{"id":11855,"date":"2022-06-20T11:41:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T16:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/?p=11855"},"modified":"2022-06-20T11:48:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T16:48:46","slug":"logan-earns-uwsp-excellence-in-teaching-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/2022\/06\/20\/logan-earns-uwsp-excellence-in-teaching-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Logan earns UWSP Excellence in Teaching Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Professor Nikki Logan with UWSP Chancellor Thomas Gibson.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Professor Nikki Logan<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Since 1894, UW-Stevens Point has been at the forefront of preparing future teachers. Today, there are growing enrollment numbers in both the School of Education<\/a> undergraduate and master\u2019s in education programs, and a 96 percent rate of immediate employment and job advancement among graduates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But teachers know it\u2019s not about numbers\u2014it\u2019s about the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s where Associate Professor Nikki Logan\u2019s<\/a> commitment to excellence in teaching is part of the proof and one of the many reasons why she was presented the 2022 UW-Stevens Point Excellence in Teaching Award.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing a professor in the School of Education, I see each class, assignment and student interaction as an opportunity to show\u2013not tell\u2013students how to be an educator,\u201d said Logan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Logan believes in actively engaging students in student-centered learning activities that incorporate course content and the individual experiences of the students and her. \u201cI ask them to share experiences, I share experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A part of making connections and being actively engaged in learning is thinking critically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThroughout my classes I prompt students to think about their prior life experiences and help them make those connections with what they are learning in class\u00ad\u2013inside or outside of our four classroom walls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much happens in her classrooms via social learning and interactive dialogue, as well as hands-on learning activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you were to see my classes, you would see students matching keywords with definitions, doing jigsaw discussions where they meet with various partners, and engaging in inner-outer circle activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another characteristic that sets Logan apart is her natural ability to foster a positive, safe learning environment, an important skill in today\u2019s EDI-aware classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Logan has recently included topics in her class about how to make teaching sustainable, improving teachers\u2019 mental health, the teacher as an advocate, and how special educators can mentor other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHelping my students understand that there is no one correct philosophy or method for educating students with exceptionalities; only to educate students with exceptionalities with high expectations, an asset mindset, dignity, and respect so that they are prepared when they embark on their professional endeavors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students regularly comment on Logan\u2019s inspirational and honest approach to how she leads each class. \u201cShe truly showed me what a teacher should look like and was there to help me become the best teacher I could be each step of the way,\u201d said UW-Stevens Point alumna Allison Campbell \u201919.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An important trait of an excellent teacher is one who evolves over time. \u201cJust as my life has drastically changed over the past 10, seven, two years, the lives of my students have drastically changed,\u201d said Logan. \u201cInstead of solely focusing on what I teach and how I teach it, my biggest focus now is on who I teach\u2013what do they need to learn and how do they need it delivered?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe absolute best educators are the ones who are reflective practitioners. Nikki is the epitome of this model,\u201d said colleague Professor Perry Cook. \u201cShe is an educator who has already positively impacted hundreds, if not thousands, of lives in her time at UWSP!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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