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Last week, English education majors hosted an English Teachers Panel to speak with local teachers about various topics concerning their experiences as career-educators. Students hosted the event on Thursday, Nov. 1, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., in CCC 224. Secondary-education teachers from local schools and nearby counties attended the event. Hosting students also offered free food, free coffee, and name-tags. ... Read More »
Tag Archives: education
Undergraduates Present at the CNR Research Symposium
The College of Natural Resources was abuzz with activity last Friday during the annual Jim and Katie Krause CNR Student Research Symposium. Neatly dressed undergraduates explained their research to faculty, parents and fellow students who perused rows of posters. Abbie Lee, senior water resources major, has chaired the symposium steering committee for the last two years. The committee meets all ... Read More »
UWSP Now Offering Majors of the Future
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has announced a revised plan for major offerings. University president said the major restructuring resulted from parent complaints that their UWSP graduated children were rabble-rousers. Bill Bobson is one such parent who described his son as “too woke” from his college education. To sooth these concerns, majors will now reflect the current Wisconsin reality. The ... Read More »
Save Our Majors Rally Gives Floor to Students
Against the backdrop of a vibrantly blue sky and under the sunshine of a clear Wisconsin March day, students, faculty and community members rallied on the sundial in light of the program restructuring proposal at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Representative Katrina Shankland spoke to kick off the event on Wednesday, March 21. A silent sit-in at Old Main was ... Read More »
Standardized Test Limited In Teaching Certification
On the road to becoming a certified teacher, many students take the PRAXIS I and PRAXIS II exams. However, if certain circumstances are met, students will no longer be required to take the PRAXIS II in order to complete or continue their educational teaching programs. According to the Educational Testing Services, the PRAXIS exams consist of two standardized tests. The PRAXIS I, ... Read More »
K-12 Program Progress or Decline?
Lawmakers of Wisconsin recently took a large step in the field of K-12 education, but was it a step backward or forward? A service for the Wisconsin Educational Communications Boards, Gov. Scott Walker insisted on a $648 million spending increase for funding in K-12 schooling. An estimated $10 million was then eliminated from this budget as a result of aid ... Read More »
Dr. Tangedal Celebrates Second Year At Cornerstone Press
Ross Tangedal is going into his second year of leading the University’s publishing house, Cornerstone Press. The publishing house, which was established in 1984 and specifically designed to staff students taking English 349: Editing and Publishing, become the only student-run press in the UW-system. Each student takes on a specific role from editorial to sales, all with the goal of ... Read More »
Mental Exercise Just as Important as Physical Exercise
The Health Services Center and Counseling Center work coherently to provide for student needs. Healthy mental habits need to be created and followed on a daily basis. Jen Sorenson, Physicians Assistant Director for Student Health Services, said, “Office visits for mental illnesses have increased from 12 to 18 percent in the last year.” Changes in lifestyle, taking college level courses, ... Read More »
Embodied Learning Engages Lecture Students
“Professors should plan to cut one third to one half of the content they plan to teach in class,” said Assistant Professor of Asian History Valerie Barske, quoting a speaker she had seen at a college faculty program. What constitutes a university lecture? Typically, professors are stationed at the front of the classroom, armed with their notes and possibly a ... Read More »
GDRs Improved for 2013
The University of Wisconsin– Stevens Point Academic Affairs, as well as many student organizations, are currently finalizing plans for a new General Education Program to broaden the education experience for faculty and students. The program will be implemented in the fall of 2013. Dr. James Sage, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor of Teaching, Learning, and Academic Programs, explained that the university ... Read More »