UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly is a recipient of the John F. Kennedy Center Gold Medallion for Excellence in Theatre Education. Kelly is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the Department of Theatre and Drama who also holds a concurrent appointment with the Odyssey Project in the Department of Continuing Studies. The Kennedy Center Gold Medallion honors individuals or organizations that …
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) released its latest “CCBC Choices” — and this year’s publication is shifting from print to online. This best-of-the-year list is created annually by the librarians of the CCBC. In addition to what is typically found in “CCBC Choices” — including annotations and age recommendations for each book highlighted — the “CCBC Choices 2023” features enhancements …
Tandem Press will begin its spring Friday Jazz Series tonight, featuring students from the UW–Madison Mead Witter School of Music’s Jazz Studies Program, led by Johannes Wallmann, the John and Carolyn Peterson Chair in Jazz Studies, along with Emma Dayhuff, Chad McCullough, Nick Moran, and Les Thimmig. Come enjoy some great jazz music, learn about Tandem Press …
The UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge is dedicated to strengthening and diversifying Wisconsin’s teacher workforce. It pays the equivalent of in-state tuition and fees, testing, and licensing costs for all teacher education students who “pledge” to teach for three or four years at a pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school in Wisconsin after they graduate. To …
By Laurel White As shortages in home health care workers continue across the country, a UW–Madison School of Education assistant professor is working to help family and other non-professional care partners safely and successfully care for people living with dementia at home. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, the number of Americans living with dementia is expected …
The UW–Madison Division of the Arts has announced the recipients of the 2023 Creative Arts Awards, who will be recognized at an award ceremony on Tuesday, May 9. Among the award winners are 12 faculty and students from the School of Education. These awards celebrate artistic achievement, recognize service to the arts, and support arts …
By Sofie Schachter UW–Madison alumna Erin Roberge was hired as a full-time assistant athletic trainer (AT) for the Green Bay Packers earlier this year. She is the first full-time female AT in Packers history. Roberge graduated from the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology in 2021 with a BS in athletic training. She began an internship with …
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently selected UW–Madison’s Brian Burt to serve on its new Roundtable on Mentorship, Well-being, and Professional Development. Burt is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and he is the director and chief research scientist with Wisconsin’s Equity and …
UW–Madison alumna Zhuxin Fang Karoliussen was named a 2023 Teacher of Distinction and is a finalist for a Golden Apple Award. The Greater Green Bay Chamber’s Golden Apple Awards program annually recognizes high-quality educators in the Green Bay area. Karoliussen is a math teacher at Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners in Green Bay, …
By Laurel White The most complex, in-depth educational video game ever produced by UW–Madison’s innovative Field Day Lab has been released for public use. The game represents exciting new frontiers for game-based learning and a major achievement for the internationally-recognized lab. Wake: Tales from the Aqualab is an immersive, life-sciences-focused game that aims to teach …