School of Education Winter 2023

Winter 2023 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Winter Update

T he beginning of a new year and new semester is a time for a fresh start, looking ahead at new possibilities. We are excited to welcome students back for spring semester, which for many will be their last as a UW-Stout student. And we begin looking ahead to who will become new students in the future. We are working hard to attract students into teaching and our teacher education programs in order to address the need expressed by school administrators who have called or emailed this year. One approach we are taking is by hosting a Teach Day on campus. Over 120 high school students from schools around the state joined us November 14 to learn more about teaching and our teacher education programs: Art Education, Early Childhood Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Marketing and Business Education, Math Education, Special Education, and Technology Education. Participants worked in small groups with the program in which they indicated their interest and were led through activities by UW-Stout education students, including a lesson plan about creating a public service announcement. The high school students did a great job developing creative PSAs that they presented at the end of the day! Students also met the program director and toured campus. Student feedback about the event was very positive: “I enjoyed being able to talk and collaborate with real professors and students” and “It was informative and definitely helped me be more confident in my decision to become a teacher.” Due to the positive response, we held another Teach Day on Monday, February 13. We look forward to seeing more young people who are interested in becoming teachers!

We also realize the need for school counselors and school psychologists. Our faculty in the school counseling program

are working on a grant proposal to

create opportunities for individuals in high need rural areas to become school counselors. And our school psychology program is optimistic they will have a full cohort starting in Fall 2023. Our faculty have engaged in their discipline areas through research and presentations that are listed on the next page. If the topics are of interest to you and you would like someone to present to your faculty and staff as part of a professional development day, please reach out and we will be happy to work with you. We also offer graduate programs and certificates that might serve the professional growth and development needs of your faculty and staff; they are listed at the end of the newsletter. We so appreciate those of you who host our education students for their clinical experiences. Your schools are the labs where they can apply what they learned in their programs and discover new learning through the process. It is also offers an opportunity for your faculty to grow and learn. We hope to explore more ways in which we can work together to support the professional growth and learning of your faculty and staff that lead to positive outcomes for your students.

Deanna Schultz, Ph.D. schultzdea@uwstout.edu

Issue Highlights: Faculty Scholarship Honors and Awards Exciting Learning Events

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Have a great spring semester!

Faculty Scholarship

Axelrod, M.I., & Fontanini-Axelrod , A. (2022, November). Merging interprofessional practice with cultural competency: Frameworks for supporting diverse families. Presentation at the annual Children Come First Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI. November). Cultural competence meets interprofessional practice: Evaluating a training course for pre-professional clinicians to enhance outcomes for diverse families . Presentation at the annual National Council on Family Relations Conference, Minneapolis, MN. Brock, K . (2022, December). Quality online instruction: The postsecondary student perspective. Presentation at the Association for Career and Technical Education VISION 2022 Conference, Las Vegas, NV. Honors and Awards At the Wisconsin Educators of Business and Information Technology (WEBIT) Conference, the following awards were presented to a UW-Stout faculty member, alumnus and student: Axelrod, M.I., Schmidt, J.A., & Fontanini-Axelrod , A. (2022,

Drake, R. (2023, January 23). Solidarity as social and emotional safety. Learning for Justice. https://www. learningforjustice.org/magazine/ solidarity-as-social-and-emotional-safety Hansen, S . (2022, November 3). Trauma and resilience: What pitfalls and secrets does our brain hold? Presentation at the Wisconsin School Counseling Association Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI.

Klemme, D. & Stanislawski, D . (2022, December). Experiences of student teachers employed full-time. Presentation at the Association for Career and Technical Education VISION 2022 Conference, Las Vegas, NV. Stanislawski, D. & Haltinner, U . (2022, October). Insight and feedback on the culture surrounding academic and career planning. Presentation at the Wisconsin Educators of Business and Information Technology (WEBIT) Conference, Pewaukee, WI.

Hansen, S. & Schultz, D. (2022, November 4). Collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to

career education K-12. Presentation at the Wisconsin School Counseling Association Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI.

Dr. Urs Haltinner, WMEA Dr. Carol Mooney Award, in recognition of devotion and dedication to Marketing and Business Education.

Kathleen Thorn

Ashley Otten

Professor Urs Haltinner

Kathleen Thorn, UW-Stout Marketing and Business Education Alumnus and Colfax School District Marketing and Business Teacher, WEBIT Lorraine Missling Early Career Educator Award

MBE students Ashley Otten, Joanna Lee, Zach Malovrhm, Faith Wren and Jevon Anderson

Ashley Otten, UW-Stout Marketing and Business Education Student, WEBIT Student Scholarship and WMEA Emerging Marketing Educator Award

The UW-Stout School of Education was awarded a $20,000 grant from 3M – Cumberland Plant to host an Engineering is Elementary workshop in summer 2023 for elementary teachers in the region. Planning is underway and more information will be sent soon to elementary schools in the Cumberland area.

Exciting Learning Events

Hosted Events for High School Students Teach Day, November 14, 2022: As mentioned in the Director’s message, the School of Education hosted over 120 high school students who learned about teaching and UW-Stout teacher education programs. Read more about the event and the impact on students.

NOTE: A second Teach Day was held Monday, February 13, 2023.

Region I DECA District Career Development Conference, January 7, 2023: This event is hosted by the UW-Stout Marketing and Business Education Association (MBEA) whose members are in the MBE teacher education program. Over 450 high school students from the region attended, competing in marketing and business events as well as networking with other students during social activities. Click here for additional information and interviews with participants. Opportunities for UW-Stout Education Students’ Professional Growth Five Marketing and Business Education students attended the October 2022 WEBIT Conference in Pewaukee, WI. Information about the conference and UW-Stout award recipients can be found online. Eight UW-Stout students attended the Phi Upsilon Omicron Conclave at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, in October 2022. The students, representing UW-Stout’s Tau Chapter, received the Region 1 Professional Project Award and hosted an Expo table on how to prepare professional projects. Their advisor, Dr. Lindsay Barnhart, accepted the Florence Fallgatter Distinguished Service Award that was presented posthumously to Dr. Carolyn Barnhart, a former Tau Chapter advisor and UW-Stout faculty member. Phi Upsilon Omicron is an honor society for students in family and consumer sciences related degree programs and includes students from the Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Early Childhood Education, and Special Education programs. Addressing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion The School of Education and UW-Stout Office of Multicultural Student Services hosted The Blanket Exercise on November 21, 2022, the second year we offered this event for students. The 3-hour participatory event helped students and faculty participants understand the impacts of colonization on the indigenous people of Wisconsin and other tribes in the U.S. The exercise provided history of the Northwestern Wisconsin and Menomonie territory stewarded by, among others, the people of the Ho-Chunk Nation. This event provided a rich learning opportunity for students across campus as well as educator preparation students. Assistant Professor Terry Kohlmeier, Instructor Nicole Hajewski, and Director of Multicultural Student Services Mai Khou Xiong received a Chancellor’s Award that provided funding for the event.

Teach Day expanded to include nearly all undergraduate School of Education programs.

Upcoming Event Early Childhood Education Conference, April 21-22, 2023 at the UW-Stout Memorial Student Center.

Education Programs at UW-Stout • For high school students interested in becoming teachers • For paraeducators seeking to become licensed teachers • For licensed educators looking for professional growth and development: - Graduate degree and certificate options - Add-on licensure options • For career changers and others