Category Archives: Education

Educators Rising Summit held at UW-Stevens Point

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Educators Rising

High school students from 18 school districts across the state explored future career opportunities in education at the 2022 Educators Rising Wisconsin Annual Summit and Competition Wednesday, March 2, hosted by the UW-Stevens Point School of Education. [View Photos] Intended for students in grades 9-12, the event focused on the theme “To Plant a Seed […]

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Duo represents School of Education at American Camp Association Conference

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Emily Wahlquist and Chelsea Dresen

Emily Wahlquist and Chelsea Dresen represented the UW-Stevens Point School of Education at the American Camp Association (ACA) National Conference in Portland on Feb. 9, 2022. The duo presented an education session titled, “Navigating K-12 School District Partnerships for Improved University Camp Programs.” Wahlquist, an administrative program specialist in the School of Education, serves as program coordinator for College Days […]

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Faculty represent UWSP School of Ed at state reading conference

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WSRA

The UW-Stevens Point School of Education was well represented at the 2022 Wisconsin State Reading Association Conference as literacy faculty and staff Mary Kenas, Jackie Sernau, Stacy Gray, Amber Garbe and Sarah Beaulieu attended the event on Feb. 3-5 in Milwaukee. Three faculty presented at the conference, which had a theme of “The Art of […]

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3 Ways to Enhance Culturally Responsive Teaching

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Middle and high school teachers can cultivate student agency to facilitate conversations about difficult subjects in history class. By Julia Benedith UW-Stevens Point Ed.D. candidate Jay Benedith writes about “3 Ways to Enhance Culturally Responsive Teaching” on Edutopia. Jay is in her third semester in the Educational Sustainability doctoral program and was one of the […]

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Students honored on fall 2021 CPS Dean’s List

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Dean's List

A total of 571 students had a GPA over 3.75–including 262 with a perfect 4.0–to earn dean’s list honors for the 2021 fall semester in the College of Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Congratulations to all! CPS Dean’s List by major (number of 4.0): Accounting: 23 (14)Business Administration: 39 (17)Clinical Lab Science: […]

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UW-Stevens Point professor: Openness to new experiences linked to gifted, talented students

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Uzeyir Ogurlu

If you are more open to trying new experiences, it could mean you among the more creative and gifted of the world, according to a new study by a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point education professor. Assistant Professor Uzeyir Ogurlu, an expert in gifted education, analyzed the personality differences of gifted students using the widely used […]

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Chancellor’s Leadership Award winners for fall 2021

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Chancellor Gibson

Each semester, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This semester, 21 students from the College of Professional Studies have been selected for this honor. These students are a select group of graduating seniors who throughout their careers at UW-Stevens Point have contributed significant leadership, demonstrated […]

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Neale Fellowship funds amphitheater at local charter school

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Neale Fellowship

Thanks to a fellowship through the UW-Stevens Point School of Education, students at the Tomorrow River Community Charter School (TRCCS) will have a new outdoor performance space to showcase their popular plays that incorporates nature and blends into the natural environment. The Oscar W. Neale Fellowship is providing $10,000 for the construction of the amphitheater […]

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UWSP Science Education, local teachers team up with UWM WInSTEP Program to study earthworm movements

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WInSTEP Experiment

A group of 10 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point pre-service teachers and three science teachers from Ben Franklin and PJ Jacobs junior high schools recently participated in a two-day training session alongside professors Perry Cook and Krista Slemmons as a part of the Wisconsin Inquiry-based Scientist-Teacher Education Partnership (WInSTEP) program with UW-Milwaukee. [View Photos] Participants completed […]

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Podcast: Uncover what’s truly possible in your teaching

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Jay Benedith

A candidate in the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Sustainability program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point was a guest on a national podcast Oct. 3, 2021. Cohort 5 student Jay Benedith is featured on an episode of Truth for Teachers, a podcast transparently shares about the realities of K-12 teaching. Benedith talks about […]

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