HIGH-IMPACT LEARNING SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

By Lindsay Hollingsworth, Interim Director

The UW-Platteville School of Education has a rich history of training educators for more than 150 years. Since the state's first Normal School was established in 1866, UW-Platteville has been preparing teachers. The School of Education takes great pride in this long-standing tradition and is committed to providing quality educational programs rich with high-impact practices. Our faculty and staff partner with community organizations and school districts to create meaningful opportunities for our teacher candidates to engage in authentic work with students, families, and community partners. Beyond the local area, we encourage our students to complete a two-week practicum experience in Bayfield, Wisconsin, and/or join Pioneers Across the Pond, a short-term faculty-led study abroad program in the United Kingdom. The School of Education also takes great pride in the many opportunities provided to our students to support teaching and learning in area schools. Beginning with Introduction to Education, students complete field observations and experiences in schools culminating with a student teaching experience in their final semester of coursework.

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Students enrolled in the Community Based Learning class traveled to architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin for a tour and lab day. The experience was a lesson in placebased education – a foundational component of UW-Platteville’s School of Education that focuses on using students’ own communities, including their history, culture, and environment, as a primary resource for learning.

Read the full article online at go.uwplatt.edu/taliesin