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UW-Madison School of Education Online News - December 2004
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IN THIS ISSUE - DECEMBER 2004
LECTURE ON THE POLITICS OF K-12 EDUCATION
NOW ON THE WEB
Michael Kirst’s thought-provoking lecture on state and
federal strategies to reform K-12 schools is now available
online. Kirst, a Stanford professor and former president of
the California State Board of Education, provided the keynote
speech for the School of Education’s celebration of
American Education Week on November 18. Among the issues he
discussed were the evolution of education reform strategies,
trends in educational governance, and the outlook for future
federal and state policies. An archived video of his lecture
and PowerPoint slides is now online.
Check
it out
GAMORAN CHOSEN TO LEAD SCHOOL’S
RESEARCH CENTER
Adam Gamoran, professor of educational policy studies and
sociology, has been selected as director of the Wisconsin
Center for Education Research (WCER) in the School of Education.
Gamoran joined the UW-Madison faculty in 1984 after earning
his Ph.D. in education from the University of Chicago. He
has been interim director of WCER since August. Established
in 1964, WCER is one of the nation’s oldest, largest,
and most influential university-based education research centers,
and is among the largest research units on the UW-Madison
campus.
Read the full
story
MARATHON TRAINING COURSE OFFERED ONLINE
Feeling an urge to run 26 miles? Ron Carda, an experienced
marathon runner and coordinator of the Physical Education
Elective Program, is again offering his popular online marathon-training
course. The program will guide trainees through the process
of designing and implementing a personal training plan, with
Dr. Carda providing individual feedback and coaching throughout
the course via e-mail. The course is offered through a partnership
of the Wisconsin Alumni Association and the Division of Continuing
Studies. If you’re interested, you’ll need to
register online by January 7, 2005.
Get
the details
CCBC LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
Lovely to look at and easy to use is the redesigned website
of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC). The
site offers a cornucopia of web resources on children’s
and young adult literature for teachers, librarians, and early-childhood
care providers. Among the site’s features are its book
of the week, link of the month, and archived webcasts of public
lectures. It also offers extensive information on issues of
intellectual freedom.
Visit the site
SITE PROVIDES UPDATE ON
TEACHER COMPENSATION
The Consortium for Policy Research in Education, based in
the School’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research,
held its fifth annual Teacher Compensation Conference in November.
These national gatherings highlight the latest research and
the experiences of districts, states, and schools that are
implementing innovations. Conference presentations, as well
as other information on teacher compensation and school finance,
are accessible online via the “final conference agenda.”
Check
it out
RESEARCH: RISK, RESILIENCE,
AND ATTITUDES TOWARD LEARNING
Some believe that African American children develop an oppositional
culture against schooling. But research conducted by UW-Madison
professor Jeffrey Lewis at the School’s Wisconsin Center
for Education Research shows that African American children
possess qualities and insights that can serve as a solid foundation
for their learning. In a study focusing on the resilience
that enables some students to survive and even thrive under
adverse conditions, Lewis and his colleagues found that underachievement
of children was the result not of adversarial attitudes, but
of something that went wrong in the classroom. More information
on Lewis’s research can be found online.
Get
the details
COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION
- DEC. 19
It’s hard to believe, but commencement is just around
the corner. The School of Education will honor its December
degree recipients (bachelor’s, master’s, M.F.A.,
and doctoral degrees) with a celebration breakfast on Sunday,
December 19, from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. in Gordon Commons. (The
commencement ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Kohl Center.)
The breakfast is complimentary to the graduate and two guests.
Reservations must be made in advance. For details, check the
School’s website.
Visit
the site
CAREERS CONFERENCE - FEB.
1-2
Fees are reduced if you register by December 15 for Careers
Conference 2005: Developing Careers, Changing Lives. Also,
a limited number of scholarships are available for educators.
This year’s conference offers 150 sessions, with topics
that include careers in the classroom, data-driven accountability,
future occupational projections, school-to-career programs,
business-education partnerships, and much more. The event
also features nine pre-conference workshops on January 31,
plus tours to workplaces and networking opportunities. UW
continuing education units and National Board for Certified
Counselors clock hours are offered. The conference is sponsored
by the School’s Center on Education and Work. Scholarship,
program and registration details can be found online.
Get the details
CONFERENCE ON THE FEDERAL
ROLE IN EDUCATION - FEB. 2-4
All presentations are free and open to the public during this
three-day conference, which will focus on “The No Child
Left Behind Act and the Federal Role in Education: Accountability
and Equity in America’s Public Schools.” Among
its featured speakers are Elizabeth Burmaster, Wisconsin’s
superintendent of public instruction; Kati Haycock, director
of The Education Trust in Washington, D.C.; and Melissa Roderick,
associate professor in the School of Social Service Administration
and co-director of the Consortium on Chicago School Research
at the University of Chicago. Pre-registration is not required
for the conference, which will be held at the Pyle Center
in Madison. The School’s Department of Educational Policy
Studies is partnering with the Department of Sociology and
the LaFollette School of Public Affairs to sponsor the conference.
A schedule is available online.
Check
it out
CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR
DISTANCE EDUCATION CONFERENCE
The deadline for proposals to present at the 21st Annual Conference
on Distance Teaching and Learning is January 24, 2005. Widely
recognized as the premier conference in distance education,
this event attracts more than 1000 distance educators, trainers,
and executives from 550 organizations nationwide and around
the world. Every year, more than 150 presentations –
including information sessions, workshops and keynotes –
are given by experts and practitioners in the field. Distance
Learning 2005 (August 3-5, Madison) is organized by the Distance
Education Professional Development Program through the School’s
Office of Education Outreach.
Get the details
ON CAMPUS: UW GIFT-BUYING GUIDE
Looking for a gift with a bit of Badger in it? The UW gift
guide provides fun and educational ideas that range from books
and music to Badger attire and memberships. Among its suggestions
are recently released catalogues from the Elvehjem Museum
of Art that include retrospectives of art professor emeriti
Ray Gloeckler and Don Reitz (from the Elvehjem homepage, select
Museum Shop/Books).
Check out the
guide
WEB GEM: ODD WISCONSIN
According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, the mission
of its Odd Wisconsin website is to “amuse, surprise,
perplex, astonish, and otherwise connect you with your past.”
Visit the site and you’ll be treated to accounts of
“The Real Christmas Tree Ship,” “Ghosts
of Shoppers Past,” and much more. You can check out
these “curious fragments of forgotten lives” at
the Historical Society’s website.
Visit the site
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And we'll make sure that your University records are updated
as well as ours. See "Staying in Touch" on the School's alumni
web page.
Update
your records
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