Category: School News

WCER’s Good co-authors book, ‘Teachers as Policy Advocates’

UW–Madison’s Annalee Good has written a book titled “Teachers as Policy Advocates,” with co-author and Framingham State University Associate Professor May Hara.  Good is an evaluator and researcher at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the School of Education and has experience teaching middle school social studies. Her co-author, Hara, also has teaching …

UW–Madison’s Mitchell Nathan urges educators to be strategic when using AI programs to measure learning

By Laurel White As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) programs continues to grow in the field of education, a UW–Madison faculty member says educators should work to build a keen awareness of the limits of some of the programs to interpret students’ body language and other physical interactions.  Mitchell Nathan, the ​​Vilas Distinguished Achievement …

UW–Madison Dance Department presents H’Doubler Concert April 20-22

The School of Education’s Dance Department presents the annual H’Doubler Concert, April 20-22, at the H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. The concert will feature a mix of solo and ensemble contemporary dance works from student choreographers Jessica Billings, Chloe Druckrey, Aurora Hines, Olivia Hintz, Allison Larsen, Emma Miquelon, Katie Ryann, Cindy Stefanek, Peighton Strasburg, …

UW–Madison’s Henry receives Early Career Award from AERA’s Division L

UW–Madison’s Kevin Lawrence Henry Jr. is receiving the Early Career Award in Educational Politics and Policy from the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Division L. This award recognizes a scholar whose initial career shows a high level of productivity and excellence. Henry is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The …

UW–Madison’s Nardi elected to ATypl board of directors

Last month, UW–Madison’s Henrique Nardi was elected to the board of directors of ATypI, the International Typography Association, for a three-year term.  Nardi is a graphic design lecturer in the School of Education’s Art Department, specializing in graphic design, photography, and typography. He is originally from São Paulo, Brazil, where in 2003 he started a …

New $6M grant to expand mental health services in Madison schools

By WCER Communications Answering local needs amid a national emergency, UW−Madison faculty members and their partners in the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) will use a new, $6 million grant to expand culturally responsive mental health services in Madison schools. The goal is to prepare a new generation of school psychologists equipped with the knowledge …

UW–Madison researchers write chapter on augmented reality in live theatrical performance

A team of UW–Madison researchers, including the School of Education’s Daniel Lisowski and Caleb Probst, are co-authors of a chapter in the “Springer Handbook of Augmented Reality” that is titled, “Augmented Reality (AR) into Live Theatrical Performance.” Lisowski is an associate professor with the School’s Department of Theatre and Drama, while Probst is a PhD …

Work by UW–Madison’s Li and company to be shown at symposium on ‘cultivating creativity’

UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping has been invited with her performance company to attend the inaugural Ingenium Think Tank/Symposium, “Cultivating a Culture of Creativity in the Workplace,” at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 21-23.  Li is the Sally Banes Professor of Dance and a Vilas Research Professor in the School of Education’s Dance Department. She …

Journalists’ values, challenges are at the heart of the latest game from UW–Madison’s Field Day Lab

By Laurel White You’re a fresh-out-of-college journalist and you have three hours to write a breaking news story about historic flooding in your new home, a small Wisconsin town known for its cherry festival.  City Hall won’t provide a comment — a spokesperson refers you to a stale website. Volunteers helping with response efforts are …

UW–Madison’s Bal honored with award from Council for Exceptional Children

UW–Madison’s Aydin Bal has received the Distinguished Researcher from Underrepresented Groups Award from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). The CEC is the primary professional organization for disability research and the field of special education. Bal is a professor with the School of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, as well as the …