By Al Dickenson When Christopher Rawlings was appointed to the role of Director of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services – Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing in 2022, he sought to implement his own vision for the organization, …
Dr. Raquel Farmer-Hinton, a faculty member in UWM’s School of Education, has been appointed to the Universities of Wisconsin Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID) Advisory Council for a two-year term from January 2025 to September 2027. Recommended by …
If a student asks her a question in Swahili, Pauline Kanyiva Mwendwa will try to answer. Likewise, if she gets a question in Spanish, she can help. Mwendwa, a graduate student in the UWM School of Education, is an English-bilingual …
Elizabeth Drame, professor of teaching and learning, is heading to Indonesia in May 2025 as part of the Fulbright Specialist program. This program includes a roster of U.S.-based experts who can compete for projects related to their disciplinary background and …
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education and the Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA) have created a Grow Your Own Program to address teacher shortages in Milwaukee and diversify the teacher workforce. It will identify promising teachers while easing their …
Congratulations to the School of Education students who were awarded scholarships for this coming academic year. Thanks to our generous donors, the School of Education was able to award 302 scholarships to 275 students for a total of about $520,000 …
When Grace Ochidi and Olufolakemi Omoruyi tell their first- and second-grade classes that it’s time for mathematics, the response is always enthusiastic now. “They say ‘yay,’” Omoruyi said. And Ralpheal Brown, their principal at Hopkins Lloyd Community School, said the …
Jenny Rudd didn’t have to look far for an inspiration to go into teaching. “My mom is a teacher. I’ve been influenced by her growing up, and have been lucky in knowing I wanted to teach my whole life.” The …
If a student asks her a question in Swahili, Pauline Kanyiva Mwendwa will try to answer. Likewise, if she gets a question in Spanish, she can help. Mwendwa, a graduate student in the UWM School of Education, is an English-Bilingual …
Schools can play a critical role in advancing the holistic benefits of greenspaces – both in terms of their construction and integration of the learning spaces into the school curriculum. Advancing greenspaces as an equity issue calls for integrating models of equitable school leadership, project based learning, and green schoolyards. Learn more in this white paper on Equity Leadership and Project Based Learning
