December 14, 2021
UW–Madison’s Mitch Nathan, a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Education's Department of Educational Psychology, has been invited to deliver a presentation at an event for teachers in Santiago, Chile, focused on “Enseñando con el Cerebro en Mente / Teaching with the Brain in Mind.” His talk, to be delivered online on Thursday, Dec. 16, will discuss how teachers' use of gestures can enhance student learning.
December 13, 2021
Would you like to improve classroom discussions to better engage students and help them learn your course content and skills? The Discussion Project is offering new in-person and online course sessions in January and March 2022.
December 10, 2021
UW–Madison’s Megan Reilly, an assistant professor in the School of Education's Department of Theatre and Drama, has been selected for the inaugural cohort of the Experience Design Certificate Program by Odyssey Works.
December 9, 2021
UW–Madison alumna Zhalarina Sanders has created an autobiographical music video series entitled “The Light" with PBS Wisconsin, which she wrote, acted in, and produced. Originally released in May 2020, the series won an Emmy in the Chicago/Midwest region for Outstanding Achievement in Arts/Entertainment Programming.
December 8, 2021
UW–Madison’s Brian Burt, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is an inaugural winner of an Emerging Leader Alumni Award from the University of Michigan’s School of Education. Burt earned his PhD from the University of Michigan in 2014.
December 7, 2021
A research team including UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora, Matthew Wolfgram, and Changhee Lee have published an article in the Teachers College Record. Their article, titled "Closing the Doors of Opportunity: A Field Theoretic Analysis of the Prevalence and Nature of Obstacles to College Internships," examines the obstacles that college students face when they seek internships.
December 6, 2021
Experts from the Madison Metropolitan School District and UW–Madison provide a new path to early literacy. The report is the culmination of months of collaborative work to review evidence and identify the most effective ways to teach literacy in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. “I’m grateful for the hard work of so many talented educators, researchers, and leaders on this joint task force and their efforts in focusing on improving literacy instruction,” says School of Education Dean Diana Hess. “We plan on immediately getting to work on translating the recommendations into an implementation plan.”
December 3, 2021
Former Badgers football standout and current Miami Dolphins linebacker Vince Biegel wore a special set of cleats during Sunday’s game that spotlighted — and eventually will help raise funds for — UW–Madison’s Adapted Fitness program.
December 1, 2021
UW–Madison alumnus James T. Minor has been named the 10th chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE).
November 29, 2021
The Department of Theatre and Drama’s newest production, “Bonnets,” is a dark comedy that plays with elements of camp, history, and rock ‘n roll. The play, by Jen Silverman and directed by guest artist Pamela Sterling, will run Dec. 2-12 in the department’s Ronald E. Mitchell Theatre.