By Laurel White A new book series edited by a School of Education faculty member aims to shed light on the ways complicated new conflicts about technology are shaping education in the 21st century. The first two volumes in the “Flashpoint Epistemology: Education in the Age of Interconnection and Complexity” series were released in December …
By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications Registration is open now through March 21 for the 2024 MSAN Institute, a two-day professional learning conference for K–12 teachers, principals, and school district leaders nationwide who want to learn about current research and district practices that further racial equity in schools. To be held April 18–19 at the Madison Concourse Hotel, the …
By Laurel White Mario, Luigi, and the satisfying chime of collecting a gold coin (“ga-ling!”) in Mushroom World have captivated gamers across the globe for almost 40 years — and a new book from a UW–Madison faculty member seeks to explain why. The book, “Run and Jump: The Meaning of the 2D Platformer,” published today …
By Laurel White A multidisciplinary project with School of Education ties is working to document and preserve the rich history and contemporary experiences of Latinx communities in Wisconsin. The project, “¡Presente!: Documenting Latinx History in Wisconsin,” is creating an expansive, bilingual digital archive of primary sources and scholarly essays on diverse Latinx communities throughout the …
Games can be an excellent tool for measuring student learning, according to School of Education faculty member YJ Kim. Kim, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, recently lent her expertise on the subject to a news story on The 74, a nonprofit education news website. The story focused on …
Thirteen faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize some of the university’s finest educators. Among this year’s honorees, two are faculty members in the School of Education: Emily Machado, an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is receiving the …
UW–Madison graduate student Cynthia Baeza, a PhD candidate with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is a recipient of a 2024 Jhumki Basu Scholar Award from the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). NARST is a global organization of professionals committed to the improvement of science teaching and learning through research. The award, …
Four people with ties to UW–Madison are receiving recognition in the annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings that are designed to spotlight the top 200 education scholars across the nation “who move ideas from academic journals into the national conversation.” The Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, released on Jan. 4, are compiled by Frederick Hess, an Education Week blogger …
The Summer Education Research Program (SERP) aims to encourage, promote, and prepare undergraduate students with diverse backgrounds to both pursue and thrive in their future graduate studies. SERP is sponsored by UW–Madison’s School of Education and the university’s Graduate School, and it aims to increase opportunities for individuals to engage in important, independent research in …
As we approach the end of another year, we wanted to look back and reflect on all of the great work that has happened across the School of Education in 2023. Below are some highlights from among the hundreds of news stories we shared this year spotlighting efforts across the arts, health, and education. With …