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Overview
The Department of Educational Foundations offers undergraduate and graduate courses providing the underpinnings of teacher education. The mission of the department is to foster the development of foundational knowledge, skills, and dispositions most vital to the future work of outstanding educators. Our focus is to identify common core experiences that provide the basis for informed, reflective, and efficacious practice, while also providing specialized preparation for various educational professionals. In addition to our foundations block courses, we offer programs in library media, developmental education, and instructional design and learning technology.
Library Media K-12 Minor
The school library media minor is a valuable addition to any education degree. A student can simultaneously work on both the 1902 Library Media Specialist license and another teaching license as an undergraduate. There are 24 credits in the minor plus a 3-credit practicum course to earn the 1902 license.
GPA requirement: Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in all content courses in order to enroll in the Practicum.
Library Media Program
Program Coordinator
Katie McBride-Moench
LibMedia@uww.edu
Library Science Minor
The library science minor can be taken by students in a wide range of majors who are interested in becoming public librarians, who want a background in resources and research, or who plan to earn a master's degree in library science. Library science minors may take the library science courses at any time during their college careers. There are 24 credits in the minor including fieldwork.
The minor in library science prepares students for Grade 2 or 3 public library certification in Wisconsin. This is for library directors in communities up to 5,999 people. Please note that this minor DOES NOT provide Grade 1 certification. Grade 1 certification requires a master's degree from an American Library Association accredited program. More information about certification levels is available from DPI: Public Library Director Certification.
GPA requirement: Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in all content courses in order to enroll in fieldwork courses.
Program Coordinator
Katie McBride-Moench
LibMedia@uww.edu
Developmental Education Program
Tara Schmidt, Program Specialist
The Developmental Education Program offers courses in Study/College Success Skills and College Literacy. The courses are designed to assist incoming students with the skills necessary for success at the University. These skills include executive functioning skills, metacognition, enhancing memory skills, improving note-taking skills, developing, refining, and advancing students' college literacy skills, and developing and implementing positive habits that allow students to perform well in all of their courses. The courses offer individualized and small group attention and provide additional assistance from the Tutorial Center.