December 22, 2020
UW–Madison alumna Suzanne Holman was recently nominated to represent the Farmington Municipal School District in Farmington, New Mexico, as District Teacher of the Year for 2021.
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
The School of Education’s moments in time 2020
December 21, 2020
What a year it has been! Since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, we faced challenges that few could have envisioned. Despite 2020 being such a unique year, our School of Education has retained its sense of optimism — and a belief in big ideas.
UW–Madison alum Liu publishes new book, ‘Critical Reflection for Transformative Learning’
December 16, 2020
UW–Madison alumna Katrina recently published a book titled, "Critical Reflection for Transformative Learning: Understanding ePortfolios in Teacher Education.”
MMSD and UW–Madison form Early Literacy and Beyond Task Force
December 14, 2020
Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education announced the formation of a joint Early Literacy and Beyond Task Force that will focus on analyzing the most promising approaches to teaching reading and making recommendations to MMSD and to teacher education programs at UW-Madison toward the goals of improving reading outcomes and reducing achievement gaps. The task force’s work will be focused on utilizing literacy — at every level — as an equity strategy to ensure all MMSD students receive high-quality, grade level accelerated instruction.
Winter 2020 graduates are ready to lead and inspire
December 10, 2020
On Sunday, Dec. 13, UW–Madison will celebrate its Winter 2020 Commencement. We reached out to a few of our new School of Education graduates to learn more about their favorite memories, advice for incoming students, and most importantly, which is the best Babcock ice cream flavor.
Alum Stonewall is an agent of change
December 4, 2020
In July, Crystal Stonewall was selected to the Wisconsin Law Review just before her second year at the UW Law School. Stonewall is an alumna of the School of Education's Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
New Faculty Focus: Emily Machado
December 2, 2020
During the course of the academic year, we’ll be sharing out Q&As completed by our newest faculty members in an effort to introduce them to our campus and School of Education communities.
Kirchgasler authors new Discourse article, ‘The ends of inclusion’
December 1, 2020
UW–Madison’s Christopher Kirchgasler has published an article in Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education that is titled, “The end(s) of inclusion: ungrounding globalization and ‘the migrant’ in dialogue with hospitality.”
Former UW–Madison exchange student Lunga is finalist for Teacher of the Year award
November 30, 2020
Duduzile Lunga, who attended UW–Madison as an international exchange student in the fall of 2018, is a finalist for KFM 94.5's Teacher of the Year award in Cape Town, South Africa. Lunga is one of 10 finalists the radio station selected out of over 3,500 nominees.
UW–Madison’s Kirchgasler featured on FreshEd podcast
November 23, 2020
UW–Madison’s Christopher Kirchgasler was featured with Karishma Desai on a recent episode of the FreshEd podcast, speaking about the Comparative Education Review article they co-authored titled, “ ‘Girl’ in Crisis: Colonial Residues of Domesticity in Transnational School Reforms.”