September 16, 2020
UW–Madison alumna Melissa Schieble will be featured in a book talk hosted by Teachers College, Columbia University, about a new book she co-authored titled, "Classroom Talk for Social Change: Critical Conversations in English Language Arts."
September 11, 2020
The American Philosophical Society Library and Museum recently announced that UW–Madison alumnus D.O. McCullough has received the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship.
September 9, 2020
Researchers and educators at UW–Madison and Southern Methodist University are collaborating on a new project that will utilize augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) in an effort to help students improve their mathematical acumen through movement, spatial reasoning, and imaginative thinking. This work, backed by nearly $1.4 million in support over the next four years from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES), is called “Exploring Collaborative Embodiment for Learning (EXCEL): Understanding Geometry Through Multiple Modalities.”
September 8, 2020
UW–Madison’s Christopher Kirchgasler is an author of an article published in the August 2020 issue of Comparative Education Review, titled “‘Girl’ in Crisis: Colonial Residues of Domesticity in Transnational School Reforms.”
September 3, 2020
Media outlets around the Madison area, across the state of Wisconsin, and even in different parts of the country have reported on the UW–Madison School of Education’s Teacher Pledge program, which was publicly launched Aug. 18.
September 2, 2020
Masks. Hybrid learning. Physical distancing. Testing. The fall 2020 semester is kicking off — and at UW–Madison, it won’t be like any semester that’s come before. However, our School of Education students are just as bright, driven, and inspiring as always. Seventeen students shared their thoughts with us on majors, going to college amid COVID-19, what they are excited about this semester, and future plans.
August 31, 2020
The Wisconsin State Journal utilized the expertise of three people with ties to the School of Education in an article about supporting both the academic and social-emotional needs of students when they return to school — whether it’s online, in person, or a hybrid of both — this fall.
August 28, 2020
A two-year project delivered four days of free training to Madison's 4K teachers that was custom-designed to meet their needs while creating more community among them.
August 27, 2020
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings and John Diamond said we shouldn’t rush to “go back to normal” this school year, because of the growing inequities that students face in the school system.
August 25, 2020
The UW–Madison School of Education is welcoming 16 new faculty members to campus during the upcoming 2020-21 academic year, which is one of the largest cohorts to sign on with the School since its founding in 1930. "We’re excited to welcome another group of exceptional scholars who will be working in fields as varied as the arts, health and education. They will bring a diverse set of viewpoints and experiences to our School as we build upon our excellence,” says School of Education Dean Diana Hess.