By Laurel White Making sure faculty are trained in the latest industry-based cultural knowledge is better than prioritizing hires of faculty with industry experience, according to a new journal article from a School of Education faculty member. The article appeared in a recent issue of Innovative Higher Education and was co-authored by Matthew Hora, a …
By Laurel White Three faculty from the School of Education have been honored with prestigious campuswide research awards from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. David Kaplan, Emily Arthur, and Andy Garbacz are among just 32 faculty from across campus who were chosen to receive a 2024-2025 WARF Named Professorship or H.I. Romnes …
By Laurel White Resources and programs that would effectively close opportunity gaps for primary and secondary school students in North Carolina would require a roughly 200% increase in funding, according to a new report co-authored by a School of Education faculty member. Christopher Saldaña, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational …
UW–Madison’s Noah Weeth Feinstein, a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, delivered a keynote presentation at the International Science Education Conference in Singapore on June 25. Weeth Feinstein’s research focuses on how people make sense of science in their personal, social, and political lives. His presentation, titled “Science education and the …
By Todd Finkelmeyer Rebecka Peterson, the 2023 National Teacher of the Year, will be delivering a keynote presentation on July 30 during the UW–Madison School of Education’s 2024 Early Career Teaching Institute. Peterson is a math teacher in her 16th year as an educator. Since 2012, she has worked at Union High School in Tulsa, …
UW–Madison alumna Saili Kulkarni, who earned a PhD in special education from the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education in 2015, has recently received two major honors. Kulkarni, now an associate professor in the Department of Special Education at San Jose State University, was recognized as the university’s 2024 Outstanding Professor. …
The Multilingual Learning Research Center is launching a new speaker series to highlight current research related to the teaching and learning of multilingual learners. Every first Thursday of the month, starting Aug. 1, a researcher or team of researchers is invited to share insights, findings, or learnings from their research via Zoom. Recordings are posted …
Seven individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have been named to the 2024-25 cohort of Morgridge Fellows. They are: The fellows were selected through a juried process to participate in the year-long learning community designed to further institutionalize and support Community-Engaged Scholarship. Community-Engaged Scholarship is defined as: teaching, research, and scholarly activities …
By Kari Dickinson This summer and fall, University Theatre will launch its 2024-25 season with the staging of Tony Kushner’s acclaimed two-part play, “Angels in America.” “Angels in America” is widely regarded as one of the most important American plays of the last century. The two-part epic, which spans various locations including New York City …
Two outstanding undergraduate projects with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education are among five that have been awarded Wisconsin Idea Fellowships this year. Wisconsin Idea Fellowships (WIF) are awarded annually to UW–Madison undergraduate projects working to address issues identified by local or global communities. Fellowships, which provide both financial and logistical support, are awarded …