By Janet L. Kelly, Wisconsin Center for Education Research communications WIDA Early Years is releasing a new booklet — “Learning Language Every Day: Activities for Families” — that’s available free online in English and Español to help children keep learning at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The booklet can be downloaded for printing and sharing. Appropriate for children between the ages of …
UW-Madison’s Jared Colston, a Ph.D. student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is the lead author on a report for New America titled “Anticipating and managing precipitous college closures.” The paper concerns the closure of over 300 higher education institutions in the U.S., of which a majority are for-profit colleges …
By Karen Rivedal, Wisconsin Center for Education Research communications Even as the continuing COVID-19 pandemic looks poised to cancel traditional college internships over the next three to four months, a new resource guide for colleges, students, and employers developed by UW−Madison education researcher Matthew T. Hora points the way to a host of web-based alternatives for these important on-the-job …
By Lynn Armitage, Wisconsin Center for Education Research communications In 2012, Edward Hubbard, a cognitive neuroscientist and assistant professor with UW‒Madison’s Department of Educational Psychology, created the Educational Neuroscience Lab to understand — through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) — how the physical changes that occur in children’s brains as they learn may help improve education practices. “We use …
Brett Ranon Nachman was about to take the stage at the Scottsdale Community College 2012 commencement. He thought he’d be more nervous speaking in front of all of those people. Nope. He knew exactly what he was going to say, practicing it over and over until his notecards weren’t necessary. After waiting through the usual …
UW-Madison alumna Frances Wills was chosen by the New York state legislature to represent the 9th Judicial District on the state Board of Regents. Wills earned her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 1990. Retiring in 2019, Wills served in education for more than 50 years. For 16 of those …
In an early March email promoting his upcoming master of fine arts (MFA) show, the magnitude of the exhibition to UW–Madison graduate student Guzzo Pinc was clear. “Of all the events I’ve put on over the past years this one means the most to me,” Pinc wrote to fellow students, faculty, and staff within the …
March 30, 2020 Dear School of Education Faculty and Staff: I’m sharing this video message in an effort to connect with faculty and staff across the School of Education. Although I’d love to reach out to you in person, I think we all understand the importance of minimizing face-to-face interactions and practicing social distancing in an effort …
By Janet L. Kelly, Wisconsin Center for Education Research communications With most states now closing public schools to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, parents have had little or no time to plan for keeping their children at home every day, all day. Suddenly, and in some cases overnight, families are figuring out how …
A video and story were recently released featuring UW-Madison School of Education alumnus David O’Connor and his important work as the American Indian Studies Consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The video emphasizes the importance of stories, asking educators to reflect on their own stories, cultures, and histories so they are better equipped to teach …