University of Wisconsin–Madison

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State Journal spotlights ‘Peaceful Families, Peaceful Schools’ class led by UW–Madison’s Kornblum

The State Journal explains that this six-week class engages families once every week to build skills like emotional self-regulation, interpersonal communication and impulse control. The goal of the course is to decrease bullying and increase better behavior outcomes. Families and students enjoy exercises like working with stress cloths, which are designed to help children visualize …

Glass Holiday Ornament Sale and Blow Your Own Ornament event Dec. 15-16

This holiday season, the School of Education’s glass program invites the public to find their inner artist. They will be hosting their annual Glass Holiday Ornament Sale and Blow Your Own Ornament event from Dec. 15-16, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., alongside the glass lab and the Mad Gaffers, UW–Madison’s glassblowing club. At this event, …

Alum Navarro restructures leadership development program at Rutgers

Navarro, now the senior associate athletic director for leadership development and strategic priorities at Rutgers, was once in the daunting role of student-athlete herself. Before earning her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2012, Navarro was a rower and a track and field athlete who shared a common …

UW–Madison’s Schuth speaks with NPR’s ‘1A’ about creative writing, experiences of veterans

A preview of the report asks: “When flashbacks of the front lines won’t fade, how can jokes and poetry help veterans readjust?” The segment was titled, “The Power of Comedy and Storytelling for Veterans,” and it can be accessed via this “1A” web page. The “1A” report explains: “Service members often experience traumatic and isolating events. …

UW–Madison’s Trans Research Lab featured in Our Lives magazine

Lab founder Stephanie Budge, who is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, was interviewed by Our Lives, along with some members of the lab. The TRL, which was founded in August 2014, remedies the lack of research on trans issues by exploring mental and physical health needs and care …

Work of UW–Madison’s Hitchcock, Jones featured in ‘Original Warrior’ exhibit at National Veterans Art Museum

Hitchcock is the School of Education’s associate dean for the arts and a professor of printmaking with the School’s Art Department. Jones is a professor of photography with the Art Department. This exhibit, which was co-curated by Jones, features the work of Native American artists, including Rick Bartow, Miridith Campbell, T.C. Cannon, Melissa Doud, Teri …

Bell pens guest editorial on ‘Youth Sports Injuries and Sports Specialization’ for journal

Bell reminisces for the old days of childhood sports, stating that more and more children are participating in expensive club sports over high school sports. He also remembers the risks of youth sport injuries, something that hasn’t changed much in the youth sport landscape. However, Bell hopes that his research on injury prevention and sport …

UW–Madison’s Underwood speaks with PBS ‘NewsHour’ about rural school closures

The report explains how “across the country, rural schools are being forced to shut down as more families move to urban areas and funding sources dry up. In Arena, Wisconsin, 6-year-old Brady Schlamp must now travel 10 miles to school. His former school, right around the corner, was shuttered. As Jeffrey Brown reports, the closures …

Horning speaks with NPR’s ‘Weekend Edition Sunday’ for look at Harry Potter series turning 20

As part of the discussion, Horning shared how children’s literature still has a long way to go when it comes to diversity. “What we don’t see a lot of with diversity are books like Harry Potter, that are just pure fantasy,” says Horning, who directs the School of Education’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center. “And, in …

UW–Madison’s Winkle-Wagner, graduate students edit, ‘Critical Theory and Qualitative Data Analysis in Education’

Winkle-Wagner collaborated with Jamila Lee-Johnson and Ashley Gaskew to edit, “Critical Theory and Qualitative Data Analysis in Education.” Their work explains how critical theories can inform research processes, like data collection and interpretation, in qualitative research and analysis. To do so, the authors offer examples and new tools of qualitative data analysis techniques and empirical …