November 27, 2020
The School of Education’s Maria Widmer has been honored with a Robert J. Menges Award for Outstanding Research in Educational Development from the POD Network, with Karen Skibba, Department of Continuing Studies.
School News
Dean Hess updates School faculty and staff during ‘tea-time’ event Nov. 11
November 24, 2020
The School of Education hosted a virtual “tea-time” with Dean Diana Hess on Nov. 11, offering an informal opportunity for the Dean to share updates and to answer questions from faculty and staff.
UW–Madison’s Burt is lead author on paper examining what motivates Black men to persist in engineering
November 23, 2020
UW–Madison’s Brian Burt is the lead author on a new paper published in the Teachers College Record titled, “Black Men in Engineering Graduate Programs: A Theoretical Model of the Motivation to Persist.”
Perez-Chavez honored with an Outstanding Women of Color Award
November 20, 2020
Jessica Perez-Chavez, a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, is among this year’s UW–Madison Outstanding Women of Color awardees.
Dance Department presents Kloepper Concert Nov. 21-22, streamed live
November 19, 2020
The School of Education's Dance Department will present the annual Kloepper Concert Nov. 21-22, a livestream event of new student work from 11 student choreographers.
UW-Madison researcher’s instrument design fuels groundbreaking international study of teaching
November 19, 2020
Essential to the study’s success are observation systems designed by Courtney Bell, a principal investigator of the study and a UW–Madison learning sciences professor who directs the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER). In building these systems collaboratively with global teaching experts, Bell’s team created the first standardized observational instruments used to measure the teaching and learning of the same unit of instruction across multiple countries.
CCWT releases report on internships at HBCUs
November 19, 2020
The Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions, which is housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, has published a new research brief examining internships at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
AERA releases video honoring 2020 award winners, including UW–Madison’s Good and Cheng
November 18, 2020
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has released videos honoring its 2020 award recipients, including UW–Madison’s Annalee Good and Huiping “Emily” Cheng.
Special education teacher residency program supporting rural schools, UW–Madison students
November 17, 2020
An innovative program housed within UW–Madison’s School of Education is preparing future special education teachers to work in high-need and rural districts in Wisconsin. Within 14 months, students enrolled in the UW–Madison Special Education Teacher (UW–SET) Residency Program earn a master’s degree and Wisconsin teacher licensure in special education. Each graduate student takes part in a teaching residency in a partner school, gaining the knowledge and skills to meet the needs of students.
Barry honored with Oregon State’s Stone Award for literary achievement
November 16, 2020
UW–Madison's Lynda Barry has been honored with Oregon State University’s Stone Award for literary achievement. Barry is an associate professor of interdisciplinary creativity and holds the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in the School of Education’s Art Department.