Sofia Vandersluis graduated from UW–Madison last spring with a degree in elementary education and a certificate in educational policy studies. Now, she is a first-year fourth grade teacher at Heritage Elementary School in Waunakee, Wisconsin. In August, Spectrum News celebrated Vanderslis as an “Everyday Hero” in a story about first-year teachers heading into classrooms amid …
By Laurel White Two educational games developed in the UW–Madison School of Education were featured at a national showcase of innovative education technology in Washington, DC, in September. The simulation-based games PurpleState and iPlan were both featured as “game changing” technology for students and teachers at the 2023 ED Games Expo, an annual event hosted by the …
In their story, “Meditation is more than either stress relief or enlightenment,” Vox references a study by UW–Madison researchers including lead author Simon Goldberg, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology and a core faculty member at the Center for Healthy Minds. The Vox article states that “…as the research …
Every year, on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, UW–Madison’s Diana Hess and Jeremy Stoddard write a new story examining how teaching about 9/11 is changing with the times. This year, Hess and Stoddard co-wrote a piece for Bay City News titled, “Twenty-two years since 9/11: What schools teach about that day …
By WCER Communications Education experts at UW–Madison are working to ensure that Jewish children of color will be able to see themselves in the school materials they use to help them learn. The Shalom Curriculum Project (SCP) is a skilled coalition of researchers, educators, and community members coming together to address a need in Jewish …
Figure it Sprout, a video game designed by a group of UW–Madison students working out of the School of Education’s Game Lab, housed in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, won the Jennifer Ann’s Group 2023 Critical Thinking Game Design Challenge. The game, designed by students David Li (design), Quang Nguyen (programming), Gaby Sanchez (writing …
Thomas A. Romberg, a professor emeritus with the UW–Madison School of Education, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. He was 90 years old. Romberg joined the UW–Madison faculty in 1966, and retired in 2005. Through his almost 40 years on the faculty he became an internationally recognized leader in mathematics education. …
Five individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have been named to the sixth cohort of Morgridge Fellows. They are: Angela Johnson, lecturer, Art DepartmentCourtney Parker-West, PhD student, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy AnalysisDiego Román, assistant professor of bilingual/bicultural education, Department of Curriculum and InstructionLaShandra Harbin, PhD student, Department of Educational Policy …
As parents, students, and teachers prepare for the upcoming 2023-24 academic year, experts from UW–Madison’s School of Education are ready to share their thoughts with members of the media on a range of school and education-related topics. Grappling with artificial intelligence in schools How will artificial intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT influence schools and learning? …
Shining a light on their work in the classroom, an outstanding 127 student-athletes from the University of Wisconsin sports teams were named 2022-23 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, as announced by the Big Ten in June. Of these, 40 are students pursuing degrees in the School of Education. The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of …