January 11, 2021
The School of Education's Career Center and Teacher Education Center are hosting a virtual PREP (Professional Resources for Educator Preparation) Conference, via Zoom on Jan. 12, 14, 19, and 21, focused on job search preparation.
January 11, 2021
The School of Education's Career Center and Teacher Education Center are hosting a virtual PREP (Professional Resources for Educator Preparation) Conference, via Zoom on Jan. 12, 14, 19, and 21, focused on job search preparation.
December 30, 2020
Reporter Sanika Bhargaw with Madison's NBC15 / WMTV spotlighted the School of Education's Special Education Teacher (UW-SET) Residency Program for a recent report.
December 23, 2020
UW–Madison’s Kimber Wilkerson appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio’s "Central Time" to speak about UW–Madison's Special Education Teacher (UW-SET) residency program. Wilkerson is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, and the director of the Teacher Education Center.
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.
December 21, 2020
UW–Madison alumna Rana Yaghmaian has been honored with the Leona Tyler Award from the Oregon Counseling Association (ORCA). Yaghmaian earned her doctorate in rehabilitation psychology from the UW–Madison School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education.
December 16, 2020
UW–Madison alumna Saili S. Kulkarni was recently awarded a Re-envisioning Teaching and Teacher Education in the Shadow of the COVID-19 Pandemic (RTTE) grant from Division K (Teaching and Teacher Education) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
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.
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.
November 25, 2020
The Capital Times published an article reporting on the Oct. 29 symposium, “Addressing Inequities in School Policies, Policing, and Discipline Practices.” The symposium was the third event in the Real Talk for Real Change symposia series, hosted by the School of Education’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) and of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE).
November 17, 2020
An innovative program housed within UW–Madison’s School of Education is preparing future special education teachers to work in high-need and rural districts in Wisconsin. Within 14 months, students enrolled in the UW–Madison Special Education Teacher (UW–SET) Residency Program earn a master’s degree and Wisconsin teacher licensure in special education. Each graduate student takes part in a teaching residency in a partner school, gaining the knowledge and skills to meet the needs of students.