University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Curriculum and Instruction

UW–Madison announces Smart Restart plan to reopen in fall

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By University Communications UW–Madison plans to begin fall classes as scheduled on Sept. 2 and offer in-person instruction in many courses until the Thanksgiving recess, the university announced on Wednesday, June 17. The course array and the modality of instruction will be determined by departments, working with the deans of their respective school or college. This will include course instruction plans for students not able to return to the …

Message from Dean Hess on School’s commitment to racial justice

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The following message from Dean Diana Hess was emailed to students, staff, and faculty across the School of Education on Monday, June 15: Dear School of Education students, staff, and faculty, Many years ago, as a high school teacher, I was working to better understand why it is that people are often better able to …

UW-Madison’s Ladson-Billings takes part in Real Talk Virtual Summit on Racial Justice

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Black community leaders throughout the state of Wisconsin held an all-day virtual conversation on racial justice on June 5. Boys and Girls Club CEO and President Michael Johnson, along with Madison365 Publisher and CEO Henry Sanders, teamed up to host the Real Talk Virtual Summit on Racial Justice from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The summit brought …

Six from UW–Madison receive prestigious 2020 NAEd/Spencer fellowships and awards

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The National Academy of Education (NAEd) announced the recipients of its 2020 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral and Dissertation Fellowships, and Research Development Awards in a news release posted on Wednesday, June 10. And once again, scholars with UW–Madison’s School of Education were well represented in this annual announcement. Qing Liu, Huimin Wang, and Choua P. Xiong — each of …

Grand Challenges project, ‘What the Moon Saw,’ influential experience for Probst while pursuing master’s degree

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UW–Madison’s Caleb Probst was introduced to the Grand Challenges program during his first year as a master’s student with the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. After sharing some of his interests with advisor Erica Halverson, she recommended he consider joining “What the Moon Saw” — a Grand Challenges project that combined children’s theater with technology. …

Washington Post notes work of UW-Madison’s Rudolph in explaining ‘the scientific method’

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The work of UW–Madison’s John Rudolph was recently noted in a report from The Washington Post headlined, “The scientific method can’t save us from the coronavirus: What we need is problem-solving — creativity, flexibility, and teamwork.” Rudolph, who chairs the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is an expert on the history …

Popkewitz releases latest book, ‘The Impracticality of Practical Research’

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UW-Madison’s Thomas Popkewitz released his latest book, “The Impracticality of Practical Research: A History of Contemporary Sciences of Change that Conserve,” a work that examines the politics of practical knowledge and the paradox of exclusion in contemporary social and physical sciences. Popkewitz is a professor with the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and …

‘Beats Empire’ simulation game moves hip-hop from fiction to online learning tool for middle school

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By Janet L. Kelly, Wisconsin Center for Education Research communications Fans of the hip-hop television drama “Empire,” which abruptly ended its six-year run in April, and anyone interested in the music industry, can take a step closer to the realities of the music business by immersing themselves in a new and free online learning game, “Beats …

Román receives 2020 Somos Professional Development Award

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The School of Education’s Diego Román was selected as a 2020 Somos Profssional Development Award recipient, alongside Katya Garza, a junior CLS certificate student majoring in neurobiology and Spanish. Román is an assistant professor with the No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction. He received the award, given by UW–Madison’s Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program, for a …

Wisconsin Public Radio utilizes expertise of Graue for report on preschool access

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Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) utilized the expertise of UW-Madison’s Elizabeth Graue in a report examining preschool access in the state. Graue is the Sorenson Professor of Early Childhood Education with the School of Education’s No. 1 Ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She is also the director of the Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (CRECE). The WPR report …