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UW-Madison School of Education Online News - February 2004
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IN THIS ISSUE - FEBRUARY 2004

• Preparing Teachers for Diversity
• Occupational Therapy News
• Baldwin Award Announced for Theatre Project in the Schools
• High School Dance Workshop - Feb. 21
• Integrating Arts into the Curriculum - March 6-7
• Education Across Six Continents - March 12-13
• Online Course: Preparing Students with Disabilities for College
• Higher Education Forums on the Web
• Online Resources for Teachers
• Campus: Grad School Soon to Require Online Applications
• Web Gem: Fun Site for Kids; Resource for Parents & Teachers

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PREPARING TEACHERS FOR DIVERSITY
According to curriculum and instruction professor Gloria Ladson-Billings, it doesn't make sense that young, inexperienced teachers are the ones most likely to be assigned to the nation's most challenging urban schools. To better prepare new teachers for urban experiences, Ladson-Billings and her colleagues developed Teach for Diversity (TFD), a graduate program for aspiring teachers who wish to teach in diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic settings. Now that three cohorts of students have completed the TFD program, Ladson-Billings discusses what she and her colleagues have learned in the lead article on this month's homepage of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research:
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY NEWS
If you're an occupational therapy alum, you'll want to check out the program's Web site. Its "News & Events" page provides research briefs from recent faculty publications, as well as position postings. In addition, the site houses a special "Occupational Science" Web page (see "Links"), which features a research library and resources. You can find all this and more at:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/kinesiology/ot/index.htm

BALDWIN AWARD ANNOUNCED FOR THEATRE PROJECT IN THE SCHOOLS
Manon van de Water, an assistant professor with a joint appointment in L&S's Theatre and Drama Department and the School's Curriculum and Instruction Department, has received a 2004 Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. She is collaborating with theatre and drama professor Norma Saldivar to establish a multicultural theatre touring program. It will tour elementary schools that serve underprivileged children in Janesville, Beloit, Milwaukee, and rural Dane County. For more information, see:
http://www.provost.wisc.edu/baldwin/projects04.html

HIGH SCHOOL DANCE WORKSHOP - FEB. 21
High school students are invited to participate in this free daylong workshop sponsored by the Dance Program and held in Lathrop Hall on campus. The workshop features master classes in ballet and world dance taught by faculty, staff, and guests, as well as a special performance by UW-Madison dance majors. Check the Web site for a flyer and online registration form:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/dance/calendar/spring04/workshop.asp

INTEGRATING ARTS INTO THE CURRICULUM - MARCH 6-7
"Anyone Can Fly: Educational, Social, and Personal Expression Through Quilts" is the theme of the Conference on Integrating Arts into the Curriculum. The conference will open with a keynote address by author and artist Faith Ringgold and conclude with a presentation by Hollis Chatelain, internationally recognized quilt artist. Sponsored by the School's Office of Education Outreach and the Wisconsin Arts Board, the conference will demonstrate how quilts and quilt-making can enhance learning across subject areas and grade levels. A brochure, agenda, and registration form are available online at:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/outreach/quilts.html

EDUCATION ACROSS SIX CONTINENTS - March 12-13
"Teaching and Curriculum for a Global Society" is the focus of this conference for K-12 educators and administrators, university faculty, and community members. The conference features three keynote presentations by experts in international education. In addition, more than 40 educators from the U.S. and abroad will lead workshops and roundtable discussions. Details and a registration form are available online at:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/edadmin/conferences/iec/

ONLINE COURSE: PREPARING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES FOR COLLEGE
This six-week professional-development course will be delivered via the Web starting March 22. It's designed to help educators develop programs they can use at their own schools to prepare students with disabilities for college. The course has been created by the School's Center on Education and Work. A brochure and registration details are available online at:
http://www.cew.wisc.edu/disted/non-credit_info.htm

HIGHER EDUCATION FORUMS ON THE WEB
Don't feel left out if you can't get to campus for the higher education forums sponsored by the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE). The center archives past presentations in various formats on its Web site, and frequently posts papers in advance of presentations. Among its many offerings is a video-recording of a November presentation titled, "Why Undergraduate Liberal Arts Education Is So Important to a Public University at a Scary Time in the History of the World." The lecture was given by Professor Stanley Katz, of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. You can check out WISCAPE's online publications at:
http://www.wiscape.wisc.edu/publications/default.asp

ONLINE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
The School's Center for Instructional Materials and Computing (CIMC) offers a wealth of online resources for K-12 educators (and parents, too), including links to curriculum guides, education statistics, online collections of free clip art, and much more. Especially popular are the center's "webliographies," which are topical lists of Web sites that provide useful information for national observances such as African-American Heritage Month (February) and Women's History Month (March). You can visit the "Education Info" site of the CIMC at:
http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/ed_info/index.html

CAMPUS: GRAD SCHOOL SOON TO REQUIRE ONLINE APPLICATIONS
Starting with the fall 2005 term, the UW-Madison Graduate School will only accept online applications. The school is encouraging all prospective students to apply online for this fall's term as well. These changes will only affect graduate student admissions; undergraduate procedures will remain the same. The school says it is phasing out paper applications to increase efficiency and streamline its admissions process. Get the full story at:
http://www.news.wisc.edu/9380.html

WEB GEM: FUN SITE FOR KIDS; RESOURCE FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS
Not to be confused with last month's "Scout Report," is this month's "Surf Report," which is produced by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. Especially fun for kids are its links to educational Web sites. They're organized by subject - arts, health, science, etc., and range from an interactive "Artist's Toolkit" created by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (an amazing site) to "Today in History," which highlights a historical event each day and includes text, photographs, and links to items in the Library of Congress. You can check it out at:
http://www.ecb.org/surf/

HAVE YOU MOVED OR CHANGED YOUR NAME?
You can easily update that information via the School's Web site. And we'll make sure that your University records are updated as well as ours. See "Staying in Touch" on the School's alumni page at:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/alumni/index.asp

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