University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Periscope Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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I Elementary Education UPPER RIGHT: Dijne Bresina. Jane Johnson The Velveteen Rabbit, ...a rollicking game of Duck, Duck, Goose...7 x 5 = 35...sounds elementary doesn't it? For elementary education majors it is more than just kid's stuff; it's the key to good teaching. Basic math, reading, science, art and physical education courses not only evoke memories of their younger years, but prepare the future teachers to handle all academic areas in the elementary school. Upperdass students in elementary education are required to take the block,” a series of teaching methods courses that prepare them for student teaching or interning positions in the professional semester. A recent addition to the elementary education curriculum. Tutoring in the Elementary School, is designed to give freshmen experience with children. 28-Books

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Business Administration To dream of becoming a banker or president of a huge company often seems years away, but students studying Business Administration have that opportunity even before they leave the university. Business Administration gives students a chance to participate in the actual management of a company. A course called policy formulation and administration sets the atmosphere for working in a corporation and the situations and problems that company administration must cope with. Courses in business administration give students a general accounting background and prepare them for general business jobs. In conjunction with the First Wisconsin National Bank of Eau Claire, each year three students work in the bank. Students work three hours a week constantly gaining background in the field of banking. The business administration department is continually looking for ways and programs to gain a better understanding of business and where students can receive practical experience. New courses such as land use controls and mathematical analysis for business have been considered for next year's class schedule. Book v-27

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Special Education major observe Park School classes (rom Brewer olnervalory. Special Education A UWEC student sits in a basement of a local church, peering over the shoulder of a younger, emotionally handicapped student. She helps him with a difficult math problem. He needs constant reenforcement to curb his negative social behavior. Other students act as girl scout leaders for a troop of mentally retarded girls, while others work with mentally retarded and handicapped people in local pools as a pan of the Operation Turtle program. These types of volunteer work, assigned as part of a sophomore level special education course, help a student understand what teaching the retarded or handicapped would be like, and whether they want to remain in the field. Special education is a comprehensive major which included elementary education courses. Special education majors must take the Block sequence of elementary methods courses, and will eventually be certified to teach normal elementary grade level children as well as the mentally retarded and handicapped people at both elementary and secondary levels. Book -29