Education Studies News
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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.
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Experienced educators share advice, wisdom with Blugolds bound for classroom
To expose her students to more diverse perspectives in the field, English education professor Christina Berchini organized a panel of six area teachers to come in and speak with the class.
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UW-Eau Claire teacher education program announces WACTE award winners
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire teacher education program announces the recipients of its 2016 WACTE awards.
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Award-winning language teaching team made up of Blugolds
The middle and high school teachers who make up the Chippewa Falls world language department share a passion for languages and for collaboration. Seven of the eight members of the teaching team also are Blugolds.
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UW-Eau Claire one of top schools in country when it comes to producing Fulbright students
UW-Eau Claire has helped 17 students win Fulbright awards in the past 10 years, and the university was named one of the top-producing institutions in the country again this year.
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Study abroad sets students on path to success, chance to secure Fulbright Scholarship
Four Blugolds have studied abroad and experienced cultures around the world on the way to becoming semifinalists for the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship.
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Cyberbullying expert to present Martin Mogensen Education Lecture at UW-Eau Claire
Helping all teens make responsible decisions online and helping parents and educators be partners in those efforts will be the focus of a March 10 presentation by Dr. Justin Patchin, an internationally known expert on cyberbullying, at UW-Eau Claire.
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accomplished athlete AND aspiring teacher
John Schiel is an accomplished Blugold who is eager to talk about his future career as a teacher as well as his passion for triathlons. The elementary education major and math minor is an active member of UW-Eau Claire’s Triathlon Club.
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Journey to becoming a teacher
Student Rebecca Lenz reflects on what her practicum experience has taught her on her journey to becoming an educator.