Tag School of Education

Education Building serves as model for green projects

March 24, 2010

In addition to providing a contemporary home for the School of Education, the Education Building Renovation and Addition Project has become a learning laboratory for how to do environmentally sound capital projects. Read More

Wisconsin teen poetry slam team selected, members get ready to go national

March 5, 2010

The six top-scoring competitors from last week's Wisconsin Youth Poetry Slam Team finals are gearing up to compete at the Brave New Voices spoken-word international competition in Los Angeles in July. Read More

Obama nominates UW–Madison professor to National Board for Education Sciences

March 4, 2010

President Barack Obama has announced that he will nominate Adam Gamoran as a member of the National Board for Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education. Read More

‘Almost Spring’ student dance concert set at UW–Madison

February 22, 2010

This week's University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Program's student concert, "Almost Spring," is a showcase of creative original works by student choreographers. Read More

Seminars will make teachers climate-change ambassadors

February 1, 2010

The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will join the Madison Metropolitan School District in a three-year project to prepare science teachers to be climate-literacy ambassadors in their schools and communities. Read More

Assistive Technology Expo showcases possibilities for people with disabilities

November 2, 2009

Monica KamalRossa emphasizes the importance of assistive technologies for persons with disabilities by asking a question: "How many of you can live without your shoes every day, every season - yes, even in winter?" Read More

Faculty choreographers collaborate with campus colleagues in concert

October 27, 2009

The "thinking dancer," a concept long embraced by the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Dance Program, takes on new meaning in the program's Fall Faculty Concert, SPLASH!, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St. Read More

Digital revolution is happening outside the classroom

October 6, 2009

The way we learn is changing, but schools are having trouble keeping up. While technology dominates daily life and work, it still plays a limited role in public schools filled with students who are increasingly learning outside the classroom with help from cell phones, computers and video games, says Rich Halverson, a professor of educational leadership and policy analysis and co-author of the new book “Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology.” Read More

Federal grants power research on computer games and learning

September 29, 2009

A research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison recently won $4.5 million in federal grants to study computer games and learning. Read More

UW-Madison welcomes new faculty

September 9, 2009

Alongside the slew of incoming freshmen, another group of new Badgers is making a debut at the University of Wisconsin–Madison this fall. Read More

UW-Madison hosts campuswide series on future of hip hop in academia

September 8, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will host a semester-long fall lecture series based on the scholarship and art of hip hop. Read More

PEOPLE honors high school graduates, welcomes new freshmen

July 29, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will celebrate its eighth year of an important pipeline for student diversity from noon-2 p.m. on Friday, July 31, at the Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way. Read More

Stricker marks PGA funding to expand UW–Madison golf instruction

July 8, 2009

Professional golfer Steve Stricker is giving a boost to student golf instruction at the University of Wisconsin–Madison by designating the university to receive $45,000 through the 2008 Ryder Cup Outreach Program. Read More

Self-study course assists those planning for retirement

June 24, 2009

As Judy Ettinger puzzled over her retirement options a few years ago, her 30-plus years of experience in career counseling and career development proved to be invaluable. Read More

Community engagement moves World Dance Alliance Assembly

May 26, 2009

Madison, Wis., will become the world's dance hot spot May 28-31 when the University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Program hosts the World Dance Alliance-Americas (WDAA) General Assembly. Read More

Professor elected to National Academy of Education

May 21, 2009

Kenneth Zeichner, the Hoefs-Bascom Professor of Teacher Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and associate dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Education (NAEd). Read More

Weeklong celebration marks opening of UW–Madison’s Art Lofts facility

April 28, 2009

The tower of bright red steel girders signals that the former university warehouse at the edge of campus has been transformed. Facing the Kohl Center across Frances Street, the tower marks the main entrance to the Art Lofts, the new state-of-the-art facility for the University of Wisconsin–Madison Art Department. Read More

Dance Program: ‘Small, but mighty’

March 11, 2009

There’s no telling where a dancer may land. Rahm Emmanuel, President Obama’s point man, turned down a scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet School. Maya Angelou, poet, writer, journalist and activist, began her career on stage as a dancer. Read More

UW-Madison develops career-information systems for Singapore

February 23, 2009

The Singapore Ministry of Education has awarded a four-year $3.5 million contract to the Center on Education and Work (CEW) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Education for localizing CEW's WISCareers and CareerLocker online career-information systems for use in Singapore schools. Read More

UW-Madison graduate programs fare well in annual U.S. News rankings

April 2, 2008

A number of graduate programs and specialties at UW–Madison scored high marks in the 2009 "Best Graduate Schools" edition of U.S. News and World Report. Read More