By Laurel White A new book series edited by a School of Education faculty member aims to shed light on the ways complicated new conflicts about technology are shaping education in the 21st century. The first two volumes in the “Flashpoint Epistemology: Education in the Age of Interconnection and Complexity” series were released in December …
By Laurel White Women took on more education-related child care responsibilities than men during the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic — and this disparity was even sharper for some lower-income women, according to a new University of Wisconsin–Madison study. The study, published in the journal Sociology, found that daily time spent helping children …
This year’s annual conference hosted by the UW–Madison School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies will delve into the relationship between advocacy, educational policy, and social transformation and feature a keynote panel on Indigenous language revitalization. The 2024 EPS Conference, a free, one-day event, will be held in the Education Building on March 8. …
By Kari Dickinson Paula Panczenko, who for over 30 years has led UW–Madison’s Tandem Press, has announced that she plans to retire this summer. Tandem Press is a premier publisher of fine art prints that hosts internationally renowned artists in its studio space, assisting them as they create original fine art editions. Using an array …
By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications Registration is open now through March 21 for the 2024 MSAN Institute, a two-day professional learning conference for K–12 teachers, principals, and school district leaders nationwide who want to learn about current research and district practices that further racial equity in schools. To be held April 18–19 at the Madison Concourse Hotel, the …
UW–Madison graduate student John Stellmacher, a PhD candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is a recipient of the 2024 Wisconsin School Business Manager of the Year Award from the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials (WASBO). The award acknowledges recipients’ recent outstanding contributions to their local school district …
The UW–Madison Dance Department and Professor Chris Walker are delighted to present Moonshine 2024, on Friday, Feb. 23, at 3:30 p.m. in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. This free event is a coming together of campus, community, alumni, and students in performance to celebrate Black History Month, with live music, contemporary theater, …
UW–Madison faculty member Helen Lee, who holds the Helen Burish Faculty Fellowship with the School of Education’s Art Department and is the director of UW–Madison’s Glass Lab, and alumna Tanya Crane, who earned her MFA from the Art Department in 2015 and is currently a professor of the practice in metals at the School Museum …
By Karen Rivedel, WCER Communications On Friday, Feb. 9, a small group of select librarians and teachers from across the state will gather with game designers and scientists for a day-long workshop in Madison to develop a new educational computer game that will take learners to the furthest reaches of space. The game development project is …
U.S. News and World Report on Feb. 7 put out its annual ratings of Best Online Programs, and UW–Madison’s School of Education is ranked fifth in the category of Best Online Master’s in Educational Administration and Supervision. “As director of the Wisconsin Idea Principal Preparation (WIPP) master’s degree program, I am elated that our dedicated …