UW–Madison’s Courtney Bell, a professor of learning sciences in the School of Education’s top-ranked Department of Educational Psychology, has been appointed chair of the Governing Council of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). …
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UW–Madison offers fellowship on AI in education for Universities of Wisconsin instructors
A UW–Madison program aimed at helping educators ethically and effectively use artificial intelligence (AI) to support their work will continue for a second year. In its second year, the program will be offered to educators …
UW–Madison’s Nathan explores the role of the body in learning on podcast
UW–Madison’s Mitchell Nathan was recently featured on “The Science of Creativity” podcast, hosted by Keith Sawyer, to discuss embodied cognition — the idea that learning is grounded in the body, in movement, and in the …
Icy Zhang received 2026 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
Learning Sciences Assistant Professor Icy Zhang received a 2026 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship. Zhang will utilize her funding on her project, “Bridging the Research-Practice Gap in Statistics and Data Science Education: Co-design ‘Embodied’ Programming Notebooks with Instructors …
Andy Garbacz Receives 2026 APA Division 16 Tom Oakland Mid-Career Scholarship Award
School Psychology Professor Andy Garbacz received a 2026 APA Division 16 Award. The Tom Oakland Mid-Career Scholarship Award recognizes a mid-career school psychologist (7–20 years post-graduation) who has demonstrated exceptional scholarly contributions throughout their career …
UW–Madison School of Education, Educational Psychology ranked No. 1 by U.S. News for third straight year
For the third consecutive year, UW–Madison is home to the top-ranked school of education in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Education Graduate Schools rankings published on Tuesday. In addition to the overall …
Educational Psychology’s David Shaffer elected to the National Academy of Education
Three faculty from the School of Education have been elected to the National Academy of Education in recognition of their significant contributions to education research and policy. Richard Halverson, Stacey Lee, and David Shaffer were among …
UW–Madison’s Karumbaiah shares insights on AI use in schools in Appleton Post-Crescent
UW–Madison’s Shamya Karumbaiah, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, recently spoke with the Appleton Post-Crescent about how artificial intelligence (AI) is being integrated into classrooms and what it means …
UW–Madison school psychology faculty partner with state to launch online training
A team of faculty in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology recently partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to develop free online training modules for school psychologists, school counselors, and …
School of Education welcomes 11 new faculty members to campus (Lingbo Tong, Anna Julia Cooper Fellow (2025-26) and assistant professor (starting in fall 2026), Department of Educational Psychology)
A new cohort of 11 exceptional faculty members is joining the UW–Madison School of Education in 2025-26. To welcome these newest members of our community — and to reconnect with colleagues and celebrate the …