University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Report underplays critical issues in professionalizing early childhood teachers

UW-Madison’s Beth Graue and Erica Ramberg recently reviewed and responded to a report about the advantages of online degree programs, as reported in a news release ​from the National Education Policy Center. The report, titled, “When Degree Programs for Pre-K Teachers Go Online: Challenges and Opportunities,” is written by Shayna Cook and published by the New America …

UW-Madison alum Edwards authors, ‘New Ways to Engage Parents’

UW-Madison alumna Patricia Edwards is the author of a new book titled, “New Ways to Engage Parents: Strategies and Tools for Teachers and Leaders, K-12.” Edwards received her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 1979. According to materials previewing the book: “Just as populations change, ideas about how to encourage …

Wisconsin media spotlight School’s extension of Teacher Pledge through 2028-29

Media outlets in the Madison area and across Wisconsin have reported on the UW–Madison School of Education’s extension of its groundbreaking Teacher Pledge program through 2028-29. This is the third extension of the program, which launched in the fall of 2020 and was originally scheduled to run for five years. This latest extension was made possible …