UW–Madison’s Douglas Rosenberg, the Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in Art in the School of Education, has received the 2025 Visionary Award from the kNOwBox Dance Film Festival (NBFF) for his film “The Sea.” The Visionary Award honors a dance film that pushes artistic boundaries and redefines what dance on screen can be, celebrating innovation in …
By Marian Cracraft A team of UW–Madison students in the spring 2025 Game Design 1 course (Curriculum and Instruction) has received international recognition for its work on a new game addressing global hunger. The student group — including Sam Askling, Uzen Huang, Sukrit Kapahi, Jiayi Yan, and Lauren Turf — participated with classmates in the …
UW–Madison’s Tomiko Jones, an associate professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, has been awarded a 2025 Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grant from the New York Foundation for the Arts. The grant supports environmental art projects that inspire thought, action, and ethical engagement. Projects are expected to address environmental issues with attention …
UW–Madison’s Thomas Popkewitz, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, continues to share his scholarship with colleagues around the world. Popkewitz is an internationally recognized researcher with six honorary doctorates and is an elected fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). His work focuses on the cultural politics of …
UW–Madison’s Erica Halverson, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and chair of the Department of Theatre and Drama, has received the 2025 Ear Worthy Award for Best Education Podcast for her show, “Arts Educators Save the World.” The Ear Worthy awards recognize excellence in podcasting across multiple categories. Halverson …
By Laurel White Helping teachers examine and harness artificial intelligence to support their work is at the heart of a new fellowship offered by the UW–Madison School of Education. The Disillusioning AI for Teachers Fellowship, which launched this month, offers four in-depth sessions and robust out-of-class engagement opportunities aimed at increasing educators’ skill in using artificial intelligence …
By Laurel White Smartphone-based apps focused on meditation training and practice have grown fast and engaged millions of users around the world over the past decade — but there are several ways they could be even more effective supports of mental health, according to a new study co-authored by a School of Education faculty member. The …
By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications A working paper from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison examines how pay practices have changed in Wisconsin school districts that experimented with reforms to traditional teacher salary schedules following the enactment of Act 10 in 2011. This landmark legislation limited collective bargaining for …
Award-winning choreographer and Dance Department faculty member Jin-Wen Yu will present “Back ▪ Up,” a concert of shifting perspectives and unseen realities, Sept. 18-20 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. The concert, a compelling blend of revisited works and new choreography, invites audiences to delve into the complexities of the human experience, from …
By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications A new working paper from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison investigates how professional learning in the form of embodied arts experiences can help schoolteachers understand, design, and deliver better social-emotional learning practices in the classroom, such as increased educator empathy and student-centered instruction. …