Projects

Kids on the Block  

Kids on the Block (KIDS) is a Disability Awareness Program in which special education students participate. The students are responsible for presenting a minimum of two puppet performances addressing disability awareness as well as question/answer follow-up activities. KIDS addresses the following aspects in its performances: cerebral palsy, hearing impairment, blindness, learning disabilities, and mental retardation.

Minnesota Graduation Standards Web site

The Graduation Standards web site is intended as a resource link for a variety of potential users including preservice teachers, university faculty, and K-12 faculty from area schools. We have designed the site to be as user friendly as possible and to work seamlessly with other web-based resources on state standards.

Minnesota Graduation Standards web site: http://www.winona.edu/education/gs

Project Compass

Project Compass' mission is to assist people with and without disabilities to realize their potential by providing a wide range of learning experiences.

Reading on the Mall

The International Reading Association has declared February as "I love to Read Month!" To celebrate this event students in Dr. Donna Helble's Reading and Language Arts classes at Winona State University sponsor "Reading on the Mall."

All events are held at the Winona Mall one Saturday in February. Children and adults are invited to come to the Winona Mall to celebrate reading. College students, children, and other interested people from the community will entertain at various booths with reading, storytelling, plays, and puppetry.

Reading on the Mall web site: http://www.winona.edu/education/reading

Rural Integration of Technology into Education (RITE)

The RITE project is a collaborative effort between St. Cloud State University; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Southwest State University; and Winona State University. The project has two major goals:

• to assist students in developing the technology competencies identified in the MnSCU and NCATE/ISTE technology competencies and standards

• to assist faculty in developing the technological skills necessary to integrate technology into teacher education courses.

The project has identified four goals that embody this purpose. Among these goals are the integration of technology into university courses and developing technology-rich field experiences for teacher education students. Both of these goals weigh heavily in our spring plans.

RITE project web site: http://coe2.winona.edu/rite

Teacher Education Partnership

At the beginning of the 1997-98 school year, the Hiawatha Valley Education District, Winona Public Schools and Winona State University formed the teacher education partnership (TEP). The partnership's goal is to enhance the preparation of teacher education students and classroom teachers in our area. Since that time, approximately 50 people representing the K-12 schools throughout the Hiawatha Valley Education District and Winona State University have met regularly to study the ways in which the partnership's goals might be achieved. This website documents the beginnings of our partnership and the results of our work.

Teacher Education Partnership web site: coming soon.