The UW–Madison School of Education’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) is adding two members to its team. Ida Balderrama-Trudell (she/her) is OEDI’s inaugural director of student engagement and will begin her role on Jan. 24, and Justin Brown (they/them) started Jan. 11 as equity, diversity, and inclusion program associate. “Ida and Justin are two absolutely …
The School of Education’s Career Center and Teacher Education Center are hosting a virtual PREP (Professional Resources for Educator Preparation) Conference, via Zoom on Jan. 12, 14, 19, and 21. The PREP Conference is a teacher education professional development conference focused on job search preparation. UW–Madison pre-education majors and declared education majors in both undergraduate and graduate …
UW–Madison’s John Diamond and Linn Posey-Maddox are co-first authors on a new paper published in the journal Educational Researcher that’s titled, “Reframing Suburbs: Race, Place, and Opportunity in Suburban Educational Spaces.” Diamond is the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education and a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and Posey-Maddox is an …
By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications In the development of future academic scientists, few individuals are more central to success than good mentors. Mentors can help students navigate different career paths and grow their professional networks. They can be advocates, teachers, sounding boards, motivators, supporters, and role models. But what if mentors and their advisees don’t …
The School of Education’s Art Department is presenting an exhibition of work from students in its Graphic Design area, online through Mar. 20, 2021. Titled “Graphic Design Area Exhibition 2020: Here,” the exhibition features work by UW–Madison students Rebecca Bailey, Tess Baker, Sophia Bellora, Rachel Betters, Emily Bian, Meredith Buenz, Mo Chen, Anisha Desai, Emma Dickenscheidt, Mackenzi …
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. …
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 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 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 …
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 …