October 1, 2022
UW–Madison’s Kimber Wilkerson, the associate dean for teacher education in the School of Education, speaks about the importance of having a diverse teacher workforce for all students in a recent article in the Appleton Post-Crescent.
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McKinney de Royston speaks with WPR about declining test scores
September 30, 2022
Wisconsin Public Radio utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Maxine McKinney de Royston for a recent report on how Wisconsin schools are grappling with significant declines in test scores that are a fallout from the pandemic. McKinney de Royston says giving into the "learning loss narrative" adds pressure in ways that are not supportive of learning.
Abdu’Allah is guest on new episode of Halverson’s ‘Arts Educators Save the World’ podcast
September 26, 2022
In a new episode of her podcast, “Arts Educators Save the World,” that will be released on Monday, Sept. 26, UW–Madison’s Erica Halverson speaks with actor Fraser James and UW–Madison’s Faisal Abdu’Allah about how these two Black British artists have influenced each other across the years in their art and activism.
Alumna is selected for inaugural ‘Inquiry Initiative’ to explore opportunity gaps in education
September 22, 2022
UW–Madison alumna Kimberly Oamek (PhD, 2022) has been selected to participate in the inaugural “Inquiry Initiative” sponsored by the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE).
UW–Madison alum wins prestigious award from Taiwanese government
September 17, 2022
Yun-Wen Chan, who earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2019, has been awarded the Ministry of Science and Technology’s 2022 Taiwanese Overseas Pioneers Grant for Young Scholars.
Teacher Pledge program gets shout out in Up North News
September 14, 2022
The UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge program was spotlighted in Up North News recently in an article that is headlined, “The University of Wisconsin Gets Creative to Recruit, Train, and Retain the Next Generation of Teachers.”
Teaching about the elections: UW–Madison conference to provide support, resources to educators ahead of 2022 midterm elections
September 6, 2022
In 2022, educators face a unique set of challenges in teaching about elections. UW-Madison experts are here to help.
UW–Madison alum Dallman publishes second book in award-winning ‘Cady Whirlwind Thunder’ series
August 31, 2022
UW–Madison alumna Ann Dallman published the second book in her award-winning middle-grade series — the Cady Whirlwind Thunder Mysteries — in June. Dallman earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism education from the School of Education in 1970.
School of Education welcoming new cohort of faculty hires to campus
August 24, 2022
This fall, there are 13 new faculty hires joining us for the start of the fall semester.
News 3 talks with UW–Madison’s Wilkerson about looming teacher shortage, how Teacher Pledge can help
August 22, 2022
WISC-TV/News 3’s Kathryn Merck spoke with UW–Madison’s Kimber Wilkerson, associate dean for teacher education in the School of Educationo, about the looming teacher shortage that is affecting schools across the country, and how UW–Madison is helping to combat this issue through the School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge Program.