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Patricia Shaw

pshaw@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.3720
Office: CPS 472

Courses:
  • Teaching the Early Adolescent
  • Psychological Foundations of Education
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In addition to teaching several courses, Pat Shaw currently serves as the Head of the School of Education and an Associate Dean of the College of Professional Studies. Prior to assuming the SOE Head position, she taught...

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Lisa Bardon

lbardon@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.4947
Office: CPS 460

Courses:
  • Teaching the Exceptional Student in the Regular Classroom
  • Curriculum and Methods for Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs II
  • Advanced Methodology in Exceptional Education: Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Curriculum in Exceptional Education
  • Seminar: Problems in Exceptional Education
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Lisa Bardon teaches courses to preservice and service teachers at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. Prior to teaching at the University level, Lisa taught students with exceptional needs in both suburban and rural school districts in Minnesota. She taught students with varying disabilities and at various age levels. Her primary focus in teaching was...

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Maggie Beeber

mbeeber@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.2040
Office: CPS 469

Courses:
  • Peer Advising
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Maggie Beeber serves as the School of Education Undergraduate Advising Coordinator and Teacher Certification Officer. Over the last eighteen years, she has served as co-advisor for the Student Wisconsin Education Association, the largest StWEA chapter in Wisconsin. The UWSP Chapter of StWEA has earned numerous campus, state and national awards for their work.

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Erin Blicharz

eblicharz@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.2449
Office: CPS 464

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Program Assistant, Office of Field Experience...

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Kym Buchanan

kbuchana@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.2906
Office: CPS 446

Courses:
  • Professional Portfolio Preparation I
  • Educational Psychology
  • Teaching the Early Adolescent
  • Motivation, Safety, and Community
About:

Assistant Professor,
PhD, Michigan State University,
2006, Joined the School of Education in 2006...

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Patty Caro

pcaro@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.3248
Office: CPS 438

Courses:
  • Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
  • Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Preschool Children with Disabilities and Their Families.
  • Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Children with Disabilities in the Primary Grades and Their Families
  • Parent, Home and Agency Involvement in Educating Children and Youth with Disabilities.
  • Parent, Home and agency involvement in Educating Children and Youth with Disabilities.
  • Alternate assessment
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1988-1990: Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Early Childhood Special Education, Faculty of Education, McGill University. Dissertation entitled, Family-Focused Intervention Model: Application to Families Having Infants with Moderate and Severe Handicaps...

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Cindy Cate

ccate@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.3638
Office: CPS 452

Courses:
  • Methods & Materials for Teaching Reading I
  • Methods & Materials for Teaching Language Arts
  • Reading in the Secondary Schools
  • Professional Development and Reading for Teachers: Meaningful Collaboration and Connections
  • Reading Portfolio
About:

Currently, Cindy is on the "grow-your-own" professor plan in the School of Education Department. She attended UW-Madison for several years as a doctoral student, however, decided that for matters of practicality, a transfer to Edgewood College was in her best interest. Cindy plans to write a dissertation that relates to her work with pre-service teachers and early literacy instruction. Cindy's preceding position was a reading specialist in the Appleton Area School District...

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Perry Cook

pcook@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.3263
Office: CPS 454

Courses:
  • Elementary Science Methods
  • Early Childhood Science Methods
  • Secondary Science Methods
  • Teaching the Early Adolescent:Middle School Methods
  • Basic Statistical Methods in Education - Graduate Statistics Course
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Science; Middle School...

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Paula DeHart

pdehart@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.4541
Office: CPS 450

Courses:
  • Site-Based Master's Program
  • New Teacher Academy
  • Fundamentals of Curriculum
  • Educational Research
  • Techniques in Elementary School-Social Studies
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Social Studies; Site Based Masters...

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John Gaffney

jgaffney@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.2040
Office: CPS 462

Responsibilities:
  • Coordinate recruitment efforts for the School of Education
  • Advise pre-education students seeking a Secondary/K-12 license
  • Coordinate student support programs for the Professional Education Program
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John is an alumni of the Professional Education Program at UWSP. He returned to UWSP in July 2008 to assist in a state-wide effort to increase the number of minority students earning a Wisconsin teaching license, in addition to increasing the number of students earning a license to teach in a high-need subject area...

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Christine Gould

cgould@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.3223
Office: CPS 456

Courses:
  • Nature and Needs of the Gifted
  • Classroom Management Techniques and Strategies
  • Curriculum and Methods for Students with Exceptional Needs I
  • Supervised Practicum in the Regular Classroom
  • Teaching Exceptional Children Practicum/Internship
  • Introduction to Gifted and Talented
  • Issues in Gifted/Talented Education
  • Practicum in Teaching Gifted/Talented Learners
  • Methods of Teaching Gifted Learners
  • Teaching Exceptional Children: On-the-Job Internships
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Christine Gould teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in teacher education at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She teaches classroom management, special education methodology, and education of gifted and talented students. In addition...

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Maysee Yang Herr

mherr@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.4802
Office: CPS 447

Courses:
  • EDUC 381: Educational Psychology
  • EDUC 703: Newer Views of Learning
  • FLG 340/540: Special Language Studies: Hmong Language for English Speakers
About:

Maysee Yang Herr joined the UWSP School of Education faculty in fall semester of 2008. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, Maysee supervises elementary student teachers and coadvises the UWSP chaper of kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society. She is currently completing her dissertation on ...

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JoAnne Katzmarek

jkatzmar@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.4802
Office: CPS 447

Courses:
  • Methods and Materials for Teaching Language Arts
  • Reading Methodology for Specific Study Areas
  • Improvement of Reading
  • Wisconsin Reading Symposium
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Reading/Language Arts...

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Betty Kieliszewski

bkielisz@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.2040
Office: CPS 469

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Betty received her B.S. and M.S.T. in History at UWSP in the 1970's. Currently, she is serving on the School of Education Program Review Self-study Committee. Betty has also served on the University Personnel Development Committee for grants...

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Pat Marinac

pmarinac@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.2440
Office: CPS 466

Courses:
  • Student/Intern Teaching
  • Student/Intern Teacher Seminar
  • Cooperating Teacher Fundamentals
  • Mentor Teaching: Research and Practice
  • Supervision of Instruction
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Pat Marinac recently joined the School of Education as the Director of the Office of Field Experiences. Prior to this position she taught for 23 years in the Appleton Area School District, where she taught science, served as district science coordinator, and created and coordinated a new teacher induction program...

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Leslie McClain

lmcclain@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.4218
Office: CPS 449

Courses:
  • Reading in the Secondary School
  • Reading and Writing for Content Understanding
  • Remedial Reading
  • Teacher Action Research in Reading
  • Supervision and Administration of Reading Programs
  • Special Topics: Cultivating Compassionate Schools; Wisdom-Centered Leadership
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Leslie McClain teaches undergraduate courses related to literacy instruction in schools, with a focus on content area literacy instruction. She also works with teachers in courses preparing them for leadership roles in literacy. Her research interests center around the study of wisdom and compassion in education and have included course offerings in Wisdom-Centered Leadership and Cultivating Compassionate Classrooms and Schools.

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Linda Mirr

lmirr@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.4430
Office: CPS 470

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Program Assistant, School of Education...

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Cheryl Nook

cnook@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.4356
Office: CPS 409

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Program Assistant Gifted/Talented Network, College Days for Kids, Youth in College

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Joan North

jnorth@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.2947
Office: CPS 110

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Joan DeGuire North has served as Dean of the College of Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point since 1985. Previously, she held administrative posts at two private colleges, directed...

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Yomi Ogunnaike-Lafe

oogunnai@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.4742
Office: CPS 449

Courses:
  • Programs for Children and Families
  • Curriculum and Methods - The Emergent Reader
  • Curriculum and Methods: Art, Music, Creative Movement and Creative Dramatics
  • Home, School & Community Agencies
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Early Childhood...

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Erlinda Reyes

ereyes@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.4427
Office: CPS 458

Courses:
  • Courses that Erlinda teaches
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Reading...

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Kim Rolands

krolands@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.2354
Office: CPS 455

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Program Assitant, Site-Based Masters; Special Education...

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Laurie Schmeling

lschmeli@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.3790
Office: CPS 411

  • Professional Writing Competency Program Coordinator
  • PreProfessional Interview
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Quinn Stanley

qstanley@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.4995
Office: CPS 441

Courses:
  • EDUC 351/551: Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs in the General Education Classroom
  • EDUC 368/568: Career, Community, and Vocational Education for Students with Exceptional Needs
  • EDUC 569: Curriculum and Methods for Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs
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Special Education...

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Ahmad Sultan

asultan@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.2816
Office: CPS 459

Courses:
  • Courses that Ahmad teaches
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Assessment...

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Michael Tucker

mtucker@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.342.5345
Office: CPS 457

Courses:
  • Courses that Michael teaches
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Lori Yonash

lyonash@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.4403
Office: CPS 438

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Program Assistant, Graduate Advising...

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