February 26, 2020
The Wisconsin Center for Education Research hosted a free community workshop, with most of the attendees being Madison-area early childhood educators from public schools, Head Start, and private childcare centers.
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Zheng receiving Graduate Student Award from AERA Critical Issues in Cultural Studies SIG
February 20, 2020
UW-Madison’s Lei Zheng, a Ph.D. student with the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, will receive the Graduate Student Award from the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Critical Issues in Cultural Studies special interest group (SIG).
Global Engagement Office hosts Lunar New Year Celebration
February 13, 2020
On Friday, Jan. 31, the School of Education’s Global Engagement Office hosted a Lunar New Year celebration, with the help of students Xinyu Lin, Naiwen Si, Dong Chen, and Yoriko Sato.
UW-Madison’s Hora and students collaborate on paper that reframes student employability
February 6, 2020
UW-Madison’s Matt Hora collaborated with students Rena Yehuda Newman, Robert Hemp, Jasmine Brandon, and Yi-Jung Wu to write and publish a paper titled “Reframing student employability: From commodifying the self to supporting the student, worker, and societal well-being.” The paper centers on two questions: How can colleges and universities cultivate employability in their students? How can institutions measure and prove their students’ employability to policymakers and taxpayers?
School of Education’s Halverson, Vieira receive 2020 Distinguished Teaching Awards
February 5, 2020
The School of Education’s Erica Halverson and Kate Vieira are two of 13 faculty members from across the UW-Madison campus to receive a 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award.
Game on! Classroom project leads to ‘Super Badgers’
January 16, 2020
Growing up in Seoul, South Korea, Somi Hwang never considered herself a “gamer.”
UW-Madison’s Louie receiving Early Career Publication Award from AERA SIG
January 16, 2020
UW-Madison’s Nicole Louie is receiving the Early Career Publication Award from the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Research in Mathematics Education Special Interest Group (SIG).
UW–Madison alum Marri named dean of Ball State’s Teachers College
January 14, 2020
UW-Madison alumnus Anand R. Marri was named dean of Ball State University’s Teachers College, BSU announced in a news release on Jan. 7.
Feinstein is lead author on, ‘Three roles for education in climate change adaptation’
January 6, 2020
UW–Madison’s Noah Feinstein is the lead author on a new article published in the journal Climate Policy that explains how education can play an important role in helping society adapt to a changing climate. Feinstein is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. The co-author on the report is K.J. Mach from the University of Miami.
Rudolph’s ‘How We Teach Science’ receives Choice Outstanding Academic Title honor
December 30, 2019
A book from UW–Madison’s John Rudolph was selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2019. Rudolph’s book is titled, “How We Teach Science: What’s Changed, and Why It Matters,” which was published by Harvard University Press. How We Teach Science book coverRudolph, a professor and chair of the School of Education’s highly regarded Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is an expert on the history of science education in American schools.