UWL School of Education Multicultural Brochure 2015

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE

SCHOOL OF

EDUCATION

“UW-L prepared me extremely well to teach as soon as I entered the field of education… the professionalism instilled through the program has allowed me to grow and develop as a professional to keep up with, or ahead of [technological] changes. ” - UW-La Crosse SoE Graduate W H AT CA N I D O W I T H A D E G REE I N ED U CAT I O N? There are many careers for which your background in education prepares you. You could: TEACH

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• Students at multiple grade levels in public schools, private schools and charter schools

• For a family advocacy center (e.g. Family Advocacy Program)

• Professional development for companies (e.g., Cliff Bar, Epic)

• For a nonprofit education agency (e.g. Cooperative Education Service Agency)

• Education director, a teacher or an activities director (e.g. camps, community centers)

• For the State Department of Public Instruction (e.g. develop policy and/or curricula)

• Foster Care Coordinator (e.g. Wisconsin Department of Children and Family Services)

• As a licensed childcare provider

• Early interventionist (e.g. work with children who have disabilities)

• Preschoolers • At a residential treatment facility that hosts school programs (e.g. National Death Academy) • Incarcerated youth (e.g. Correction Detention Facility) • English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (e.g. ESL teacher, teach English in another country) • In a college prep program

• As a developer of online courses or serve as a online mentor teacher • As an Inclusion Specialist (e.g. YMCA) • As an Adapted Sports Instructor (e.g. Wheelchair Sports Federation)

• Childcare administrator (e.g. Head Start)

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H OW W I LL U W- LA C RO S S E S U P P O RT YO U R J O U RN EY I N B E CO M I N G A T E AC H ER? • One-on-one academic advising • Gain unique experience teaching and observing in local schools • Gain an average of 1,000 hours pre-service teaching in Pre-K-12 schools • Opportunity to student teach: - Abroad (i.e. Austria, Spain, Germany, and South Africa) - In the Milwaukee Public Schools through the Institute for Urban Education program

• More than 80 scholarships for education majors are available • Opportunity to shadow public school teachers in high need areas through the Job Shadow Program • Education Teacher Performance Assessment Support • Praxis Core Preparation workshops • Small class sizes

- In the Fowler School District in Phoenix, AZ

• Undergraduate research opportunities

- As an intern through the Wisconsin Improvement Program

• Opportunity to learn from dedicated faculty

- In a local placement within a 50 mile radius of La Crosse

• Participate in leadership opportunities

• Student teachers interact 1 on 1, in small groups, and in whole classroom instruction

• Receive a high quality education

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W H Y P U RS U E A T E AC H I N G CA REER? Teachers from all racially diverse backgrounds serve as models of professional success for students. We believe teacher diversity strengthens the workforce, and is vital to the collective effort to help all students in pre-K-12, including students from different racial, cultural, linguistic and economic backgrounds, achieve their full potential.

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W H O A RE W E? UW-La Crosse seeks to increase and retain underrepresented groups in the teaching profession. We actively recruit students (i.e. high school students, transfer students, nontraditional students) who meet at least one of the following criteria: 1. African American, Hmong, Latino/a and/or Native American to teach in any subject matter or grade level; 2. Women interested in math and science, regardless of racial background; 3. Men interested in early childhood and elementary education, regardless of racial background; 4. Students interested in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

Our goal is to help increase the number of in high for the teaching Sgraduates C HO OL OFneed E Dareas U C AT ION profession.

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S CHO OL OF E D U CAT ION ACA DE M IC PRO GR A M S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STUDIES (DES) Early Childhood-Middle Childhood Education (B.S.) Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence Education (B.S.) Early Childhood- Adolescence (B.S. in art, music [choral, general, instrumental], French, German Studies, or Spanish)

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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL STUDIES (CLS) The following programs are certifiable to teach ages 10-21, unless noted otherwise: English Education (B.S.) French Education (B.S.)*, ages birth-21 German Studies Education (B.S.)*, ages birth-21 History Education (B.S.) Political Science Education (B.S.) Psychology Education (B.S.) Social Studies-Broad Field (B.S.) Sociology Education (B.S.) Spanish Education (B.S.)*, ages birth-21

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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND HEALTH (CSAH) Biology Education (B.S.) Chemistry Education (B.S.) Computer Science Education (B.S.) Exercise and Sport Science: Physical Education Emphasis (B.S.) General Science Education-Broad Field (second major only) Geography Education (B.S.) Mathematics Education (B.S.) Physics Education (B.S.) School Health Education (B.S.) Minors are also available including Adapted Physical Education, Special Education and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages B.S. - Bachelor of Science * - Listed in DES

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

145 Graff Main Hall 1725 State St. La Crosse, WI 54601 608.785.8121

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H OW D O I A P P LY TO U W- LA C RO S S E? Complete and submit the University of Wisconsin System application form.

The application is available electronically at http://apply.wisconsin.edu.