September 22, 2022
A faculty member in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology is one of the most productive researchers in the world in her field, according to an analysis just published in Educational Psychology Review.
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Despite current shortages, Eklund is positive about future outlook for school mental health professionals
September 21, 2022
Madison’s NBC15/WMTV utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Katie Eklund for a recent report on the shortage of mental health professionals in Wisconsin schools. While many districts are struggling currently, Eklund expressed a positive outlook for recruiting the next generation of these professionals.
New study identifies problems with diagrams commonly used by chemistry teachers
September 7, 2022
Diagrams commonly used to teach chemistry concepts sometimes do more harm than good in students’ learning experiences, according to a new study from UW–Madison's Martina Rau.
Enright offers insight on science of forgiveness in Forbes feature
September 1, 2022
School of Education professor Robert Enright offered his expertise on the science of forgiveness for a recent feature in Forbes.
Back to school experts from UW–Madison are available to share insights
August 15, 2022
As parents, students, and teachers prepare for the upcoming 2022-23 academic year, experts from UW–Madison’s School of Education are ready to share their thoughts with media members on a range of school and education-related topics.
Student scholars explain their work at Summer Education Research Poster Symposium
August 4, 2022
The students had been conducting research alongside faculty mentors as a part of the 10-week Summer Education Research Program (SERP). The young scholars, who came to Madison from around the country and beyond, delivered short presentations and spoke with those who attended the event about their findings.
Latest Learning Connections alumni magazine now available online
July 29, 2022
The Summer 2022 edition of Learning Connections, a magazine for alumni and friends of the UW–Madison School of Education, is now posted online. This issue centers on Rising to the Challenge — and above the political noise — to demonstrate how quality education can play a vital role in helping people better understand each other and work together to reimagine a better future.
Enright discusses scientific study of forgiveness on Wisconsin Public Radio
July 26, 2022
Educational psychology professor Robert Enright joined Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” program last week to share his expertise about the scientific study of forgiveness.
‘If we could learn to not be fooled’: Educational psychology professor wins grant to fight misinformation
July 22, 2022
Teaching people how to spot and outsmart a particularly tricky form of misinformation online is at the heart of new UW-Madison research recently funded by the National Science Foundation.
UW–Madison’s Kaplan will be guest professor at Heidelberg University in Germany
July 11, 2022
UW–Madison’s David Kaplan, the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, was named an international guest professor and will spend three months at the Institute für Bildungswissenshaft (Institute for Education Science) at Heidelberg University in Germany.