{"id":307,"date":"2026-01-21T20:35:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/?page_id=307"},"modified":"2026-03-19T16:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:37:47","slug":"connections-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/connections-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Connections Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Connections Project at UW-Stevens Point prepares undergraduates for a career in teaching and enriches students across the state.\u00a0English Education<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0students teach diverse learners\u2014 in mostly rural high schools\u2014 to better understand literature through a virtual semester-long program for preservice teachers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be involved, students must be enrolled in English 381- Reading for the English Teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HOW IT WORKS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The UWSP English Education students, in co-teaching pairs, prepare for teaching their virtual mini-classrooms by writing essential questions, crafting learning goals, and choosing texts through a backwards design process. As they interact with their students, they create all the teaching materials, including video lectures, discussion questions, activities, and assessments. Along the way, they give feedback to the high school students on their learning. In addition, the pre-service students visit the high school classrooms both to meet their students, learn about the culture of their students\u2019 communities, and discuss the real work of teaching. The pre-service students work as colleagues with the high school teachers to meet students\u2019 needs and reflect on student work to revise their own teaching plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having made virtual connections for weeks, near the end of the project, the high school students join their UWSP teachers on campus for a day to meet in person as a large group for the first time, celebrate the high school students\u2019 learning, present projects, and further discuss the ideas presented in the texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the UWSP Connections Project you will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n