Monthly Archives: August 2015

So you want to be a teacher

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The week of Aug. 10 began my first week of teaching solo. The experience was astonishing. With my sole teaching, I had the opportunity to teach content areas that are common, and not so common, in the United States for the classroom teacher. I felt myself step up as I was the one who was […]

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10 Reasons to Travel to Namibia

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Nearly two months have passed since I came home from an adventure of a lifetime and not one day goes by that I am not reminded of the learners at National Institute of Special Education (NISE) in some way or another. The stories of the people in Namibia last forever. From the unique culture and […]

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It’s my party and I can cry if I want to

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Sunday, Aug. 23 was my birthday, and for the first time since arriving to New Zealand, I felt the horrible emotions of homesickness. Birthdays are to be happy celebrations, but I was down in the dumps. I had not expected how sad I would be on my birthday. Over the years, I had been lucky […]

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HPW Internship: YMCA-La Crosse

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Overall Goal of internship At completion of this internship, the intern will gain an excellent understanding and knowledge of how Interra Health provides a variety of health and wellness programs to employees/community-sponsored events. The intern will gain experience in behavior change facilitation including Health Risk Assessment, intervention, and reassessment, and will create promotional and marketing […]

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See You Later, Namibia

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Driving away from NISE (National Institute for Special Education) was one of the most challenging events I have experienced in the past 22 years. After spending quality time with the learners at the school and such wonderful people in Namibia not knowing if I would ever see people I had grown to truly care about […]

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Reynolds selected as WSHA president

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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Clinical Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders Sondra Reynolds has been elected as president of the Wisconsin Speech-Language-Hearing Association (WSHA) for 2015-17. “I am excited as we move forward we continue to work to meet the needs of all of our members,” said Reynolds. “Through a strong membership base, we […]

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2015 Digital Learning JumpStart Conference

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Two hundred educators from 35 districts and agencies around the state got a jump start on the upcoming school year by learning about new technology at the UW-Stevens Point Digital Learning JumpStart Conference on Monday, Aug. 10, sponsored by Wisconsin Technology Initiative. [Photo Gallery] The conference provided PK-12 teachers, pre-service teachers and higher education faculty with […]

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Research Point: Dietetics students present at Wisconsin Science & Technology Symposium

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by UW-Stevens Point senior dietetics major Jacob Richmond and dietetics graduates Cody Hanick ’15 and Matthew Breit ’15 “Eureka isn’t a moment, it’s a process.” This was the theme of the 8th Annual Wisconsin Science & Technology Symposium (WSTS) that we had the tremendous opportunity to attend and present our research “Effects of Post-Workout Nutritional […]

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