Student creates performance piece about 2020 derecho

December 30, 2021

How can art be used to tell a story and spread awareness? What are the ways art can be utilized to share accounts of people’s lives and elevate those lesser-known, powerful stories? UW graduate student Caitlin Mary Margarett utilizes her art to raise awareness of climate change by telling these stories. 

ELPA alumni Wickersham, Nachman publish new articles

December 29, 2021

Kelly Wickersham and Brett Nachman, both alumni of the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA), are co-authors of recent articles published in the Community College Journal of Research and Practice and Innovative Higher Education.

‘becoming—Feral’ illuminates human and animal relationships

December 28, 2021

UW–Madison's Alexandra Lakind, a joint PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, is the managing editor of a new publication, “becoming—Feral,” that investigates the complex relationships between humans and other animals.

Call for proposals open for 2022 WIDA Annual Conference

December 27, 2021

The 2022 WIDA Annual Conference call for proposals is now open and invites interested individuals to submit a proposal. "Advancing Learning Together" is the title of this year's conference, and it will take place in Louisville, Kentucky, from Sep. 28-30. 

School of Education well represented at INEI webinar focused around literacy

December 23, 2021

Several individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education were presenters at an INEI virtual webinar, “Language and Literacy Education: Cross-National Experiences,” that took place on Dec. 10. The webinar, hosted by the School of Education at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, invited faculty and graduate students from around the world to share their expertise and engage in discussions around literacy.

WIDA receives $2.6 million to develop professional learning for rural educators of multilingual learners

December 21, 2021

WIDA, an educational services organization within the UW–Madison School of Education, received $2.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education to launch Rural Educators Self-Reflecting and Practicing Equity-Centered Teaching with English Learners (Project RESPECT), a program that will help rural K-8 teachers provide effective and equitable literacy instruction for multilingual learners.