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UW-Madison School of Education Online News - January 2005
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Welcome to the UW-Madison School of Education Online News, an e-mail newsletter about School/campus news and resources that's sent once a month to subscribers. If you would like join this listserv, directions for subscribing are given at the end of the following news items.

IN THIS ISSUE - JANUARY 2005

• Photo Gallery of Commencement Celebration
• Sculpture and Printmaking Programs Debut Websites
• EPS Newsletter Goes Electronic
• Research: Scaling Up Innovative Practices in Math and Science
• Research: Charter High Schools and Real-World Practices
• 2005 Careers Conference - Jan. 31 - Feb. 2
• Conference on the Federal Role in Education - Feb. 2-4
• Dance Program High School Workshop - Feb. 26
• International Education Conference - March 11-12
• Professional-Development Opportunities
• On Campus: Summer Timetable Online
• Web Gem: Send Us Your Favorite

PHOTO GALLERY OF COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION
A good time was had by all at the School of Education’s commencement breakfast December 19, as family and friends joined Dean Read and education faculty in celebrating the achievements of the School’s December graduates. More than 200 people attended the event, which preceded graduation ceremonies at the Kohl Center.
Check out the photo gallery

SCULPTURE AND PRINTMAKING PROGRAMS DEBUT WEBSITES
The Department of Art continues to enhance its web presence, recently introducing redesigned sites for both its sculpture and printmaking programs. The sites feature student and faculty artwork, program offerings, information on visiting artists, and much more. You can access each from the Art Department’s home page via the “General Resources” list in the right-hand column.
Visit the site

EPS NEWSLETTER GOES ELECTRONIC
Now available online, the latest issue of the Educational Policy Studies newsletter looks at the department’s activities in international education. It features an interview with Professor Ki Seok Kim, an EPS alumnus and School of Education Alumni Achievement Award recipient. Of course, the issue is also filled with lots of news about faculty and alumni.
Get the latest EPS info

RESEARCH: SCALING UP INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN MATH AND SCIENCE
For eight years, Professor Tom Carpenter and his colleagues at the School’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) have worked with teachers to create and study classrooms in which compelling new visions of math and science are becoming the norm. A WCER article on their research delineates what teachers need to know to help students learn math and science with understanding, and how professional development can be designed to foster teaching for understanding.
Read the article

RESEARCH: CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS AND REAL-WORLD PRACTICES
You’ll find a wealth of resources about charter high schools on a website created by the School’s Center on Education and Work (CEW). The resources were developed as a result of a two-year CEW study which focused on charter-school practices that link students to the world beyond the classroom. Resources include reports, case studies, highlighted practices, student voices, and much more.
Visit the site

2005 CAREERS CONFERENCE - JAN. 31 - FEB. 2
“Developing Careers, Changing Lives ” is the theme of this year’s careers conference, sponsored by the School’s Center on Education and Work. The conference – to be held at the Marriott Madison-West – features more than 150 sessions on topics that include careers in the classroom, data-driven accountability, future occupational projections, school-to-career programs, business-education partnerships, and much more. Pre-registration is required.
Get the details

CONFERENCE ON THE FEDERAL ROLE IN EDUCATION - FEB. 2-4
All presentations are free and open to the public during this conference on “The No Child Left Behind Act and the Federal Role in Education: Accountability and Equity in America’s Public Schools.” Featured speakers include Elizabeth Burmaster, Wisconsin’s superintendent of public instruction; Kati Haycock, director of The Education Trust in Washington, D.C.; and Melissa Roderick, co-director of the Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago. The School’s Department of Educational Policy Studies is partnering with the Department of Sociology and the La Follette School of Public Affairs to sponsor the conference, to be held at the Pyle Center in Madison.
Get the details

DANCE PROGRAM HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOP - FEB. 26
This annual workshop gives high school students an opportunity to take modern, ballet, and world-dance classes taught by the program’s faculty, staff, and guest artists. During the workshop, which will be held in Lathrop Hall, incoming freshmen also may audition for a Dance Program scholarship for the upcoming year. The daylong workshop is free, but advance registration is required and can be completed online.
Get more information

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE - MARCH 11-12
Early-registration deadline is February 28 for the 2005 Education Across Six Continents conference, to be held at the Pyle Center in Madison. “Teaching and Curriculum for a Global Society” is the focus of this year’s event, which features a variety of roundtables and workshops. Keynote speaker is Edward Gnehm, former ambassador to Jordan, Australia, and Kuwait, who will discuss the Middle East and American foreign policy. Details and online registration are available on the website.
Check it out

PROFESSIONAL-DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Among the many workshops for educators offered this semester by the School’s Office of Education Outreach are Early Literacy Instruction (Jan. 25), WKCE Mathematics and Reading Assessment Frameworks (Feb. 17), and Enhancing the IEP Team Process (Feb. 23). Details on these and many other professional-development opportunities are available on the Outreach Office’s website.
Check it out

ON CAMPUS: SUMMER TIMETABLE ONLINE
Looking for a way to keep those little grey cells working over the summer? You’ll find lots of ideas in the UW–Madison summer timetable, now available online via the Registrar’s Office.
Visit the site

WEB GEM: SEND US YOUR FAVORITE
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