University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Curriculum and Instruction

UW–Madison’s Graue is editor of new book advancing research on early childhood

UW–Madison’s Elizabeth Graue is co-editor of a new book published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), titled “Advancing Knowledge and Building Capacity for Early Childhood Research,” with Sharon Ryan, Vivian L Gadsden, and Felice J. Levine. Graue is the Sorenson Professor of Early Childhood Education with the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction. …

UW–Madison’s Vieira recognized for 2019 book, ‘Writing for Love and Money’

UW–Madison’s Kate Vieira is receiving the Edward B. Fry Book Award for her 2019 publication, “Writing for Love and Money: How Migration Drives Literacy Learning in Transnational Families.” The award, from the Literacy Research Association, recognizes books written in the last five years that advance knowledge about literacy, display inquiry into literacy, and show responsible intellectual …

The Nation article by UW–Madison’s Schirmer says ‘it’s not just students drowning in debt’

UW–Madison’s Eleni Schirmer has authored an article for The Nation that is headlined, “It’s Not Just Students Drowning in Debt. Colleges Are Too!” Schirmer is a joint doctoral candidate with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies and Department of Curriculum and Instruction. In the article, Schirmer explains a culprit for both student and institutional debt is declining …

UW–Madison alum Holman is finalist for New Mexico Teacher of the Year honor

UW–Madison alumna Suzanne Holman was recently nominated to represent the Farmington Municipal School District in Farmington, New Mexico, as District Teacher of the Year for 2021. Out of the 22,021 teachers in New Mexico, she was named one of the top four finalists for Teacher of the Year. Each year since the program began in …

The School of Education’s moments in time 2020

What a year it has been! Since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, we faced challenges that few could have envisioned. Despite 2020 being such a unique year, our School of Education has retained its sense of optimism — and a belief in big ideas. As 2020 draws to a close, let’s take …

UW–Madison alum Liu publishes new book, ‘Critical Reflection for Transformative Learning’

UW–Madison alumna Katrina Liu recently published a book titled, “Critical Reflection for Transformative Learning: Understanding ePortfolios in Teacher Education.” Aimed at educators and ePortfolio designers, the book “provides a research-based guide to using ePortfolios to develop critically reflective teachers capable of transformative learning for educational equity,” notes the description on the Springer Education website. The description continues: …

MMSD and UW–Madison form Early Literacy and Beyond Task Force

Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education announced on Monday, Dec. 14, the formation of a joint Early Literacy and Beyond Task Force that will focus on analyzing the most promising approaches to teaching reading and making recommendations to MMSD and to teacher education programs at UW-Madison toward the goals of …

New Faculty Focus: Emily Machado

During the course of the academic year, we’ll be sharing out Q&As completed by our newest faculty members in an effort to introduce them to our campus and School of Education communities. Name: Emily Machado Title, including department and school: assistant professor of early childhood education with the Department of Curriculum and Instruction Hometown: I’m originally from northern …

Kirchgasler authors new Discourse article, ‘The ends of inclusion’

UW–Madison’s Christopher Kirchgasler has published an article in Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education that is titled, “The end(s) of inclusion: ungrounding globalization and ‘the migrant’ in dialogue with hospitality.” Kirchgasler is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. The article “reassesses globalization in light of research, policy, and reforms …