Category: School News

Instructional Highlights: School of Education’s Posey-Maddox uses surveys to learn about student needs

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The School of Education’s Linn Posey-Maddox is featured in UW–Madison’s Instructional Highlights series, which is spotlighting ways that UW–Madison instructors are working to make their virtual classrooms more engaging, inclusive, and supportive. Posey-Maddox, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, regularly surveys her students to get to know them and assess how things are going, …

Instructional Highlights: School of Education’s Russ ‘disrupts’ teaching approach to deepen student learning

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The School of Education’s Rosemary Russ is featured in UW–Madison’s Instructional Highlights series, which is spotlighting ways that UW–Madison instructors are working to make their virtual classrooms more engaging, inclusive, and supportive. Russ, an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, noted the shift to online teaching as an “opportunity,” not only to recreate what she …

Indigenous Learning Lab receives award from the Spencer Foundation

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A research team from UW–Madison’s Culturally Responsive Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (CRPBIS), housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation. The project, titled “Indigenous Learning Lab: Implementation of a culturally responsive behavioral support system to address the racialization of school discipline,” is led …

Grad student honored as Inspiring Arab Woman

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By Chelsea Hylton, University Communications If you have met Claudia Ramly, a UW–Madison second-year PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, you know that she is a compassionate and outgoing learner. Even after only speaking to her for about 15 minutes I could instantly grasp the feeling that Ramly is well-deserving of …

Paper by UW–Madison’s Henry examines charter school authorization process in post-Katrina New Orleans

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UW–Madison’s Kevin Henry has published a new paper in the journal Educational Policy that is titled, “‘The Price of Disaster’: The Charter School Authorization Process in Post-Katrina New Orleans.” Henry is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Utilizing the case of post-Katrina New Orleans, the paper applies …

Discover your major during the virtual Major Discovery Week

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Major Discovery Week is a once-a-year event for all UW–Madison students. Whether you have already declared your major or if you are still looking for your path, join us from March 15-19 virtually and explore over 100 majors and certificates across all interests, and get connected across campus. Below is a list of all sessions …

UW–Madison alum O’Connor honored with two awards from State of Wisconsin

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UW–Madison alumnus David O’Connor, an education consultant with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s American Indian Studies Program, recently received a certificate of commendation from Governor Tony Evers and a legislative citation from Wisconsin State Senator Mark Miller and Representative Melissa Sargent for his work. O’Connor holds a master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and …

Researchers partner with Madison schools on equity advances, COVID-19 fixes

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By Karen Rivedel, WCER Communications Work is underway on six new collaborations for 2021 between UW−Madison researchers and educators in the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD). With total funding of $100,000, the research teams will explore equity in learning and teaching amid the constraints and challenges of COVID-19. The six awards — one for $50,000 …

San Pedro is next speaker in Indigenous Speaker Series on March 18

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Timothy San Pedro will be the next speaker in the Indigenous Speaker Series, hosted by the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, on Thursday, Mar. 18, at noon. San Pedro is an associate professor of multicultural and equity studies in education at Ohio State University. His scholarship focuses on the intricate link between motivation, …

UW–Madison’s Machado publishes paper for International Literacy Association

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UW–Madison’s Emily Machado is first author of a new paper for the International Literacy Association. Machado is an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She wrote the paper with Paul Hartman, a teacher at Hamline Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois. The paper, titled “’It Took Us a Long Time to …