WIDA receives $2.6 million to develop professional learning for rural educators of multilingual learners

December 21, 2021

WIDA, an educational services organization within the UW–Madison School of Education, received $2.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education to launch Rural Educators Self-Reflecting and Practicing Equity-Centered Teaching with English Learners (Project RESPECT), a program that will help rural K-8 teachers provide effective and equitable literacy instruction for multilingual learners.

School of Education honors Winter 2021 graduates

December 19, 2021

The School of Education honored its Winter 2021 graduates during a Pre-Commencement Celebration Sunday morning, Dec. 19, at the Memorial Union’s Great Hall. To check out photos from the event — which featured about 50 graduates, plus family and friends — visit the School of Education’s Facebook page.

Alum Stanford Taylor joins Madison Schools’ leadership team

December 17, 2021

UW­–Madison alumna Carolyn Stanford Taylor, the former state superintendent of public instruction, is joining the leadership team of the Madison Metropolitan School District. She will serve as MMSD’s interim assistant superintendent for engagement, diversity, equity and inclusion.

Winter 2021 graduates reflect on their time at UW–Madison

December 16, 2021

On Sunday, Dec. 19, UW–Madison will celebrate its Winter 2021 Commencement. We reached out to a few of our graduating students to learn what brought them to UW–Madison, their most meaningful experiences, and favorite places on campus.

UW–Madison’s Nathan to deliver presentation for teachers in Santiago, Chile

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.