By William Koehler and Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications Supported by NSF grants totaling close to $2 million since 2019, WCER researchers Ross Benbow and You-Geon Lee have published new research exploring the social support and campus belonging of student military service members and veterans (SSM/Vs) in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medical (STEMM) fields. Despite SSM/Vs being one of …
By Laurel White A new book co-authored by a UW–Madison School of Education faculty member sheds more light on how to build and use games to effectively measure students’ learning. Matthew Berland, an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and founder and director of the Complex Play Lab and the UW Game Design Program, co-authored “Playful …
UW–Madison alumnus Zachary Kaiser has recently released a book with Bloomsbury Visual Arts called, “Interfaces and Us: User Experience Design and the Making of the Computable Subject.” Kaiser earned his BS with the School of Education’s Art Department in 2006 and today is a faculty member of graphic design and experience architecture at Michigan State …
UW–Madison alumnus Charles Urness, who is the superintendent of the School District of Jefferson, was featured in a Q&A with the Daily Jefferson County Union. Urness earned a master of science in educational administration from the School of Education in 2001, and a PhD in educational leadership and policy analysis in 2012. In the Q&A, …
Two individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education are among this year’s “Forty Under 40” class honored by Greater Madison In Business magazine. They are: Kyree Brooks is the associate principal of Central Heights Middle School in Sun Prairie. He earned his master’s in rehabilitation psychology and special education from the School of Education, and will …
Michael Velliquette’s art has been featured in collections and galleries around the world. Recently, his work was highlighted in a story in On Wisconsin, headlined “Sculpting with Paper.” Velliquette is an assistant professor of foundations in the School of Education’s Art Department, and received his MA (1999) and MFA (2000) from UW–Madison. On Wisconsin writes, “His technique …
UW–Madison’s John Baron, a doctoral student in School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, is studying the long- and short-term effects of exercise on the human body. Recently, he discussed his study of exercise physiology as well as his experience as a strongman, personal trainer, and mental health advocate in a Q&A with the Wisconsin Alumni …
In his decades-long career as an educator and education researcher, Fred Newmann rose to national prominence as a giant in his field, producing work that transformed how teachers and administrators think about authentic assessment, civic and social studies education, professional development, and school restructuring. Newmann passed away on Feb. 10 at the age of 86, …
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) spotlighted the work of UW–Madison’s Benazir Meera, a Conway Adapted Fitness Fellow and PhD candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, who is using her experience as an athlete and expertise in adapted fitness interventions to create opportunities for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to find freedom, confidence, …
Artist and UW–Madison alumna Mary Gill was featured recently in a story in the Wisconsin State Journal. Gill earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in art education from the School of Education’s Art Department, as well as a PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She is now the owner of Mary …