School of Education Dean Marcelle Haddix and Dance Department Assistant Professor Bradford Chin recently shared their reasons for choosing the University of Wisconsin–Madison as their academic home in the Division of the Art’s recurring “Why Wisconsin” feature. In the feature, Haddix explains her Wisconsin roots — she was born in Madison and raised in Milwaukee …
UW–Madison alumna Laura C. Chávez-Moreno, who earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2018, has received the 2026 Anna Julia Cooper Award from the American Sociological Association’s Section on the Sociology of Education. Established in 2022, the award recognizes exceptional research and service advancing racial equity in education. …
Parents Support Math Learning Through Language, Culture, Family Relationships By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research & Scholarship A new study by a former UW–Madison doctoral student explores how first-generation Korean immigrant parents support their elementary-aged children’s mathematics learning at home. Based on video observations of three Korean immigrant families during the COVID-19 pandemic, the study …
A recent article in the Wisconsin State Journal spotlights Madison’s Grow Your Own to Teacher program, a partnership among the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD), Madison College, and the UW–Madison School of Education. The program enables district staff such as education and special education assistants to earn a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a teaching …
As students, educators, and families prepare for the start of a new school year, experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education are available to share insights on some of the most pressing issues facing schools today. Their expertise spans topics including artificial intelligence in education, student mental health, teacher shortages, civic learning, college …
By Kari Dickinson In a room overlooking the summer blooms at Madison’s Olbrich Gardens, 10 educators sit with notebooks open as UW–Madison School of Education Dean Marcelle Haddix speaks. “I strongly believe that you can’t be a teacher of writing if you yourself don’t identify as a writer,” Haddix says. “I really appreciate spaces like …
By Jill Schaefer, for the UW–Madison Summer Term website When rising University of Wisconsin–Madison junior Jimena Rico-Sotelo was five years old, she entered the American school system speaking only Spanish. “I know firsthand what it feels like not to understand English but want to learn how to speak it,” said Rico-Sotelo, a Milwaukee native majoring …
Two teams of UW–Madison students in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction’s spring 2026 Game Design 2 course have earned international recognition for games they developed to address global challenges. The student teams participated in the Games for Change (G4C) Student Challenge, an international game design competition that invites young people to create digital games …
UW–Madison alumnus Brian Counselman, who earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is featured in PBS Wisconsin Education’s new “Field Notes on Climate” series. The series helps students in grades 6–12 explore how climate change affects their communities while learning about the people working to …
UW–Madison’s Mariah Pol, a teaching faculty member in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has received the James E. Davis Early Career Scholar Award from the Social Science Education Consortium (SSEC). The award was presented during the organization’s 2026 Annual Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. As part of the honor, Pol …