University of Wisconsin–Madison

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UW–Madison’s Graue is editor of new book advancing research on early childhood

UW–Madison’s Elizabeth Graue is co-editor of a new book published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), titled “Advancing Knowledge and Building Capacity for Early Childhood Research,” with Sharon Ryan, Vivian L Gadsden, and Felice J. Levine. Graue is the Sorenson Professor of Early Childhood Education with the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction. …

Nachman awarded Fidler grant for research on autistic students’ transitions to community college

UW–Madison’s Brett Nachman has been awarded a Paul P. Fidler Research Grant from the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina. Nachman is a doctoral candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The grant will support Nachman’s dissertation research, which examines how …

UW–Madison’s Vieira recognized for 2019 book, ‘Writing for Love and Money’

UW–Madison’s Kate Vieira is receiving the Edward B. Fry Book Award for her 2019 publication, “Writing for Love and Money: How Migration Drives Literacy Learning in Transnational Families.” The award, from the Literacy Research Association, recognizes books written in the last five years that advance knowledge about literacy, display inquiry into literacy, and show responsible intellectual …

UW–Madison alum Holman is finalist for New Mexico Teacher of the Year honor

UW–Madison alumna Suzanne Holman was recently nominated to represent the Farmington Municipal School District in Farmington, New Mexico, as District Teacher of the Year for 2021. Out of the 22,021 teachers in New Mexico, she was named one of the top four finalists for Teacher of the Year. Each year since the program began in …

The School of Education’s moments in time 2020

What a year it has been! Since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, we faced challenges that few could have envisioned. Despite 2020 being such a unique year, our School of Education has retained its sense of optimism — and a belief in big ideas. As 2020 draws to a close, let’s take …

See diverse work from students in UW–Madison’s Art Department, now online

Despite the coronavirus, the School of Education’s Art Department has hosted a number of exhibitions this fall, featuring student work in a variety of disciplines. Though the department’s galleries are not open to the public currently, the work shown in many of these exhibitions can be viewed via social media and other online sources. Check out some …

UW–Madison’s Burt, Stone publish article examining impact of STEM diversity programs

UW–Madison’s Brian Burt and Blayne Stone are authors of a new article in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, titled “STEM validation among underrepresented students: Leveraging insights from a STEM diversity program to broaden participation.” Burt, the lead author of the article, is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy …

Tryon paves foundation for equitable community engagement at the Morgridge Center

By Erin Gretzinger, Morgridge Center for Public Service With 2020 coming to a close, the Morgridge Center for Public Service says goodbye to beloved professional staff member Beth Tryon. After 11 years of working at the Morgridge Center, Tryon will retire from her position as the assistant director of community-engaged scholarship at the end of December. …

UW–Madison alum Liu publishes new book, ‘Critical Reflection for Transformative Learning’

UW–Madison alumna Katrina Liu recently published a book titled, “Critical Reflection for Transformative Learning: Understanding ePortfolios in Teacher Education.” Aimed at educators and ePortfolio designers, the book “provides a research-based guide to using ePortfolios to develop critically reflective teachers capable of transformative learning for educational equity,” notes the description on the Springer Education website. The description continues: …

UW–Madison alumna Kulkarni awarded AERA teacher education grant

UW–Madison alumna Saili S. Kulkarni was recently awarded a Re-envisioning Teaching and Teacher Education in the Shadow of the COVID-19 Pandemic (RTTE) grant from Division K (Teaching and Teacher Education) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Kulkarni earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education in 2015, and is currently an assistant …