Category: Spotlight News

Featured Summer Courses

Explore Educational Psychology’s Summer Offerings or see other School of Education courses available this summer at School of Education Summer Courses. Educational Psychology’s Summer Offerings   How People Learn Introduction to theories of learning in formal and informal settings.     Human Development in Infancy and Childhood Learn about the normative processes and individual differences …

School Mental Health Collaborative examining best ways to support kids’ social and emotional well-being

It wasn’t long ago when the concept that schools should play a role in supporting a child’s mental health was met with skepticism. “Historically, schools have not been seen as having a major role to play,” says Stephen Kilgus, an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology. “Ten years ago, we …

UW–Madison’s Pauline Ho receives 2020 Psychological Science Research Grant

UW–Madison’s Pauline Ho received the 2020 Psychological Science Research Grant from the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS). Ho is a Ph.D. student with the human development program within the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology. Ho’s project aims to better understand how individual and contextual factors interact to chart the course of …

School of Education’s Kaplan recognized with UW–Madison Hilldale Award

Each year, the Secretary of the Faculty recognizes four professors from across campus for these major awards, which have been given annually since the 1986-87 academic year. One faculty member each from the arts and humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, and biological sciences is selected from nominations by department chairs. The winners are awarded $7,500. …

UW–Madison School of Education No. 1 among public institutions in U.S. News rankings

UW–Madison’s School of Education and several of its programs are once again ranked among the very best in the nation in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings released Tuesday, March 17. UW–Madison is home to the No. 1-ranked public school of education in the nation, a distinction it …

Working From Home due to Covid-19?

Take a look at some of the IT resources for School of Education students, faculty, and staff. MERIT has detailed instructions for setting up the SOE VPN, Network Drives, and they also provide many other helpful how-tos. Mapping Network Drives VPN (Windows) VPN (Mac) Other KnowedgeBase Articles

School Psychology Presents at NASP

Students and faculty from the school psychology program are excited to be attending the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention in Baltimore this week! Five faculty and over twenty graduate students will be presenting at the conference, disseminating research on a wide variety of topics including family-school engagement, school mental health, behavior screening, and …

Ed Psych Professors Create New Rural Education Research Center

Department Profs. Craig Albers and Andy Garbacz have teamed up with the Wisconsin Center for Education Research to create a new program that will focus on “rigorous, sophisticated, and interdisciplinary research that is responsive to needs identified by rural schools and communities.” According to a WCER article announcing its creation, the Rural Education Research & …

Sheridan Receives First Distinguished Alumni Award

Dr. Susan Sheridan recently became the inaugural recipient of the Department’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Dr. Sheridan, who earned her PhD here in ’89, is the director of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools and the George Holmes University Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She received the award after giving …

School Psych Faculty Awarded New Student Leadership Grant

Albers, Garbacz, and Kratochwill Awarded OSEP Training Grant to Prepare School Psychology Doctoral Students for Leadership Careers in Academia School Psychology faculty members Craig Albers and Andy Garbacz, in addition to School Psychology Professor-Emeritus Tom Kratochwill, were awarded a 5-year, $1.25 million U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Program (OSEP) Preparation of Leadership …