By David Williamson Shaffer It’s back-to-school time, and as the school year begins, some parents and educators have been wondering about how to handle artificial intelligence in the classroom. As a former classroom teacher, a parent, and someone who studies technology and learning at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education, I’d like to share a …
School of Education faculty member Brian Burt has been honored by the University of Maryland’s College of Education with an alumni achievement award. Burt was chosen to receive the college’s inaugural Alumni Changemaker Award, which acknowledges his dedication to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of education. In its announcement of the honor, …
On Friday, Sept. 15, UW–Madison commemorated the life and work of alumnus and Professor Emeritus Truman Lowe by officially dedicating a sculpture created by and honoring the life of the Ho-Chunk Nation artist. The aluminum sculpture, “Effigy: Bird Form,” was created by Lowe in 1997. It was then showcased in a year-long exhibition of 20th-century works at …
By Laurel White When she was a pregnant teenager, Kate Westaby remembers seeing posters tacked up at her high school that said, “Less than 2 percent of teen parents get a college degree by age 30.” She believes the posters, which referenced often-cited data from the privately-funded nonprofit National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned …
UW–Madison doctoral candidates CJ Greer and Mark White were recently named to the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Division G Graduate Student Executive Committee as student representatives. AERA’s Division G represents the scholarly area of social context of education. Both Greer and White are fourth-year PhD student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational …
Part of the vibrant arts community at UW–Madison, the Department of Theatre and Drama, housed in the School of Education, is home to talented students learning and training alongside faculty with diverse experiences in the performing arts. The department offers a bachelor of science degree for undergraduate students, including an acting option, as well as …
UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora has been selected to serve on the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s Board on Higher Education and Workforce. Hora is an associate professor of adult and higher education with the Division of Continuing Studies and with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies. He is also co-director of …
Five individuals with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education have been named to the sixth cohort of Morgridge Fellows. They are: Angela Johnson, lecturer, Art DepartmentCourtney Parker-West, PhD student, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy AnalysisDiego Román, assistant professor of bilingual/bicultural education, Department of Curriculum and InstructionLaShandra Harbin, PhD student, Department of Educational Policy …
Liesl Chatman will be UW–Madison’s 2023 Folk Artist-in-Residence, as part of the Sustaining Scandinavian Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest project in partnership with the School of Education’s Art Department. Chatman is a spoon carver, kolroser, teacher, and advocate for education and equity in all walks of life. She will be hosting a regular carving …
By Laurel White Offering “direct admission” to college increases college applications, particularly for minority and low-income students, but those applications don’t always lead to enrollments, according to a new study co-authored by a UW–Madison School of Education faculty member. The practice of “direct admission,” a policy by which students are proactively admitted to college based …