August 23, 2022
UW–Madison’s Yeohyun Ahn, an assistant professor of graphic design in the School of Education’s Art Department, is the recipient of the 2022 Educator Award from the Society of Experimental Graphic Design (SEGD).
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UW–Madison’s Kelly reflects on theater coming out of the pandemic in new paper
August 18, 2022
A paper by UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly, a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the Department of Theater and Drama, was published in a recent issue of The Harold Pinter Review: Essays on Contemporary Drama. Kelly’s paper reflects on his work on the recent Forward Theater production of Adrienne Kennedy’s play, "Mom, How Did You Meet the Beatles?" in Sept. 2021, as the theater was beginning to transition out of the pandemic.
Dickerson-Despenza is recipient of Forward Award from Wisconsin Alumni Foundation
August 17, 2022
School of Education alumna Erika Dickerson-Despenza is a recipient of a 2022 Forward Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Foundation. An award-winning poet and playwright, Dickerson-Despenza says she writes with the Black, Queer, feminist lens, calling attention to how communities can organize to liberate Black women and girls around the globe.
New podcast ‘Arts Educators Save the World,’ launching Aug. 29, will feature Lin Manuel-Miranda, other top artists
August 16, 2022
The first episode, on Aug. 29, features a conversation with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Robert Lopez, and their elementary school arts teacher. Coming soon are Faisal Abdu'Allah, Josh Radnor, Annaleigh Ashford, and other top artists in conversation with the mentors who shaped them.
‘Part of the Wisconsin Idea’: Teachers help Field Day Lab build out latest educational video game
August 15, 2022
Teachers from across Wisconsin are helping launch Aqualab, the latest educational video game from UW-Madison's Field Day Lab.
Back to school experts from UW–Madison are available to share insights
August 15, 2022
As parents, students, and teachers prepare for the upcoming 2022-23 academic year, experts from UW–Madison’s School of Education are ready to share their thoughts with media members on a range of school and education-related topics.
Teaching About the Holocaust workshop to help educators implement Act 30
August 12, 2022
Starting with the upcoming 2022-23 academic year, schools across Wisconsin will be required to provide education on the Holocaust and other genocides under a bipartisan bill signed into law this past spring. In an effort to give educators the tools they need to discuss these topics with students, the UW–Madison School of Education on Aug. 18 is hosting an on-campus workshop titled Teaching about the Holocaust.
Mixed-media dance theater work ‘Here Lies the Truth’ begins national tour in Hawaii
August 11, 2022
Li Chiao-Ping Dance is launching a national tour of its mixed-media, collaborative dance theater work, “Here Lies the Truth,” in August. The tour will begin in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Aug. 13, with performances in San Francisco and Minneapolis to follow in the fall and spring.
O’Connor is recipient of Forward Award from Wisconsin Alumni Foundation
August 10, 2022
School of Education alumnus David J. O’Connor is a recipient of a 2022 Forward Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Foundation. In his work as the American Indian Studies consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, O’Connor trains educators about how to infuse their lessons with knowledge about First Nations’ histories, treaties, sovereignty, languages, and cultures.
Paper by Baldacchino is published in special journal issue celebrating 50 years of works by Paulo Freire and Ivan Illich
August 8, 2022
UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino, a professor in the Art Department, is the author of a new paper that was published in a special issue of the journal Espacio, Tiempo y Educacion celebrating 50 years of the publication of Paulo Freire’s “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” and Ivan Illich’s “Deschooling Society.”