'Manual production enhances learning and recall of signs by hearing second language learners...these results reveal the importance of somatosensory feedback as a key mechanism...feeling one’s own signing promotes learning and recall of signs'
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I am excited to introduce Dr. Rui Meng, who defended her dissertation yesterday! Rui's work investigated middle-school students' reasoning about data tables, and tested two approaches to support their reasoning. Congratulations, Rui!! & thank you to this exceptional committee!

A little late, but excited to share that James Dean Ward @jamesdeanward.bsky.social and my research on college sticker prices was featured in a recent The New York Times article. James discussed how cuts in sticker prices may impact underrepresented students .ca.news.yahoo.com/giant-college-…

I am finding it super hard to get back into a writing project that was tabled for a while. Needing all the motivational tricks.

At #AERA24 ? Check out our poster #23 now (until 11AM) by Sarah Clerjuste 🇭🇹: Leveraging Common Mathematical Errors to Support Understandings of Equivalence and Operations, work w/Elena Silla & Kamal Chawla Errorful learning improves equivalence & operations & reduces errors UD School of Education

📢 I'll be on the 2024-25 academic job market. My research focuses on K-12 education, LGBTQ+ student well-being, and spatial inequities. Check out bit.ly/49yHzsW for more info. Let's connect at #AERA2024 !

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We document caregivers’ multimodal language (n= 72, children: 2-4 years) in semi naturalistic interaction. We show how multimodal language differ when talking about objects that are present vs absent. Multimodal iconicity is more common for absent objects. Economic and Social Research Council European Research Council (ERC)

Already having FOMO about missing #AERA2024 .

If you're in Philly for #AERA24 please stop by some of our lab's work & that of our collaborators - presentations by UD School of Education students Elena Silla Sarah Clerjuste 🇭🇹 Kamal Chawla MegBotello w/coauthors Amanda Jansen Dana Miller-Cotto, Ph.D. (she/her) Gabriella Morra Srujana Acharya & more! Corrected flyer⬇️

We are excited to share thatWalker, Emily Carrigan & Marie Coppola - Disability is Diversity's article is not only FREE to access but has also been listed as Editor's Choice. Authors found early access to language related to number mapping, underscoring the importance of accessible early language! Link ⬇️

Big news! UW–Madison's School of Education is the No. 1 school of education in the U.S., according to the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Education Graduate Schools. education.wisc.edu/news/uw-madiso…

Talk about everyone wants a revolution but no one wants to do the dishes. Feminist men, a word: learn to do all those things and DO them. Take the notes. Organize the group gift. Keep track of birthdays. Take the lunch order and call it in. DO a feminism, don’t just say it.

If you're looking for eclipse glasses right now you understand why same day voter registration is important

Understanding real-world contexts should come first in responsible AI development.

Laurel White features some of the projects Sadhana and I are leading UW-Madison Department of Educational Psychology to make AI useful for teachers and students.

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This week's ITP presentation features Ed Psych Grad/ITP Fellow Alex Latham with an empirical evaluation of advanced phonemic awareness training for young readers who struggle. Starts at noon Friday, April 5 in Room 259 Ed Sci or via Zoom. More details:
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Family disagreement over what it means to “run a red light”…. Do you have to keep moving? Or if you stop, look, and go while the light is still red, does that also count as “running a red light”?

The 2nd edition of 'How Learning Happens' is finally out! and Paul A. Kirschner and I are very excited to share it.

Here's a brief preview of what's new ⬇️ 🧵

➡️ Firstly, we felt that the missing elements in the first part of the 1st edition all fell within the broader category…

So heart warming to hang out with my very first mentor Pooja Sidney and lab buddy Andrea Marquardt Donovan from Cognitive Development Lab at #CDS2024 🥰🥰🥰

A UW–Madison study sheds light on different government laws, policies, and proposals limiting LGBTQ+ students’ rights have proliferated in recent years, how those policies harm students, and more.
To learn more about their findings, read below.
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