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.
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.”
Pilot data: 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
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.
Zoom link
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