Category: Learning Connections

For early childhood educators, engaging in creative and professional writing, particularly in a small group, can promote personal and professional development, according to a new study co-authored by the School of Education’s Emily Machado. The study, published in the American Educational Research Journal, focused on how writing might support educators in preschool through third grade …

By Laurel White Students ranked as less capable than their peers in classroom settings are more likely to develop symptoms of depression than highly ranked peers, according to a new study co-authored by a UW–Madison School of Education faculty member. The study used data about student mental health gathered by the National Longitudinal Study of …

By Laurel White The two researchers were supposed to chat for just five minutes.  As their conversation moved from MRIs of human hearts and investigations of skeletal cells in mice to rare frozen tissue and even rarer expertise, those five minutes melted into hours. Years later, the duo have made discoveries that could break new …

By Todd Finkelmeyer With the school year winding down and the sun shining bright on a warm, late-May morning, Dianna Schwartz admits she is looking forward to wrapping up her first year as a classroom teacher.  “Some days can be hard — really hard,” Schwartz says. “I’m really looking forward to Summer.”  Schwartz is a …

By Sofie Schachter UW–Madison alumna Erin Roberge was hired as a full-time assistant athletic trainer (AT) for the Green Bay Packers earlier this year. She is the first full-time female AT in Packers history. Roberge graduated from the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology in 2021 with a BS in athletic training. She began an …

When thinking about all the exciting things taking place across our School of Education, it’s not easy to decide what to highlight. That’s a wonderful “problem” to have. In this issue of Learning Connections, the cover story spotlights our innovative efforts to support the Wisconsin teacher workforce. There has never been a more critical time …

1950s Stanley KrippnerBA 1954 — Speech TherapyStanley has written and edited several books on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is working with psychologists in Ukraine to help children and adults cope with wartime trauma. Jane Ramsay Bird SchmiedekeBS 1955 — Occupational TherapyJane moved to Michigan upon graduation and, until her two kids were born, she worked …

As you sit down — hopefully somewhere warm and comfy — with this winter edition of Learning Connections, I hope you get the same sense of possibility I felt when revisiting the rich history and reading about new directions we’re taking across the School of Education. Embarking on our School’s 93rd year, I’ve been reflecting …