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 …
The UW–Madison Game Lab, housed in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is hosting a 2023 Global Game Jam (GGJ) event on campus Feb. 3-5. According to the GGJ website page, “A game jam is similar to a hackathon, where people come together for a short period of time to create games …
By Sofie Schachter Jon Spike, a 2010 graduate of the UW–Madison School of Education, has created an educational board game called Gamestormers. The family-friendly game, which features a character inspired by Spike’s daughter (Sloane the Summoner), allows players to create their own game using cards they are given — as well as ones they create …
During a six-week stretch in the fall semester, the UW–Madison School of Education hosted 22 teachers from 12 different countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by IREX. The visiting educators were …
Tom Owenby is the UW–Madison School of Education’s new associate dean for teacher education, a role he started on Jan. 1. In this position, Owenby will serve as the director of the School’s Teacher Education Center, which provides leadership and support to the School of Education’s 15 teacher education programs, coordinates partnerships with local school …