Other Series
WCER and its projects present lectures, workshops and networking series developed for a variety of audiences, including students, faculty, staff and colleagues of UW–Madison, as well as stakeholders, such as educators, public officials, community leaders and the interested public.
Current series include:
Interdisciplinary Training Program Seminar in Education Sciences
This bi-weekly discussion series connects graduate students with peers and experts on topics integral to professional success in education research. Topics selected generally are not taught in common coursework, yet are necessary for success in an education researcher’s career.
Qualitative Methods Group Lectures
Past Events
ITP | Estimating Treatment Effects in Multi-Site Randomized Trials
Stephen Raudenbush, Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago
February 28, 2020, 12 - 1:30 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building
ITP | Rethinking Connections Between Research & Practice: What 4,000 Teachers & Administrators Say
Henry May, Director of the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy, Associate Professor, University of Delaware
February 21, 2020, 12 - 1:30 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building
ITP | Overview of Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative
WEC Staff Members, Community of Evaluation Experts for PreK-12 Education Systems
February 14, 2020, 12 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences, Room 259
CRECE | Early Learning Community Get Together: Expanding Notions of Play
Angela Pyle, Assistant Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
February 11, 2020, 5:30-7:30 pm, 13th Floor, Educational Sciences Building, 1025 W. Johnson St.
CRECE | Connecting Play and Learning in the Kindergarten Classroom
Angela Pyle, Assistant Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
February 11, 2020, 12-1 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building, 1025 W. Johnson St.
ITP | How Should We Study Replication?
Larry V. Hedges, Professor of Statistics, Northwestern University
February 7, 2020, 12 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences, Room 259
ITP | Class Size Effects in Eighth Grade in Europe: Evidence from TIMSS
Spyros Konstantopoulos, Professor of Measurement and Quantitative Methods, College of Education, Michigan State University
January 31, 2020, 12-1:30 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building
RERIC | Value of Place & Partnerships: Lessons from Rural Schools to Strengthen Educator Preparation
Jayne Downey, Associate Professor & Director, Center for Research on Rural Education, Montana State University
January 30, 2020, 12 - 1:30 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building
ITP | Jeffrey Smith
Jeffrey Smith, Professor, Department of Economics
December 6, 2019, 12 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences, Room 259
CCWT | Internships and Vocational Skills Training in China
Jenny Chan, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
December 4, 2019, 9:30 am, Room 159, Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison
ITP | The Powerful Impact of Social Norms on Intergroup Attitudes and Behaviors
Marcus Brauer, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Psychology
November 22, 2019, 12 - 1:30 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building
The Network | Are Public Schools Becoming Constitution-Free Zones?
Justin Driver, Professor, Yale Law School
November 18, 2019, 12 - 1:30 pm, Virginia Harrison Parlor, Lathrop Hall
ITP | Growth Mindset and the Structure of School Curricular Opportunities
Paul Hanselman, University of California, Irvine, Department of Sociology
November 15, 2019, 12 - 1:30 PM, Room 253, Educational Sciences Building
Center for Ethics & Education: Debating Education: Is There a Role for Markets?
Harry Brighouse, UW-Madison Mildred Fish Harnack Professor of Philosophy, Affiliate Professor of Educational Policy Studies
November 5, 2019, 5-6 pm, Memorial Union -- Check TITU
School of Education | When, If Ever, Can Assessment Foster Equity?
Lorrie Shepard, University Distinguished Professor & Dean Emerita School of Education, University of Colorado Boulder
October 30, 2019, 4 pm Lecture & 5 pm Reception, Room 159 & Morgridge Commons, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison
