Wisconsinites Agree on Broad Purposes of Higher Education Despite Divisive Political Climate
October 30, 2018
UW-Madison student-led research shows residents with opposing ideologies share belief that public higher education serves broad and varied purposes
Brillion Students Meet Jo Wilder and the Capitol Case
October 30, 2018
Last fall, Keith Polkinghorne received a call from Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) Education wondering if he and his students would be interesting in testing out an online video game - Jo Wilder and the Capitol Case - as it was being developed. The request was happily granted.
WPT Video Game Tested Locally
October 30, 2018
Bonduel students, library specialist help to develop ‘Jo Wilder and the Capitol Case’
The Capitol Case
October 30, 2018
Local teachers help develop video game to teach state history
WPT Education’s Capitol Game Gets Top Score
October 30, 2018
This October, WPT Education was excited to introduce Jo Wilder and the Capitol Case, a free online video game set in and around the Wisconsin State Capitol, that assists educators in teaching social studies, while giving students the chance to be “history detectives.”
Elmwood Elementary Students Help Develop Online Video Game
October 30, 2018
The Oct. 10 release of the online video game Jo Wilder and the Capitol Case on WPTeducation.org not only gave elementary level students a new way to have fun while learning at school, but it also put Elmwood Elementary on the map throughout the state.
WIES Lecture | Excellent Content Teaching for Multilingual Students
October 25, 2018
Kara Mitchell Viesca’s work centers on content teaching for multilingual students. In this talk, she will discuss theoretical advancements and empirical work with important implications for research, policy and practice in content teaching, as well as teacher learning-practices that address issues of inequity and social justice for multilingual students.
The Vocational Significance of Cultural Identity
October 25, 2018
Race/ethnicity are strong predictors of educational outcomes and labor market position (Byars-Winston, Fouad & Wen, 2015). In this presentation, Professor Byars-Winston will briefly review the evidence for and vocational relevance of cultural identity. She will use the Outline for Cultural Formulation model to illustrate its applicability for career assessment and career counseling integrating the concept of cultural identity for African American students (Byars-Winston, 2010), and will conclude the presentation by delineating implications for promoting workforce diversity.
WCER Launches New Research-to-Practice Center in Early Childhood Education
October 23, 2018
Early childhood education is a well-studied field. However, Beth Graue, the Sorenson Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at UW–Madison’s School of Education and a former kindergarten teacher, realized something was missing. Graue decided a new type of research initiative was needed―one that grounds its work in the practical wisdom of classroom teaching.
Jo Wilder and the Capitol Case
October 15, 2018
Meet Jo Wilder, a young girl who searches for history in the state capitol with her pet badger. Field Day Lab created this game with multiple community partners to help teachers introduce students to historical inquiry. The game addresses academic state standards for social studies, English language arts and information technology.
Matthews Receives NSF Award to Study Ways to Help Students Better Understand the Equal Sign
September 27, 2018
UW-Madison’s Percival Matthews is the principal investigator on a new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant that’s designed to examine ways to promote equal sign knowledge among school children.
Making Sense of Big Data
September 26, 2018 | By Karen Rivedal
It happens with every credit-card swipe and GPS ping. It’s part of writing an email, sending a text or posting on Instagram. It can be trigged by playing an online game, ordering dinner on a smartphone or surfing for best buys on a tablet.
Siftr: A Tool for the Folklore Classroom
September 21, 2018
Siftr is a freely available data collection and visualization platform that allows users to upload and geotag images and record and share associated notes and field observations.
Jackson Featured in Diverse Issues in Higher Education
September 20, 2018
WeiLAB director Jerlando F.L. Jackson was featured in the September 20 issue of Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Vlach, Matthews Earn Understanding Human Cognition Awards from McDonnell Foundation
September 20, 2018
UW-Madison’s Haley Vlach and Percival Matthews each recently received an Understanding Human Cognition Scholar Award from the James S. McDonnell Foundation (JSMF).
