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IOTA School-Based OT Community of Practice (IOTA SBOT CoP): Now Open for Registration

IOTA is proud to sponsor the relaunch of the IOTA School-Based OT Community of Practice (IOTA SBOT CoP), a monthly, peer-driven virtual learning community for Iowa OTs and OTAs interested in school-based or early intervention practice. Built from a successful 2025 pilot, the IOTA SBOT CoP is practitioner-led and evidence-informed—focused on the real challenges of school-based OT practice, not pre-packaged training content.

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20 Apr 2026 6:41 PM Kathy Jaske Gardner

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What Pilot Participants Said

“feels fundamentally different from traditional PD—learning from others’ actual practice, not just from an expert telling us what research says.”

90% said the CoP addressed the priorities they collectively identified.
80% want to continue.
90% said IOTA sponsorship of this type of programming would influence their membership decision.

Program Highlights

Monthly virtual sessions — 1 hour, held via Zoom
Topics driven by participants
Co-created resources you can use immediately in your practice
Session recordings and asynchronous options for flexible participation
Rolling enrollment — join at the start or mid-year
No-risk registration — withdraw at any time

Interested?

Who Should Join

Iowa OTs and OTAs working in, or interested in, school-based or early intervention settings (birth–age 21). IOTA membership is not required. All are welcome

Cost and CEU Options

Sessions are FREE and open to all Iowa OT practitioners. Participants who wish to earn CEU contact hours may do so for a small fee—reduced for IOTA members

Not an IOTA member? Joining or renewing reduces the CEU fee and supports programming for Iowa’s school-based OT community. Learn more: IOTA SBOT CoP Registration Link.

IOTA SBOT CoP Registration Link

https://iowaot.org/event-6625291

Questions?

Contact Vicki DeMoss, MS, OTR/L, MPA, PP-OTD Candidate, WashU School of Medicine at vickildm0808@gmail.com, vldemoss@wustl.edu

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