https://www.extension.iastate.edu/ en https://www.extension.iastate.edu/program/child/discover-early-learning-dramatic-play <span>Discover Early Learning: Dramatic Play</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-07-29T13:58:15-05:00" title="Wednesday, July 29, 2026 - 13:58">Wed, 07/29/2026 - 13:58</time> </span> <div><p>Young children love to pretend. Great early childhood programs tap into the magic of pretend play by offering dramatic play adventures every day. Jump into this joyful world as you learn how to set up irresistible play spaces, choose creative materials that spark imagination, and follow children’s interests as they build their own stories. Discover fun, meaningful ways to chat with children that stretch their thinking and deepen learning. You’ll also explore key practices that connect with the Environment Rating Scale Quality Indicators®.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Intended audience: </strong>Child care providers</p><p><strong>Format:</strong> Online, self-paced; 3 credits</p><p><strong>Certification: </strong>Approved for National Administrative Credential and Iowa Health and Human Services (IHHS) Child Care Professional Development Credit.</p><p><br></p><p>Register for Discover Early Learning: Dramatic Play on the Iowa Health and Human Services i-PoWeR Registry.</p></div> <div> <div class="font-weight-bold">Child Website</div> <div><a href="https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/discover-early-learning">More about Discover Early Learning: Dramatic Play</a></div> </div> <div> <div class="font-weight-bold">Child MyData ID</div> <div>a05UO00000AwcC1YAJ</div> </div> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:58:15 +0000 Anonymous 2504 at https://www.extension.iastate.edu https://www.extension.iastate.edu/staff/arlamb <span>Ashlee Lamberson</span> <span><span>arlamb</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-07-28T11:56:50-05:00" title="Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - 11:56">Tue, 07/28/2026 - 11:56</time> </span> <div><p class="address" translate="no"><span class="address-line1">106 Horticulture Hall</span><br> <span class="address-line2">Department of Horticulture</span><br> <span class="address-line3">Iowa State University</span><br> <span class="locality">Ames</span>, <span class="administrative-area">IA</span> <span class="postal-code">50010</span><br> <span class="country">United States</span></p></div> <div><img class="staff_profile_smugmug staff_profile_blank_image" src="https://www.extension.iastate.edu/modules/custom/d8modules/staff_profile/staff_profile/images/blank_image.png" alt></div> <div><a href="mailto:arlamb@iastate.edu">arlamb@iastate.edu</a></div> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:56:50 +0000 arlamb 2501 at https://www.extension.iastate.edu https://www.extension.iastate.edu/staff/chlohens <span>Chloe Henscheid</span> <span><span>chlohens</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-07-28T11:54:04-05:00" title="Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - 11:54">Tue, 07/28/2026 - 11:54</time> </span> <div><p class="address" translate="no"><span class="address-line1">55519 170th St</span><br> <span class="locality">Ames</span>, <span class="administrative-area">IA</span> <span class="postal-code">50010</span><br> <span class="country">United States</span></p></div> <div><img class="staff_profile_smugmug staff_profile_blank_image" src="https://www.extension.iastate.edu/modules/custom/d8modules/staff_profile/staff_profile/images/blank_image.png" alt></div> <div><a href="mailto:chlohens@iastate.edu">chlohens@iastate.edu</a></div> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:54:04 +0000 chlohens 2500 at https://www.extension.iastate.edu https://www.extension.iastate.edu/staff/ldcarico <span>Leah Carico</span> <span><span>ldcarico</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-07-28T11:53:56-05:00" title="Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - 11:53">Tue, 07/28/2026 - 11:53</time> </span> <div>Office Assistant</div> <div><p class="address" translate="no"><span class="address-line1">212 State Street</span><br> <span class="locality">Guthrie Center</span>, <span class="administrative-area">IA</span> <span class="postal-code">50115</span><br> <span class="country">United States</span></p></div> <div><img class="staff_profile_smugmug staff_profile_blank_image" src="https://www.extension.iastate.edu/modules/custom/d8modules/staff_profile/staff_profile/images/blank_image.png" alt></div> <div><a href="mailto:ldcarico@iastate.edu">ldcarico@iastate.edu</a></div> <div>(641) 747-2276</div> <div> <div class="d-inline-block font-weight-bold">Region:</div> <div class="d-inline-block">14</div> </div> <div> <div class="d-inline-block font-weight-bold">Program Areas:</div> <div class="d-inline-block"> <div class="d-inline-block">Agriculture and Natural Resources,</div> <div class="d-inline-block">4-H Youth Development,</div> <div class="d-inline-block">Administration</div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="d-inline-block font-weight-bold">Base County:</div> <div class="d-inline-block">Guthrie</div> </div> <div class="staff_profile_counties_served"> <div class="d-inline-block font-weight-bold">Counties Served:</div> <div class="staff_profile_counties_served d-inline-block"> <div class="d-inline-block">Guthrie</div> </div> </div> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:53:56 +0000 ldcarico 2498 at https://www.extension.iastate.edu https://www.extension.iastate.edu/staff/carvajal <span>Yureni Carvajal</span> <span><span>carvajal</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-07-27T05:45:01-05:00" title="Monday, July 27, 2026 - 05:45">Mon, 07/27/2026 - 05:45</time> </span> <div>Research Scientist II</div> <div><p class="address" translate="no"><span class="address-line1">Food Sciences</span><br> <span class="address-line2">536 Farm House Ln</span><br> <span class="locality">Ames</span>, <span class="administrative-area">IA</span> <span class="postal-code">50011-1054</span><br> <span class="country">United States</span></p></div> <div><img class="staff_profile_smugmug staff_profile_blank_image" src="https://www.extension.iastate.edu/modules/custom/d8modules/staff_profile/staff_profile/images/blank_image.png" alt></div> <div><a href="mailto:carvajal@iastate.edu">carvajal@iastate.edu</a></div> <div>(515) 294-4111</div> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:45:01 +0000 carvajal 2494 at https://www.extension.iastate.edu https://www.extension.iastate.edu/staff/tbanda <span>TAnnah Banda</span> <span><span>tbanda</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-07-21T05:45:02-05:00" title="Tuesday, July 21, 2026 - 05:45">Tue, 07/21/2026 - 05:45</time> </span> <div>Program Assistant II</div> <div><p class="address" translate="no"><span class="address-line1">Horticulture</span><br> <span class="address-line2">2206 Osborn Dr</span><br> <span class="locality">Ames</span>, <span class="administrative-area">IA</span> <span class="postal-code">50011-4009</span><br> <span class="country">United States</span></p></div> <div><img class="staff_profile_smugmug staff_profile_blank_image" src="https://www.extension.iastate.edu/modules/custom/d8modules/staff_profile/staff_profile/images/blank_image.png" alt></div> <div><a href="mailto:tbanda@iastate.edu">tbanda@iastate.edu</a></div> <div>(515) 294-8635</div> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:45:02 +0000 tbanda 2491 at https://www.extension.iastate.edu https://www.extension.iastate.edu/program/r-fundamentals-data-exploration-and-visualization <span>R Fundamentals for Data Exploration and Visualization</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-07-17T10:55:11-05:00" title="Friday, July 17, 2026 - 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This hands-on workshop introduces participants to the fundamentals of R and the RStudio development environment, providing a practical foundation for working with data. </span></p><p><span>Participants will learn core programming concepts such as data types, variables, vectors, and data frames. The course then introduces the tidyverse, a modern collection of packages that simplifies data manipulation and analysis through a consistent and intuitive workflow, before exploring data visualization techniques in R. Finally, participants will apply these skills to create explore and visualize spatial data from the U.S. Census Bureau. </span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--base--twocols layout--base--twocols-- layout--background--none layout--background-attachment--default layout--background-position--center layout--background-size--cover layout--background-overlay--none layout--top-bottom-padding--small layout--left-right-padding--small layout--container--none layout--content-container--default layout--height--default layout--color--default layout--column-gap--default layout--row-gap--none layout--column-breakpoint--medium layout--column-width--default layout--align-items--normal layout-builder-base--two-columns layout--twocol"> <div class="layout-content"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--base--onecol layout--base--onecol-- layout--background--none layout--background-attachment--default layout--background-position--center layout--background-size--cover layout--background-overlay--none layout--top-bottom-padding--small layout--left-right-padding--small layout--container--none layout--content-container--default layout--height--default layout--color--default layout--onecol"> <div class="layout-content"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--base--onecol layout--base--onecol-- layout--background--none layout--background-attachment--default layout--background-position--center layout--background-size--cover layout--background-overlay--none layout--top-bottom-padding--small layout--left-right-padding--small layout--container--none layout--content-container--default layout--height--default layout--color--default layout--onecol"> <div class="layout-content"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:55:11 +0000 Anonymous 2484 at https://www.extension.iastate.edu https://www.extension.iastate.edu/staff/dustin <span>Dustin Kohn</span> <span><span>dustin</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-07-16T05:45:02-05:00" title="Thursday, July 16, 2026 - 05:45">Thu, 07/16/2026 - 05:45</time> </span> <div>Agriculture and Natural Resources Outreach Coordinato</div> <div><p class="address" translate="no"><span class="address-line1">1421 S Bell Avenue</span><br> <span class="address-line2">Suite 107</span><br> <span class="locality">Ames</span>, <span class="administrative-area">IA</span> <span class="postal-code">50010</span><br> <span class="country">United States</span></p></div> <div><img class="staff_profile_smugmug staff_profile_blank_image" src="https://www.extension.iastate.edu/modules/custom/d8modules/staff_profile/staff_profile/images/blank_image.png" alt></div> <div><a href="mailto:dustin@iastate.edu">dustin@iastate.edu</a></div> <div>(515) 337-1601</div> <div> <div class="d-inline-block font-weight-bold">Region:</div> <div class="d-inline-block">17</div> </div> <div> <div class="d-inline-block font-weight-bold">Program Areas:</div> <div class="d-inline-block"> <div class="d-inline-block">Agriculture and Natural Resources</div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="d-inline-block font-weight-bold">Base County:</div> <div class="d-inline-block">Story</div> </div> <div class="staff_profile_counties_served"> <div class="d-inline-block font-weight-bold">Counties Served:</div> <div class="staff_profile_counties_served d-inline-block"> <div class="d-inline-block">Story</div> </div> </div> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:45:02 +0000 dustin 2479 at https://www.extension.iastate.edu https://www.extension.iastate.edu/staff/vwhite <span>Valerie White</span> <span><span>vwhite</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-07-14T05:45:02-05:00" title="Tuesday, July 14, 2026 - 05:45">Tue, 07/14/2026 - 05:45</time> </span> <div>4-H Youth Program Specialist</div> <div><p class="address" translate="no"><span class="address-line1">2150 Beardshear Hall</span><br> <span class="locality">Ames</span>, <span class="administrative-area">IA</span> <span class="postal-code">50011</span><br> <span class="country">United States</span></p></div> <div><img class="staff_profile_smugmug staff_profile_blank_image" src="https://www.extension.iastate.edu/modules/custom/d8modules/staff_profile/staff_profile/images/blank_image.png" alt></div> <div><a href="mailto:vwhite@iastate.edu">vwhite@iastate.edu</a></div> <div>(641) 782-8426</div> <div> <div class="d-inline-block font-weight-bold">Region:</div> <div class="d-inline-block">23</div> </div> <div> <div class="d-inline-block font-weight-bold">Program Areas:</div> <div class="d-inline-block"> <div class="d-inline-block">4-H Youth Development</div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="d-inline-block font-weight-bold">Base County:</div> <div class="d-inline-block">Union</div> </div> <div class="staff_profile_counties_served"> <div class="d-inline-block font-weight-bold">Counties Served:</div> <div class="staff_profile_counties_served d-inline-block"> <div class="d-inline-block">Union</div> </div> </div> <div class="staff_profile_teams_groups"> <div class="d-inline-block font-weight-bold">Teams/Groups</div> <div class="staff_profile_teams_groups d-inline-block"> <div class="d-inline-block">4H,</div> <div class="d-inline-block">Leadership,</div> <div class="d-inline-block">4-H Field Staff</div> </div> </div> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:45:02 +0000 vwhite 2475 at https://www.extension.iastate.edu https://www.extension.iastate.edu/staff/lsmidt <span>Lauryn Smidt</span> <span><span>lsmidt</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-07-13T05:45:01-05:00" title="Monday, July 13, 2026 - 05:45">Mon, 07/13/2026 - 05:45</time> </span> <div>Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Specialist II</div> <div><p class="address" translate="no"><span class="address-line1">Sioux</span><br> <span class="address-line2">400 Central Avenue Nw Ste 700</span><br> <span class="locality">Orange City</span>, <span class="administrative-area">IA</span> <span class="postal-code">51041</span><br> <span class="country">United States</span></p></div> <div> <img class="staff_profile_smugmug" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-hPwbvrz/10000/XL/i-hPwbvrz-XL.jpg" alt="Staff photo"></div> <div><a href="mailto:lsmidt@iastate.edu">lsmidt@iastate.edu</a></div> <div>(515) 294-4111</div> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:45:01 +0000 lsmidt 2471 at https://www.extension.iastate.edu