Cross-posted from the Center for South Asia.
Andrea Fowler (Assistant Director, CSA), Essie Lenchner (Assistant Director, IRIS NRC), and Nola Walker (IAS Outreach Librarian, UW–Madison Libraries) have been awarded a Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment grant. This three-year grant supports their Teaching Forward Fellowship, which connects Wisconsin middle school educators with experts in international studies, educational policy, community leadership, and trauma-informed pedagogy to deepen their teaching practice and student engagement. Through lesson development and communities of practice, educators will foster welcoming learning environments where every student can thrive. This project leverages the existing outreach work of the Center for South Asia and IRIS NRC, and builds on strong relationships between project directors and educators across the state as well as longstanding collaborations with UW–Madison Libraries, the WI Department of Public Instruction, the WI Council for the Social Studies, and the WI Association for Foreign Language Teachers.