2004 Programs of Distinction

Each of the following programs meets or exceeds the criteria set forth in the application, including broad based collaboration and documentation of teaching and/or learning outcomes.

Green Bay Area Partners in Education

http://programs.titletown.org/gbchamber1/education/default.asp

Goal is to engage all learners in lifelong learning to develop a strong academic foundation; develop personal, thinking, and social skills; and to develop the values to engage successfully in community life and a career.

For more information, call Nancy Schopf, Vice President of Education, Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, at 920-437-8704 or e-mail schopf@titletown.org.

LakeView Advanced Technology Center

http://www.gtc.edu/pages/lake_view.asp

Prepares 9^th through 12^th grade students, working adults, and dislocated and displaced workers in one facility for high-tech, high-skilled jobs of tomorrow.

For more information, call Deborah Davidson, Director, Gateway Technical College, at 262-564-3422 or e-mail davidsond@gtc.edu.

Learning in the Middle

A semester-long collaboration between St. Norbert College’s pre-service program and students at Washington Middle School.  Project topics include a significant and understudied historical figure in the field of aviation as well as the physical study of flight.

For more information, call Stephen Correia, Associate Professor, St. Norbert College, at 920-403-3927 or e-mail steve.correia@snc.edu.

Expanding Excellence in Early Care and Education

http://www.wisconsin.edu/pk16/awards/earlychildhood.pdf

An initiative designed to create high quality, flagship programs in collaboration with community agencies.  Outcomes include the establishment of innovative learning centers to disseminate best practices to other regional childcare programs.

For more information, call Elaine Strom, Professional Development Director, Dane County Parent Center, at 608-270-3454 or e-mail Elaine.strom@dcpcinc.org.

2004 Promising Practices

The following programs met most of the criteria set forth in the application for a POD, with the exception of demonstrated teaching/learning outcomes.  In several instances, the programs represent recent innovations.  These programs may have collected base-line data and/or have established sound plans for documenting future teaching and/or learning outcomes.

Dane County New Teacher Project

Formed in August, 2002, as a focused affiliate program of the Wisconsin New Teacher Project (WNTP), DCNTP is a consortium of fourteen of the seventeen Dane County school districts collaboratively addressing new teacher induction and mentoring.

For more information, call Sharon Nelson, Director, Wisconsin New Teacher Project, at 608-849-2858 or e-mail snelson@waunakee.k12.wi.us.

Finance Youth Apprenticeship

The Southwest Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship Consortium Finance Program (a 2+2+2 model) targets high school juniors and seniors who are interested in learning more about the finance field.

For more information, call Darla Burton, School to Work Project Supervisor, CESA #3, at 608-822-3276 or e-mail dburton@cesa3.k12.wi.us.

Southeastern Wisconsin Assessment Collaborative

http://www.alverno.edu/for_educators/sewac.html

Alverno College works with school districts in their region to support the state’s call for a balanced assessment system, one that combines effective classroom assessment with the required yearly state tests.

For more information, call Mary E. Diez, Graduate Dean and SEWAC Director, Alverno College, at 414-382-6214 or e-mail mary.diez@alverno.edu.

Milwaukee Public School Design Project

An interdisciplinary program for middle and high school te3achers geared toward helping them meet new state design education standards, expand their use of technology in the classroom, and build cross-disciplinary teaching communities within the schools.

Future Designers

This program works with both teachers and students to provide experiential learning opportunities that focus on art and design and build upon relationships between K-12 and higher education.

For more information, call Josie Osborne, Director of Outreach, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), at 414-847-3331 or e-mail josborne@miad.edu

Or Karin Wolf, Special Programs Coordinator, MIAD, at 414-847-3331 or e-mail kwofl@miad.edu.

Oak Grove Family Learning Center

http://www.holmen.k12.wi.us/FamilyLearningCenter/

This center provides a variety of programs and services for the region (e.g., distribution site for the Hunger Task force) and works with The Family Literacy Program to serve families in the area.

For more information, call Teresa Nuttelman, Early Childhood Special Education Teacher, Holmen School District, at 608-783-9393 or e-mail nutter@mail.holmen.k12.wi.us.