Professional Development

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh student teachers are required to attend an independent professional development activity as part of the seminar component of their capstone field experience. The experience should be three hours in length and relevant to the candidate's professional growth as an educator.

See below for some suggestions of activities going on in the greater Fox Valley.

Current Opportunities for 2012/2013

Listening Matters: How to Identify and Get Help for Students (k-12) in Distress

November 8, 2012 l Location: UWO - Sage 1216

5:30pm-7:30pm

This program will help you identify distress signals, the causes of some of their distress, and what to do to help the students. Current student teachers are encouraged to attend along with any students who plan to work with children and adolescent youth.

Please RSVP by contacting the Counseling Center at 424-2061 or counseling@uwosh.edu

USTA School Tennis

The Untied States Tennis Association will be conducting a school in-service in Fond Du Lac, WI.

AAHPERD National Convention

The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National convention will be taking place in Boston, MA.

Learn more about the event here.

MDAAHPERD Centennial Convention

The Midwest American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Centennial convention will be held in Bloomingdale, IL.

Learn more about the event here.

School & Social Strategies for the Child with Autism*

A Special Community Event
TBA

SWEIO Convention

TBA

SWEIO offers free tickets for student teachers and education majors to attend the annual teacher conference at the Monona Terrace in Madison. If interested, you will show your student ID at the ticket/registration area and will receive a complimentary ticket for the entire day.

Planting the Seeds of Inclusion: Supporting the Growth of All Children Conference

TBA

Annual Conference of Wisconsin Association of Foreign Language Teachers-WAFLT

TBD

Annual Diversity and Leadership Conference

TBD

Tribes A New Way of Learning and Being Together

Why not join the thousands of administrators, teachers and community members throughout the country who are convinced that the community building process called "Tribes" is the secret ingredient that makes teaching easy and effective? For more information, e-mail susfoster@charter.net.