Category: School News

Department of Kinesiology offering new Athletic Healthcare certificate

A new UW–Madison certificate program aimed at undergraduate students with an interest in health care for active populations is now being offered by the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. Classes for the Athletic Healthcare certificate were first held this summer, with a full launch kicking off with the fall semester. The 14-credit program will provide …

OCCFR offers pandemic resources to help UW–Madison families

The Office of Campus Child Care and Family Resources (OCCFR), which is administratively housed within the School of Education, is offering a variety of resources for UW–Madison student and staff families that are balancing work and childcare needs this fall due to COVID-19. OCCFR has identified several options to help families: OCCFR is also working to …

Virtual reality offers new avenues for remote collaborative learning and teaching

Examining new ways to help students more easily learn mathematics is nothing new for education researchers. The drive to innovate is constant and has been ongoing for decades. One area of study that has garnered close attention in recent years, however, is the role our bodies — and particularly our hands — play in changing …

Kirchgasler co-authors article examining ‘colonial residues’ of investment in girls’ education

UW–Madison’s Christopher Kirchgasler is an author of an article published in the August 2020 issue of Comparative Education Review, titled “ ‘Girl’ in Crisis: Colonial Residues of Domesticity in Transnational School Reforms.” Kirchgasler is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. The article, which Kirchgasler co-authored with Karishma Desai of Rutgers University, …

New Faculty Focus: Q&A with Baron Kelly

During the course of the academic year, we’ll be sharing out Q&As completed by our newest faculty members in an effort to introduce them to our campus and School of Education communities. Name: Baron Kelly Title: Professor, Department of Theatre and Drama. He holds a joint appointment with the Division of Continuing Studies’ Odyssey Project. Hometown: New York …

New Faculty Focus: Q&A with Megan Reilly

During the course of the academic year, we’ll be sharing out Q&As completed by our newest faculty members in an effort to introduce them to our campus and School of Education communities. Name:  Megan Reilly Title, including department and school: Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre & Drama, School of Education Hometown: Nashua, New Hampshire Educational/professional background: MFA, Theatre …

New Faculty Focus: Q&A with Carlyn Mueller

During the course of the academic year, we’ll be sharing out Q&As completed by our newest faculty members in an effort to introduce them to our campus and School of Education communities. Name: Carlyn Mueller Title: Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education Hometown: I’m originally from McLean, Virginia, which is right outside of Washington, D.C. Educational/professional background: BA …

OEDI hosting Black Student Affinity Open Dialogue Discussion on Oct. 4

The School of Education’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) is hosting a Black Student Affinity Open Dialogue Discussion on Sunday, Oct. 4, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., via the Zoom online platform. The goals for the open dialogue include: Interested students should RSVP by Friday, Oct. 2, to receive further information, including the Zoom link …

Klingbeil is recipient of prestigious Lightner Witmer Award

A new School of Education faculty member, David Klingbeil, is a recipient the prestigious Lightner Witmer Award for early career scholarship from Division 16 of the American Psychological Association. Klingbeil is an assistant professor with the Department of Educational Psychology. According to the association’s website: “Each year the Division of School Psychology presents the Lightner Witmer …

UW-Madison researchers partner with Madison Schools to sharpen 4K teaching

By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications The Madison Education Partnership (MEP) will release a report by the end of August detailing what worked and what didn’t at the close of a two-year project to help teachers in the Madison Metropolitan School District’s four-year-old kindergarten (4K) program strengthen the depth and rigor of its instruction, especially in math. The …