Twelve UW–Madison faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize some of the university’s finest educators. Those honored have been selected for their distinguished teaching and were nominated by individual faculty members, departments, and student organizations. Among this year’s honorees are two faculty …
By Laurel White In a small village in Malawi, a grandmother of five lost her will to live. Gogo Abiti Juma took over care for her five grandchildren after their parents died of AIDS, and the family struggled to survive. They had little access to food, shelter, health care, or a meaningful social support system. …
The UW–Madison Dance Department, housed in the School of Education, presents its Faculty Concert 2023 Feb. 9 – 18, featuring work from Kate Corby, Li Chiao-Ping, Collette Stewart, Chris Walker, Jin-Wen Yu, and guest artist Charles O. Anderson. The concert will take place over two weekends — Feb. 9-11 and 16-18 — in the Margaret …
UW–Madison’s Brian Burt will be a keynote speaker at the Education and Human Ecology (EHE) Research Forum hosted by Ohio State University’s College of Education and Human Ecology on Feb. 16. Burt is an associate professor of higher education with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and he is the …
To celebrate our alumni excellence across the arts, health, and education, the School of Education has selected three trailblazing UW–Madison alumni to honor with a Distinguished Alumni Award. The awards will recognize the talented alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their field. On Thursday, Feb. 16, between 1 and 3:45 p.m., each recipient will …
By Kari Dickinson A new accelerated master’s degree program in UW–Madison’s highly ranked School of Education aims to meet a critical need for PK-12 world language teachers in Wisconsin and beyond. Launching in summer 2023, the World Language Education MS program, housed in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, will allow students to earn a …
By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) scientist and CIMER Associate Executive DirectorMelissa McDaniels helped design and deliver a two-day workshop in Washington, D.C., aimed at helping the nation’s research universities and associated stakeholders understand how to better implement, incentivize, and create accountability structures in doctoral education programs nationwide. “We know …
“Me and the Boss: A Story about Mending and Love,” written by Michelle Edwards and illustrated by April Harrison, is the winner of the 2023 Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book. This award is given annually by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), a library of the School of Education, to …
UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle is the co-author of a paper titled, “The Impact of Reverse Transfer Associate Degrees on Education and Labor Market Outcomes,” which is published as a working paper and has been accepted by the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Odle is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational …
An app-based toolbox to support teachers in developing authentic learning communities. Streamlined processes for employee onboarding and offboarding. Video stories about Dance alumni and their career paths. These are among the eight innovative projects led by university and academic staff from across the School of Education that have been awarded Staff Innovation Grants in the …