Tag School of Education
Students seek opportunity, employers looking to hire
January 29, 2013UW-Madison Career Services units will host the Spring Career and Internship Fair on Monday Feb. 4, which will bring more than 180 organizations to campus.
Wisconsin Center for Education Research wins $15 million grant to improve student achievement
December 27, 2012More than 4,000 students and their families will be better prepared for success in school thanks to the expansion of an initiative developed by UW–Madison’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research.
Games+Learning+Society joins the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
December 18, 2012In a loftlike upper level of the purple building on the corner of University Avenue and Randall Street, people dart in and out of cubicles with NERF guns, forgetting deadlines and deliverables to wage playful battles for an hour or two with their colleagues and celebrate new office space.
Madison students create book trailers for film festival
July 31, 2012As part of the Read On Wisconsin program, students from Madison's Whitehorse Middle School have dedicated their summer vacation to reading and discussing books for grades six through eight.
Educational games to train middle schoolers’ attention, empathy
May 21, 2012Two years ago, at a meeting on science and education, Richard Davidson challenged video game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of violence and aggression.
School of Education partners with Stockholm University
May 15, 2012Graduate students in the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education have a new opportunity to bring a global perspective into their work as they seek to tackle some of the toughest issues in education.
Jordan’s skills embrace education, art
May 8, 2012Many recognize undergraduate advisor Jerry Jordan’s enthusiasm as a recruitment and retention specialist for the School of Education. But fewer know of his prospects as a professional portrait artist.
Dance Department students present “Les Muses” April 26-28
April 18, 2012Dance students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will perform "Les Muses," a student concert featuring contemporary dance works by six emerging student choreographers and an original piece by New York artist in residence Pamela Pietro on April 26-28 at 8 p.m.
Conference examines future of public higher education
March 14, 2012Public higher education has come under increasing scrutiny in the past year. Facing the paradox of being expected to produce an ever-more educated workforce for the 21st century with plummeting government support, public universities are struggling to adapt with the times.
Assessing innovative intervention for children with cerebral palsy
March 14, 2012Five-year-old Lauren's cerebral palsy used to make eating meals an ordeal, going to bed a challenge, and crawling an impossibility.
UW-Madison graduate programs ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report
March 12, 2012Several UW–Madison graduate programs are ranked among the nation’s best in the 2013 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
Dancer and choreographer will present artist talk and dance workshop
March 9, 2012Dancer and choreographer Sally Gross will give an artist talk and lead a dance workshop in advance of her fall 2012 Arts Residency at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
UW-Madison explores creation of College of the Arts
February 16, 2012For the first time in several decades, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is considering the addition of a new college, the College of the Arts.
Art graduate connects campus, schools with outreach endowment
February 9, 2012Workshops supported by art graduate Helen Burish have strengthened the connection between area high school teachers and artists in the Department of Art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Public database tracks legislative voting behavior
February 9, 2012Several years ago, events in the state capitol left Jacob Stampen wondering about the health of Wisconsin’s political system.
Spring semester alive with arts events
February 3, 2012The spring semester will be bursting with arts events across the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus during the university's Year of the Wisconsin Idea.
Careers Conference points directions in a changing economy
January 18, 2012As economic and workforce challenges continue, many adults and students will seek assistance with job retraining, lifelong career development skills, continuing education and the development of 21st century skills.
Hip-hop teaching, performance and culture
January 18, 2012Using hip-hop pedagogy as a teaching tool to integrate topics from history, politics and art to culture and performance in the classroom will be the topic of the second annual lecture series "Getting Real II" at the University of Wisconsin–Madison this spring.
Pilot project helps Latino and Latina families overcome the effects of parental depression
December 29, 2011The effects of parental depression on a child can be many, varied and deeply rooted.
School of Education marks American Education Week Nov. 14-18
November 10, 2011The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education will honor some of its very best scholars during an American Education Week 2011 program primarily dedicated to its retiring faculty, distinguished alumni and partner teachers during the week of Nov. 14-18.