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 …
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 (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 …
Graduation is a time for reflection and celebration of many achievements –– and this year is no different. Carly Winner will graduate as part of the Class of 2020 with a double major in environmental studies and elementary education. However, Winner’s time as an undergraduate will continue until her student teaching field experience with the Madison Metropolitan …
Richard Smith, a professor emeritus with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has published a new book titled, “Tales from a Twilight House.” A collection of poems and short stories, Smith’s book reflects upon growing old in a community of peers. He also discusses the benefits of living in a continuing care retirement …
UW–Madison’s Jeremy Stoddard and Diana Hess are co-authors of a report that received the Outstanding Paper Award from the American Educational Research Association’s Social Studies Research special interest group (SIG). Stoddard, the lead author, is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, while Hess is dean of the School and …
UW–Madison student Alexandra Lakind recently published an essay for Edge Effects titled, “Remixing environmental icons for a better future.” Lakind is a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Her current work spans environmental humanities, childhood studies, and arts programming. In her essay, …
UW–Madison’s Elizabeth Graue is a co-editor of a newly released book titled, “Scientific Influences on Early Childhood Education: From Diverse Perspectives to Common Practices.” A preview of the book explains how it “offers a new framework for examining the diverse scientific perspectives that shape early childhood education.” The preview adds: “As the field takes on …
The School of Education’s Erica Halverson and Kate Vieira are two of 13 faculty members from across campus to be recognized with a 2020 UW–Madison Distinguished Teaching Award, which are designed to recognize the university’s finest educators. Halverson, who was honored with a Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, is a professor with the School of Education’s …
Madison’s local CBS affiliate, WISC-TV/Ch. 3, recently put the spotlight on the School of Education’s Whoopensocker program and its efforts to start connecting with people online. UW–Madison’s Erica Halverson, who developed Whoopensocker as part of the UW Community Arts Collaboratory in the office of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE), explains to WISC-TV’s Michael Bruno how the …