April 17, 2023
Two faculty members with UW–Madison’s School of Education have been selected as Outstanding Reviewers for 2022 by the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
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UW–Madison’s Mitchell Nathan urges educators to be strategic when using AI programs to measure learning
April 12, 2023
As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) programs continues to grow in the field of education, a UW–Madison faculty member says educators should work to build a keen awareness of the limits of some of the programs to interpret students’ body language and other physical interactions.
New $6M grant to expand mental health services in Madison schools
April 7, 2023
Answering local needs amid a national emergency, UW−Madison faculty members and their partners in the Madison Metropolitan School District will use a new, $6 million grant to expand culturally responsive mental health services in Madison schools.
Hulsey explains why MSPE program is perfect fit for her busy life in podcast
April 7, 2023
Rachel Hulsey recently appeared on a podcast run by UW–Madison’s Alissa Oleck, the assistant dean for professional degrees and certificates, to talk about the School of Education’s MS in Educational Psychology: Professional Educators (MSPE) program.
Two from School of Education win Teaching Assistant Awards
March 29, 2023
The winners of the 2022-23 Teaching Assistant Awards have been announced, and two graduate students from the School of Education are among the honorees.
WCER’s School Mental Health Collaborative wins WARF award
March 22, 2023
A WCER-based project to expand the Resilience Education Program (REP), a mental health innovation for young students at risk of depression and anxiety, is one of four pioneering initiatives selected to receive development funding through the UW/WARF Mental Health Challenge Grant.
UW–Madison’s Enright says forgiveness is key to getting over a grudge
March 17, 2023
Vox magazine utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Robert Enright recently for an article that is headlined, “How (and why) to stop holding a grudge.”
UW–Madison alum named 2023 Teacher of Distinction
February 28, 2023
UW–Madison alumna Zhuxin Fang Karoliussen was named a 2023 Teacher of Distinction and is a finalist for a Golden Apple Award. The Greater Green Bay Chamber's Golden Apple Awards program annually recognizes high-quality educators in the Green Bay area.
Following pandemic, educators are not all right but meditation could ease burden
February 21, 2023
“Psychologically healthy teachers and other school system employees are an essential part of any conceivable solution. Supporting school system employee mental health and well-being may be a prerequisite to student and educational system pandemic recovery efforts.”
ChatGPT could help improve our education system, David Williamson Shaffer argues in Newsweek op-ed
February 16, 2023
Shaffer argues the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT could have a positive impact on our education system — but only if educators approach the new technology a certain way.