The UW–Madison YouTube channel recently shined a light on the work of Ariel (AJ) Juarez, an instructor in the School of Education’s Dance Department. Juarez specializes in teaching the foundations of hip-hop, including the likes of house, breakdancing, litefeet, and party moves in his classes. He is also the owner of Barrio Dance in Madison. …
A book co-authored by UW–Madison’s Clifton Conrad and Todd Lundberg received an honorable mention in Forbes magazine’s “The Best Higher Education Books Of 2022.” The research-based book, “Learning With Others: Collaboration as a Pathway to College Student Success,” argues that “collaborative learning should be emphasized at the core of undergraduate education,” according to the Forbes …
A newspaper reporter from South Korea recently came to Madison to learn more about the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) and its efforts over the past several decades to track diversity in children’s books. The article, written by Won-Hyung Choi from The Hankyoreh, examines how the CCBC has worked to document the representation of historically …
Beth Larson, an associate professor of occupational therapy with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, was recently interviewed for a podcast titled, “A Little Easier.” Episode 5 of this “podcast for stressed parents” focuses on how emotions flow within families. Larson’s research on parental well-being and 30 years of clinical experience is utilized here …
UW–Madison’s Nicholas Hillman is quoted in a report in The Chronicle of Higher Education about the effects of a decision to end instruction at the UW System’s two-year Richland Center campus and move its degree programs to the University of Wisconsin–Platteville. Hillman, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy …
UW–Madison’s L. J. Randolph Jr. was recently elected to the board of directors of ACTFL. He will serve as the organization’s president-elect in 2023 and president in 2024. Randolph is an assistant professor of world language education with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. A former high school Spanish and ESL teacher, …
Isthmus put Erica Halverson’s new podcast, “Arts Educators Save the World,” in the spotlight recently in a story that is headlined, “An apple (podcast) for the teacher.” In the podcast, artists alongside their teachers and mentors talk with Halverson, a professor and chair in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, about how …
The work of a UW–Madison alumna and a fellow teacher to address the issue of gun violence in their community was recently spotlighted in The Guardian. Following the shooting death of one of their former students in 2013, Melanie Swandby — who at the time was a fifth-grade teacher at Lighthouse Community Charter School in …
By Laurel White UW–Madison School of Education faculty, programs, and alumni have been featured in several stories this fall about how educators are approaching teaching about elections amid heightened political polarization and scrutiny on teachers. Diana Hess, dean of the School of Education and an expert on civic education, offered her insight on the challenges …
CNN asked UW–Madison’s Julie Stamm to share her expertise on concussions for a report on Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s Sept. 29 head injury — and an investigation that followed that has resulted in updates to the National Football League’s concussion protocol. Tagovailoa has revealed that he was unconscious after being thrown to the ground, …