Name:
Dr. Hector T. Cruz email: cruzh@uwstout.edu
Office: 430 McCalmont Hall
Phone: 232-2556
Web Site: http://faculty.uwstout.edu/cruzh/
Office Hours:
Mondays through Thursday: 10:10 - 11:05 or By appointment
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University of Wisconsin Extension Award for Excellence 2002
Teacher of the Year Award, UW-Stout, 2002
UCEA Region IV Award for Excellence in Teaching and Faculty Service, 2002
Represents 6 state area (MN, WI, IA, MI, IL, OH)
College of Human Development Teaching Excellence Award, 2000
College of Human Development Outstanding Teaching Award finalist, 1997-1998
Friend of Marketing Education Award, UW-Stout, 1997
Bush Leadership Fellow, 1995
Greater Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year, 1994
Presented Seminar on Cooperative Learning Strategies at Rasmussen College, St. Paul, MN.(November, 2001)
Presented an inservice The Skillful Teacher to faculty at Rasmussen College, St. Cloud, MN.(October, 2001)
Facilitated Round Table Discussion on Multiculturalism at Annual Conference for School Counselors. Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells.(October, 2001)
Presented a Seminar Building Community in the College Classroom to faculty at Rasmussen College in St.
Cloud, MN.(April, 2001)
Presented Seeds of Hate presentation to faculty at UW-Green Bay.(March, 1999)
Conducted Seminar at Spring UTIC Conference - Teaching and Learning: To the Best of Our Knowledge
- entitled Cooperative Learning Strategies for the College Classroom. Madison, WI. (April, 1998)
Conducted Cooperative Learning Seminar for faculty at Southwest Technical College, Fenmore, WI. (January, 1998)
Conducted inservice on Building Community in the Classroom for CESA 10 + 11 staff.(January, 1998)
Conducted a Quasi Experimental study entittled "The Effects of Multimedia Cooperative Learning Instructional Materials on Teacher Use and Student Satisfaction with Cooperative Learning." This study was conducted with 30 faculty and 320 students at Milwaukee Area Technical College (2001).
Co-authored "Advanced Iformation Technology" grant. The grant was funded and facilitated taeching teams of high school teachers and students desk top publishing, video editing, and web-page development. Over 90 teachers and students participated in two summers. (1999-2000)
Cooperative Learning Strategies
Leadership
Multiculturalism
Ethics
Consultation in Educational Issues
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Phi Delta Kappa
Ed.D. University of Minnesota 2002 Education
M.S. University of Wisconsin-Stout 1979 Counseling
B.A. University of Wisconsin-Stout 1972 Psychology Ed.
EDUC-501 Introduction to Guidance
EDUC-507 Applied Human Relations
EDUC-303 Educational Psychology
EDUC-310 Regular Education Practicum
EDUC-336 Multiculturalism
EDUC-576 Cross Cultural Field Experience
EDUC-596I Cooperative Learning Strategies
EDUC-600A Educational Psychology for the Adult Learner
EDUC-702 Principles of Supervision
EDUC-712 Analysis of Teaching Behaviors
EDUC-750 Curriculum, Theory and Practice
EDUC-726 Administration
SPED-700 Special Needs Learner

