By Laurel White The latest video game from UW–Madison’s Field Day Lab and engineering professor Victor Zavala teaches high school students how to harness systems engineering and attempt to navigate one of the biggest environmental challenges facing the United States right now — and it all has to do with cow poop. The game, Bloom: …
On May 10-11, UW–Madison and the School of Education will celebrate its latest cohort of talented graduates with 2024 Spring Commencement celebrations. Ahead of this big weekend, we reached out to a few of our graduating students to learn more about their accomplishments, time at UW–Madison, and future plans. Abby Sunde is graduating with a …
UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings appeared on “60 Minutes” Sunday evening and was part of a segment that put the spotlight on two high school seniors from New Orleans who came up with trigonometry proofs for the Pythagorean Theorem, a problem that stumped the math world for centuries. The “60 minutes” segment also highlighted the power of …
By WCER/WIDA Communications A new report from WCER’s WIDA, the third in an annual series, examines aggregate trends in English learner (EL) proficiency and growth since the pandemic. Titled “Examining English Learner Testing, Proficiency, and Growth: Continued Trends since the COVID-19 Pandemic,” the report published in mid-April includes the most recent ACCESS assessment data from the 2022-2023 school …
Five extraordinary members of the UW–Madison School of Education faculty have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. Senator, and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908). Nancy Kendall, a professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, was named to a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship. This award …
UW–Madison student Annabelle Zhang, who is pursuing a BS in the School of Education’s Art Department, recently won the Best in Show award at the 2024 Digital Salon for her project, “Block Scheduler for Visually Impaired Kids.” In her artist’s statement, Zhang writes that “this project seeks to bridge the gap in daily scheduling tools …
UW–Madison’s Chell Parkins was featured in the Wisconsin State Journal’s “Know Your Madisonian” series recently. In the Q&A, she discusses her work these past two years, since she made Madison her home and began her role as the inaugural Arnhold Director of Dance Education in the School of Education’s Dance Department. Parkins, the article notes, …
This year’s winners of Bucky Graduate Student Awards include three students from the School of Education. Tony DelaRosa and Qiang Xie each received Graduate School Student Commitment to Engagement and Activism Awards, and Emily Nott was honored with the Graduate Peer Mentor Award. Graduate Student Commitment to Engagement and Activism Awards recognize graduate students who …
David Kaplan, the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, has been honored with a Hilldale Professorship. Hilldale Professorships are given to faculty members who excel in scholarly activity, have records of outstanding research or creative work, and show promise of continued productivity. Recipients receive a salary …
By Laurel White A School of Education faculty member will help lead a five-year, nationwide project aimed at improving research, data, and evidence-based practices related to family and other care partners. Beth Fields, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, is one of the leaders of a project spearheaded by the National Alliance for Caregiving. …