February 1, 2024
Movement Minutes (movementminutes.com) offers 15 free movement videos and follow-up activity prompts for educators, therapists, and caregivers of preschool and elementary-aged children, and beyond.
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School of Education honors Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
December 22, 2023
To celebrate our alumni excellence across the arts, health, and education, the School of Education selected three trailblazing UW–Madison alumni to honor with a Distinguished Alumni Award. The three award recipients — Tania Isaac, Julie Côté, and Tony Evers — were honored at awards ceremonies on Nov. 16.
The School of Education’s 2023 year in review
December 21, 2023
As we approach the end of another year, we wanted to look back and reflect on all of the great work that has happened across the School of Education in 2023.
Works by faculty, guest artist take the stage at Dance Department’s fall concert
November 14, 2023
The UW–Madison Dance Department’s Faculty Concert Fall 2023 opens this week, featuring work from faculty members Kate Corby, Jin-Wen Yu, Karen McShane-Hellebrand, and Liz Sexe. A new work by guest artist Taryn Vander Hoop in collaboration with student dancers will also premiere at the concert.
School of Education announces 2023-24 Distinguished Alumni Award winners
November 2, 2023
To celebrate our alumni excellence across the arts, health, and education, the School of Education has selected three trailblazing UW–Madison alumni to honor with a Distinguished Alumni Award.
School of Education study abroad programs expand students’ global awareness
October 13, 2023
This past summer, the UW–Madison School of Education launched four short-term, faculty-led study abroad programs. Nearly one hundred students participated in these programs – embarking on courses to explore team building in Costa Rica, theatre in London, education in the Galapagos, and movement/sedentary behavior in Portugal.
Dance Department, Jin-Wen Yu Dance present ‘Digging’ Sept. 28-30
September 19, 2023
The UW–Madison Dance Department, housed in the School of Education, and Jin-Wen Yu Dance present "Digging,” a two-part concert of new contemporary dance and older award-winning work by Dance Professor and Chair Jin-Wen Yu, Sept. 28-30 in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall.
New York Times features UW–Madison alumna and pioneering dance educator Jody Gottfried Arnhold
August 10, 2023
The New York Times featured a story recently, headlined “Repeat After Her: There is No Dance Without Dance Education,” about UW–Madison alumna and dance advocate, educator, and founder of the Dance Education Laboratory Jody Gottfried Arnhold.
A conversation with Emily Eckman, athletic trainer for Dance
June 7, 2023
Recently, the School of Education’s communications team sat down with UW–Madison's Emily Eckman to learn a bit more about her work and why athletic training is important for dancers.
Meet some of the School of Education’s amazing spring 2023 graduates
May 10, 2023
On Saturday, May 13, UW–Madison will celebrate its Spring 2023 Commencement. We reached out to a few of our graduating students from bachelor’s to PhDs to learn more about their favorite memories, advice for incoming students, and future plans.