​School of Education Weekly Newsletter

Reminder - Education majors are required to read this weekly newsletter!

Week of May 5: Welcome to Week 15

One more week of classes!  Finish strong!   Get prepared for finals next week by using campus resources.  See the links below for more information.  Make sure you also taking care of yourself.  Get plenty of rest and healthy foods so your brain is sharp!

If you have not registered, PLEASE do that as soon as you are able.  Departments are making decisions on closing classes and that might mean you don’t get what you need to keep progressing in your program.  

IF YOU ARE STUDENT TEACHING IN SPRING 2026 you should have gotten an email from field.experiences.office@uwsp.edu asking you to sign up for a meeting to apply for student teaching.   The meeting is in the fall on September 5th. There are 2 times to pick from.  Read the email carefully!

Have a great week! ​​
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What is a Degree Progress Report and Why Is It important for me to check it regularly?

You can find your degree progress report in accesspoint under DEGREE PROGRESS.  Once you open it, click VIEW AS .PDF.  You will be able to see all of your credits required, what general ed requirements you are meeting and those not yet satisfied, then you will see all of your course requirements and GPAs for the programs you have indicated.  It is important to be checking this after you register every semester and then again when your grades are posted every semester.

Dropping and Adding Courses

Withdrawing or adding a 16 week course February 1-April 5 requires special permission and withdrawals result in a "W" on your transcript, which does not affect your GPA.  There is a Late Drop and Late Add form in your accesspoint FORMS tile and you must use this in order to accomplish this.  The last day to withdraw from a course is ​​​​Friday, April 4.

Tutoring Available through the Tutoring Learning Center (TLC)

The TCL offers a variety of tutoring opportunities, which you can find on their website.
  • Academic Coaching
  • STEM Tutoring
  • Reading in the Disciplines 
  • Study skills
  • Technology Essentials
  • World Languages
  • Writing Center (they can help you clean up a draft of any paper you are writing)
  • Additional Services​

​Other Resources you should link as favorites in your browser:

Get Involved

We highly recommend that all teaching intent students are involved in at least one student organization involved in teacher education each year.  You will be invited to their meetings through this newsletter and some through your email as well.  This is a great way to stand out among your peers when you are applying for jobs.  Many students are involved every year they are in school and that is your competition!  Most meet one hour per month.  Take a look at UWSP Campus and Student Engagement Office where you can find student organizations to join and job and volunteer opportunities, as well as SPIN​.  ​
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  • Click above for ​Appointment directions

Meeti​​ngs & Events​​​​​​​​​​​​​​


 

Job/Volunteer​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​


  • ACTFL OPIc and WPT Preparation

  • Praxis Subject Assessment Flashcards

  • Praxis Subject Assessment Study Guides 

  • Foundations of Reading Test for WI Preparation

  • Writing Workshop​

Announcements​

  • Looking for a Teaching Job?​

  • Northern Ireland with the Young Ambassador Program​

  • The Connection Co. Educate + Advocate Scholarship Fund

  • ​UW-Stevens Point's Scholarship Portal​

  • CAST Certificate

  • The Council for Exceptional Children-Membership​​

  • FoRT Tutoring

  • FoRT Scholarship

  • Interested in Teaching Abroad Next Year?

  • Early Childhood Educators (Newsletter​​​)

  • Financial Aid

  • Exceptions Application Deadline - February 7
     
  • Professional Education Application Deadlines - February 21​

  • Puzzles of UWSP

  • Summer/winter education courses