Past Events

Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture: What if I (We) Don’t? Leading to Mobilize a Human Infrastructure for Equitable STEM Education

Stefanie Marshall, Assistant Professor of Science Education, Michigan State University

October 17, 2023, Noon to 1:00 p.m., 259 Educational Sciences


ITP | School Resource Officers and the Definitional Boundaries of Law Enforcement: Understanding the Safety Logic

Ben Fisher, Associate Professor, Civil Society & Community Studies, UW-Madison

October 13, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


ITP | ITP Training Applied: Social Science in Service of Community

Jared Knowles, President, Civilytics Consulting, and ITP alum

October 6, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


ITP | Why (and How) to Work with a Research Practice Partnership

Eric Grodsky, Beth Vaade, and Bri Monahan, Professor, Sociology and Educational Policy Studies, UW–Madison; Ex Dir of Research & Innovation, MMSD; Research Director, MMSD

September 29, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


ITP | Sustaining Ethnic Studies as It Grows

Emily Penner, Associate Professor, School of Education, UC–Irvine

September 22, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


ITP | Extending the school day for our youngest scholars: Learning gains in full-day and half-day 4K classrooms

Becca Bier, Graduate Student, Sociology, UW-Madison

September 15, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


Content and Language with Multilingual Learners: Traditional, Contemporary, and Future Approaches

Okhee Lee, Professor of Childhood Education, New York University. Lunch provided

September 6, 2023, 11:30 am-1 pm, 259 Educational Sciences


ITP | A design-based approach to evidence-based tutoring

Nicole McNeil, Psychology professor, University of Notre Dame

May 5, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


ITP | Creating Challenges that Support Children’s Future Learning

Haley Vlach, Associate Professor, UW−Madison

April 28, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


ITP | Making Friends & Influencing Practice: Collaborative Research Relationships with Schools and Districts

Eric Grodsky, Beth Vaade, MEP co-director and professor, UW−Madison; MEP co-director and executive director of research & innovation, MMSD

April 21, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


ITP | Examining the Logic of K−12 Fiscal Accountability: Evidence of the Relationship Between California’s AB 1200 Fiscal Accountability System, District Expenditures, and Student Outcomes

Christopher Saldaña, Asst Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, UW−Madison

April 7, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


Cancel Wars: How Universities Can Protect Free Speech, Promote Inclusion, and Renew Democracy

Sigal Ben-Porath, Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

March 30, 2023, 6−7:30 pm Central Time, 1295 Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave


ITP | Conditions Under Which College Students Can Be Responsive to Nudging

Lindsay Page, Associate Professor, Education Policy, Brown University

March 24, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


Studies on supporting English learner students: State policy, classroom practice, and bridging research to practice

Rachel Garrett, Principal Researcher, American Institutes for Research

March 14, 2023, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture: The Intersectionality of Educating Black Students in Michigan: Public School Finance, Racial Segregation, and Housing Policy

Phillip Caldwell II, Assistant Professor, Eastern Michigan University, College of Education

March 10, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Educational Sciences Room 259