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UW-Madison School of Education Online News - March 2007
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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: March 2007

• Art Puts on a New Face
• Free to Educators – Curriculum Inspired by Spike Lee Documentary
• Research: WCER Provides a Wealth of Resources
• CIMC Provides Links to Education Metasites
• Kinesiology Professor Offers Summer Study Program in China
• Counseling Psych and Kinesiology Debut Online Newsletters
• Artist-in-Residence Engaged in Teaching and Outreach
• International Education Conference – Mar. 19–20
• Mediating School-Based Conflict Workshop – Apr. 19
• SoE Calendar: Social Justice Conference, Dance Performances, Spoken-Word Events, and More
• Campus News: The Wisconsin Idea Project
• Webgem: Teaching Tolerance

ART PUTS ON A NEW FACE
The Art Department’s new website is simply stunning – as you move through its pages, you’ll find yourself strolling through a virtual museum of faculty and student art. Of special interest to Art grads is the directory in the Alumni & Friends section, which invites alumni to share information about themselves, including photos and links to websites showcasing their artwork. Kudos to the Art Department, the Instructional Media Development Center, and the External Relations Office, who joined forces to create the website.
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FREE TO EDUCATORS – CURRICULUM INSPIRED BY SPIKE LEE DOCUMENTARY
School of Education professors Diana Hess and Gloria Ladson-Billings are contributing to a curriculum project, “Teaching The Levees: A Curriculum of Civic Engagement,” that is built around Spike Lee’s HBO documentary film on New Orleans. Hess and Ladson-Billings serve on the advisory board for the project, and Hess is contributing an article to its website. Based at Columbia Teachers College, the program is creating an educational package that includes a DVD of Lee’s film, as well as a 100-page curriculum book supported by online resources. The curriculum lessons are aimed at three audiences: high school social studies students, college students in history-related courses, and adult learners in civic, religious, and community groups. Teachers College Press plans to distribute 30,000 free packages, and educators may request one via the “Teaching The Levees” website.
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RESEARCH: WCER PROVIDES A WEALTH OF RESOURCES
Research on teacher compensation, early childcare, math and science education, assessment and accountability, teacher professional development . . . . these are but a few of the projects underway at the School’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER). Growing out of this research is a wide array of resources for PK–16 educators, including newsletters, books, bibliographies, and curriculum guides. Most materials are available online and can be accessed via the WCER website.
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CIMC PROVIDES LINKS TO EDUCATION METASITES
What to do when a Google search for “educational curriculum” finds 110,000 sources? Turn to the Center for Instructional Media and Computing (CIMC), which has winnowed the options to some of the best metasites of online curriculum resources in Wisconsin and nationwide.
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KINESIOLOGY PROFESSOR OFFERS SUMMER STUDY PROGRAM IN CHINA
This may well be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you. Li Li Ji, professor and chair of the Department of Kinesiology, is offering a travel-study course that will take participants to three major Chinese cities for two weeks this summer, June 9–26. The course, “Physical Activity and Sports in China,” will look at traditional physical activities, contemporary physical education systems, scientific research, and sports medicine in China. It is open to graduate and undergraduate students, faculty and staff, alumni, and K–12 educators.
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COUNSELING PSYCH AND KINESIOLOGY DEBUT ONLINE NEWSLETTERS
Staying connected with our alumni is a high priority in the School of Education. So we’re pleased to announce that the Departments of Counseling Psychology and Kinesiology recently launched their own e-mail newsletters, giving their alums a special connection to departmental news and resources. If you’re a counseling psychology or kinesiology alum who missed the newsletter, or if you’re simply curious about what’s happening in those departments, here are links to these first-edition publications.

Counseling Psychology newsletter

Kinesiology newsletter

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE ENGAGED IN TEACHING AND OUTREACH
Ute Ritschel, whose work combines art, performance art, environmental studies, and cultural anthropology, is combining teaching and outreach during her spring-semester residency. In addition to teaching a course, “Curatorial Practice – Alternative Places and Concepts,” Ritschel also is organizing a two-day symposium, April 20–21. The symposium, “Native-Invasive,” will convene naturalists, environmental scholars, curators, and artists to explore the role of art in promoting ecological equilibrium. Ritschel’s residency is sponsored by the Arts Institute, the Art Department, and other campus arts and environmental units.
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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE – MAR. 19–20
There’s still time to register for this year’s International Education Conference, “The Challenges of Citizenship and Literacy in a Global Society,” which will cover a wide range of social, economic, historical, and political topics. In addition to break-out sessions and keynote presentations, the conference offers a full afternoon of workshops that focus on teaching social studies and international education. It will be held at the Marriott West in Madison. Participants may register online or at the door.
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MEDIATING SCHOOL-BASED CONFLICT WORKSHOP – APRIL 19
Focusing on problem solving among adults, this full-day workshop is designed for those in positions of leadership within a school setting who are regularly engaged in problem solving and conflict management among staff and other adults. The class will be taught by Harry Behrman and Lisa Webne-Behrman, each of whom has more than 20 years experience in mediation and dispute resolution. The workshop will be held at the Pyle Center, and is offered by the School’s Office of Education Outreach. Online registration is available. For costs and credits, check the website.
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SOE CALENDAR: SOCIAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE, DANCE PERFORMANCES, SPOKEN-WORD EVENTS, AND MORE
A social justice conference, dance performances, spoken-word presentations, and a WISCAPE forum on the future of the UW Colleges and UW–Extension are but a few of the March events in the School of Education. You’ll find details about these and many others on the School’s online calendar.
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CAMPUS NEWS: THE WISCONSIN IDEA PROJECT
As a UW–Madison alum, you have much to be proud of, especially a tradition that has become synonymous with the University – the Wisconsin Idea. The Idea proposes that education should influence and improve people’s lives beyond the boundaries of the campus classroom, and it has become the guiding philosophy of the University’s outreach efforts in Wisconsin and throughout the world. The new Wisconsin Idea website provides a look at the history of the principle (do you know who is credited with the Idea?) and the many ways it is being carried out today.
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WEBGEM: TEACHING TOLERANCE
Founded in 1991 by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Teaching Tolerance project provides educators with free education materials that promote respect for differences and appreciation of diversity in the classroom and beyond. The project’s website contains classroom activities, kits and handbooks, access to a monthly e-newsletter, and much more.
Check it out

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