Category: Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education

UW alumna Johnson presents on ‘Accessible Attitudes’ at Moebius Syndrome conference

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UW–Madison alumna Allison Johnson presented her “Accessible Attitudes” disability inclusion workshop at the 2022 Moebius Syndrome Foundation conference on July 15 in Atlanta, Georgia. Johnson earned her master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education in 2021. Johnson created the workshop to start a conversation about people’s past experiences with the disability community, …

National Teacher of the Year Urtubey delivering free public presentation July 26

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By Kari Dickinson The UW–Madison School of Education’s Early Career Teaching Institute will host a public keynote address by Juliana Urtubey, the 2021 National Teacher of the Year, on Tuesday, July 26, at 4 p.m. Both the presentation and reception that follows are in Varsity Hall at Union South, and are free and open to the public. However, registration is …

School of Education shines at AERA 2022 Annual Meeting

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The American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) 2022 Annual Meeting recently wrapped up after being offered both in person in San Diego and virtually. And once again, scholars from across the UW–Madison School of Education were well  represented at this major event, which ran April 21-26. In all, more than 125 faculty, staff, and students from …

UW–Madison’s Travers is selected as Fulbright US Scholar

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UW–Madison’s Brittany Travers, an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2022-23. Travers will travel to the University of Málaga in Spain during the spring of 2023, where she will further her research focused on testing and improving balance in autistic youth. In her …

UW–Madison School of Education again in top 5 of U.S. News rankings

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UW–Madison’s School of Education and many of its programs are again rated among the very best in the nation according to the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings released Tuesday, March 29. UW–Madison is home to the fifth-ranked school of education in the nation — marking the ninth straight year it has been …

To bolster culturally responsive practices, UW–Madison’s Ashley White focuses on ‘Reaching back to reach forward’

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UW–Madison’s Ashley L. White is the author of a paper that proposes a new framework for preparing future teachers to better connect with and educate the nation’s increasingly diverse student population. The article — published earlier this year in the journal Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies — is titled, “Reaching Back to Reach Forward: …

In podcast, student shares his journey from engineering to special education

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UW–Madison student Jesus Cortez shared his journey from engineering to special education in a podcast from UW–Madison’s Professional Degrees and Certificates that is titled, “Pivoting on Your Educational Path.” Cortez is an enrollment coach for Professional Degrees and Certificates and is pursuing his master’s degree in the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special …

UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge, extended through 2025-26, offers tangible step toward educator shortage solutions

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Reports of school districts struggling to find enough qualified teachers weren’t rare prior to the onset of the pandemic — and today these growing staffing challenges are placing significant strains on education systems across the nation. Headline after headline documents a harsh reality: Teachers are leaving the profession and not enough people want to join …

Local, national media spotlight how Teacher Pledge is working to address teacher shortage

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Both CNN and Madison’s Channel 3000/News 3 have highlighted the UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge program in recent reports drawing attention to a growing shortage of teachers both in Wisconsin and nationally. The Teacher Pledge, part of the School of Education’s Impact 2030 initiative, provides financial support — including up to in-state tuition, fees, and testing …

State Journal column highlights success of UW–Madison’s teacher education programs

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A column in the Wisconsin State Journal by Esther J. Cepeda highlights the success of the UW–Madison School of Education’s teacher education programs, both in attracting students of color and preparing them to pass their certification tests. Cepeda is a columnist for the State Journal who “writes about race, culture, education, politics, and more.” In …