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Leadership
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National Board Certified Teachers Continued from Page 18
Megan Moseley Kimberly Rice Christopher Swenson Keith Wartzenluft
Milwaukee Public Schools Eau Claire Area School District Elmbrook School District Racine Unified School District
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Eau Claire, Wisconsin Brookfield, Wisconsin Racine, Wisconsin
Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Music/Early and Middle Childhood Career and Technical Education/Early
Childhood Through Young Adulthood Middle Childhood Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
Elizabeth Vander Heiden
Abigail Muras Dianna Rogers Wells Elmbrook School District Michael Weidner
Mount Horeb Area School District Verona Area School District Brookfield, Wisconsin Nicolet Union High School District
Mount horeb, Wisconsin Verona, Wisconsin English As a New Language/Early and Glendale, Wisconsin
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and World Languages/Early Adolescence Through Middle Childhood Mathematics/Adolescence and Young
Middle Childhood Young Adulthood Adulthood
Michelle Volk
Alicia Obermann John Schad Green Bay Area Public Sch District Brooke Wells
Arrowhead Union High School District Kohler School District Green bay, Wisconsin Kaukauna Area School District
hartland, Wisconsin Kohler, Wisconsin Career and Technical Education/Early Kaukauna, Wisconsin
Mathematics/Adolescence and Young English Language Arts/Early Adolescence Adolescence Through Young Adulthood Physical Education/Early and Middle
Adulthood Childhood
Jordan Sisson Sarah Wallace
Hannah Peterson Wausau School District Kickapoo Area Schools Katie Wilsmann
School District of Whitefish Bay Wausau, Wisconsin Viola, Wisconsin Two Rivers Public School District
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Mathematics/Early Adolescence English Language Arts/Adolescence and Two Rivers, Wisconsin
Social Studies-history/Adolescence and Young Adulthood School Counseling/Early Childhood Through
Young Adulthood Stephanie Spang-Magee Young Adulthood
Oconto Falls Public Schools James Ward
Christopher Powers oconto Falls, Wisconsin School District of Greenfield Kimberly Zielinski
Stoughton Area School District English Language Arts/Adolescence and Greenfield, Wisconsin Platteville School District
Stoughton, Wisconsin Young Adulthood Social Studies-history/Adolescence and Platteville, Wisconsin
Music/Early and Middle Childhood Young Adulthood Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and
Catherine Swanson Middle Childhood
Laura Price South Milwaukee School District
Elmbrook School District Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Brookfield, Wisconsin English Language Arts/Adolescence and
Science/Adolescence and Young Adulthood Young Adulthood

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Empowers Educators in the Classroom and Beyond

grams — many fully make a meaningful difference in students’ lives.” will have great and impactful experiences.”
online — that equip Empowering future school leaders to make a Equipping educators with tools to inspire stu-
experienced educators difference dents
with the knowledge and our 15-month Wisconsin Idea Principal In two years, teaching professionals can
skills to become leaders Preparation (WIPP) master’s degree program complete the online MS in Educational Psy-
who can improve K-12 meets online on weekends and during the chology for Educators (MSPE) degree program
education both in and summer. Enrolling in cohorts, participants learn — including an instructional coaching cer-
beyond the classroom. from leading scholars in the field. “Tailored for tificate — in one of the leading Departments
here are some working educators, WIPP affords easy access of Educational Psychology in the nation. The
examples of how our to a top-tier, reputable educational leadership program draws a diverse mix of teachers and
state’s flagship insti- program designed to equip aspiring leaders with education professionals who are motivated to
tution is supporting the knowledge and skills to tackle the complex learn and apply the best practices in education
educators and making challenges in K-12 education,” says Tina to their work in classrooms, schools, and dis-
a difference for all stu- Salzman, the program’s director. upon gradu- tricts. MSPE graduates are equipped with tools
dents. ation, students earn the credentials to pursue a and strategies to address the individual needs of
Genessi Bryant (right), who currently teaches third grade at Madison’s Harnessing data to principal license in Wisconsin. students within K-12 settings.
Huegel Elementary, is enrolled in the Wisconsin Idea Principal Prepa- answer tough ques- Cultivating dynamic sports leaders Supporting school-based mental health profes-
ration program. As part of this work, Bryant spends time shadowing tions
Huegel Principal Kristi Kloos. (PHOTO: Sarah Maughan/UW-Madison our online MS in The online Master’s in Sports Leadership sionals
School of Education) (MSL) program draws from uW–Madison’s uW–Madison researchers recently
Educational Psychol- world-leading academic and athletic resources received a four-year, $10.4 million federal con-
From staffing shortages to growing con- ogy: Learning Analytics to prepare dynamic sports leaders for positions tract to launch a national center to expand and
cerns about student mental health, the university program prepares students to harness the power across diverse settings in K-12 schools, col- improve the country’s school-based mental
of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education rec- of data to tackle a broad range of educational leges and universities, and beyond. Peter Miller, health workforce. The Mental health Evalua-
ognizes the challenges K-12 schools are facing challenges. Graduates are able to use data to the program’s faculty director, underscores the tion, Training, Research, and Innovation Center
and is helping find solutions to tough problems. help improve individual student learning, raise importance of quality leadership in sports, as for Schools (METRICS) will help schools better
Many know about our highly ranked graduation rates, and address equity gaps. coaches often build relationships with students serve students — who are increasingly reporting
teacher education programs, which prepare “Fundamentally, we’re not just creating number- across their high school years. “That can have a mental health concerns — by providing tools to
new educators to foster high achievement in the crunchers,” says David Williamson Shaffer, the significant influence on a student,” he says. “The strengthen the pipeline and training of mental
classroom. faculty director of the program. “We’re teach- MSL is designed to produce effective sports health professionals.
In addition, we have other innovative pro- ing educators how to use powerful new tools to
leaders who can help to ensure that more people Learn more: education.wisc.edu