A group of 18 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point education students enriched and inspired the lives of children with disabilities in Namibia, an experience that earned the students the College of Professional Studies Heroes Award. On this trip to Windhoek, Namibia, the UW-Stevens Point students had the opportunity to work within an unfamiliar culture as they […]
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A pair of staff members from the School of Education were honored for their outstanding service to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at the 20th annual Classified Staff Spring Awards Ceremony in the Dreyfus University Center Alumni Room on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Betty Kieliszewski and Linda Mirr were honored with the Outstanding Work Performance […]
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Members of the UW-Stevens Point baseball team were literally the big men on campus when they visited McDill Elementary School on Friday, April 12. [Photo Gallery] The Pointers stopped by kindergarten-sixth grade classrooms to read stories, answer questions, eat lunch and even sign a few autographs for the students. Many of the books were about […]
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Ten alumni from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are among 100 teachers named to the 2013 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellowship program, chosen for their superior ability to inspire a love of learning in their students, their ability to motivate others, and for their leadership and service within and outside the classroom. Each fellow and […]
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Education students from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point got a taste of what the future holds and learned valuable career basics at the annual School of Education Okray Colloquium on Tuesday, March 5. The Okray Colloquium is an annual free event made possible by the generous support from the Okray family and offers collegiality and professional […]
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A popular children’s song took a bit of a twist at “Let’s Learn Spanish” at UW-Stevens Point on Saturday, March 2. [Photo Gallery] After reviewing numbers and colors lessons from the first two weeks of the class, instructor Shayna Thomas, a Spanish education and elementary education major at UWSP, taught young children the song “Head, […]
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Spanish-speaking students in the Almond-Bancroft School District will be able to use technology to reduce communication barriers and improve academic performance thanks to a grant from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. [Photo Gallery] Lisa Vann, a 2007 graduate of UW-Stevens Point, spearheaded the effort to create online literacy labs to enhance the district’s English Language […]
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Future teachers from the UW-Stevens Point School of Education gained valuable advice about contemporary issues for new teachers from community members on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Breakout sessions included: Legal Issues New Teachers Need to Know – Shana Lewis, attorney Inside Tips to Getting a Job – Pam Bork, assistant professor, School of Education The Connected […]
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From the DPI: In a surprise ceremony at her school, Amy (Mroczenski) Traynor ’98, a mathematics teacher at DeLong Middle School in Eau Claire, was named Wisconsin’s Middle School Teacher of the Year for the 2012-13 school year. State Superintendent Tony Evers made the announcement during an all-school assembly. As part of the Teacher of […]
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Thomas E. McCaig, former professor and head of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point School of Education, passed away May 21, 2012. McCaig joined the faculty of the School of Education at the UW-Stevens Point in 1966. He served as associate dean and head of the School of Education from 1972-78. He received the UW-Stevens Point […]
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