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Improving the professional culture of Wisconsin schools is critical for improving the achievement gap between students of color and white students. That’s the finding of a recently completed report from the Wisconsin Educator Effectiveness Research Partnership. Curtis Jones, director of… Read More
First year students in the School of Education have an opportunity to earn micro scholarships for the fall and spring semesters. The scholarships, which can total up to $250 per semester, reward students for accomplishing goals that will help them… Read More
Thanks to our generous donors, the School of Education was able to award $366,000 in scholarship funds for the 2020-2021 academic year, according to Rob Longwell-Grice, recruitment and scholarship coordinator. The funds went to 232 students. The average award was… Read More
Two alumni with ties to the School of Education are among those are being honored with the Spaights Plaza award this year. Allen B. Caucutt, who earned his B.S. in art education in 1957, the year UWM was established. Diane… Read More
UWM’s African Diaspora Council (ADC), which includes 240 Black faculty, staff, retirees and alums of UWM, has been busy the last few weeks. The group’s co-chair is Diana Borders, assistant director of business services in the School of Education. On… Read More
Mathematics doesn’t have much to do with social justice, right? Wrong, says the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). That organization has published three books under the title, Catalyzing Change: Initiating Critical Conversations, which talk about how practices like… Read More
Most students anticipate gradually putting their knowledge to work after they leave the university
I could tell he was a fellow change-agent. I’m very proud of him
DeAnn Huinker was interviewed for the Kids Math Talk Podcast released this week. Her presentation focuses on effective mathematics teaching. Huinker is a professor, in the Department of Teaching and Learning and director of the Center for Mathematics and Science… Read More
School of Education alum Amy Zientek shared some of her experiences in teaching at Greendale High School after the pandemic hit