With many school districts continuing online learning this fall due to the ongoing threat of the coronavirus, some parents are forming “learning pods” or hiring private tutors to help their children navigate virtual instruction. In an article The Capital Times wrote about this trend, UW–Madison’s Madeline Hafner spoke about how it could unintentionally worsen the …
UW–Madison’s Pa Her was recently selected as an Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) Leadership Fellow. The two-year leadership pipeline program provides mentorship and professional development for early career psychologists, and also seeks to demystify leadership and provide access to leadership opportunities by creating more pathways for psychologists from diverse groups. Her earned her undergraduate degree, master’s degree, and …
The School of Education’s Sarah Short is among UW–Madison and other experts being featured in the Center for Healthy Minds’ “The World We Make” virtual event series, which will take place Oct. 5-9. Short is an assistant professor and the Dorothy King Chair in Educational Psychology with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology. Short also is …
The Atlantic utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s John Rudolph for an article examining an innovative approach to K-12 science learning that started in a Michigan elementary school. Rudolph is the department chair and a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. The article — titled “Children Are Born Scientists. What If School Encouraged That?” …
UW–Madison’s Cindy Kuhrasch appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “The Larry Meiller Show” to talk about the importance of physical education and how it has changed through the years. Kuhrasch is the program coordinator for the Physical Education Teacher Education program in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. Kuhrasch told Meiller that physical educators now have a greater …
UW–Madison’s Lynda Barry is the recipient of the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year, which is chosen by a secret ballot of the members of the National Cartoonists Society. This recognition is considered by many to be the cartooning profession’s highest honor. The award was presented to Barry online on Sept. 12, at …
The Discussion Project has released its application for trainings during January 2021. The Discussion Project Virtual is an online training that supports UW–Madison instructors in creating the conditions for equitable, inclusive, and engaging online discussions. It consists of five, two-hour synchronous sessions in Zoom, each preceded by an hour of asynchronous work. To participate in a …
Last month — coinciding with the 30th anniversary of Operation Desert Shield — hundreds of scientists and veterans gathered online to discuss the ongoing medical issues facing Gulf War Veterans at the first Virtual Gulf War Illness State of the Science Conference. And as one of two Gulf War Illness (GWI) researchers on the planning committee, UW–Madison’s …
UW–Madison alumna Mackenzie Swenson, a first-year physical education teacher at Lodi Elementary School, was featured in a WKOW/Ch. 27 news report about her unique approach to connecting with students while her school is operating virtually this fall. Swenson is bringing exercise and outdoor fun right to students’ front doors, the report said, by going to …
UW–Madison’s Kathryn Moeller has a new article in the journal Race, Ethnicity, and Education that is titled, “The politics of curricular erasure: debates on race, gender, and sexuality in the Brazilian ‘common core’ curriculum.” Moeller is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. “Through the critical feminist lens of …