December 5, 2022
UW–Madison’s L. J. Randolph Jr. was recently elected to the board of directors of ACTFL. He will serve as the organization’s president-elect in 2023 and president in 2024.
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Isthmus puts Halverson’s podcast in the spotlight
December 2, 2022
Isthmus put Erica Halverson’s new podcast, “Arts Educators Save the World,” in the spotlight recently in a story that is headlined, “An apple (podcast) for the teacher.”
The Guardian spotlights gun violence curriculum co-developed by UW–Madison alumna
November 30, 2022
The work of UW–Madison alumna Melanie Swandby and a fellow teacher to address the issue of gun violence in their community was recently spotlighted in The Guardian.
Alumna receives honorary doctorate from Finnish university
November 29, 2022
UW–Madison alumna Ulla Connor, who earned her PhD in curriculum and instruction from the School of Education in 1978, received an honorary doctorate of philosophy from Åbo Akademi University in Finland in May 2022.
School of Education faculty, programs, and alumni featured in news coverage of teaching about elections
November 23, 2022
UW–Madison School of Education faculty, programs, and alumni have been featured in several stories this fall about how educators are approaching teaching about elections amid heightened political polarization and scrutiny on teachers.
UW–Madison recognizes four local educators with Rockwell Awards
November 15, 2022
The UW–Madison School of Education honored the 2022 recipients of its Rockwell Award for Outstanding Cooperating Teachers on Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Education Building. This year's winners are Patricia Fortune, Marguerite Fairchild-Gόngora, Josh Reineking, and Malia Konsitzke.
Veterans Day spotlight: UW–Madison alum Dale Schulz
November 11, 2022
On Veterans Day, we’re putting the spotlight on Dale Schulz — a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, a proud UW–Madison School of Education alumnus (BS in elementary education), and an award-winning and now retired teacher.
UW–Madison alumnus is selected as Knowles Teaching Fellow
November 3, 2022
UW–Madison alumnus Alejandro Nunez is among 29 promising high school mathematics and science teachers who are just beginning their careers that were awarded Knowles Teaching Fellowships for 2022.
‘Redefining knowledge’ is focus of WPR program featuring UW–Madison’s Russ
October 27, 2022
What counts as knowledge, and how might we redefine this — whether in an elementary science classroom or inside the walls of a prison? This question lies at the center of a recent episode of Wisconsin Public Radio’s “University of the Air,” on which UW–Madison’s Rosemary Russ is a guest.
Two students from School of Education are Kohler Fellows for 2022-23
October 25, 2022
Two students from the UW–Madison School of Education — Tracey Bullington and Praveen Maripelly — are recipients of Marie Christine Kohler Fellowships from the Wisconsin Institute of Discovery (WID) for the 2022-23 academic year.