As we approach the end of another year, we wanted to look back and reflect on all of the great work that has happened across the School of Education in 2023.
Below are some highlights from among the hundreds of news stories we shared this year spotlighting efforts across the arts, health, and education. With over 400 stories posted to our website, this is only a small handful — and it certainly is not a “best of” list. But we hope it gives you a sense of all the ways our amazing faculty, staff, students, and alumni are continuing to make a difference in the world.
Working out with soccer coach helps ‘The Wolves’ cast get in character
During rehearsals for the “The Wolves,” University Theatre’s winter production that centered on the experience of an indoor girls’ soccer team, the cast worked regularly with Edgewood head coach Romaric Setodji learning real-life soccer skills and drills.
A very deep dive: UW–Madison’s award-winning Field Day Lab releases its most ambitious educational game yet
Wake: Tales from the Aqualab is an immersive, life-sciences-focused game that aims to teach middle and high school students about scientific research practices through an engaging narrative arc about a budding ocean floor research scientist — and the nightmares that plague her.
Q&A with Erin Roberge, first female full-time athletic trainer for the Packers
UW–Madison alumna Erin Roberge was hired as a full-time assistant athletic trainer (AT) for the Green Bay Packers earlier this year. She is the first full-time female AT in Packers history.
UW–Madison’s Parkins leads workshop for MMSD teachers to help bring dance into classrooms
On a Friday afternoon in February, a couple dozen educators in the Madison Metropolitan School District gathered in the gym of Van Hise Elementary School for a dance workshop with UW–Madison’s Chell Parkins.
The big promise of going small: UW–Madison research collaboration increases understanding of heart disease in people with diabetes
Two researchers, with labs an ocean apart and seemingly little in common, were supposed to chat for just five minutes. But science and fate had much more in store.
Trailblazing Teacher Pledge supporting students, educators, and schools
Dianna Schwartz is realizing she is making a difference in the classroom. Says Schwartz: “I don’t know if I’m changing the world — but I’m making an impact on my students every day.
UW–Madison School of Education up to No. 3 in latest U.S. News rankings
For the 10th straight year, UW–Madison’s School of Education has been ranked among the top five education schools in the country. Additionally, 10 graduate programs within the School of Education were ranked by U.S. News & World Report in the latest ratings — including the No. 1 Rehabilitation Counseling program.
UW–Madison’s John Rudolph urges America to rethink why we teach science — and why we should
The reasons we teach science in America are largely myths, according to a new book from a UW–Madison School of Education professor.
WCER Researcher Ross Benbow in campus roundtable with U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
WCER researcher Ross Benbow and his growing NSF project involving support networks for student military were part of a roundtable discussion on campus with U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough.
CCBC’s latest Diversity Statistics show increasing number of diverse books for children and teens
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) has updated its annual Diversity Statistics to include data on the 3,450 books for children and teens received by the CCBC that were published in 2022.
A new Bucky celebrates 175 years, honors UW–Madison’s past, present, and future
On July 26, a new Bucky on Parade statue, “Honor the Air, Land, and Water,” debuted at the Memorial Union kicking off UW–Madison’s 175th Anniversary celebration. The statue, featuring iconography that represents the university’s past, present, and future, was painted by Art Professor John Hitchcock, with assistance from UW–Madison student Kaylee Herrmann, an undergraduate with the Art Department.
From grant to global impact: WIDA’s journey over two decades
WIDA, housed in the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, celebrated its 20th anniversary this year.
UW–Madison School of Education to boost special education teacher workforce in Milwaukee with new initiative
A new partnership between the UW–Madison School of Education and Milwaukee Public Schools aims to combat a shortage of special education teachers in one of the state’s most high-needs school districts.
UW–Madison to lead new national center addressing lack of school mental health providers
UW–Madison education researchers have been awarded a 4-year, $10.4 million federal contract to launch and operate a national center to expand and improve the country’s school-based mental health workforce of school psychologists, social workers, and other practitioners.
New home for Adapted Fitness is ‘so much more than a gym’
This fall, UW–Madison’s Adapted Fitness program celebrated the grand opening of the spectacular new Conway Adapted Fitness facility.