March 17, 2022
How to sustain positive outcomes seen during the pandemic — such as increased connection between teachers and parents through new communication technologies and more planning time for teachers — is an important question going forward.
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
UW-Madison alum Sobe helping UNESCO shape the future of education
March 15, 2022
Noah W. Sobe earned his PhD in 2005 from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, with a minor from the Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS). On March 25, he’ll be delivering a keynote presentation about this important work at the 2022 EPS Conference, “The Futures of Education.”
UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory presents ‘Whoopensocker LIVE!’
March 11, 2022
The UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory presents “Whoopensocker LIVE!” at the new Madison Youth Arts Center March 24-26. Whoopensocker performers will bring to life the extraordinary creativity of kids on stage, featuring the works of students from Lowell Elementary and students in the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) who are learning virtually.
UW–Madison alumnus Teitelbaum addresses conflict over critical race theory in Kappan magazine article
March 3, 2022
UW–Madison alumnus Kenneth Teitelbaum is the author of a new article in Kappan magazine that is headlined “Curriculum, conflict, and critical race theory.” Teitelbaum earned his PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 1985.
UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge, extended through 2025-26, offers tangible step toward educator shortage solutions
March 1, 2022
The university on Tuesday announced the extension of the UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge, which pays the equivalent of in-state tuition and fees, testing, and licensing costs for all teacher education students. In return, graduates “pledge” to teach for three or four years at a pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school in Wisconsin.
UW–Madison’s Ladson-Billings receives top honor from Horace Mann League
February 18, 2022
Founded in 1922, the Horace Mann League is an honorary association of leaders who believe that the public school system is the cornerstone of our democracy. “Throughout my life I have seen public education as the key to true democracy,” says Gloria Ladson-Billings, a professor emerita with the School of Education.
Read Your Heart Out Day turns 18 years old
February 16, 2022
Read Your Heart Out Day, conceived by UW–Madison alumna Michelle Belnavis back in 2004, has now become an institution in Madison schools and throughout the state of Wisconsin.
Local, national media spotlight how Teacher Pledge is working to address teacher shortage
February 14, 2022
Both CNN and Madison's Channel 3000/News 3 have highlighted the UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge program in recent reports drawing attention to a growing shortage of teachers both in Wisconsin and nationally.
State Journal column highlights success of UW–Madison’s teacher education programs
February 14, 2022
A column in the Wisconsin State Journal by Esther J. Cepeda highlights the success of the UW–Madison School of Education’s teacher education programs, both in attracting students of color and preparing them to pass their certification tests.
Russ is recipient of 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award
January 26, 2022
Rosemary Russ, an associate professor in the School of Education's Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is one of 12 UW–Madison faculty members chosen to receive a Distinguished Teaching Award this year. These honors have been given out since 1953 and recognize the university’s finest educators.