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MEP awards $100K for new ideas in equity-focused research in Madison schools

MEP awards $100K for new ideas in equity-focused research in Madison schools


​Six projects for 2021 tackle themes including anti-racism in learning communities and teacher development, equity in academic and career planning, and the impact of COVID-19 in family supports and early-grade literacy instruction.


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Check out video of ‘Real Talk for Real Change’ expert panel discussing issues of race, equity

Check out video of ‘Real Talk for Real Change’ expert panel discussing issues of race, equity


If you missed WCER Deputy Director Mariana Castro and other panelists talking about how to transform conversations into action for lasting change live during the Feb. 25 webinar, you can view the YouTube video recording of the event anytime.


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Better mentoring proves key to building next generation of nation’s academic science leaders

Better mentoring proves key to building next generation of nation’s academic science leaders


WCER researchers are helping advisers better connect with the country’s top PhD science students from underrepresented groups through a $1.2 million program of culturally aware mentorship education at the renowned Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Maryland, plus leadership training for mentees.


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WCER Director leads innovative tool design of first multi-country teaching study

WCER Director leads innovative tool design of first multi-country teaching study


A newly released report of a groundbreaking five-year video study examines the teaching practices of 700 teachers in eight countries. WCER Director Courtney Bell, one of the study’s four principal investigators, led the team that designed innovative standardized observational instruments, which for the first time made it possible to measure teaching and learning across multiple countries.


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THE PROMISE OF QUALITY DIGITAL LEARNING

THE PROMISE OF QUALITY DIGITAL LEARNING


When the pandemic ends and students return to the classroom, how will school districts incorporate digital tools to improve learning for all students? A newly released book by Annalee Good, a WCER researcher and evaluator, and her colleagues offers sound strategies on how to do just that. She says partnerships are key.


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Mar 12, 12-1:30 pm Central Time on Zoom

ITP | Translating Science for Practitioners, Policymakers and the Public: Challenges and Opportunities
Lisa Fazio, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University

Mar 19, 11 am Central Time on Zoom

CCWT | A Conversation with Jason Perry About Sports Management Internships at HBCUs
Jason Perry, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Howard University

Mar 19, 12-1:30 pm Central Time on Zoom

ITP | Fellows Internships Presentations
ITP Graduate Fellows, University of Wisconsin--Madison

Mar 26, 12-1:30 pm Central Time on Zoom

ITP | Lecture by Educational Policy Studies Assistant Professor Ran Liu
Ran Liu, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Mar 29, 11 am Central Time on Zoom

CCWT | Participatory Action Research at the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
Mrill Ingram, University of Wisconsin--Madison

NEWS

Newly funded research will use biomarkers from blood to understand how childhood shapes risks of Alzheimer’s and other dementias

University of Minnesota, Mar 3

A year after deadly shooting, Molson Coors has set a course for more inclusive culture — but cultivating real change will take time

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Mar 3

UW−Madison Researchers Partner with Madison Schools on Equity Advances, COVID Fixes

WCER Communications, Mar 1

‘Real Talk for Real Change’ Panel to Feature WCER Deputy Director Mariana Castro

WCER Communications, Feb 17

As pandemic endures, La Follette staffers focus on personal connections, community

Madison.com, The Cap Times, Feb 15

Celebrating innovators who shaped workforce development

Lansing State Journal, Feb 12

PUBLICATIONS

“Reassess-Realign-Reimagine: A Guide for Mentors Pivoting to Remote Research Mentoring,” Christine Pfund, Janet L. Branchaw, Melissa McDaniels, Angela Byars-Winston, Steven P. Lee, Bruce Birren, CBE-Life Sciences Education, Feb. 26, 2021

“Positive Emotions in Early Algebra Learning, Sung, Y., Stephens, A., Blanton, M., Gardiner, A, Knuth, E., & Stroud, R. Paper to be presented at the 14th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Shanghai, China, (conference cancelled), 2020.

“The impact of algebra in the elementary math curriculum,” Murphy Gardiner, A., & Stephens, A, Virtual presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2021.

“Putting early algebra in the hands of elementary school teachers: Examining fidelity of implementation and its relation to student performance,” Stylianou, D., Stroud, R., Cassidy, M., Gardiner, A., Stephens, A., Knuth, E., Demers, L., Journal for the study of education and development/Infanciay Aprendizaje (Special Issue: Early Algebra), 42(3), 523–569, June 13, 2019.

”Generalizing in the context of an early algebra intervention (La generalización en el contexto de unaintervención algebraica temprana), Strachota, S., Journal for the Study of Education and Development, 43(2), 347-394, April 2017, 2020.

NEW GRANTS

Peter Wardrip and Rebekah Willett have received a grant of $243,717 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for “Designing Home Learning Materials for High-Need Families: Lessons from/for Museums and Libraries” through Sept. 30, 2022. (030221)

​Annalee Good has been awarded $69,000 from the Department of Education, in a subcontract from Milwaukee Public Schools, for “Scaling-Up Expanding Excellence for Underrepresented Students (SEE US!) Year 4 Initial Term” through Sept. 30, 2021. (021621)

Jerlando Jackson has received a grant of $80,000 from the National Science Foundation for “EAGER: Collaborative Research: Networking Faculty Seeds for Collective Change in the Geosciences” through Oct. 31, 2022. (021621)

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Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
New York City Department of Education Spencer Foundation Westat National Science Foundation
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Madison Metropolitan School District Chicago Public Schools Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education
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Boys and Girls Club of Dane County The Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation Tulsa Public Schools
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