The UW–Madison School of Education is recognizing recipients of its 2023 Rockwell Awards and the winner of this year’s Lois Gadd Nemec Elementary Education Award on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Education Building. The Rockwell Awards honor outstanding teachers and other school professionals who have chosen to pass on their expertise by providing high-quality field …
By Laurel White The schools’ rankings weren’t what they should be. “We’re a good district — we have great students and great families — we shouldn’t be eighth from the bottom in respect to data,” says Sheri Heiter, director of assessment, school improvement and research for the Weber School District in Ogden, Utah. The Weber School …
By Kari Dickinson This week UW–Madison’s Adapted Fitness program is celebrating the grand opening of the spectacular new Conway Adapted Fitness facility. Located in the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center, the Conway Adapted Fitness facility was made possible by a gift from Virginia “Ginny” (‘78) and Mike (‘78) Conway. Ginny Conway is an alumna of the School …
By Laurel White Community college programs aimed at supporting formerly incarcerated students often juggle a multitude of needs amid challenging conditions, but there are clear steps states and institutions can take to support the programs and their practitioners, according to a new study by a School of Education doctoral student. According to previous research, access to …
By Kari Dickinson This fall, the UW–Madison School of Education’s Global Engagement Office (GEO) is celebrating its fifth anniversary. The GEO supports the School of Education in thinking, working, innovating, and partnering with individuals, communities, and groups around the globe. It is the only office of its kind on the UW–Madison campus that is dedicated to serving a …
By Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin Energy Institute A team led by UW–Madison scholars has a plan to turn paper mill waste into plant-based plastics, slashing greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution and creating economic opportunities in ways that benefit marginalized communities. The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $4 million to fund a collaboration between Wisconsin Energy Institute researchers, …
Shawn Anthony Robinson, a co-author of the “Dr. Dyslexia Dude” series of graphic novels with Inshirah Robinson and illustrator Brandon Hadnot, will be inducted into The Reading Center’s Hall of Fame. The graphic novels share a compelling story about an African-American boy who is a colorful superhero with dyslexia. The caped character is autobiographically based on Robinson’s early life experiences. Robinson …
UW–Madison’s Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) is excited to partner with the Division of the Arts to launch a postdoctoral fellowship program that recruits and retains diverse, talented, and highly qualified postdoctoral fellows across arts disciplines. Tehan Ketema is the inaugural First Wave Hip Hop & Urban Arts and Education Postdoctoral Research Fellow (FW Fellow) in the …
By Todd Finkelmeyer UW–Madison’s Luis Columna played a leading role in hosting a consortium on campus for students and young professionals interested in learning how to conduct research in the field of adapted physical education and adapted physical activity. This was done in collaboration with Samuel R. Hodge, a professor of kinesiology at The Ohio …
By WCER Communications Wisconsin has required school districts to develop an evaluation system measuring the performance of teachers and principals since 2014. But while districts and schools in the state are increasingly tailoring local practices to support teachers, the aspect of principal evaluation and support has received less attention, producing a mixed bag of district …