John Rudolph’s book about why we teach science was recently published and released by Oxford University Press. He was recently interviewed on NBC 15 News. Read the full story here, with the link to the news interview and book review by Science.
“Someone Else’s Language” was the essay that won Kate Vieira a Wisconsin Writers’ Award, the Kay W. Levin Award for Short Nonfiction.
Carl Grant has spent 50 years teaching at UW-Madison! He was recently honored at a Milwaukee Bucks game as a Community Hero for all of his contributions to teacher education, social justice, and multicultural education. Congratulations Professor Grant! Watch the video at the link below.
Our Department Chair, Erica Halverson, was named a Woman to Watch in Brava Magazine in 2023. The women they select are community leaders, creative thinkers, people who bring about change and inspire others. Brava highlights her work as Co-director of the UW Community Arts Collaboratory and her podcast, Arts Educators Save the World. She is …
Curriculum and Instruction’s Tom Owenby, former Teaching Faculty in the Secondary Education Program, who oversaw the Social Studies program, is now the Associate Dean for Teacher Education. He will direct the School of Education’s Teacher Education Center, which supports 15 teacher education programs, creates and sustains partnerships with school districts, and works with the Department …
Assistant Professor of History and American Indian Studies, Matt Villeneuve, will be at the Teacher Education Building, room 220, on November 17th from 12:30-2:00 p.m. Lunch will be served. This lecture will be recorded, and also available on Zoom. https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/99589290868
Daniel Morales-Doyle Flyer-updated The Department of Curriculum and Instruction, in conjunction with University Lectures, LACIS, and CLS is proud to host Dr. Daniel Morales-Doyle as he lectures on the topic “STEM Pipeline or Catalyst for Change? Science Teachers Negotiating Contested Definitions of Equity”. He will give his talk on December 1, 2023, from 2:00 p.m.- …
One of Curriculum and Instruction’s PhD. students has been awarded a Marie Christine Fellowship from the Wisconsin Institute of Discovery (WID) for the 2022-23 academic year. Tracey Bullington is a teacher from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is researching how young people learn by using arts and creativity. Congratulations to Tracey on her fellowship!
C & I’s own Professor Mariana Pacheco was named one of “Wisconsin’s Most Influential Latino Leaders”. She is one of eleven people who either work for or graduated from UW-Madison, out of a total of 46 Latino/a people in the state who received this recognition. She focuses on opportunities for multilingual and English language learners …
C & I welcomes our new Assistant Professor of World Language Education, L. J. Randolph Jr. Prior to coming to UW-Madison, he was teaching at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, which is his hometown. He received his Teaching Degree and Doctorate Degree in Curriculum and Instruction, both from the University of North Carolina, Chapel …