University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Education
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| Established | 1951 |
| Dean | Alfonzo Thurman |
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| Website | www.uwm.edu/soe |
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The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Education is an academic unit of the university. It offers five undergraduate majors, five masters, and 12 doctoral specializations. The graduate program at the School of Education was ranked as one of America’s Best by U.S. News and World Report; and UW–Milwaukee is cited among the top 3% of research universities by the Carnegie Foundation.
Although its primary mission is teacher education, the School of Education prepares students for a variety of careers in education, including teacher and school or community counselor, or as an educator working in non-school settings, such child care centers, social service agencies, business, government and industry. The school works with more than 200 area schools and agencies to provide students with hands-on experience, in addition to course work and research opportunities.
The School of Education places more teachers in jobs than any other university in the state. In all, more UWM graduates stay in Wisconsin than any other university in the state.
The School of Education offers the only four-year degree Interpreter Training Program in Wisconsin, preparing students to work with the deaf and hard of hearing. As of fall 2009, the school offered nine online or blended programs.
In the fall of 2008, 2,693 students were enrolled in the School of Education, with 639 students working in the initial teacher preparation programs. The school’s graduate programs enrolled 735 students, with the largest numbers in Educational Psychology, Adult Continuing Education, Education Leadership and Education Administration. There were 431 students in the school’s master’s programs, and 183 in the doctoral degree programs.
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[edit] Location
The School of Education is located on a 93-acre campus a few blocks from Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, in the economic and industrial center of Wisconsin. UWM has more than 29,000 students in 160 degree programs and is considered a major public research university and engine of development for southeastern Wisconsin and beyond.
[edit] Facility
The School of Education is located in the 11-story Enderis Hall in the heart of the UWM campus. Enderis Hall also houses the College of Health Sciences and the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare.
This building was named for Dorothy C. Enderis (1880-1952), an educator and director of the Division of Municipal Recreation and Adult Education of the Milwaukee Public Schools from 1920 to 1948. She graduated in 1901 from the two-year Milwaukee Normal School, where she served as assistant librarian from 1901 to 1909. She was appointed to federal committees by Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt (1942) and Harry Truman (1948), and was honored by five Wisconsin colleges and universities for her contributions to education.
[edit] History
The School of Education’s history is intertwined with the history of UWM. The school’s predecessor, Milwaukee Normal School, opened in 1885 to train teachers in downtown Milwaukee at 18th Street and Wells Avenue. In 1909, the Normal School moved to its new location, the Milwaukee Normal School Building (today’s Mitchell Hall on the UWM campus). The Normal School became Milwaukee State Teachers College, offering four-year degrees. In 1951, Milwaukee State Teachers College became Wisconsin State College (WSC), Milwaukee, with liberal arts degrees. WSC merged with UW Milwaukee Extension to form UWM.
[edit] Departments
- Curriculum and Instruction is committed to the preparation, development and education of pre-service and in-service teachers for grades Pre-Kindergarten to 12th grade.
- Exceptional Education is committed to the preparation of personnel who teach and serve individuals with disabilities, particularly those in urban settings.
- Educational Psychology offers various educational tracks geared to those who want to increase their understanding of human behavior from conception through adulthood, research and evaluation of learning, and teaching in informal and formal educational settings.
- The mission of Administrative Leadership is to contribute to the development of competent, inquiring educational leaders, particularly for service in urban areas.
- Educational Policy and Community Studies provides students with a deeper understanding of urban educational issues with a focus on the historical, political, economic, and socio-cultural context of communities, schools and society.
[edit] Offices and Centers
The School of Education supports a number of centers and programs that enhance both the
students’ educational experience and the school’s commitment to the community.
- Center for Mathematics and Science Education Research
Serves to focus attention on problems and progress in elementary, middle and high school mathematics and science education.
- Center for New and Professional Educators
Connects area educators with local, state and national resources to support the professional learning and development educators need to improve students’ educational experiences.
- Early Childhood Research Center (ECRC)
Functions to provide support and collaboration among UWM faculty and other professionals whose work focuses on young children and their families.
- Office of Academic Services
Provides high-quality services to prospective and current undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students.
- Office of Charter Schools
Established to implement state legislation authorizing the operation of charter schools in Milwaukee.
- Office of Professional Education Programs
Home to the Office of Field Experience and Student Teaching, and the Office of Teacher Certification & Licensing.
- Office of Field Experience
Responsible for arranging field experience and student teaching placements.
- Teacher Certification and Licensing
The central licensing unit for 34 UWM program leading to teacher, administrator and pupil services certifications.
- UWM Writing Project
A member site of the National Writing Project
[edit] Publications
The school publishes an Annual Report and the semi-annual Edline magazine, for 25,000 alumni and friends of the school. In addition, the online Edcetera is published nine months a year to keep faculty and staff up to date on school news and achievements. Current editions may be found at www.uwm.edu/soe
[edit] Administration
Alfonzo Thurman, dean
Gail Schneider, associate dean for academic affairs
Elise Frattura, associate dean for education outreach
[edit] Academic Advising
Undergraduate academic advising is done in the department in which the program resides. For graduate students, individual advisors are assigned at admission.
[edit] Student Associations
The School Psychology Student Association (SPSA) meets the needs of current and prospective students in the School Psychology program. The UWM chapter of the Student Wisconsin Education Association (StWEA) is an organization for students who are studying to become teachers.
[edit] Scholarships
Through the generosity and vision of friends, alumni and faculty, the UWM School of Education has established scholarship funds through the UWM Foundation for the benefit of School of Education students. For more information, contact the director of academic services, robert@uwm.edu
[edit] Mission Statement
To provide leadership and inspiration for learning and human development in urban communities.
Vision Statement
To become a premier urban school of education recognized for its diversity, and known for excellence in teaching, learning and research.
[edit] Notable people
- Martin Haberman, Renowned educator, University distinguished professor
- Golda Meir, fourth Prime Minister of Israel, one of the founders of the State of Israel
- Bruce Weber, men's basketball head coach at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
