School of Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison
When Field Day Director David Gagnon wanted to explore making a new online learning game for young students about the Great Lakes, Gagnon’s campus colleague Anne Moser knew immediately what the game should be about—shipwrecks. “I knew that shipwrecks really capture kids’ imaginations,” said Moser, the education coordinator and senior special librarian for Wisconsin Sea …
A nationwide UW–Madison research project to increase the number and quality of jobs for individuals with disabilities has achieved an extraordinary record of reach and engagement with essential state workers tasked with helping this underserved population. As the five-year, federally funded project known as the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (VRTAC-QE) begins wrapping up, …
University of Wisconsin–Madison researcher Don Gillian-Daniel led a team that was nationally recognized this summer for creating a path-breaking online course credited with advancing inclusive teaching practices for some 5,000 faculty members in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields across the country. The course was offered for eight consecutive semesters through fall 2025 as …
A working paper from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison examines how pay practices have changed in Wisconsin school districts that experimented with reforms to traditional teacher salary schedules following the enactment of Act 10 in 2011. This landmark legislation limited collective bargaining for public employees and allowed districts …
A new working paper from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison investigates how professional learning in the form of embodied arts experiences can help schoolteachers understand, design and deliver better social-emotional learning practices in the classroom, such as increased educator empathy and student-centered instruction. The research, funded by the …
A new study from the University of Wisconsin–Madison sheds light on the unique challenges Black men face when adjusting to graduate engineering programs—and offers actionable insights for improving program persistence and support for underrepresented students. Published in the journal Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, the research highlights the importance of sociocultural adjustment …
In a groundbreaking project that could reshape the national college admissions landscape, the state of Tennessee launched TN Direct Admissions last week, a pilot program offering automatic college admission and personalized financial aid estimates to approximately 41,000 high school seniors. At the heart of this ambitious effort is Taylor Odle, an assistant professor of educational policy studies …
A report co-authored by UW–Madison’s Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative (WEC) provides key impact data in a recent story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about proposed federal cuts to out-of-school learning programs in Wisconsin and nationally. WEC’s review of the 21st Century Community Learning Center program, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the Consortium of Applied …
Researchers from UW–Madison recently teamed with state educators and game designers in a day-long competition called Game Incubator to pitch ideas for a new, free educational learning game that could be played by hundreds of thousands of young students across Wisconsin and beyond. Field Day Lab hosted the event, which was part of GameWorks, a UW–Madison …
The Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers recently honored UW–Madison’s Sara Krauskopf, a researcher at the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, for her outstanding work advancing science education in the state. The Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers annually recognizes teachers and other active supporters of science education for their achievements. The Excellence in …