The School of Education’s Diego Román and Lisa M. Barker are working on a project that aims to improve education for Latinx students in rural Wisconsin by training their teachers in how to engage English learners (ELs) in discussion about topics that directly affect local communities. The project, titled “Teaching local socio-scientific issues to Latinx …
UW–Madison alumna Erin Schroeder is one of six Wisconsin educators named as finalists for the 2021 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Schroeder is a mathematics teacher at Waunakee Community High School, and earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. The awards, presented …
UW–Madison’s Linn Posey-Maddox, Maxine McKinney de Royston, and Rachel A. Johnson are among the authors of an article published in the Harvard Educational Review that is titled, “No Choice is the ‘Right’ Choice: Black Parents’ Educational Decision-Making in Their Search for a ‘Good’ School.” Posey-Maddox is an associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of …
Seven UW–Madison students pursuing degrees within the School of Education received a Leadership Certificate from the Center for Leadership and Involvement during the 2020-21 academic year. The students who were recognized, and their fields of study, include: Additionally, Shehrose Charania was selected as this year’s recipient of the Anne Louise Martino Women’s Leadership Award. Since its creation in 2002, the Leadership …
UW–Madison alumna Linda McNeil died on April 1 at the age of 77. McNeil earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 1977. McNeil was the co-founder and longtime director of Rice University’s Center for Education, with the university explaining in this report how she “dedicated her life to addressing educational …
Through the generosity of Roland and Ruth Rockwell, the UW–Madison School of Education is pleased to offer four $1,000 awards to outstanding cooperating teachers. The Rockwell Awards recognize excellent teachers who have chosen to pass on their expertise by providing professional experiences for UW–Madison student teachers. Nominations are invited from colleagues, university supervisors, program faculty, …
By Kristina LeVan, University Communications In an episode of Community Chats, University of Wisconsin–Madison Community Relations Director Brenda González talks with professor emerita Gloria Ladson-Billings about her work with community-university engagement and the impact of COVID-19 on Black and Latinx communities in Madison and around the country. Ladson-Billings is the former Kellner Family Distinguished Professor …
Excelling both on the field of play and in the classroom, several students pursuing degrees within the School of Education were among the 68 UW–Madison student-athletes competing in winter sports who were named to the 2020-21 Academic All-Big Ten all-conference team. In total, the Big Ten Conference honored 1,130 students on winter sports rosters with …
UW–Madison’s Kate Vieira is receiving a 2021 Advancement of Knowledge Award from the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Vieira is a professor and the Susan J. Cellmer Distinguished Chair in Literacy in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. The award honors an empirical research publication in the previous two years that …
UW–Madison alumna Jessie Nixon co-authored a blog post published by Sesame Workshop’s Joan Ganz Cooney Center that is titled, “Youth Voice for Teacher Empowerment.” Nixon earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Currently, she is an education engagement specialist at PBS Wisconsin Education focused on 3rd- through 12th-grade content. Nixon co-authored the …