January 12, 2021
Ida Balderrama-Trudell (she/her) is OEDI’s inaugural director of student engagement and will begin her role on Jan. 24, and Justin Brown (they/them) started Jan. 11 as equity, diversity, and inclusion program associate.
School News
PREP Conference Jan. 12-21 to help future teachers prepare for job search
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.
UW–Madison authors argue for ‘reframing suburbs’ in new paper
January 8, 2021
UW–Madison’s John Diamond and Linn Posey-Maddox are co-first authors on a new paper published in the journal Educational Researcher that’s titled, “Reframing Suburbs: Race, Place, and Opportunity in Suburban Educational Spaces.” The article is also co-authored by María D. Velázquez, a doctoral student with the Department of Educational Policy Studies.
WCER researchers improving mentoring relationships for next generation of academic science leaders
January 8, 2021
Experts at UW−Madison’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, part of the School of Education, are striving to answer questions about how racial, ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic differences impact the mentor-mentee relationship, while they help build more inclusive lab environments across the country and increase diversity in the next generation of university-based science leaders through mentorship education.
Virtual graphic design exhibition showcases UW-Madison students’ work
January 6, 2021
The School of Education’s Art Department is presenting an exhibition of work from students in its Graphic Design area, online through Mar. 20, 2021.
UW–Madison’s Graue is editor of new book advancing research on early childhood
January 4, 2021
UW–Madison’s Elizabeth Graue is co-editor of a new book published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), titled “Advancing Knowledge and Building Capacity for Early Childhood Research,” with Sharon Ryan, Vivian L Gadsden, and Felice J. Levine.
Nachman awarded Fidler grant for research on autistic students’ transitions to community college
January 4, 2021
UW–Madison’s Brett Nachman has been awarded a Paul P. Fidler Research Grant from the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina. Nachman is a doctoral candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
UW–Madison’s Vieira recognized for 2019 book, ‘Writing for Love and Money’
December 29, 2020
UW–Madison’s Kate Vieira is receiving the Edward B. Fry Book Award for her 2019 publication, “Writing for Love and Money: How Migration Drives Literacy Learning in Transnational Families.”
UW–Madison alum Holman is finalist for New Mexico Teacher of the Year honor
December 22, 2020
UW–Madison alumna Suzanne Holman was recently nominated to represent the Farmington Municipal School District in Farmington, New Mexico, as District Teacher of the Year for 2021.
The School of Education’s moments in time 2020
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.