April 25, 2023
Kate Vieira, the Susan J. Cellmer Distinguished Chair in Literacy and a professor with the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, recently won the Kay W. Levin Award for Short Nonfiction from the Wisconsin Writers Awards.
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UW–Madison’s Grant honored as Community Hero at Bucks game
April 21, 2023
UW–Madison’s Carl Grant, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, was honored as a Jockey Community Hero at the Milwaukee Bucks game on Saturday, March 4.
Getting students excited about science: Q&A with Teacher Pledge alum Maya Bhadkamkar
April 16, 2023
To learn just a bit more about the Teacher Pledge and its impact, the School of Education’s communications team reached out to Pledge alumni to get their thoughts.
UW–Madison alum is author of chapter on professor emeritus Apple for ‘Handbook of Educational Thinkers’
April 14, 2023
School of Education alumnus Wayne Au recently wrote a chapter about UW–Madison Professor Emeritus Michael Apple for "The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers."
School of Education alum Vavrus named next UW–Madison International Division dean
April 12, 2023
Frances Vavrus has been named vice provost and dean of the International Division at UW–Madison, a position she is scheduled to begin Aug. 1.
UW–Madison researchers write chapter on augmented reality in live theatrical performance
April 5, 2023
A team of UW–Madison researchers, including the School of Education's Daniel Lisowski and Caleb Probst, are co-authors of a chapter in the "Springer Handbook of Augmented Reality" that is titled, “Augmented Reality (AR) into Live Theatrical Performance.”
Empowering students: Q&A with Teacher Pledge alum Madeline Abbatacola
March 23, 2023
To learn just a bit more about the Teacher Pledge and its impact, the School of Education’s communications team reached out to Pledge alumni to get their thoughts.
UW–Madison’s innovative Teacher Pledge, aimed at supporting future educators and offering solutions to teacher shortage, extended
March 21, 2023
As the nationwide teacher shortage continues to generate headlines, the UW–Madison School of Education is announcing the extension of a program aimed at addressing the problem in Wisconsin thanks to a $5 million gift from Susan and James Patterson.
‘Playful testing’: UW–Madison’s Matthew Berland co-authors book on how to build great games for classroom assessment
March 14, 2023
A new book co-authored by a UW–Madison School of Education faculty member walks readers through the process of designing, developing, implementing, and reflecting on the efficacy of an educational game.
Fred Newmann, longtime UW–Madison professor and giant in assessment, civic education, dies at 86
March 10, 2023
Newmann rose to national prominence as a giant in his field, producing work that transformed how teachers and administrators think about authentic assessment, civic and social studies education, professional development, and school restructuring.