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ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT
WOLVES (WITH WOLF)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2+2 PROGRAMS
UNI's partnership with community colleges
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT IN EDUCATION
STUDENTS FIRST CAMPAIGN
UNI FOUNDATION
Fundraising or advancement
A WOLF
IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING.
Standardized tests and the dumbing down of our schools.
BUILDING A COLLEGE RELATIONS PROGRAM.
Employers will learn how to develop partnerships with The Career Center,
student organizations, and faculty in order to cultivate students in order
to meet their present and future hiring needs.
CREATING AND USING COOPERATIVE EDUCATION/INTERNSHIP
PROGRAMS.
Discover what is involved in creating, filling, and managing cooperative
education or internship positions within your organization and the beneifts
they offer to both employers and students.
EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
Issues include: developmentally appropriate practice, integrated curriculum,
problem-solving based math curriculum, multi-age education, emergent literacy
and curriculum writing.
EDUCATION.
Motivational presentation for educators to achieve success in the classroom
and in professional development.
ENVISIONING EDUCATION.
Presentation includes a number of issues, including the history of how
the economy, business and industry affect the need for education. Issues
in early childhood education and lifelong learning are also discussed.
HIGH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP.
A discussion regarding Young Leaders in Action, a project and leadership
education program for high school students.
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN ACADEMIC SETTINGS.
This presentation will explain what it means to have an "intercultural
imagination" and will argue that this imagination (or sensitivity) is
a necessary component in effective communication and optimal education
in academic settings. Ways to improve intercultural communication in academic
settings will be outlined.
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN IOWA.
This presentation will explain what it means to have an "intercultural
imagination" and will argue that this imagination (or sensitivity) is
a necessary component in successful communication between peoples of different
cultures. The presentation will consider this issue in the context of
immigrants in Iowa.
LANGUAGE.
Discussion on language policy and attitudes toward languages in the United
States and worldwide.
LANGUAGE LEARNING: BY ENGLISH SPEAKERS & BY SPEAKERS
OF OTHER LANGUAGES.
The social and cultural conditions under which children and adults learn
languages.
MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENTAL
CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG ADOLESCENTS.
Information about middle level education programs and practices including
interdisciplinary teaming, scheduling, teacher advisory programs, curriculum
design (cross-curricular integration), intramural/interscholastic athletic
programs, and parent connections with school including the transition
to middle level schools.
RELIGION ON CAMPUS.
What is the state of religious activities on private and public universities
and what do undergraduates study in the religious studies classroom?
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.
Development and interpretation of surveys as a research method.
SCIENCE EDUCATION REFORM.
Discussion includes student performance, public science literacy, meanings
and manifestations, federal and state roles in retention of good teachers,
defining effective science teaching and policy issues associated with
the new thrust in sience education.
STUDENT TEACHERS-NEW EDUCATORS.
Challenges and experiences of a young educator in rural, economically
disadvantaged regions of Iowa.
STUDENT TEACHING: THE PROCESS, AND PROGRAM OF
STUDENT TEACHING AT UNI.
UNI places students around the world in our student teaching network.
TEACHER EDUCATION.
What makes for a modern teacher education program in the preparation of
classroom personnel for the 21st century?
TEACHER WORK SAMPLES, CHARACTER EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP
AND FOLLOWERSHIP SKILLS - YEMEN.
A Living Museum Those Who Can, Teach Those Who Can't: The Professional
Teacher.
TEACHING EROTIC LITERATURE AND FILM: ISSUES,
TABOOS, AND CHALLENGES.
Explanation regarding students' struggles to understand sexuality through
these media.
TEACHING IS NOT TELLING.
What you need to know about good reading and writing instruction.
THE EVOLUTION/CREATIONISM CONTROVERSY.
Discusses the controversy over the issue of teaching evolution. There
are ways to approach evolutionary science without infringing on the rights
of individuals to maintain their personal religious beliefs. Examining
both sides of the issue and understanding the concerns of both groups
can minimize the debate.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND RELIGION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
What are current guidelines for public school and religious organizations
in regard to religious activities in our schools? |
