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Adapted Fitness and Personal Training Program
The Adapted Fitness and Personal Training classes offered through the Physical Education Activity Program serve a diverse population that includes students with permanent as well as temporary disabilities. While many class members are UW students, the classes are also open to members of the community. Participation requires status as a special, guest or degree-earning student; those who receive disability benefits may be eligible to have their tuition waved. Community members with disabilities who wish to become involved in the program must first meet with Tim Gattenby, the adapted physical education coordinator. In addition to serving students with disabilities, the program also provides professional development opportunities for teachers who wish to attain the DPI 860 endorsement. Details are provided on the Web site.
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Adult Role Models in Science (ARMS)
Sponsored by the Center for Biology Education, ARMS is designed to help make science real and meaningful at the elementary level through long-term community partnerships. The program works to bring scientists and aspiring scientists into schools as role models and also to help teachers and parents to be role models in science. Programs include classroom volunteers, after-school science clubs, and Family Science Nights. ARMS also works to connect classroom learning to informal education venues. Seven Madison schools participate in ARMS: Frank Allis, Emerson, Hawthorne, Lake View, Lincoln, Lowell, and Mendota.
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African Studies Outreach
The African Studies Program offers a range of outreach services for educators and others, including a large selection of slides, videos, sound clips, maps, artifacts, and books for teaching at all levels; curriculum specialists to consult with schools; and regular conferences and workshops. Of special note on the program’s Web site are two features: Africa Focus, which contains digital forms of the program’s 3,500 images along with dozens of sound clips; and Passeport à l’Afrique Francophone, a unique resource for French teachers, with video clips and curriculum units.
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AMSER
AMSER (the Applied Math and Science Education Repository) is a portal of applied math and science educational resources and services built specifically for use by those in community and technical colleges but free for anyone to use. AMSER is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the National Science Digital Library, and is being created by a team of project partners led by Internet Scout.
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Arboretum and Center for Restoration Ecology (UW-Madison)
This 1,280-acre nature preserve is a research and teaching facility located south of the campus. It includes world-renowned collections of restored, native Wisconsin plant and animal communities, as well as an extensive collection of woody plants. The arboretum boasts more than 25 miles of woodland and prairie hiking trails. Public tours are available on weekends; school groups can schedule appointments during the week. Self-guiding brochures are available for families about Curtis Prairie, Gallistel Woods and Indian Mounds. Birding backpacks can be checked out for free at the arboretum bookstore. On the second Saturday of every month, the arboretum offers Earth Partnership for Families, a two-hour, kid-friendly program that uses nature hikes, stories, crafts, and activities to explore animals, plants, and natural phenomena. On the second Sunday of every month, the arboretum offers one-hour family walks with topics that are especially appealing to youngsters.
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Art Colloquium
The Art Colloquium, a one-credit course offered in the fall and spring semesters by the UW–Madison Art Department, brings artists from all over the world to campus to discuss their artwork in forums that are open to the general public. Invited to speak because of their achievements, the guest artists and art professionals represent a broad range of specialties. Colloquium programs are also presented by members of the Art Department faculty.
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Arts Institute
Created in 1998, the UW Arts Institute works to make the arts at UW-Madison more visible and effective. It funds projects with university- and community-wide impact, including artists’ residencies, awards and fellowships, arts communications and outreach, and public programs such as Arts Night Out and the Wisconsin Film Festival. The Arts Institute is directed by an executive committee composed of the chairs and directors of the major campus arts departments and resources.
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Arts Night Out
Arts Night Out is a campus arts festival for students, especially those new to campus, and the general public. Offered on a single weekend evening in the fall, Arts Night Out provides a sampling of the wide array of arts programming that is regularly offered by campus galleries, theaters, and music and arts groups. The event is sponsored by campus arts departments and organizations, Visitor & Information Programs, and the UW–Madison Arts Institute.
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Arts on Campus
The Arts on Campus Web site provides a portal to art activities and resources available at UW–Madison. It includes an arts calendar and information on film, music, dance, theater, writing, and the visual arts. In addition, links to a variety of K–12 art resources for teachers and schools are listed on the Web site.
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Arts Outreach Program
A component of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arts Institute, the Arts Outreach Program works hand-in-hand with the School of Music to share the expertise of its three faculty ensembles-in-residence with young musicians and community audiences around the state. These ensembles are the Pro Arte String Quartet, Wingra Woodwind Quintet, and the Wisconsin Brass Quintet. In addition to performing as part of the School of Music Faculty Concert Series, each ensemble travels to Wisconsin high schools and concert halls, working with young musicians and performing for local concert series patrons.
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Biology Outreach Club
The Biology Outreach Club is a group of mainly graduate students who bring hands-on biology activities to young learners and the public – on campus, throughout the Madison community, and around the state of Wisconsin. Its goal is to help people of all ages explore the excitement and wonder of biology. In 2007, the club received an Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, which will enable members to design new outreach materials on a range of biology topics and make the materials available to teachers statewide. During the three-year grant period, the group also plans to conduct 20 outreach events per year.
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BioTrek
BioTrek is the science outreach program of the Biotechnology Center of UW–Madison and of UW–Extension. BioTrek engages the public in the outreach mission of the University by providing tours and workshops at the Biotechnology Center on the UW–Madison campus. The program also offers workshops and inservices anywhere in Wisconsin for teachers, learners of any age, 4-H and other Cooperative Extension groups, community clubs, and any interested group. BioTrek's mission is "Sharing Science With Wisconsin." Its goal is to transform how people view and do science, and to better enable people to use science in making personal choices and public policies.
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Camp and Conference Website (UW-Whitewater)
Are you looking for a camp and do you live in the Whitewater area? Then this website is for you. It brings together a whole host of camps for young people--athletic as well as academic and music; both residential and commuter. Check it out!
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Camp of Champions Distance Running Camp
The nation's premier distance-running camp provides quality individual instruction in techniques and training for middle- and long-distance running. Held in Madison, the camp features individualized coaching and world-ranked runners as special guests/lecturers. Requirements: Application form and health form, available through the Web site or from the Athletic Department office.
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Career Development Facilitator Training
Career Development Facilitator (CDF) training is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of individuals who work in any type of career development setting. CDFs from past classes have included those who work in corporations, government agencies, technical colleges, small private companies, large universities, high schools and middle schools, correctional institutions, and entrepreneurial settings. All CDF course applicants must have a high school diploma to enroll in the class. This program is housed in the Center on Education and Work in the UW–Madison School of Education.
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