September 2, 2021
We spoke to some of our students, faculty, and staff to learn how the pandemic impacted them, what they learned from it, and what they are looking forward to this semester. Following are their stories.
School News
New Faculty Focus: Meet Suzanne Eckes
September 2, 2021
We'd like to introduce you to one of the School of Education's newest faculty members — Suzanne Eckes, a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
UW–Madison’s Turner receives honorable mention for ‘Suddenly Diverse’
August 27, 2021
UW–Madison’s Erica Turner, an associate professor in the School of Education's Department of Educational Policy Studies, has received an honorable mention for the American Sociology Association’s Pierre Bourdieu Award for the Best Book in Sociology of Education.
UW–Madison’s Henry awarded William T. Grant Foundation writing fellowship
August 26, 2021
UW–Madison’s Kevin Henry, an assistant professor in the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, has been awarded a Theories of Blackness, Indigeneity, and Racialization in Research to Reduce Inequality in the Lives of Young People Writing Fellowship from the William T. Grant Foundation.
School of Education’s Welcome Back Bash set for Sept. 2
August 25, 2021
UW-Madison’s School of Education is welcoming faculty and staff back to campus with its typical Welcome Back Bash event on Thursday, Sept. 2. The School will again introduce new faculty members during the event, with three talented scholars joining us for the start of the fall semester.
UW–Madison’s Ausderau is awarded COVID-19 Response grant from Wisconsin Partnership Program
August 24, 2021
UW–Madison’s Karla Ausderau, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, has been awarded a COVID-19 Response Research and Education Award from the Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) at the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
UW–Madison’s Yang is recipient of AERA dissertation award
August 23, 2021
UW–Madison’s Hyunwoo Yang is a recipient of a Dissertation Grant Award from the American Education Research Association (AERA) for his project titled, “The Effects of Wisconsin's Universal 4K Program on Academic Achievement Gaps.”
Paper from Hora, Benbow, and Lee published in the Journal of the Learning Sciences
August 20, 2021
UW–Madison’s Matthew T. Hora, Ross J. Benbow, and Changhee Lee have published a new paper in the Journal of the Learning Sciences titled, “A sociocultural approach to communication instruction: How insights from communication teaching practices can inform faculty development programs.”
Redefining what’s possible: Impact 2030 one year after launch
August 18, 2021
The UW–Madison School of Education believes in big ideas — and in finding ways to bring them to life. In August 2020, the School launched Impact 2030 — an exciting, $40 million initiative funded by donors that’s designed to dramatically strengthen our already highly regarded School of Education. To learn more about Impact 2030 and how it is changing lives one year later, visit: education.wisc.edu/impact-2030.
A closer look: Andy Garbacz using $4M grant to probe family-school partnership intervention
August 17, 2021
WCER researcher Andy Garbacz and his research team have received a $4 million grant to study the impact of family-school partnership intervention on behavior, practices, and relationships for young students with social, emotional, or behavior concerns. Garbacz is an associate professor in the School of Education's Department of Educational Psychology.