School of Education Events

July 24-25, 2008
UW-Madison Campus
Open to the public

The Transana Training Workshop is designed to help Transana users at all levels learn Transana's full feature set. The workshop will be facilitated by David Woods, Transana's developer, and will cover all aspects of the transcription and qualitative analysis of video using Transana.

The Transana Training Workshop will be hosted by the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. The cost for the Training Workshop is $370.

July 28-29, 2008
The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.
Please refer to the website for registration information.

Monday, July 28
9:00am-12:00pm
Panel: Meeting the Career and Employment Needs Of...
-Veterans and the Homeless
-At-Risk Youth and Young Adults
-Individuals with Disabilities

1:00-4:00pm
Managing Your Online Identity for Career Success

Tuesday, July 29
9:00am-12:00pm
Aligning Career Clusters with 21st Century Jobs

1:00-4:00pm
Career Facilitation from a Distance

August 3-9, 2008
Madison, Wisconsin

Who said August was the off-season? The granddaddy of spoken word events, the National Poetry Slam, is coming to Madison this August 3-9. Poets representing 80 teams from all over North America and Europe will converge on Madison for a week's worth of competitions, workshops, and themed open mic's. It all culminates in the Grand Slam Finals at the beautiful, 2,000-seat Overture Theater on Saturday, August 9. Organized by our friends over at Urban Spoken Word and the Still Waters Collective, please visit the website if you are interested in volunteering at NPS. And don't be surprised if you see a few First Wave students and mentors slamming on their respective Madison and Milwaukee teams.

Tuesday, August 5-Friday, August 8, 2008
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center

The Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning is recognized internationally as one of the premier events on distance education. The conference addresses the needs of educators, trainers, managers, and designers from throughout the world who are involved in the application of technology to the teaching and learning process and in the planning, administration, and management of distance education programs. The conference program offers more than 160 presentations including keynote speakers, concurrent sessions, workshops, advanced seminars, cracker-barrel discussions, and course design showcases. Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Organized by Distance Education Professional Development (DEPD) School of Education/Outreach. In affiliation with the University of Wisconsin–Extension.

Wednesday, August 13
Registrations must be received by July 18

The Beyond Design Bike Tour will begin at Milwaukee's State Fair Park and end at Madison's Alliant Energy Center.
The proceeds from the Eppstein Uhen Foundation's annual tour will be allocated for scholarships for UW-Madison's Movin' Minds summer program.

Master Class & Audition

Master Class: 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Audition: 4:30 p.m.

Proposals due August 29 for January Careers Conference
Careers Conference 2009: From Inspiration to Application
January 27-29, 2009
Pre-Conference January 26

The Careers Conference 2009 is seeking quality proposals related to career development at all levels: K-12, postsecondary, and adult.
Presenters are invited to share their experiences and expertise at one of the nation’s premier events to address the issues and concerns pertinent to the development and delivery of career development programs. Participants will gather to present their knowledge, creative ideas, best practices, and effective programs in support of lifetime career development skills and opportunities.

7:30 p.m.
Overture Center

"Fanfare for the Common Man" by composer Aaron Copeland will be performed in recognition of a very uncommon man on campus, retiring Chancellor John Wiley. With gratitude to the Chancellor for his ongoing support of the arts, the Dance Program is pleased to be among a variety of UW performing arts groups participating in this special Scholarship Gala to benefit the UW Artists of the Future. Choreography by dance faculty Li Chiao-Ping and Chris Walker performed by Dance Program students, along with awe-inspiring musical and theatrical works and more, will be presented in concert at Overture Hall.

For reservations and more information, call (608) 262-9646 or e-mail pjhoesly@uwalumni.com