​School of Education Weekly Newsletter


Reminder - Education majors are required to read this weekly newsletter!

Week of March 11, 2024 – 8th Week of the Semester

Week 8 – We have now made it to the half-way mark and advising time is starting for many advisers. Make sure you are reading your email carefully and sign up for an advising appointment as soon as you are sent a request from your adviser to do so. Please do not wait.

If you are one of our undergraduate majors (ECE, Elementary Education, Physical Education or Special Education) you should have already met with an adviser in our department and gotten a graduation plan. If you have not taken care of this yet, it is urgent you call our office this week, 715-346-2040, and ask for a “graduation plan meeting.” This is an expectation of our majors.

The fall schedule is now available. There are still changes being made, so if you already put a schedule into your shopping cart, you may want to check to make sure nothing has changed. Fall registration appointments are available in accesspoint under My Classes. Make sure you check now and get it in your calendar. Look at the specific date and time and NOT the “open enrollment date.” Registering late will affect your ability to get into classes.  

Reminder - The Summer schedule is in accesspoint in your “Search for Classes” tile for course information. More information on summer registration can be found below. School of Education undergraduate summer courses offered this summer (see your planning sheets for pre-reqs). Many more courses are being offered by other departments.  Summer registration runs March 25-28, based on class standing. More information later in this newsletter. 

*ECED 301 (this will be the last time this course will be offered in the summer – also offered fall and spring)
ECED 368 (also offered fall semesters)
EDUC 135 (this course is an “Arts” Gen Ed)
*EDUC 331 (this will be the last time this course will be offered in the summer – also offered fall and spring)
EDUC 335 (this course is an “Arts” Gen Ed)
EDUC 351 (also offered fall and spring)
EDUC 385 (must have EDUC 381 completed to take this course – offered summers/winterims only)
PHED 250 (also offered fall and spring)
PHED 302 (summer only)

Summer and Fall registration information is now available.  See below for dates, etc.

Every week this newsletter has supports available to students. Check it out!

Maggie Beeber​


Summer and Fall Registration Information

Summer Registration

​​Schedule of Classes:
​Currently available in accesSPoint.
​Shopping Carts and 
Registration Times set:

Summer Registration:
​Tuesday, February 20

March 25: Senior undergraduates & degree-seeking graduate students

March 26: Junior undergraduates & non-degree seeking graduate students

March 27: Sophomore undergraduates

March 28: Freshmen undergraduates and non-degree seeking undergraduate students

April 1: Open enrollment 

Fall Registration

Fall Schedule of Classes Published:
​Friday, March 1 (end of the day) 
Shopping Carts and 
Registration Times set:

Fall Registration Timeline:
​Monday, March 4​


Students are assigned a registration time, based on credits earned. Below is an approximate timeline of registration appointments for Fall term.
April 15: Degree-seeking and non-degree seeking graduate students
April 15-17: Senior undergraduates 
April 17-22: Junior undergraduates
April 23-25: Sophomore undergraduates
April 25-30: Freshmen undergraduates
May 1: Non-degree seeking undergraduates
May 2: Open enrollment 
April 19 & 26: Incoming transfer students 
May 20: Incoming FYS students begin registering. ACAC will provide additional info. ​

​What is a Degree Progress Report and Why Is It important for me to check it regularly?

You can find your degree progress report in accesspoint under DEGREE PROGRESS.  Once you open it, click VIEW AS .PDF.  You will be able to see all of your credits required, what general ed requirements you are meeting and those not yet satisfied, then you will see all of your course requirements and GPAs for the programs you have indicated.  It is important to be checking this after you register every semester and then again when your grades are posted every semester.

Dropping and Adding Courses

If you are interested in making changes to your spring schedule, you can add/drop 16-week courses online as a "clear drop" through Wednesday, January 31. You can do this through accesSPoint in My Classes and choose Add/Drop Course.  Withdrawing or adding a 16 week course February 1-April 5 requires special permission​ and withdrawals result in a "W" on your transcript, which does not affect your GPA.  There is a Late Drop and Late Add form in your accesspoint FORMS tile and you must use this in order to accomplish this.

Meeting with a School of Education Adviser

If you would like to meet with an education adviser, please either call our office, 715-346-2040, or stop by, 469 College of Professional Studies to set this up.  We do not set up appointments via email or in Navigate.

Maggie Beeber – all teaching majors and teacher licensing questions
Breanna Cychosz – ECE, Elementary and Special Education
Karla Landwer – Physical Education and Secondary/K-12 majors
  • ​Maggie will only be offering Open Advising during the busy weeks of registration.
  • All students who have not attended a teaching intent meeting, which is mandatory, have received an email from Maggie Beeber asking you to sign up for this meeting.  Please sign up right away if you receive this email.
Please have the following available to you for any meetings:
  • ​Printed Major/minor planning sheets you have already received
  • Printed Graduation Plan (if you have one) if meeting with Maggie in-person
  • Printed Up-to-date Degree Progress Report from accesSPoint (choose Degree Progress, then “Open as .PDF,” then print). 

Other Resources you should link as favorites in your browser:

Get Involved 

We highly recommend that all teaching intent students are involved in at least one student organization involved in teacher education each year.  You will be invited to their meetings through this newsletter and some through your email as well.  This is a great way to stand out among your peers when you are applying for jobs.  Many students are involved every year they are in school and that is your competition!  Most meet one hour per month.  Take a look at UWSP Campus and Student Engagement Office where you can find student organizations to join and job and volunteer opportunities, as well as SPIN​.

​Thinking about teaching out-of-state?

Some states may require additional assessments and/or courses prior to applying for their license. The University of Kentucky College of Education provides links to Teacher Certification By States​.  You can click any state to see what they require if you have earned your teaching license outside of their state.​
  • Click above for information on Open Advising and Appointment directions

Meetings & Events​​​​​​


 

Job/Volunteer​​​​​​​​​

  • ACTFL OPIc and WPT Preparation

  • Praxis Subject Assessment Flashcards

  • Praxis Subject Assessment Study Guides 

  • Foundations of Reading Test for WI Preparation

Announcements

  • The Council for Exceptional Children-Membership​​

  • FoRT Tutoring

  • FoRT Scholarship

  • Interested in Teaching Abroad Next Year?

  • Early Childhood Educators (Newsletter​​​)

  • Financial Aid

  • Exceptions Application Deadline - February 7
     
  • Professional Education Application Deadlines - February 22
  • Puzzles of UWSP

  • Summer/winter education courses