UW–Madison’s Douglas Rosenberg has been honored with the distinguished Choreoscope Honorary Award presented at the Barcelona Dance Film Festival 2024. This award celebrates filmmakers who have made significant contributions to dance cinema, recognizing Rosenberg’s remarkable work over the past 30 years. A Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, Rosenberg is …
Just one phone call from China helped connect the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) to schools around the world. In 2008, the Shanghai American School contacted Timothy Boals, executive director of the WIDA Consortium at WCER, about using WIDA’s acclaimed research-based standards and assessments to help English-language learners (ELL). “A teacher there had used our language development tools …
Sixth graders taught to see transition turmoil as ‘normal, temporary’ perform better in class A new study by education researchers at UW–Madison shows that proactively addressing students’ anxieties with clear and cost-effective messaging early in the school year can lead to a lasting record of higher grades, better attendance, and fewer behavioral problems for sixth …
The Discussion Project, a professional development series that’s designed to create welcoming, engaging and academically rigorous classroom environments, is accepting applications for its various cohorts during the upcoming academic year. The idea behind the program is that an engaging classroom discussion can be both a vital part of the learning process and a microcosm of the …
Cigdem Unal, director of UW–Madison’s Office of Child Care and Family Resources, has been chosen by Exchange magazine to be a part of its newest cohort of Exchange Leaders. Exchange magazine, which promotes itself as “The Early Childhood Leaders’ Magazine,” since 2014 has been identifying and inviting early childhood leaders to join the Exchange Leadership Initiative. Those …
Kristen Hendrickson was recently named the UW–Madison School of Education’s chief financial officer (CFO), a position she is starting on Aug. 12. In this role, Hendrickson will oversee financial forecasting and planning, budget/resource management, business services, facilities management, and human resources. She will work closely with the dean, senior staff, and department and unit leaders …
Over the next two years, a team of education researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will use a new $1.8 million grant to learn significantly more about college internships and how students of color enter the workforce from college. Awarded to the Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions (CCWT) in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, …
After 41 years on the UW-Madison Campus and 34 years of continuous service, Dr. Gloria Hawkins, assistant vice provost in the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement and director of the Mercile J. Lee Scholars Program, is announcing her retirement. Hawkins earned her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy …
Master’s degree programs at UW-Madison are addressing training needs and certification requirements in high-growth job fields across the U.S. and at home in Wisconsin. In the next five years, the demand for trained school psychologists is expected to grow by 20 percent, creating about 30,500 jobs across the U.S. Increased awareness of mental and behavioral …
Choreographer and performer Duane lee Holland Jr. will join the School of Education Dance Department in the fall as its first hip-hop scholar on faculty. Holland comes to UW-Madison after serving as an associate professor of dance and hip-hop instructor at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. His professional background includes performing with some of the top hip-hop and …