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UW-Madison School of Education Online News - December 2006
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Welcome to the UW-Madison School of Education Online News, a monthly update on School and campus news and resources.

IN THIS ISSUE: DECEMBER 2006

• Education Professor Discusses Rising Costs of Higher Education
• Metalsmithing Professor Divines Modern Art from Ancient Techniques
• FAST Program Rated Exemplary
• Major Art Fair Taps into Talents of UW Art Students
• New Year Brings a Bounty of Professional Development Opportunities
• Papers from WISCAPE Fall Programs Are Now Online
• CIMC Recommends Websites
• Proposals for the 2007 Distance Learning Conference Due Jan. 17
• Jin-Wen Yu Dance: One and Many - Dec. 8 & 9
• Art Glass Open House and Glass Sale - Dec. 9 & 10
• Commencement Breakfast - Dec. 17
• Campus: Holiday Gift Ideas Abound
• Webgem: Interactive Online Campus Map
• Kudos to . . .

EDUCATION PROFESSOR DISCUSSES RISING COSTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Sara Goldrick-Rab, assistant professor of educational policy studies and sociology, fears that the rising costs of higher education are turning the UW and other public universities into gated communities, excluding poorer families from a higher education and the opportunity for social and financial improvement that goes with it. Goldrick-Rab and Chancellor John Wiley discuss the complexities of accessibility and the cost/price of a UW-Madison education in a recent On Wisconsin article, “Priced Out of the Promised Land?”
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METALSMITHING PROFESSOR DIVINES MODERN ART FROM ANCIENT TECHNIQUES
To Kim Cridler, an assistant professor of art, the emotional power of objects drives her work as an artist. In a recent story in Wisconsin Week, Cridler says she seeks to recreate the feelings that are engendered by artifacts of our past through her work in metalsmith arts.
Read the story

“FAST” PROGRAM RATED EXEMPLARY
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has awarded the Families and Schools Together Program (FAST) its highest rating - “exemplary.” Programs are rated exemplary when they demonstrate robust empirical findings, using a reputable conceptual framework and scientific evaluation design. FAST, which is housed in the School’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, is a multifamily group intervention designed to build protective factors for children and to empower parents to be the primary prevention agents for their own children. Developed by Senior Scientist Lynn McDonald in 1988 for at-risk youth and their families, FAST has been implemented in more than 800 schools and is now offered as a universal model for children, ages 3 through 18.
Read more about FAST

MAJOR ART FAIR TAPS INTO TALENTS OF UW ART STUDENTS
Working with Tandem Press, current and former students of the Art Department played a significant role in developing the inaugural edition of Ink Miami 2006, which features 15 major print publishers, including Tandem. Ink Miami will make its debut at Art Basel Miami Beach, the leading international art event in the Americas to be held December 7-10. Tandem Press, the fine-art printmaking studio affiliated with the Art Department, will be among hundreds of galleries represented, as thousands of collectors and artists gather for the event in Miami.
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NEW YEAR BRINGS A BOUNTY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Here’s a great New Year’s Resolution for K-12 educators - enhance your professional skills by taking a workshop through the School’s Office of Education Outreach (OEO). Among the second-semester offerings are workshops in conflict resolution, peer mediation, and the use of instructional technology to enhance student achievement.
View the OEO calendar

PAPERS FROM WISCAPE FALL PROGRAMS ARE NOW ONLINE
Now available online are papers, presentation slides, and executive summaries from several of the fall 2006 programs presented by the School’s Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE). Program topics include The Merged University of Wisconsin System, The Impact of the 2006 Elections on Higher Education in Wisconsin, and Reexamining the Structure and Funding of Public Higher Education in Wisconsin, among others. The center seeks to engage researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in an ongoing dialogue about postsecondary education to improve decision-making and leadership practices.
View the WISCAPE resources

CIMC RECOMMENDS WEBSITES
Each month the School’s Center for Instructional Materials and Computing (CIMC) recommends websites of interest to educators, parents, and others. Among this month’s selections are the Journal of Educational Controversy, a forum for examining teaching and learning dilemmas that arise in a democratic society; Arthur: PBS Kids, an online companion to the Arthur television series; and What Works Clearinghouse, which was established by the Institute of Education Sciences to provide educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public with a trusted source of scientific evidence of what works in education.
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PROPOSALS FOR THE 2007 DISTANCE LEARNING CONFERENCE DUE JAN. 17
You’re invited to submit a proposal to present a workshop, information session, course-design workshop, or roundtable discussion at the 23rd Annual Distance Teaching and Learning Conference, Aug. 8–10, 2007, at the Monona Terrace Convention Center. Drawing more than 1,000 participants each year - including educators, trainers, managers, and designers - the conference is recognized as one of the premier events on distance education.
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JIN-WEN YU DANCE: ONE AND MANY - DEC. 8 & 9
One and Many, created by dance professor Jin-Wen Yu, integrates Chinese opera dance, ballet, popular dance, Tai Chi, contact improvisation, and technology with modern dance. As such, it reveals a unique blend of movement choices and contemporary dance styles not often seen in this country. Performances begin at 8:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with an additional 2:00 p.m. Saturday matinee, in Promenade Hall, Overture Center for the Arts. Tickets are $12 and $20.
Get the details

ART GLASS OPEN HOUSE AND GLASS SALE - DEC. 9 & 10
Expect to be dazzled by the displays at the Art Glass Open House, the weekend of Dec. 9 & 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the UW Glass Lab (end of Francis Street, next to the Kohl Center). In addition to finding lots of ideas for holiday presents, you’ll have an opportunity to watch students creating their artwork. As the Glass website says, “Come early, come often.”
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COMMENCEMENT BREAKFAST - DEC. 17
SoE faculty and staff are invited to attend the School of Education’s commencement breakfast celebration, honoring December degree recipients (bachelor’s, master’s, M.F.A., and Ph.D.) on Sunday, Dec. 17, from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. in Gordon Commons. The commencement ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m. in the nearby Kohl Center. The breakfast is complimentary to the graduate and two guests; additional guests pay $6.00/person. Pre-registration is required by Dec. 11. (Invitations were mailed in November. If you know of a School of Education December degree candidate who did not receive an invite, please have that person contact Nancy Nelson at 608/262-0054 or njnelson@education.wisc.edu.) The breakfast is complimentary to faculty and staff - please RSVP to Nancy by Dec. 11 if you plan to attend.
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CAMPUS: HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS ABOUND
From music and books to homemade cookies and Union gift cards, you’re sure to find a holiday present with something Badger in it on the University’s gift website.
Check it out

WEBGEM: INTERACTIVE ONLINE CAMPUS MAP
No need for a GPS system now that the University has launched an interactive online campus map. With its intelligent search interface, it can suggest departments, buildings, and addresses once a user types a word into the search engine. The map can highlight a route to a building, find the building where a certain department is located, see which buses pass by a bus stop, or find the distance between two points with an easy-to-use ruler tool.
Check it out

KUDOS TO . . .
Congratulations to the following members of the UW-Madison School of Education family:

• Peggy Choy, a Dance Program lecturer, is the principal investigator of a new 2006-07 outreach project: Women of the Scarred Earth, which features spoken word, dance, theater, and music performances on campus and around the state.
• Jerlando F. L. Jackson, an assistant professor in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, has received the Junior Scholar Award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education’s Council on Ethnic Participation, and was also appointed to a three-year term on the association’s Award Committee.
• Bruce Wampold, a professor in Counseling Psychology, will be the 2007 recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research Award.

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