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Thomas A. Romberg, a professor emeritus with the UW–Madison School of Education, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. He was 90 years old. Romberg joined the UW–Madison faculty in 1966 and retired in 2005. Through his almost 40 years on the faculty, he became an internationally recognized leader in mathematics education. …
WIDA, an educational services organization housed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, is excited to announce the appointment of Meg Van Voorhis as its inaugural Chief Educator Learning Officer (CELO). With her extensive experience and her commitment to our mission, Meg will play a pivotal role in furthering WIDA’s vision of becoming the …
Wisconsin has required school districts to develop an evaluation system measuring the performance of teachers and principals since 2014. But while districts and schools in the state are increasingly tailoring local practices to support teachers, the aspect of principal evaluation and support has received less attention, producing a mixed bag of district effectiveness in leveraging …
Shalom Curriculum Project to Survey Educators and Parents, Prototype and Test Revised Materials in Preschools Education experts at UW–Madison are working to ensure that Jewish children of color will be able to see themselves in the school materials they use to help them learn. The Shalom Curriculum Project (SCP) is a skilled coalition of researchers, educators, and …
David Williamson Shaffer, director of WCER’s Epistemic Analytics (EA) group, EA Associate Director for Partnerships and Community Engagement Brendan Eagan, and SoE Professor YJ Kim offered two QE Masterclass Series in Asia this year about the groundbreaking methodology developed by Shaffer and known as quantitative ethnography (QE). Kim uses QE in her own game-based learning and assessment research. In a series of seven …
Few graduate programs teach grant writing. Yet education researchers frequently must secure outside funding to test theories and gather evidence on what works in education. To help School of Education (SoE) faculty, staff, and students apply for—and hopefully win— more grant funding, WCER recently launched the Sample Proposal Library (SamPL). It contains full narratives from 16 funded …
Field Day Lab and Librarians Explore Using Penguin Simulation to Engage Rural Latinx Communities with Polar Research Last month, 17 librarians from across Wisconsin convened at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) to explore how virtual reality (VR) experiences could help increase rural Latinx students’ engagement with scientific research in the Arctic and Antarctic. …
Picture it: The year is 2002. The Winter Olympics are being held in Salt Lake City, Utah. Tobey Maguire’s “Spider-Man” is the number one movie in the world. The reality television phenomenon “American Idol” premieres. The average cost of a gallon of gasoline is $1.61. In the education world, significant changes came to the United …
Mella Held Similar Job for UW–Madison Surgery Department Kelly Mella, who has more than 30 years of experience in communications as both a college professor and a practitioner, will join the WCER leadership team on Aug. 14, 2023 as WCER’s new Director of Communications and Marketing. An accomplished communications professional with proven leadership skills and …
Goplin, a Senior Accountant, Has Worked at WCER for More Than 45 Years WCER is very pleased to congratulate the Center’s Gwen Goplin on earning a prestigious University Staff Recognition Award. Just 10 were awarded across campus for 2023. Winners are recognized for achievements that include promoting the image of the university, demonstrating excellence, showing leadership, recommending …