Education Studies News
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Blugold student teacher contributes to national holiday display
Renee Gavigan was student teaching in an elementary school when she learned that she would work with her cooperating teacher and students to create ornaments for a national Christmas display in Washington, D.C.
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Esports creating new opportunities, connections at UW-Eau Claire
UW-Eau Claire’s new esports club, created around the League of Legends video game, already has attracted more than 160 students.
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Student veteran to run half-marathon for Badger Honor Flight
Blugold education major Ricky Schiff will run the Madison Half Marathon to raise funds for the Badger Honor Flight, a foundation that escorts ailing Wisconsin veterans to the military memorials, museums and cemeteries in Washington, D.C.
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11th Annual Schneider Disability Issues Forum to host author, mental health advocate
Kelly Jensen will speak on her most recent book, "(Don't) Call Me Crazy," and strategies for opening conversations about mental health during this year's Schneider Disability Issues Forum at 5 p.m. Oct. 17 in Schofield Auditorium.
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Spring break immersion in Tucson: Observing leaders in culturally responsive teaching
Over the March break, a group of Blugold education students traveled to Arizona to observe classes in the Tucson Unified School District, where educators have developed a highly successful model of bringing cultural awareness to their teaching.
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Martin Mogensen Education Lecture to focus on American Indian education and equity
A Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Tribal member will present “Indigenous Teaching and Learning Framework: More Than Beads and Feathers” during the 2019 Martin Mogensen Education Lecture at 5 p.m. April 11 in Gantner Concert Hall of the Haas Fine Arts Center.
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Grant will make child care more affordable, accessible for Blugolds raising young kids
UW-Eau Claire’s Children’s Nature Academy has received a grant of nearly $400,000 to help students who also are parents of young children to secure quality and more affordable child care.
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'Engaged with UW-Eau Claire' features Jesse Martinez
The Alumni Association is proud to profile Blugolds who return to campus and make a difference in the monthly video series "Engaged with UW-Eau Claire." Every video features a Blugold alum who gives back to UW-Eau Claire in some capacity.
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Three UW-Eau Claire grads selected for Fulbright awards
Experiences with new languages and cultures during their studies at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire have helped lead to Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for three of the university’s recent graduates.
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Blugold partners with Eye to Eye, mentors children with learning disabilities
In the United States alone, more than 2.4 million high school students suffer from learning disabilities. Only 68% of these students will graduate with a high school diploma. If this number surprises you, you aren’t alone.
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Blugolds deliver digital tools to teachers to help bring history to life
A website created by UW-Eau Claire faculty and students includes history-based essays and short stories — written by Honors students — in interactive digital formats. The site supports K-12 educators as they use technology to teach history.
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Blugold promotes female empowerment at local DeLong Middle School
Teaming, wellness, self-esteem, [AND] leadership; these are the principles that form the basic foundation of Ms. Adventure Girls, a mentor program enacted at DeLong Middle School in Eau Claire.
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Immersions help future teachers gain cultural competencies
A Winterim program that immerses Blugolds in Washington, D.C., area schools provides hands-on experiences designed to help future teachers gain cultural competencies.
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Fall 2017 event recognizes faculty, staff for service to students with disabilities
The Services for Students with Disabilities office at UW-Eau Claire held a Faculty and Staff Recognition Reception Oct. 24 to honor several faculty and staff members for their service to students with disabilities.
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Future teachers learn to create global classrooms
When Sam Rossmiller talks about his future teaching career, he describes classrooms filled with diverse learners who readily share their perspectives, ideas and cultural values. He spent time this summer in Peruvian schools as part of a multiyear international research project that aims to better prepare future teachers to build global learning communities.
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Blugolds learn to help children with trauma return to the classroom
Blugolds Nicole Fox and Emma Nickerson are pursuing different majors, but a UW-Eau Claire summer immersion program that took them to a children’s hospital in California helped them discover how closely their paths may interact in the future. Fox, Nickerson and eight other Blugolds were part of the Shriners Children’s Hospital-Northern California immersion program that gave the students hands-on experiences working with diverse youth who had a significant burn or orthopedic trauma.
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International Fellows Program helps Blugold discover his roots
Since coming to the United States, Sergei Raspel always wanted to visit his home country of Russia and explore the culture where he was born, but he never had the opportunity. This summer, Sergei was given the chance to visit Russia for three weeks thanks to UW-Eau Claire’s International Fellows Program.
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UW-Eau Claire's master of education in professional development: A powerful learning adventure
UW-Eau Claire's master of education in professional development is a blended weekend and online program designed specifically for busy educators seeking a meaningful master’s degree that will have a lasting, positive impact on student learning.
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Facing life in the Peace Corps
What happens when two students from the Midwest join the Peace Corps and end up teaching in the South Pacific? Read the story of recent graduates Kat and Natalie to see how Blugold spirit, plus hope and perseverance, make navigating life in the Peace Corps an experience worth having.
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‘Hip-Hop, Hip Hope’: Expert to discuss culturally relevant teaching at Martin Mogensen Education Lecture
An expert known for her groundbreaking work in critical race theory and culturally relevant pedagogy will present the 2017 Martin Mogensen Education Lecture April 13 at UW-Eau Claire.
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Couple celebrates wedding surrounded by Blugold family
Heidi Hietpas and Ryan Schaefer’s families gathered with them last summer to celebrate their wedding, adding even more love to an already joyful day. So having 60-plus members of their beloved Blugold family at their August celebration was the icing on the cake for the college sweethearts who now are newlyweds.
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Blugold earns Wisconsin Teacher of the Year honors
While Chris Gleason is always glad to hear his middle school band students hit the right musical notes, it’s their curiosity, creativity and joy of learning that make his heart soar as he heads to work each day. The UW-Eau Claire graduate’s passion for teaching, as well as his talent for nurturing and inspiring his students in ways that help them use their gifts to excel in band and in life, has earned him the 2016 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year honor. As the state’s top teacher, he now is in the running for the National Teacher of the Year honors.
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Locally grown, globally engaged
Four UWEC Teacher Education majors present preliminary collaborative research findings about K-12 global learning at forum with prestigious global partner university in Lima, Peru.
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Education professors' workshop promotes increased literacy, collaboration
UW-Eau Claire hosted a three-day workshop for 100 area teachers, principals, and other education professionals with a focus on improving student literacy.