University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Curriculum and Instruction

UW–Madison School of Education again ranked among best in nation

UW–Madison’s School of Education and several of its programs are rated among the very best in the nation according to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings released Tuesday, March 30. UW-Madison is home to the fourth-ranked school of education in the nation — marking the eighth straight year it has been rated …

UW–Madison student Tiwari receives award from national honor society

UW–Madison student Nikhil Tiwari has been awarded a 2021 Graduate Research Grant from the national honor society Phi Kappa Phi. Tiwari is a PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. His research focuses on the languaging, literacies, and racialization of Asian Indian American youth. The $1,500 award will support Tiwari’s dissertation research, …

New Yorker article by UW–Madison’s Schirmer reports on ‘fight for $15’ at an Orlando McDonald’s

UW–Madison’s Eleni Schirmer has published an article in the New Yorker reporting on the fight for fair working conditions at an Orlando McDonald’s restaurant. Schirmer is a PhD candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies and Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Schirmer’s article, titled “The Fight for $15 at an Orlando McDonald’s,” tells the …

UW alumnus Hartoonian publishes new book, ‘Chased by the Memory’

UW–Madison alumnus Michael Hartoonian has published a new book, titled “Chased by the Memory: A Boy’s Struggle for Identity.” Hartoonian earned his master’s and PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. “Chased by the Memory” is described as “a story about the ongoing search for family and love, and the inner arguments …

CCWT launches blog series to celebrate Women’s History Month

UW–Madison’s Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions (CCWT), housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, is hosting a blog series to celebrate Women’s History Month. The series aims to draw attention to the myriad of gender equity issues women face that have been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. These issues, writes CCWT …

Instructional Highlights: School of Education’s Russ ‘disrupts’ teaching approach to deepen student learning

The School of Education’s Rosemary Russ is featured in UW–Madison’s Instructional Highlights series, which is spotlighting ways that UW–Madison instructors are working to make their virtual classrooms more engaging, inclusive, and supportive. Russ, an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, noted the shift to online teaching as an “opportunity,” not only to recreate what she …

Discover your major during the virtual Major Discovery Week

Major Discovery Week is a once-a-year event for all UW–Madison students. Whether you have already declared your major or if you are still looking for your path, join us from March 15-19 virtually and explore over 100 majors and certificates across all interests, and get connected across campus. Below is a list of all sessions …

Researchers partner with Madison schools on equity advances, COVID-19 fixes

By Karen Rivedel, WCER Communications Work is underway on six new collaborations for 2021 between UW−Madison researchers and educators in the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD). With total funding of $100,000, the research teams will explore equity in learning and teaching amid the constraints and challenges of COVID-19. The six awards — one for $50,000 …

UW–Madison’s Machado publishes paper for International Literacy Association

UW–Madison’s Emily Machado is first author of a new paper for the International Literacy Association. Machado is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She wrote the paper with Paul Hartman, a teacher at Hamline Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois. The paper, titled “’It Took Us a Long Time to …

Project to create anti-racism education wins Mellon Grant

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $5 million to fund an interdisciplinary, multi-year project to advance anti-racist practices and pedagogy in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM). The project is based at UW–Madison, and Maxine McKinney de Royston, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is on the …