Jessica Perez-Chavez, a doctoral student in the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, is among this year’s UW–Madison Outstanding Women of Color awardees. The awardees will be honored during a virtual reception on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The event will be open to the campus and community. The UW–Madison Outstanding Women …
The School of Education’s Dance Department will present the annual Kloepper Concert Nov. 21-22, a livestream event of new student work from 11 student choreographers. The works have been scheduled in three separate programs and will be presented live Saturday, Nov. 21, at 2:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, November 22, at 2:30 p.m., on the department’s YouTube channel. The student …
By Janet L. Kelly, WCER Communications The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced at its Paris headquarters on Monday, Nov. 16, the findings of an international education study unique in its scope and research methods. Launched to identify teaching practices used around the world, Global Teaching InSights: A Video Study of Teaching, also called the TALIS (Teaching …
The Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions, which is housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, has published a new research brief examining internships at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The report, titled “What do we know about internships at HBCUs? A review of the literature and agenda for …
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has released videos honoring its 2020 award recipients, including UW–Madison’s Annalee Good and Huiping “Emily” Cheng. Good is an assistant scientist with the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), the co-director of WCER’s Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative, and director of the WCER Clinical Program. Cheng is an associate researcher in the …
Tim Raymond knows all too well the challenges rural school districts in Wisconsin can face in filling open teaching positions — especially in high-need subject areas like special education. Three years ago, following the retirement of a special education teacher who taught at the elementary and middle school levels, Raymond and the Cambria-Friesland School District posted …
UW–Madison’s Lynda Barry has been honored with Oregon State University’s Stone Award for literary achievement. Barry is an associate professor of interdisciplinary creativity and holds the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in the School of Education’s Art Department. Barry is scheduled to be honored on the Oregon State University campus on April 29, 2021, with a virtual …
UW–Madison’s Michael W. Apple and alumna Rita Verma have co-edited a book that is titled, “Disrupting Hate in Education: Teacher Activists, Democracy, and Global Pedagogies of Interruption.” Apple is the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction, and Educational Policy Studies. Verma earned her doctorate from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, and …
The Li Chiao-Ping Dance Company will perform a work choreographed by UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping for the fifth annual SoloDuo Virtual Dance Festival presented by White Wave Dance, on Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. (Central time). The work will be part of the first of three festival programs that will take place between Nov. 13 and 15. Li is a Vilas …
By Lynn Armitage, WCER communications The transition from military to college life can be a socially difficult one for military service members and veterans (SSM/Vs). However, members of this unique and talented student population stand a better chance of success when they are supported by a strong network of fellow students, veteran coordinators, faculty, or …