University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Deadline to submit proposals for UW–Madison Education Research Poster Fair is Feb. 1

These proposals may address research findings related to pre-k through adult education. But hurry, because the deadline to submit proposals is Feb. 1. The fair, which is co-sponsored by the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning and the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), will take place on Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Wisconsin Institutes …

Harvard Educational Review publishes student employability research from UW–Madison’s Benbow, Hora

Their paper, “Reconsidering College Student Employability: A Cultural Analysis of Educator and Employer Conceptions of Workplace Skills,” appeared in the Harvard Educational Review. Their research article aims to analyze how educators in higher education institutions and employers think about important skills students need to enter the workforce. Benbow and Hora suggest that part of the …

Hess co-chairing UW System Task Force for Advancing Teachers and School Leaders

Hess is co-chairing this group with Deborah Kerr, president-elect of AASA, the national School Superintendents Association, and current superintendent of the Brown Deer School District. The UW System Task Force for Advancing Teachers and School Leaders in the State of Wisconsin was announced Friday ​in this news release. The task force will have eight members in all and …

UW–Madison alum Kowalczyk earns Wisconsin Global Educator of the Year award

Kowalczyk is an alumna of UW–Madison, having earned a reading specialist license through the School of Education in 2005. Kowalczyk was recognized for her work to bring an international perspective to her classrooms and community. “Developing global competence takes time. Sandra captures and sustains middle school students’ attention through global literature and face-to-face opportunities to …

Jackson speaks with Chronicle of Higher Education for report on faculty searches

Among many faculty members interviewed is UW-Madison’s Jerlando Jackson, who is the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education and chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Jackson is also the director and chief research scientist of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, and a faculty affiliate …

Brava magazine spotlights efforts of UW–Madison’s Kha to nurture diverse identities

Kha is pursuing a master’s degree from the School of Education’s No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Kha previously earned an undergraduate degree at UW–Madison in secondary English education in 2015. Brava explains how “Doua Kha has long struggled to reconcile being queer with being Hmong. Kha, who uses the pronouns they, their and …

Baraboo News Republic spotlights WCER’s ‘Teacher Speakout!’ for rural educators program

The report begins: “Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are looking to school districts such as Baraboo for insight into what it’s like to teach in rural areas and how to better connect university graduates to those schools.” The article explains how the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) started a “Teacher Speakout!” program in …