September 16, 2020
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly and Bob Skloot will be featured panelists for the Alliance of Jewish Theatre's September webinar, "Jewish Theatre — Looking Back, Going Forward."
School News
UW alum Shieble to discuss ‘Classroom Talk for Social Change’ in Sept. 21 book talk
September 16, 2020
UW–Madison alumna Melissa Schieble will be featured in a book talk hosted by Teachers College, Columbia University, about a new book she co-authored titled, "Classroom Talk for Social Change: Critical Conversations in English Language Arts."
UW–Madison faculty awarded $1.4 million grant to improve professional development for rural special educators
September 15, 2020
Researchers with the School of Education's Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education were recently awarded a grant to develop meaningful professional development specifically for rural special education teachers who are emergency certified. Project ACRES is a fully online intervention that will provide participants with greater flexibility and remove barriers associated with travel across long distances for professional learning opportunities.
UW–Madison launching Master of Science in Athletic Training program
September 14, 2020
UW–Madison’s Athletic Training program is transitioning to the master’s degree level due to changing national accreditation standards and an anticipated growth in demand for athletic trainers in the coming years. The new Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program — which was approved by the UW System’s Board of Regents in April — is now accepting applications and will enroll its first cohort in the summer of 2021.
Theatre’s Kelly named to board of Harold Pinter Review
September 14, 2020
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly, a professor of acting in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, has been named to the board of the Harold Pinter Review, a journal published by the International Harold Pinter Society.
Nachman co-authors review of literature on college students with autism
September 11, 2020
UW–Madison’s Brett Nachman co-authored an article in the Review of Higher Education, titled “An Exploration of Actionable Insights Regarding College Students with Autism: A Review of the Literature.”
UW-Madison alumnus McCullough receives Mellon fellowship
September 11, 2020
The American Philosophical Society Library and Museum recently announced that UW–Madison alumnus D.O. McCullough has received the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship.
Department of Kinesiology offering new Athletic Healthcare certificate
September 10, 2020
A new UW–Madison certificate program aimed at undergraduate students with an interest in health care for active populations is now being offered by the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. Classes for the Athletic Healthcare certificate were first held this summer, with a full launch kicking off with the fall semester.
OCCFR offers pandemic resources to help UW–Madison families
September 10, 2020
The Office of Campus Child Care and Family Resources (OCCFR), which is administratively housed within the School of Education, is offering a variety of resources for UW–Madison student and staff families that are balancing work and childcare needs this fall due to COVID-19.
Virtual reality offers new avenues for remote collaborative learning and teaching
September 9, 2020
Researchers and educators at UW–Madison and Southern Methodist University are collaborating on a new project that will utilize augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) in an effort to help students improve their mathematical acumen through movement, spatial reasoning, and imaginative thinking. This work, backed by nearly $1.4 million in support over the next four years from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES), is called “Exploring Collaborative Embodiment for Learning (EXCEL): Understanding Geometry Through Multiple Modalities.”