“Jo Wilder and the Capitol Case,” set in and around the Wisconsin State Capitol, assists educators in teaching history while engaging students as “history detectives” to immerse them in the action. It is a tool for students to engage in critical thinking and historical inquiry. The game, which is free, was produced by WPT Education …
UW–Madison boasts the highest number of DDRA awardees of any university in the nation for 2018, according to information released by the U.S. Department of Education. Fulbright-Hays DDRA Awards provide funds to doctoral students to conduct doctoral research outside the United States in foreign languages and area studies for up to 12 months. The awards …
Jerlando Jackson is receiving the CEP Mildred García Award for Exemplary Scholarship (Senior), while Nicholas Hillman will be recognized with the CPPHE Excellence in Public Policy in Higher Education (Individual) Award. The 43rd annual ASHE Conference runs Nov. 15 to 17 at the Tampa, Florida, Marriott Waterside Hotel, with the awards ceremony taking place on …
Lyndsay Lewis, who earned her undergraduate degree from the department in 2017, plus Assistant Professor Marlene Skog and Professor Jin-Wen Yu, took part in the event, which ran Oct. 11-14 at the Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center in Brooklyn, New York. Yu presented “Paged” on Oct. 12 and 13, while Skog presented “Her eyes are open …
Goldberg is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Counseling Psychology, and he is an affiliate with the university’s Center for Healthy Minds. Goldberg explains that he “fell in love” with meditation in college, struck by its simple yet powerful techniques. His focus has expanded to include mental health in military veterans. Check out …
Lee is a faculty member with the School of Education’s Art Department, where she heads the university’s highly regarded Glass Lab. The report begins: “In a balmy lab on the campus of UW–Madison, a number of students are finishing up their art projects for the semester. One opens up a sliding door to a furnace …
Raglin is the director of graduate studies in the Department of Kinesiology at Indiana University–Bloomington. His research has examined psychological factors associated with performance in athletes. In addition, Raglin’s writings focus on methodological issues in sport and exercise psychology research, with a specific emphasis on the placebo effect. Both of these lines of research extend …
The Morgridge Center for Public Service is launching this new professional development program to further institutionalize and support community engaged scholarship at the university. Community engaged scholarship (CES) is defined as teaching, research and scholarly activities that are performed in equitable, mutually beneficial collaboration with communities and community members to fulfill campus and community objectives. Garbacz is an …
And among the experts CNN turns to in an effort to put this topic in perspective is UW–Madison’s Kathleen Horning, who heads the School of Education’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC). The CNN report begins: “Marley Dias says she was tired of reading books about ‘white boys and their dogs’ in school. So at the age of 11, …
A preview of the series of reports explains: “In survey after survey, employers complain that today’s young job candidates lack practical skills in reading, writing, speaking, and digital literacy. In this special report, Education Week probes the disconnect between what schools teach and what the workplace demands and highlights how some K-12 educators are attempting to bridge …