Anita Wager on Wisconsin Public Television
January 13, 2014
Anita Wager discusses ways to expose early learners to scientific and mathematical concepts (Wisconsin Public Television, 13 Jan.)
Constance Steinkuehler in Forbes.com
January 12, 2014
Constance Steinkuehler touts the benefits of pro-social, focus-enhancing video games (Forbes.com, 12 Jan.)
Finding the Fabulous Teachers
December 30, 2013
For Dave Heistad, evaluating teacher performance is an important way to recognize what he calls the “fabulous teachers.”
Crafting Better Explanations in Science Classes
December 30, 2013
Scientific explanations offer insights into how and why things work.
Jerlando Jackson on WKUT
December 22, 2013
Jerlando F. L. Jackson gives an overview of his research on diversity in higher education administration (In Black America, WKUT, 22 Dec.)
Matthew Hora: PI Interview
December 18, 2013
Matthew Hora: Researcher, Center on Education and Work (CEW), Assistant Scientist at WCER
Looking into the Hearts of Native Peoples
December 11, 2013
Looking into the Hearts of Native Peoples: Nation Building as an Institutional Orientation for Graduate Education
Sara Goldrick-Rab in the Wisconsin State Journal
December 10, 2013
Sara Goldrick-Rab explains the results of the annual assessment of the Madison School District's AVID/TOPS program (Wisconsin State Journal, 10 Dec.)
Carmen Valdez in the American Psychological Association’s Psychology Benefits Society blog
December 9, 2013
Carmen Valdez examines stressors facing immigrant Latino families (American Psychological Association’s Psychology Benefits Society blog, 9 Dec.)
Gloria Ladson-Billings in The Isthmus
December 6, 2013
Gloria Ladson-Billings describes ensuring that all children get an equal chance at a quality education "the next civil rights fight." (The Isthmus, 6 Dec.)
Money to Ease the Way for Students Pursuing STEM Degrees
December 3, 2013
Hundreds of college students across Wisconsin will receive $1,000 per year for up to five years as part of an experimental study that aims to determine how financial aid affects the academic pathways of undergraduate students, particularly those pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
CIRTL Launches MOOC-Supported Learning Communities to Train Future STEM Faculty
December 3, 2013
The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) has received a National Science Foundation grant to launch two massive open online courses (MOOCs) aimed at the group’s core mission of preparing graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to be future faculty who are both excellent researchers and excellent teacher
Learning English Isn’t Enough
December 2, 2013
For years we’ve heard the debate about whether teachers should use bilingual or English-only instruction when teaching English Language Learners (ELLs).
Developing Innovation Capacity through Virtual Internships
December 2, 2013
Can the use of an immersive learning environment (an epistemic game) help engineering students to develop innovative product designs?
Nicholas Hillman in Inside Higher Ed
November 18, 2013
Nicholas Hillman Iis cited in an article questioning the role performance funding can play in upping college completion rates (Inside Higher Ed, 18 Nov.)
