UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is housed in the School of Education, was cited as an important change agent recently by veteran children’s book editor Rosemary Brosnan (Harper Collins), in an interview she did with BookPage. BookPage spoke with Brosnan and author Cynthia Leitich Smith about their new HarperCollins imprint, Heartdrum, which will be the first …
UW–Madison alumnus Kenneth Teitelbaum has authored a new book, “Critical Issues in Democratic Schooling: Curriculum, Teaching, and Socio-Political Realities,” which was published by Routledge in May 2020. Teitelbaum earned his doctorate from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum in Instruction in 1985. “Focusing on a wide range of critical issues, this book provides a comprehensive analysis …
Madison’s local NBC affiliate, WMTV/Ch. 15, utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Travis Wright for a report on talking to kids about the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. Wright is a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology. Wright advised parents to “start the conversation, and do so with honesty.” “Because of all the …
UW–Madison’s Yeohyun Ahn is featured in an exhibition, “TYPE Portrait – Tangible TYPE,” at the Brooks Stevens Gallery at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. Ahn is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department. “TYPE Portrait – Tangible TYPE,” which includes the work of Ahn and Teokyeom Lee, explores the symbiotic relationship of …
Education Week blogger Rick Hess published his annual rankings of the top 200 most influential education scholars in the United States recently, and once again several faculty members with ties to UW–Madison and its School of Education are on the list. UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings is up to No. 2 this year, while Adam Gamoran is No. 123, Jerlando Jackson is No. …
The following statement was released by UW–Madison School of Education Dean Diana Hess on Jan. 13, 2021: More than the White House, I have always thought of the U.S. Capitol as one of our democracy’s special places that should be revered. I have spent hundreds of days in the U.S. Capitol. As an undergraduate, I …
UW–Madison’s Mitchell Nathan is taking part in a virtual workshop on Jan. 19 that’s being hosted by the Santa Fe Institute and is titled, “Education, Equity and Technology.” Nathan is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor with the School of Education’s highly regarded Department of Educational Psychology. “It’s often said that making lasting changes in education is …
The UW–Madison School of Education’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) is adding two members to its team. Ida Balderrama-Trudell (she/her) is OEDI’s inaugural director of student engagement and will begin her role on Jan. 24, and Justin Brown (they/them) started Jan. 11 as equity, diversity, and inclusion program associate. “Ida and Justin are two absolutely …
The School of Education’s Career Center and Teacher Education Center are hosting a virtual PREP (Professional Resources for Educator Preparation) Conference, via Zoom on Jan. 12, 14, 19, and 21. The PREP Conference is a teacher education professional development conference focused on job search preparation. UW–Madison pre-education majors and declared education majors in both undergraduate and graduate …
UW–Madison’s John Diamond and Linn Posey-Maddox are co-first authors on a new paper published in the journal Educational Researcher that’s titled, “Reframing Suburbs: Race, Place, and Opportunity in Suburban Educational Spaces.” Diamond is the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education and a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and Posey-Maddox is an …