University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Curriculum and Instruction

UW–Madison’s Game Jam a success, featured in Daily Cardinal

Earlier this month, UW–Madison’s Game Lab, housed in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, hosted a 2023 Global Game Jam (GGJ) event where participants developed three new video games.  The event, which took place over a 48-hour period, allowed gamers from around the world to compete against each other to create video …

Former School of Education Seed Grant winners publish new paper about their work

UW–Madison faculty and staff who are past winners of a School of Education Seed Grant have published a paper about their important work, titled “Learning how to teach Indigenous history and culture,” in the December 2022 edition of The Learning Professional. The paper had its genesis several years ago as part of the School of …

UW–Madison’s Ladson-Billings featured on Al Jazeera’s ‘Up Front’ program

Gloria Ladson-Billings, a professor emerita with the School of Education and the former Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education with the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is featured in an Al Jazeera segment that is headlined, “Are conservatives trying to erase and rewrite U.S. history?” Interviewer Marc Lamont Hill for Al Jazeera’s “Up Front” …

UW–Madison’s David Williamson Shaffer, YJ Kim to tour Asia and offer research ‘master class’

Two faculty from the UW–Madison School of Education are heading Asia to offer “master classes” on an innovative research methodology developed at UW–Madison.  In a series of seven workshops and lectures across Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Kuala Lumpur, David Williamson Shaffer, the Sears Bascom Professor of Learning Analytics in the Department of Educational …

School of Education’s Román, Shaffer honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards

Twelve UW–Madison 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. Those honored have been selected for their distinguished teaching and were nominated by individual faculty members, departments, and student organizations. Among this year’s honorees are two faculty …

New master’s program offers pathway for aspiring PK-12 world language teachers

By Kari Dickinson A new accelerated master’s degree program in UW–Madison’s highly ranked School of Education aims to meet a critical need for PK-12 world language teachers in Wisconsin and beyond. Launching in summer 2023, the World Language Education MS program, housed in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, will allow students to earn a …

Eight projects awarded Staff Innovation Grants

An app-based toolbox to support teachers in developing authentic learning communities. Streamlined processes for employee onboarding and offboarding. Video stories about Dance alumni and their career paths.  These are among the eight innovative projects led by university and academic staff from across the School of Education that have been awarded Staff Innovation Grants in the …

Fulbright educator from Hungary reflects on visiting UW–Madison

During a six-week stretch in the fall semester, the UW–Madison School of Education hosted 22 teachers from 12 countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by IREX. The visiting educators were part …

Three with School of Education ties named ‘Women to Watch’ by Brava magazine

Three of Brava magazine’s “2023 Women to Watch” have ties to UW–Madison’s School of Education. Brava explains that its “12 Women to Watch represent individuals who are community changemakers, leaders, and creative thinkers with ideas that can shape entire industries. Their journeys will inspire you.” Those featured with ties to the School of Education are: …