Jerlando Jackson received the 2020 Slesinger Award for Excellence in Mentoring during a virtual ceremony on Dec. 3. This award was created to celebrate the often hidden work of individuals who help women faculty members at UW–Madison achieve their goals and reach their highest potential. The award includes $2,500 from the Women’s Philanthropy Council to direct to …
Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education announced on Monday, Dec. 14, the formation of a joint Early Literacy and Beyond Task Force that will focus on analyzing the most promising approaches to teaching reading and making recommendations to MMSD and to teacher education programs at UW-Madison toward the goals of …
Inside Higher Ed reported on a new Third Way report authored by UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman in an article headlined, “Report: Rich Colleges Keep Getting Richer.” Hillman is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and the director of the Student Success through Applied Research (SSTAR) lab. Hillman’s report, which is titled “Why Rich Colleges …
UW–Madison’s Simon Goldberg is the lead author of a new paper published in Psychological Medicine that is titled, “Post-acute psychological effects of classical serotonergic psychedelics: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” Goldberg is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology and an affiliate faculty member with the university’s Center for Healthy Minds (CHM). …
UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino has released two new volumes, including two chapters he authored, in the book series he founded and edits, “Doing Arts Thinking: Arts Practice, Research and Education.” Baldacchino is a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department. Volume 7 of the series, “Art – Ethics – Education,” was released in Aug. 2020, and …
By Lynn Armitage, WCER Communications When Annalee Good, an educational researcher and evaluator from UW–Madison, and her colleagues began studying the use of digital tools in classrooms a decade ago, they never imagined that a global pandemic would drive the adoption of at-home online learning at warp speed. COVID-19 has caused a dramatic, sweeping change to …
What do students learn when they discuss controversial political issues in school? What are the benefits and limitations? How can teachers guide these discussions and maintain a positive classroom environment? These are some the question’s that UW–Madison’s Diana Hess, dean of the School of Education and the Karen A. Falk Distinguished Chair of Education, tackled on …
By L Malik Anderson This article originally appeared in Badger Vibes. In July, Crystal Stonewall was selected to the Wisconsin Law Review just before her second year at the UW Law School. “I was super happy to be offered a spot on the Wisconsin Law Review,” says Stonewall, who expects to graduate from law school in …
By Doug Erickson, University Communications In the last four years, Sven Kleinhans has earned three college degrees — two bachelor’s degrees and now a master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Overachiever? He laughs off the idea by telling the story of how he became the student speaker …
UW–Madison alumnus David O’Connor has been honored with a Native American 40 Under 40 award from the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development. O’Connor is the American Indian Studies consultant with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). He holds a master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. O’Connor is originally …