UW–Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings was featured in the Capital Times recently, as part of the newspaper’s “What did we learn?” series of interviews with Madison educators, organizers, and leaders looking back at lessons they took from 2020. Ladson-Billings is a professor emerita in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She is also the president …
UW–Madison student Bryanna Plaisir was featured in a recent Capital Times article, headlined “What did we learn? Bryanna Plaisir embraces the stage, finds true allies.” Plaisir is a double major in theatre, in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, as well as in mathematics. In the article — one in a series of …
UW–Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), which is housed in the School of Education, was cited as an important change agent recently by veteran children’s book editor Rosemary Brosnan (Harper Collins), in an interview she did with BookPage. BookPage spoke with Brosnan and author Cynthia Leitich Smith about their new HarperCollins imprint, Heartdrum, which will be the first …
Madison’s local NBC affiliate, WMTV/Ch. 15, utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Travis Wright for a report on talking to kids about the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. Wright is a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology. Wright advised parents to “start the conversation, and do so with honesty.” “Because of all the …
UW–Madison’s Nick Hillman authored an opinion piece for USA Today that is titled, “Poor colleges need to get richer to put low-income students on a path to success.” Hillman is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and the director of the Student Success through Applied Research (SSTAR) lab. In the op-ed, …
The Capital Times spotlighted the work of UW–Madison’s Luis Columna and his Fit Families program for its “Research inspired by COVID-19” series. The article is headlined, “Luis Columna brings exercise to children with autism virtually.” Columna is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. Fit Families, currently based at UW–Madison, began at Syracuse University …
The Capital Times newspaper spotlighted a new collaboration between the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and UW–Madison’s School of Education in an article focused on how the district is shifting its approach to teaching reading in an effort to boost literacy among its students. The new Early Literacy and Beyond Task Force — which will include seven …
Madison365.com reported on the most recent Real Talk for Real Change symposium, “Advancing Hip-Hop as a Path Toward Equity,” which took place virtually on Nov. 19. The event was hosted by the School of Education’s office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and office of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE). Featuring a panel of UW–Madison faculty and staff and local artist …
Reporter Sanika Bhargaw with Madison’s NBC15/WMTV visited the Juda School District recently to spotlight a unique master’s degree residency program offered through UW–Madison’s School of Education, which is preparing future special education teachers to work in high-need and rural districts in Wisconsin. UW–Madison’s Special Education Teacher (UW-SET) Residency Program allows students to earn their master’s degree …
Michele Byrd-McPhee, the fall 2020 interdisciplinary artist with UW–Madison’s Division of the Arts, was featured in a Q&A for the Capital Times where she spoke about adjusting to teaching via Zoom, the challenges women face in hip-hop, and the role of music and dancing in protests. Byrd-McPhee is a dancer, choreographer, teacher, producer, curator, and director of Ladies …