The School of Education at UW-Stout • Spring 2013
Also in this issue:
Director’s message
Freshman Foster takes an active role
n Education students work with Spring
Valley teachers
n Spring planting at CFSC
n Early education organization follows
passion
n Polar plungers are superheroes
n Alumna Diane Lange: Anatomy of a
career move
n CTE Educator in Residence Susan
May gives advice
n Scholastic Book Fair
n Notable Notes
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n
Remembering Robert S. Swanson
If the brick walls could speak they could tell of
the 13-year-old who visited Stout Institute and of
the man, Robert S. Swanson, who was appointed
chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Stout 48
years later.
In February the university and community
gathered to honor and celebrate the life of
Swanson who was many things to many
people: Husband, father, grandfather, alumnus,
friend, neighbor, colleague, teacher and former
chancellor.
The flag was lowered and the James Huff
Stout Bell tolled in the Harvey Hall tower for
Swanson, who passed away Jan. 27 at age 88
of complications due to Alzheimer’s disease,
according to family members.
“It was a life well-lived,” said daughter Marcy
Mackey, at the memorial held in the Harvey Hall
Theatre. Symbols of Swanson’s life adorned the
stage: his official university portrait, a folded
U.S. flag on a handsome wood stand he built,
one of his saws, a fishing rod and creel and
a copy of the textbook he wrote as a young
professor, “Plastics Technology.”
“Bob was born to be a university chancellor,
and fortunately it was here at UW-Stout,”
said Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen.
Nearly a dozen people helped tell the story
of his life. He was remembered as a visionary
leader during the years the school became part of
the UW System but also as a down-to-earth man
who built his own house in Menomonie and was
known to most people simply as Bob.
“Bob was born to be a university chancellor,
and fortunately it was here at UW-Stout,” said
Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen, who succeeded
Robert S. Swanson
Swanson, calling him an “extraordinary man”
and “the most gracious and civil person I
ever met.”
“He developed and maintained close
relationships with students, particularly
international students, and he simply never
forgot who they were or their names,”
Sorensen said. “Truly he was devoted to
students, their education and their wellbeing.”
Scott Cabot, a UW-Stout student in the
late 1970s, said Swanson trusted, believed in
and deeply cared about students “but he was
no pushover. Teaching was like breathing for
him. He was a natural.”
David Williams, former vice chancellor
for University Advancement who was
emcee for the service, recalled Swanson
as committed to the university and the
Menomonie area.
“He touched so many lives in this
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Brian McAlister, School of Education
Published biannually by UW-Stout’s School of Education
Taking off at UW-Stout
“Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one,
take off! But if you don’t have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab
a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after
you.” — Amelia Earhart
The programs in the School of Education can be thought of
as runways from which aspiring professionals launch their
careers. When you review the articles in this issue, you will
Brian McAlister
find real-life examples of these individuals such as freshman
Annie Foster who is navigating onto pre-existing runways; and upper-level student
Henry Brady who is increasing speed as he prepares to take off; and you will meet
alumni such as Diane Lange and Susan May who are dedicated to building runways
for others. You also will find a tribute to Chancellor Robert S. Swanson, who spent
a significant part of his life with his hands grasped firmly on the handle of a shovel
building runways at UW-Stout.
Swanson retired several years before I arrived on campus, but I had the honor of
meeting and working with him when I was planning the 50th annual UW-Stout
Technology Education Conference about a decade ago. I have fond memories
reviewing photographs with him in the library archives; he reminisced, and I listened.
How fortunate I was to be on the receiving end of a hands-on UW-Stout history
lesson.
The legacy that Swanson left of lives touched and runways built — including his
own — remains, and we at the School of Education are dedicated to keeping the
spirit of his legacy alive.
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community and at the university he
loved so much,” Williams said.
Industrial arts education and
the university were a mainstay in
Swanson’s life; the university also played
matchmaker for him and his wife, Penny,
who met while they were students.
Swanson from Superior, was born
Oct. 3, 1924. When he was 13, his
father, an industrial arts teacher, brought
him to the Stout Institute for a visit.
Swanson returned as a student in 1942,
but only for a short while; in December
at age 18, he enlisted in the armed forces
and left for active duty the following
spring.
“It was a life well-lived,” said
daughter Marcy Mackey
He served in an anti-tank company
with the Army’s 42nd Infantry Division
in France and Germany and rose to the
rank of sergeant.
To finish his degree, Swanson
returned in 1946 along with hundreds
of other veterans. He became Stout
Student Association president in 1949
and in his junior and senior years taught
part-time to help with the overloaded
teaching staff. In 1950 he earned his
graduate degree and was hired to
teach full time. He earned a doctorate
degree in 1955 from the University of
Minnesota.
In 1958, Swanson was named
chairman of the woodworking
department, which later became
the wood technics department.
Subsequently, he became assistant
dean and then dean of the School of
Applied Science and Technology, dean
of the Graduate School and in 1972,
was appointed chancellor, succeeding
William “Bud” Micheels.
Swanson was active in the
Menomonie community during his
tenure as chancellor and after his
retirement in 1988; he even found time
to announce UW-Stout football games
from the press box.
In 1992 he was named Menomonie
Citizen of the Year by the Greater
Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce.
In November 2007 the university
chose to rename the library in Swanson’s
honor at a special ceremony to which
Swanson and his family attended. Today
the building is known as Robert S.
Swanson Library and Learning Center.
Swanson recalled being told by his
high school industrial arts teacher in
1942 that if he did a good job at Stout
Institute he would never leave. “He
seems to have been right,” Swanson said.
Freshman Foster takes an active role
Annie Foster isn’t shy about getting
involved her first year of college. In fact
she has jumped right in.
In the fall, she auditioned for the play
“The Shadow Box” and got a leading
role. In the spring semester she not only
performed in the spring musical but
volunteered as a newscaster for “Take2 at
UW-Stout,” the new weekly two-minute
video highlighting university news and
events.
“I feel comfortable being on
camera, and I like to talk about campus
activities,” she said.
Foster, from Rosemount, Minn., is
majoring in early childhood education
and hopes to eventually land a job
working with children. She chose UWStout because of the degree offering.
“My mother is a teacher and she
recommended that I look into UWStout,” Foster said.
And she is glad she did.
Opportunities have made themselves
available to her that she didn’t find at
her high school. “My high school was
enormous and auditioning for theater,
which I love, was highly competitive,”
she said. She was surprised and pleased
when she was chosen for the fall play.
The newscaster job came as a
result of the play experience. Ryan
Peterson, audio and video coordinator
in University Communications,
interviewed Foster about her role in
“The Shadow Box.”
“She was so comfortable and
engaging on camera that I knew she
was the perfect candidate for a student
newscaster,” Peterson said.
Foster is
enthusiastic about
her academic
choice. In one of
her introductory
early childhood
education courses
the lab involves
working with
toddlers in the
Child and Family
Study Center. She Annie Foster
loves it. “They’re
just learning to communicate; it’s so fun,”
she said.
Jill Klefstad, program director of
early childhood education, also has been
instrumental in Foster’s understanding
of the program. “She is so nice and has
helped me define my goals,” Foster said.
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Education students work with Spring Valley teachers
Once again students at UW-Stout have been involved
with hands-on learning. Eight students in David Stricker’s
Curriculum Methods and Assessment course were assigned the
daunting job of designing curriculum for teachers Nick Gilles
and Michele Huppert of the Spring Valley school district.
Curriculum design is a big job for K-12 teachers, said
Stricker. “It’s pretty rigorous. You’re dealing with standards,
objectives and accountability for assessment,” he said.
The students who experienced the real world of a teacher
were Chris Peterson, of Cedar Grove; Brittany Zimmerman,
of Oconto; Henry Brady, of Elk River, Minn.; Ryan Liddicoat,
of Beaver Dam; David Schurman, of New Berlin; Desmond
Taylor, of Brown Deer; Michael Thunes, of Menasha; and
Matthew van Druten, of Brillion.
The students dug right in with their research and presented
their ideas to Gilles and Huppert.
The project was a success and left the students much wiser
about the challenges of teaching. Stricker was pleased, “We
wanted to have a hands-on component to the course and have
UW-Stout students get feedback from teachers, rather than just
my opinion.”
The assignment also resulted in providing the Spring
Valley teachers at least two curriculum ideas they planned to
use in the classroom.
Gilles, who is a technology education teacher and a
UW-Stout alumnus, plans to use a project developed by the
students that demonstrates tension and compression forces on
a model truss bridge. Huppert plans to use a biology idea that
demonstrates the use of hydroponic equipment.
“We hope to do it again,” said Stricker.
“Bringing curriculum and projects to teachers who are in
the field really gives you perspective on your ideas in an actual
classroom,” said Peterson, a technology education major. “They
really challenged our thinking but backed it up with great
insight and ideas to make our projects better.”
Henry Brady, right, a UW-Stout education major, explains a new curriculum idea to
Spring Valley teachers Michele Huppert and Nick Gilles.
Zimmerman agreed. “The project helped prepare me to
become a teacher by taking a unit and breaking down the steps
it takes to make a unit work. We learned a lot of ways to plan
and present to a class,” said Zimmerman, a science education
major.
The timing of the project also was good because Spring
Valley is in the process of revising its curriculum to increase
student engagement through more hands-on classroom
activities, Gilles said.
Gilles said the project helped UW-Stout students “see
what is expected of us as classroom teachers pushing forward,
as well as the difference between basic, entry level curriculum
and more engaging, technology-rich curriculum.”
Children get their hands dirty planting seeds
Spring may be late this year in Western
Wisconsin but the children at the Child
and Family Study Center are planting
seeds anyway.
Three- and four-year-olds from the
center visited the greenhouse in Jarvis
Hall Science Wing in March, and with
the help of students from the university’s
Sustainable Agriculture Education
Association, planted vegetable and herb
seeds in 24 little paper cups.
Judy Gifford, CFSC director, praises
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the partnership, “Modeling sustainability
and a positive attitude of caring for
our environment, our college ‘garden
buddies’ work side by side with the
children throughout the gardening
process. The combined sustainability
efforts teach everyone involved.”
Early childhood education organization follows passion
Members of the Stout Association for
the Education of Young Children keep
busy and productive doing what they
love: serving children.
In the last six months, they have
bought gifts for 30 children in countries
around the world and raised almost
$3,000 for Wisconsin Special Olympics.
The student club of approximately
55 members majoring in early childhood
education is designed to provide
future teachers with practical tips and
strategies and serve the local community
and beyond. Members can participate
in a pen pal program, the Wisconsin
Polar Plunge, Relay for Life, Adopt a
Family or an international project such
as Operation Christmas Child.
“We do things that interest the
members and are always looking for
feedback,” Orrock said.
In December, 30 members chose to
buy presents for children around the
world through Operation Christmas
Child.
Among that number were seniors
Kaitlyn Orrock, of Elk River, Minn.,
Karli Sadecki, of Nowthen, Minn., and
Emily Heydon, of Rochester, Minn.
The students didn’t know the
children nor would they see them
open their gifts, but they were doing
something for children, and that’s all
that mattered.
“I thought it was a great opportunity
Members of SAEYC bear gifts.
to help out underprivileged children,
and I thought it stood for a lot of
what SAEYC is all about,” said Orrock,
president of the club. Operation Christmas Child is part
of the Christian relief and evangelistic
organization Samaritan’s Purse led by
Franklin Graham. Age appropriate gifts
– a list is given of suggested items – are
packed in shoeboxes or plastic boxes
and then are sent to children around the
world.
Each of the students — whether
buying for a girl or a boy — included
hygiene items, books or writing
materials and something fun: a doll, a
toy car or play-doh.
Heydon, the treasurer of the club,
sent a personal note with her box.
“I wrote her a holiday card describing
where I am from, and I attached a photo
of me and my family. I also included
an envelope for her to write me back,”
Heydon said.
Sadecki joined the SAEYC because it
allows her “to meet people in my major
or related majors that share the same
passion of working with children as I
do,” she said.
Heydon agrees and added, “I chose
to be a member of SAEYC because it
allowed me to be active throughout the
community.”
Melody Brennan, faculty adviser
to the club, delivered the boxes to a
warehouse full of volunteers and filled
shoeboxes in the Twin Cities.
“I was so very proud of our student
organization reaching out to children in
this way,” she said.
Polar plungers are superheroes
In February, 17 SAEYC members donned
masks and capes, held hands and jumped
into the icy waters of Lake Menomin in
Menomonie for Freezin’ for a Reason.
The annual event, part of the Special
Olympics Wisconsin Polar Plunge, is
held all over the state and country.
The stalwart plungers — not for the
faint of heart — raise money for children
and adults with intellectual disabilities to
participate in Special Olympics.
Ruth Nyland, instructor in early
childhood and special education, has
jumped eight or nine times; she joined
the group for the Feb. 9 jump.
“Special Olympics is a great
organization, and jumping is a good way
to raise money,” Nyland said.
Each year the plunge includes a
costume contest. The SAEYC team
chose to be superheroes; each wore
a mask and a cape with the slogan “I
teach; what’s your superpower?” written
on the back.
Getting ready to jump, left to right: Ruth Nyland, Emily
Guentner, Emily Heydon, Karil Sadecki, Kayla Komorowski,
Stacey Stine, Jenna Heilman, Brianna Krause, Sarah Peterson, Katrina Schieffer, Mariah Keller, Christie Borgstorm,
Rachel Larrabee and Marina Frascone
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Alumna Diane Lange: Anatomy of a career move
As a young person, Diane Lange wanted to make a difference
in people’s lives. After graduating from high school in Neenah
she chose nursing as a career. Thirty years later as a wife,
mother and grandmother, Lange went back to school at UWStout, completed a bachelor’s degree in education and is
teaching family and consumer science at William Horlick High
School in Racine.
“I thought the opportunity to share the enthusiasm and
satisfaction that this career [nursing] has given me with the
upcoming generation of health science students would be a
good fit,” Lange said.
In addition to teaching, Lange advises students pursuing
health occupations. She received the 2012 Award of Merit
as an Outstanding Health Occupations Students of America
adviser and also was named 2012 Wisconsin HOSA adviser of
the year.
During her career, Lange worked as a nurse in obstetrics,
psychiatry and public health; she also taught nursing. During
her nine years as a public health nurse, she worked with teens
in parenting education and pregnancy prevention. Through
this opportunity she found herself in high school classrooms.
When a family and consumer sciences education teacher
retired, she was asked to consider taking over.
“UW-Stout engrained me with the value of
being a reflective practitioner and the value
of educators in transmitting knowledge
from one generation to the next.”
All was fine and good except for one thing. She didn’t
have a teaching degree. Enter UW-Stout. “UW-Stout has an
excellent reputation for academic preparation and faculty
commitment to helping students succeed in a variety of ways,
plus offered options to take many classes online,” she said.
For the next four years Lange was a nontraditional college
student. She continued to teach full time under an emergency
license from the Department of Public Instruction and lived
in Menomonie for one semester in a house with three other
college gals, she said.
Despite the challenge of being a college student again,
“People couldn’t have been more supportive, including my
husband, Bill.” Lange said. Diane Klemme, program director of
family and consumer science education, also provided support,
guidance and knowledge. “I will be forever grateful to her,”
Lange said.
Lange graduated in August 2012.
With her degree in hand, she is incredibly busy teaching
health sciences to 10th through 12th graders. She also leads
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Diane Lange teaches high school health science.
the high school’s Health Youth Apprenticeship program and
is the HOSA chapter adviser. The many demands of teaching
“can leave you breathless at times,” she said. “Teachers work so
hard, but also share so many good ideas and words of support
as we see our students getting excited.”
As HOSA adviser she works to nurture leadership growth
in her students and to build their confidence and skills by
involving them in team building. They raise money for
groups such as the Arthritis Foundation or the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation, participate in community projects such as cleaning
and organizing at a senior citizen housing complex or the
battered women’s shelter. Recently they cleaned tables and
helped at an Empty Bowls event to raise money for a major
homeless shelter in Racine.
Despite the demands of her new profession, she reminds
herself of what she learned at UW-Stout. “UW-Stout engrained
me with the value of being a reflective practitioner and
the value of educators in transmitting knowledge from one
generation to the next,” she said.
CTE Educator in Residence Susan May gives advice
Alumna Susan Schmitt May returned
to campus as the Career and Technical
Educator in Residence in March. She
presented “From CTE Instructor to
College President.”
May, who has a B.S. degree in home
economics education and an M.S. in
vocational education administration,
is president and CEO of Fox Valley
Technical College, based in Appleton.
May’s story started on the Wisconsin
Susan May
family farm between Fountain City and
Arcadia. As the oldest of seven she had
leadership experience aplenty.
When she graduated with a high GPA from high school in
1975, her guidance counselor went over three career options
he thought she should consider: nursing, teaching or being
a secretary. At the time that was the norm, May said. But in
hindsight the advice was disappointing, she said.
“These are all great professions, but certainly a few more
options should have been suggested and explored,” May said.
Based on her experience, she believes strongly in building
young people’s awareness of the vast career opportunities
available to them.
May chose to go to UW-Stout because it had what she
needed for “the career field I decided to pursue,” she said. And
it was “the launch pad for my professional career.”
“I loved the practical, realistic context for learning that was
provided in many of my classes here, and the field I chose —
not unlike many of the CTE fields — required building some
expertise in such a variety of related subjects,” May shared
with the career and technical education students.
After graduating with her B.S. degree in 3.5 years, she
married Tim May, ’78, and soon thereafter started teaching
home and consumer sciences at New Holstein High School
in New Holstein. Five years later, she began her 30-year
career with the technical college. After teaching a community
education class, she had discovered that she “absolutely loved
working with adult learners,” May said.
Before she was appointed president in 2008, she held the
position of specialist, manager, dean, two vice presidencies
and executive vice president. May also has taught as an
adjunct in UW-Stout’s CTE program and at the technical
college.
May shared her leadership philosophy, that includes
being principle-centered, entrepreneurial, innovative and
collaborative; empowering others; communicating well with
an emphasis on listening; focusing on strategy; calculated risk
taking and last but not least having a sense of humor.
She left the students with some advice:
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Keep an open mind to potential opportunities.
Get as much experience as possible.
Hone interpersonal skills.
Make the most of every job or assignment — excelling
usually leads to new and better opportunities.
The CTE Educator in Residence program, sponsored by
the career and technical education programs and School of
Education, was developed to inspire and motivate students in
the field by showcasing successful alumni.
Scholastic Book Fair is a tail-wagger
Left to right Kyle Allen, Kirby Dingmann, Ashley Hastings in the teal shirt, Kaitlyn Orrock, Karli Sadecki in orange and Emily Heydon were among the 70 volunteers at the
SOE’s second Scholastic Book Fair held in December.
The students raised just over $3,200, and 55 percent of that was donated to
Knapp Elementary School. Each classroom received 35-38 new books.
Clifford the Big Red Dog celebrated his 50th birthday at the fair. Chancellor Charles W.
Sorensen, local children and families were invited to his birthday party.
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Jill Klefstad and Erica Klefstad kindergarten teacher at Edgerton School District, presented “Inquiring Minds Want to Know”
in November in Atlanta. They also presented “Exploring the
Elements of Emergent Reading through Environmental Print”
at the Launching into Literacy and Math Conference in January at the Metro Madison Public School District, Madison.
Kim Martinez, Jill Klefstad and members of the Wisconsin
State Reading Association Multicultural Reading Committee
presented “Where Does Multicultural Literature Fit into Your
Curriculum? EVERYWHERE!” at the Wisconsin State Reading
Association convention in February in Milwaukee.
Kevin Mason, Layman, G., Wiesneski, K., and Johnson, B.
presented “Hydroponics: Using Project-Based Learning to
Teach Plant Ecology” at Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers
Conference, March 2012, Madison.
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Kevin Mason and Dusek, W. published “Chemistry for career
and technical education,” Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 2012.
Brian McAlister, director, was honored as a Distinguished
Technology and Engineering Professional by the International
Technology and Engineering Educators Association in March.
He also was recognized with a commemorative watch for his
commitment to education at the Wisconsin Technology Education Association annual awards banquet in March.
Sharron McElmeel presented “Research Fuels the Authors’
Fire” at the Illinois State Reading Association Conference in
March; and “Authors Speak: Common Core State Standards
and an Author’s Role” in Springfield, Ill.
Carol Mooney, Urs Haltinner, both School of Education, Steve
Schlough, Ted Bensen, both School of Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics. And Wendy Dittmann, College of Management, delivered the panel presentation, “Effective Use of
External Stakeholders and Advisory Committees” at the ACTE
Career Tech Vision, December 2012, Atlanta.
Dennis O’Connor presented “e-Harmony for Employment:
Value-Congruency and Making the Right Connections” in
February at the Dalton Institute on College Student Values at
Florida State University.
Marcia Wolf, Child and Family Study Center and Margaret
Nelson, music, presented “BrainDance: Making Connections
with Infants and Toddlers Through Music and Movement” at
the 2012 National Association for the Education of Young
Children annual conference in Atlanta and also at the 2012
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association State Conference in
Waukesha.
Dang Yang, co-chaired the organization committee for the
Student Development Conference in March at UW-La Crosse
and co-wrote the grant for the event with representatives from
UW-La Crosse, Superior, River Falls and Platteville. The conference brought together more than 150 underrepresented UW
System education students and 50 high school students.
Students and alumni
Sharie Imdieke/Kins Furst, UW-Stout alumna, was named
science teacher of the year in February by the Minnesota
Science Teachers Association. She is a third-grade teacher at
Kasson-Mantorville Elementary School.
SOE Book Club
“The Other Wes Moore: One
Name Two Fates” is the SOE
spring book club read for
leader Dang Yang and seven
club members.
The book tells the true
story of two kids with the
same name, living in the
same city. One grew up to
be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White
House Fellow and business
leader. The other is serving
a life sentence in prison for
felony murder.
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Faculty and staff
Datta Kaur Khalsa, Online Professional Development,
published “Assessing Graduate Student Learning in Four
Competencies: Use of a Common Assignment and a Combined Rubric,” Research and Practice in Assessment, Winter
2012. “Communities of Practice: Active collaboration between
students as found in England,” Teaching in Online Distance
TESOL. New York, NY: Rutledge Inc. Khalsa presented “Case
Studies: Powerfully Creative Tools for Online Learning” at the
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
Conference March 2012, New Orleans, La.; “Engage Faculty
in Outcomes Assessment to Improve Student Learning” at Association for Assessment of Learning in Higher Education Conference, June 2012 in Albuquerque, N. M.; “Assessing Student
Learning at the Graduate Level: Four Core Areas through a
Common Activity – A Pilot Study,” at the Assessment Institute,
Oct. 2012, Indianapolis.