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Courtney Bell Explains Standards-Based Learning for Story on Phasing out Letter Grades
WCER Director Courtney Bell, a UW–Madison School of Education professor of learning sciences, shared insights on standards-based learning in a recent Wisconsin State Journal story about phasing out letter grades in a pilot program…
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Katie Eklund Shares Expertise for PBS NewsHour Program on Addressing Student Mental Health Concerns
Katie Eklund, a professor of educational psychology in UW–Madison’s School of Education, discussed efforts to address the nation’s shortage of school-based mental health professionals in a recent report on the growing issue…
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Wisconsin Teachers and Librarians to Help Create Astrophysics Learning Game
Computer Game Will Use Latest Research to Take Learners to the Furthest Reaches of Space On Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, a small group of select librarians and teachers from across the state…
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New $1.25M Wei LAB Project Seeks to Warm ‘Chilly Climate’ in STEM for Underrepresented
Engineering Professional Societies to Receive New Tools and Resources to Promote DEI Culture Change Driven by the goal of improving the country’s ability to solve complex problems, a partnership led by UW–Madison’s…
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Five with School of Education Ties Named in Madison365’s List of Influential Black Leaders
Two WCER Honorees are Among Those Five: Wei LAB’s Shawn Anthony Robinson and MSAN Executive Director Latoya Holiday Madison365’s 2023 list of “Wisconsin’s 51 Most Influential Black Leaders” spotlights five individuals with…
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WIDA Collaborates to Make English Proficiency Scores Compatible with International Standard
WIDA MODEL Online Scale Scores Linked to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) WIDA MODEL Online, an English language proficiency assessment for students in grades 1-12, can now be understood on…
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Odle Discusses Rise of Direct Admissions on WPR Show
Several Campuses in Universities of Wisconsin System to Adopt Enrollment Change for Next Fall UW–Madison’s Taylor Odle shared his expertise recently on the rise of direct admissions programs in Wisconsin universities and across the…
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MSAN Student Conference Seeks to Create Rich Connections, Seed Equitable School Change
Dozens of High School Students From Across the U.S. Met in Madison for the First Time Since 2019 Nearly 200 high school students and their chaperones/advisors from 19 U.S. school districts were…
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Multilingualism is a Superpower: 10 Years of the WIDA Annual Conference
The WIDA Annual Conference is always a special time because it’s a conference by teachers, for teachers, but this year, it was extra special. It was the 10th WIDA Annual Conference and WIDA’s…
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UW–Madison to Lead New National Center Addressing Lack of School Mental Health Providers
Proposal from Education Researchers will Receive $10.4 Million in Federal Funding over 4 Years UW–Madison education researchers have been awarded a 4-year, $10.4 million federal contract to launch and operate a national…
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