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On Monday May 16th 2005 the UW-Oshkosh and the CIMC conducted a workshop at the Pyle Center and Memorial Library on the use of Learning Objects (LOs) in teacher education. Over 20 faculty members from 7 different UW-System campuses participated in the workshop. The objective of the workshop was to introduce participants to LOs, share and explore ideas on the use of LOs in teacher education, and present an online portal of LOs for teacher education, which was developed under the use of a UW-System curricular redesign grant.

The portal is still being developed, but is viewable at http://labadm01.education.wisc.edu/spt.
Let us know what you think of the portal and/or let us know of any LO you’d like to included in the portal.

Jeremy Todd - Merlot Project Assistant

Posted by Anna Lewis on June 2, 2005

In June, we're highlighting new materials on the topics of physical education, health/AODA, and sports/coaching.

See also our recently-updated Physical, Health & Dance Education Guide at http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/ed_info/pK12_guides/phys_ed.html

Posted by Amanda Werhane on June 2, 2005

The CIMC is highlighting new materials for LGBT Pride Month in June, including:

How homophobia hurts children: nurturing diversity at home, at school, and in the community / Jean M. Baker

Negotiating the self: identity, sexuality, and emotion in learning to teach / Kate Evans

Hatred in the hallways: violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students in U.S. schools / Human Rights Watch

Silent no more: voices of courage in American schools / Edited by ReLeah Cossett Lent & Gloria Pipkin

Teaching diversity: challenges and complexities, identities, and integrity / edited by William M. Timpson, et al

See also the CIMC's Gay and Lesbian Pride Month webliography at http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/ed_info/webliographies/gay_lesbian.html

Posted by Amanda Werhane on June 2, 2005

June is zoo and aquarium month. Celebrate by learning more about them and the animals they house. A display at the CIMC will feature items about your favorite animals.

Posted by Kelly Haferman on June 2, 2005

Ready for some recreational reading? We've gathered our most recently-purchased young adult fiction together in a display on the 3rd floor. Titles include:

How I Live Now / Meg Rosoff
* 2005 Printz Award Winner
"To get away from her pregnant stepmother in New York City, fifteen-year-old Daisy goes to England to stay with her aunt and cousins, with whom she instantly bonds, but soon war breaks out and rips apart the family while devastating the land."

The Sea of Trolls / Nancy Farmer
* By the author of the Newbery & Printz Honor Book The House of the Scorpion and Newbery Honor Book The Ear, The Eye, and the Arm
"After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls."

Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue / Julius Lester
Starred Review: "From his first book, To Be a Slave (1968), Lester has told the history of slavery through personal accounts that relay the dehumanizing message of the perpetrators. Here he draws on historical sources to fictionalize a real event: the biggest slave auction in American history, which took place in Savannah, Georgia, in 1859..." - Hazel Rochman (Booklist, Feb. 1, 2005 (Vol. 101, No. 11))

Bird / Angela Johnson
"Devastated by the loss of a second father, thirteen-year-old Bird follows her stepfather from Cleveland to Alabama in hopes of convincing him to come home, and along the way helps two boys cope with their difficulties."

The Little Gentleman / Philippa Pearce
"A young girl's dull life is transformed when she meets and befriends an extraordinary talking mole that likes to be read to and tell of his own past exploits throughout the centuries."

All annotations and reviews found in the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database. For more information, see the CIMC's Children's Literature and YA Literature Guide at http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/ed_info/professional_guides/child_lit.html

Posted by Amanda Werhane on June 2, 2005

The CIMC has always been very lucky to employ extremely dedicated and talented student staff members. Unfortunately, when semesters end, we are often forced to say goodbye and good luck to many of them as they graduate and move on in their lives. The CIMC wants to thank: Lauren America (Secondary Ed), Caitlin O’Neal (Art Education), Emily Peterson (Elementary Ed), Laura Thompson (Elementary Ed), Jacqui Vainik (Journalism and Comm Arts), Jason Bahling (Dance IA), Eric Bain (Journalism), Becky Bredfeldt (RPSE), Brian Neville (Legal Studies), Renae Schmitt (Elementary Ed), and Jamie Waelchli (Art). Also leaving the CIMC, but not graduating, are Lindsay Woodbridge, Cary Lahr, and Daniela Ugaz. Thanks to all of our amazing student staff for making the CIMC a great place to work and visit.

Posted by Anna Lewis on June 2, 2005

Teaching the Gifted in an Inclusion Classroom: Activities That Work, by Rosemary Callard-Szulgit. (Scarecrow Education, 2005).
A handbook of suggested activites and competitions for contemporary inclusionary classrooms that could include any mixture of handicapped, special-ed., gifted, ADHD, or mainstream students.

How to Reach and Teach Children with ADD/ADHD: Practical Techniques, Strategies, and Interventions, by Sandra F. Rief (2nd ed.) (Jossey-Bass, 2005).
Help to improve the academic, behavioral, and social performance of students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Children's Literature

The Boy Who Saved Baseball, by John H. Ritter (Philomel Books, 2003).
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two, by Joseph Bruchac (Dial Books, 2005).
Inside the Alamo, by Jim Murphy (Delacorte Press, 2003).

Posted by Vince Jenkins on June 2, 2005

Hmong Studies Internet Resource Center
http://www.hmongstudies.org/
Studies of Hmong history, culture, and adaptation in diasporic communities around the world, including the peer-reviewed, internet-based 'Hmong Studies Journal', bibliographies, links to other online resources, and detailed Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese census data from the U.S. Census.

National Center for Education Statistcs Electronic Catalog
http://www.nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/

Search NCES publications and data products to browse or download; searchable by title, description, keyword, author, NCES number, type of product, and survey/program area.

Task Force on No Child Left Behind Final Report
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/nclb%5Freport.htm
Discusses the federal role in education reform, recommends specific changes to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, and examines federal funding available for the Act.

Human Genome Project Education Resources
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human%5FGenome/education/education.shtml
Resources for educators and students on the US Human Genome Project, including annotated links to downloadable teaching aids, online educational modules, videos, webcasts, graphics and animation, posters, book lists, workshops and training opportunities for teachers, and more.

Posted by Vince Jenkins on June 2, 2005

CIMC staff extends a special welcome back to youth programs from UW Outreach, the People Program, summer MSPE students, and CIMC patrons and area teachers. Summer programming at the CIMC include:

The week of June 13th, CIMC staff host the Technology and Arts program in CIMC labs. Coordinated through SoE Outreach, the program is designed for students 6-9, and offers exploratory classes ranging from African Art to Funky Sculpture and Collage AND Computer Animation. For additional information, see http://www.education.wisc.edu/outreach/youthprograms/techarts/ .

In June, we welcome instructors and students with UW Madison’s People Program. The PEOPLE Program (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) seeks to increase enrollment and graduation by ethnic minority and low-income students in institutions of higher education, particularly at UW-Madison. Working in CIMC computer labs, students will explore Geometer Sketchpad in CIMC labs, and explore resources at the CIMC.

June and July, College for Kids resides at the CIMC as well as other locations around campus. Administrated by SoE Outreach, College for Kids serves over 312 children from over 35 school districts and private schools in Dane County. Students choose from a series of workshops, demonstrations, tours and discussions. For additional information, see http://www.education.wisc.edu/cfk/ .

Beginning in June and running through the 8 week session, CIMC staff also technology and instruction support to MSPE (Masters of Science for Professional Educators). MSPE students also spend class and project time at the CIMC over a 10-day resident period.

For additional information about summer programs at the CIMC, or to arrange a group visit to the CIMC, please contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc.edu .

Posted by Catherine Stephens on June 2, 2005