Tag: Education program
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Impact of poverty is Institute for Learning’s Fall Conference topic on Oct. 4-5
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UW-Green Bay’s Institute for Learning Partnership is gearing up for its 14th annual Fall Conference, to be held Thursday, Oct. 4 and Friday, Oct. 5 in the University Union. Educators, administrators, business professionals and the general public are welcome to attend all or part of the no-cost event, “Poverty, Prosperity and Education — The Shaping…
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Obituary: Jim Busch, former education faculty member, passes away at 86
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We’re sorry today to report the passing of a former UW-Green Bay faculty member and education chair. James (Jim) Busch, 86, died Sept. 7 after a battle with lung and heart disease, according to an obituary in Monday’s (Sept. 10) Green Bay Press-Gazette. He taught secondary math and science before working for the Wisconsin Department…
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Alumna is finalist for nation’s highest math, science teaching honor
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A two-time UW-Green Bay alumna is among five finalists for a prestigious national teaching award, the state Department of Public Instruction announced Tuesday (July 10). Sheila Kohl, a sixth-grade teacher at West De Pere Middle School, is among those vying for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation’s highest honor…
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Institute for Learning announces nearly $35,000 in teaching, learning grants
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The Institute for Learning Partnership has announced its 2012-13 Grants to Improve Teaching and Learning, nearly $35,000 in funding that will benefit students and staff in eight Northeastern Wisconsin School Districts. The awards will fund initiatives to improve literacy, enhance technology, increase motivation and build bridges between home and school, among other efforts. Recipients, project…
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In the media: Cole featured in Press-Gazette story on achievement gap
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A Friday (April 27) Green Bay Press-Gazette story on closing the achievement gap in Wisconsin features our own Juliet Cole, associate director of the Institute for Learning Partnership. Cole was among area educators, administrators and Education majors who attended Thursday’s CREATE Wisconsin conference at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center. CREATE — Culturally Responsive Education for All:…
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A is for alumni: UW-Green Bay grads earn Golden Apple accolades
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Seen in Wednesday’s Log Extra, but worth repeating here: Our own Professional Program in Education was well represented once again at this year’s Golden Apple teaching awards, held last week and televised live. Three of the honorees in seven categories have UW-Green Bay ties — two are mid 2000s alumni and one is a certificate…
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Visit deepens Tumbes-Green Bay partnership
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As noted in the news release, this month’s visit represents a deepening of ties between the Peruvian university and UW-Green since the schools’ leaders signed a partnership agreement in 2009. Among the collaborations: Prof. Diana Miranda Ynga and Prof. Steven Kimball, Education, are completing a series of bilingual books for young readers. With text in…
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UW-Green Bay to host delegation from Peruvian university
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A five-person delegation from the Universidad Nacional de Tumbes in Tumbes, Peru, will arrive in Green Bay this Saturday afternoon (April 14) to begin a two-week stay hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
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Visitation, memorial service set for Prof. Emerita Stokes
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We recently brought you the sad news that Prof. Emerita Sandra M. Stokes passed away March 26, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. A visitation has been scheduled for 9-11 a.m. Saturday, April 14, with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 347 Libal St., De Pere.…
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Passing of Prof. Emerita Stokes
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The family of Sandra M. Stokes, professor emerita of Education and Women’s Studies, has informed the University that she passed away Monday, March 26, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Arrangements for a memorial service are pending, and will be announced in the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Stokes joined the UW-Green Bay faculty in…