may be directed to 800-262-3804. |
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