1950s Norma CrossBA 1953 — English Literature/TheatreNorma taught high school English for many years in San Carlos, California. In 1985 she and her husband moved to Basel, Switzerland, where he worked as an economist. She still receives birthday and Christmas cards from former students. For 30 years she and her husband spent their vacations restoring …
The UW–Madison School of Education hosted 21 secondary-level educators from abroad this fall as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by IREX. These teachers, who came to Madison from 17 different countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia, arrived …
By Kari Dickinson On a Friday afternoon in late February, a couple dozen educators gathered in the gym of Van Hise Elementary School in Madison for a dance workshop with Chell Parkins. On their professional development day, the educators — all teachers of K-5 music or K-8 physical education in the Madison Metropolitan School District …
By Laurel White Her son and his friends called her “Dr. J.” It was a nod to the nickname of an all-star basketball player at the time, Julius Erving, but it was also an acknowledgement of Jenny Alexander’s incredible perseverance and achievement. Alexander was a young, single mom in the 1970s who pushed through a …
“Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B” By Kate Hamill, cheerfully desecrating the stories of Sir Arthur Conan DoyleSept. 14-24 An irreverent, darkly comic, modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth and sidekick, this fast-paced romp re-examines the world’s most famous detective with a bold new feminist lens. In this highly theatrical …
Rudolph urges America to rethink why we teach science — and why we should The reasons we teach science in America are largely myths, according to a new book from a UW–Madison School of Education professor. In “Why We Teach Science (and Why We Should),” professor John Rudolph argues decades of misconceptions have fueled the …
For the 10th straight year, UW–Madison’s School of Education has been ranked among the top five education schools in the country, according to the 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School Rankings released on April 25. This year, the School of Education moved up two spots and landed in a tie for third. …
By Kari Dickinson and Sofie Schachter When Taekyeon Lee was in graduate school, he suffered a retinal detachment and had to endure multiple eye surgeries that required a two-month-long, face-down recovery. “The experience changed my personal and professional life forever,” he says. “I learned to appreciate the difficult experience and find a silver lining in …
Faculty and staff from across UW–Madison’s School of Education are routinely quoted or make their voices heard in newspapers, magazines, and online news media outlets. Similarly, these experts are often interviewed and showcased on a range of local, national, and international podcasts, and radio and television news reports. For the latest examples, visit our in the …
By Laurel White In a small village in Malawi, a grandmother of five lost her will to live. Gogo Abiti Juma took over care for her five grandchildren after their parents died of AIDS, and the family struggled to survive. They had little access to food, shelter, health care, or a meaningful social support system. …