Work-based learning is typically a valuable experience for college students. But the basic structure could be improved in many programs. In a preliminary literature review, Matt Hora, director of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions, discusses how to make internships more beneficial for students and employers.
In its first report, the Madison Education Partnership takes a close look at the first six years of 4-year-old kindergarten (4K) offered by Madison’s public schools. The researchers find more than two-thirds of the district’s kindergarten students start in 4K, and that 4K classes are more diverse.
A new study compares the skills of kindergarten students across Wisconsin and suggests that literacy gaps by race and family income at kindergarten explain much, but not all the gaps in student achievement identified in higher grades.
Can playing video games teach students how to be better stewards of the environment? Read how “Econauts,” an interactive video game developed at UW‒Madison and part of Gear Learning’s game portfolio, is inspiring students and teachers to care more about the world we live in.
It’s hot! The summer issue of ForwardED, that is. We’ve packed this edition with the latest news and findings in education research, happening right here at WCER. Also, see who has grabbed the spotlight in our featured video.
ITP Lecture: Black in the ‘Burbs
Linn Posey-Maddox, Associate Professor, UW–Madison Educational Policy Studies
The Future of Higher Education Credentials
Sean Gallaher, Executive Director of Northeastern University’s Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy
ITP Lecture: Evaluating the Impact of Performance Funding
Nick Hillman, Associate Professor, UW–Madison Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
WCER Communications, Oct 17
WCER Communications, Oct 17
Wisconsin State Journal, Oct 9
WCER Communications, Oct 5
The Toronto Star, Oct 4
Wisconsin Public Radio, Oct 4
"An Emoji Is Worth a Thousand Variables," Tony McCaffrey and Percival G. Matthews, The Mathematics Teacher, 2017.
"What Do We Know About the Impact of Internships on Student Outcomes?" Matthew T. Hora, Matthew Wolfgram and Samantha Thompson, Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions, 2017.
"Madison Metropolitan School District Four–year–old Kindergarten Program: Patterns of Enrollment," Jaymes Pyne, Eric Grodsky, Elizabeth Vaade, Eric Camburn, Dominique Bradley, Madison Education Partnership, 2017.
September 2017
September 2017
David Williamson Shaffer (PI) was awarded $2 million from the National Science Foundation for the porject Local Environmental Modeling: A Toolkit for Incorporating Place-Based Learning into Virtual Internships - A Scalable, Informal STEM Learning Environment through August 2021. More.
Erica Halverson (PI) was awarded $1.1 million from the National Science Foundation for the project EI: Making + Mentoring: Integrating Computational Thinking into Informal 6-12 STEM Education, through July 2020. More.
David Gagnon (PI) was awarded $59,102 by the National Science Foundation for the project "Exploring the Universe from Antartica" through 2018.
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