The School of Education’s Cindy Kuhrasch was featured in an article for the Winter 2020 issue of On Wisconsin magazine, published by the Wisconsin Alumni Association. Kuhrasch is the coordinator of the Physical Education Teacher Education program in the School’s Department of Kinesiology. The article, which is titled “Student Teaching During a Pandemic,” focuses on how Kuhrasch found a …
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) sought out the expertise of UW–Madison’s Kathleen Horning for an article about the lack of diversity in children’s books, and how authors and publishers are working for greater representation. Horning is the director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is housed in the School of Education. When Horning worked at a public library, …
UW–Madison’s Brian Burt is the lead author on a new paper published in the Teachers College Record titled, “Black Men in Engineering Graduate Programs: A Theoretical Model of the Motivation to Persist.” Burt is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and a research scientist with Wisconsin’s Equity & Inclusion Laboratory, …
UW–Madison’s Christopher Kirchgasler was featured with Karishma Desai on a recent episode of the FreshEd podcast, speaking about the Comparative Education Review article they co-authored titled, “ ‘Girl’ in Crisis: Colonial Residues of Domesticity in Transnational School Reforms.” Kirchgasler is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Desai is an assistant professor at Rutgers …
UW–Madison’s Richard Halverson spoke with Madison’s local NBC affiliate, WMTV/Ch. 15, for a recent report noting that while the switch to online schooling due to the pandemic has created challenges for many families — virtual learning works better for some. Halverson noted that technologies and platforms like Zoom and Google Classroom aren’t as good as in-person learning, but …
The Capital Times newspaper reported on a new research brief from the Madison Education Partnership (MEP) that highlights a need for better communication between 4-year-old kindergarten teachers and their 5-year-old kindergarten counterparts in the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) to improve student outcomes. The Madison Education Partnership is housed within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research. …
Jessica Perez-Chavez, a doctoral student in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, is among this year’s UW–Madison Outstanding Women of Color awardees. The awardees will be honored during a virtual reception on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The event will be open to the campus and community. The UW–Madison Outstanding Women …
The School of Education’s Dance Department will present the annual Kloepper Concert Nov. 21-22, a livestream event of new student work from 11 student choreographers. The works have been scheduled in three separate programs and will be presented live Saturday, Nov. 21, at 2:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, November 22, at 2:30 p.m., on the department’s YouTube channel. The student …
By Janet L. Kelly, WCER Communications The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced at its Paris headquarters on Monday, Nov. 16, the findings of an international education study unique in its scope and research methods. Launched to identify teaching practices used around the world, Global Teaching InSights: A Video Study of Teaching, also called the TALIS (Teaching …
The Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions, which is housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, has published a new research brief examining internships at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The report, titled “What do we know about internships at HBCUs? A review of the literature and agenda for …