From: The College Connection - COEHS

FACULTY/STAFF NEWS: Awards, Grants, Presentations, Publications

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Steve Rose.
Elected President Elect of the Wisconsin Council For The Social Studies - Term 2005-2007 and President 2007-2009.

AWARDS:

Perry Rettig.
Distinguished Scholar Award from Marquette University. Milwaukee, WI. 2003.

GRANTS:

Lenore Wineberg

Oxford Round Table on Early Childhood Education held at Harris Manchester College in the University of Oxford England. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Faculty Development Board. March 28-April 2, 2004.

"Early Childhood Special education Collaborative Online Master's Program" UW System PK-16 and Waisman Center State Improvement Mini Grants. March 2005.

Bert Chiang & Craig Fiedler & Barbara Van Haren & Suzanne Russ

Special Education Eligibility Criteria Study grant, $200,000, July 2004- June 2005.

Bert Chiang & Suzanne Russ & Barbara Van Haren

Early and Ongoing Collaboration Assistance evaluation grant, $25,000, July 2004- June 2005.

John Lemberger & Peter Meyerson & Susie Sandrin

"Childrens' Literature and Science Project" or CLASP. Title II Higher Education Professional Development Program (Wisconsin ESEA Improving Teaching Quality). $68,899 Awarded in January 2005.

Michael Ford

“Supporting the Professional Development Needs of Area Initial Educators” UW System Collaborative PK-16 Teacher Quality Initiative grant. $19,304. July 2004.

Polly Montgomery

• “ArtDay” Arts in Our Daily Lives Fund. Oshkosh Area community Foundation. $2,000. June 2004.

• Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. Shattuck Community Fund. $2,000. June 2004.

• National Writing Project Grant. $33,000. May 2004.

Kelli Saginak

"Raise Your Voice" Civic Engagement Grant. Wisconsin Campus Compact, $500. Nov 2004.

Suzanne Fondrie

“Instructor and Student Expectations in a Democratic Classroom” Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant. (Teaching Scholar). $1,500. November 2004.

Michael Beeth

“The applicability of University course-work to preservice teachers” University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Faculty Development Board. $4,350. June 2004-January 2005

Susan Finkel

“Accelerated Licensing Program for Early Childhood Professionals”  UW System PK-16 and Waisman Center State Improvement Mini Grants.’   $10,000  March, 2005.

Judith Hankes and Gerry Fast

Intertribal Pre-College Program. Department of Public Instruction.  $21,000  February, 2005.

Ling-Ling Tsao           

“Social Intervention for Children with Autism” University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Faculty Development Board. June 2005 – January 2006.

Melissa Stinnet

“No Child Left Behind and the Role of Literacy Coach” University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Faculty Development Board. June 2005 – January 2006.

“Literacy in New Zealand”. Vanderputten Award from Faculty Development Board of UW-Oshkosh. Oshkosh, WI. March 15, 2004.

Craig Fiedler & Ava McCall

“Training for All Teachers”  Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction/U.S. Department of Education $13,980.

Thomas Fischer & Wayne Swanger

“Wisconsin Teacher Supply and Demand Year 6” Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. October 2004. $40,000.

Susan Cramer

“Improving Access to Learning Objects for Teacher Education” UW System Curricular Redesign.  July  2004. $49,000.

Steve Rose

WebStar project which was a collaborative project with U.W. Madison. Project was about the U.S. Presidential Election and Issues. Webstar is a $15,000 sub grant from the larger PT3 Grant.

PRESENTATIONS:

Lenore Wineberg. (2004).
Early Childhood from the Top: OMEP Leadership in the
United States. Paper presented at World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. July, 21, 2004.

Judy Lambert. (2005).
Raising Literacy Standards—A Team Approach. Paper presented to Silver Lake College Special Education Conference, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. April 2, 2005.

Judy Lambert. (2005).
Conceptually-Driven Assessment Implemented Throughout an Advanced Graduate Reading Program. Paper presented to International Reading Association, San Antonio, Texas. May 3, 2005.

Mike Ford. (2005).
Best Practices in Reading and Writing Programs: What Can We Learn from Exemplary Teachers. Paper presented to Penn State Leigh Valley Writing Project 2005 Best Practices Conference, Allenton, Pennsylvania, February 12, 2005.

Alan Saginak. (2004).
Creating Excellence through Assessment, Evaluation, and Planning (co-presented with Randy Hedge, Director, UWO Reeve Memorial Union). Presented at the annual Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Region 8, Madison, WI. November, 13, 2004.

Amanda Coleman-Mason. (2003).
Understanding the Services of Human Services. Presented to NOHSE Conference, Milwaukee, WI. October 2003.

Michael Beeth with N. Yuruk.(2005).
The effects of facilitating metaconceptual processes on students’ understanding of force and motion concepts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, TX. April 4-7, 2005.

Mike E. Beeth with Smentek, B., Schaefer, N., Owens, D. T., Irving, K. & Kelly, K. (2005).
Alternative licensure and non-matriculants: A high level of interest but few enrollees. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Colorado, Springs, CO. January 20-23, 2005.

Themina Kader (2005).
Art, Creativity and Spiritual Symbols. Paper presented at the Annual National Art Education Association Conference, Boston, MA. March 6, 2005.

Melissa Stinnett (2004).
Secondary Literacy Coaching: What, Why, and How. Paper presented at the annual National Council of Teachers of English, Indianapolis, IN. November 19, 2004.

Penny Garcia and Steve Rose (2004)
WebSTAR: Expanding the Potential of On-line Courseware. Paper presented at Ed Media, Lugano, Switzerland. June 2004.

Penny Garcia and Steve Rove (2004)
WebSTAR: Using technology to Strengthen Content Knowledge through Collaboration. Paper presented at the 15th Annual International Conference Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education(SITE), Atlanta, GA. March 2004.

PUBLICATIONS:

Jean Erdman. (2004)
Poem: “My Kid” published in The WAMLE Journal (Wisconsin Association of Middle Level Education. Spring 2004.

Jean Erdman. (2004)
Poem: “On How One 8th Grader and His Mom See a Teacher” published in The WAMLE Journal (Wisconsin Association for Middle Level Education). Fall 2004

Ava McCall. (2004).
Using Poetry in Social Studies Classes to Teach About Cultural Diversity and Social Justice published in The Social Studies. August 1, 2004.

Melissa Stinnett (2003).
Teachers Moving Toward a Balanced Literacy. Published in WSRA Journal. January 15, 2003.

Michael E. Beeth with Rissing, S. (2004).
Arts and Sciences Inquiry Courses for the Introductory Biology Program at The Ohio State University. In S. Wagner and S. P. Meiring’s (Eds.) The Story of SUSTAIN: Models of Reform in Mathematics and Science Teacher Education. Columbus, OH: Ohio Resource Center for Mathematics, Science, and Reading.

Perry Rettig. (2002).
Book: Quantum Leaps in School Leadership. Published by Rowman and Littlefield. Lanham, MD. 2002

Perry Rettig. (2004).
Book: Practicing Principals: Case Studies, In-Baskets, and Policy Analysis. Published by Rowman and Littlefield. Lanham, MD. 2004.

Alan Saginak (2005).
Focus on the Future: Adventures in Assessment and Strategic Planning Using CAS. Published in The Bulletin, the international bi-monthly publication of the ACUI. January 2005.

Alan Saginak & Kelli Saginak (2005).
Balancing Work and Family: Equity, Gender, and Marital Satisfaction. Published in The Family Journal, the journal of the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (Volume 13, Number 2). April 2005.