University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Sep 16
    IES Virtual Office Hours — Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Policymaking in Education and Special Education

    Virtual

    Join IES program officers for drop-in discussions and question/answer sessions.   These office hours are an opportunity for participants to ask questions regarding the FY 2027 Request for Applications (RFA) and the application process. There will not be a formal presentation from the IES program officers hosting the session.   You may join a session at any time …

  • Sep 17
    IES Virtual Office Hours — Early Career Development and Mentoring Program for Education and Special Education Research

    Virtual

    Join IES program officers for drop-in discussions and question/answer sessions.   These office hours are an opportunity for participants to ask questions regarding the FY 2027 Request for Applications (RFA) and the application process. There will not be a formal presentation from the IES program officers hosting the session.   You may join a session at any time …

  • A headshot of Shamya Karumbaiah with text that says WCER Community Learning Series with Shamya Karumbaiah, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
    Sep 29
    WCER Community Learning Series — Evaluating Language Model Assessment of Students’ Writing

    Shamya Karumbaiah

    Educational Sciences, Room 259 or virtual

    Join Shamya Karumbaiah for this WCER Community Learning Series event. Participants will learn how to systematically evaluate errors and biases when using language models to analyze student writing and qualitative data more broadly. The session combines interactive hands-on exploration with discussion of empirical evidence. We will discuss findings of two connected studies from the TRAIL …

    A headshot of Shamya Karumbaiah with text that says WCER Community Learning Series with Shamya Karumbaiah, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
  • Headshot of Ananya Ganesh.
    Oct 1
    MLRC Speaker Series: Promises and Pitfalls in Assessing Multilingual Learners’ Collaborative Dialog with AI-Supported Tools

    Ananya Ganesh

    Virtual

    Join Ananya Ganesh for her presentation of “Promises and Pitfalls in Assessing Multilingual Learners’ Collaborative Dialog with AI-Supported Tools” as part of the 2026–27 MLRC Speaker Series. Small-group classroom problem-solving builds socio-cognitive skills such as shared meaning-making and negotiation. To support teachers in independent and productive group work, learning sciences research has examined automated machine-learning …

    Headshot of Ananya Ganesh.
  • Oct 6
    Welcome Back WCER Community Meeting

    Educational Sciences, Room 259, or virtual

     Join Interim WCER Director Mariana Castro and WCER leadership for fall updates and a community conversation. We’ll talk about our strategic direction, share exciting new initiatives, and discuss what’s ahead for WCER.  We’ll provide snacks and drinks. 

  • Oct 8
    WCER Leadership Office Hours

    687 Ed Sci or Zoom

    Join WCER Director of Strategic Initiatives Carrie Welsh for regular office hours to connect on whatever is useful to you. The opportunity is open to anyone who would like to connect. Visit Carrie’s office at 687 Ed Sci or join via Zoom anytime from 1 to 1:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. Sign up to receive …

  • Oct 9
    Conducting Research in the Madison Metropolitan School District

    Education Building, Wisconsin Idea Room — Room 159

    Are you interested in conducting research in the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD)?  Whether you are curious about how to tailor your project to local priorities and produce actionable research findings, want tips for how to communicate best with practitioners, or need to understand MMSD policy and expectations for research before you hit a snag …

  • Nov 5
    MLRC Speaker Series: (Re)negotiating Language Credits: A Critical Policy Analysis of Oregon’s Access to Linguistic Inclusion Law

    Jaclyn Bovee

    Virtual

    Join Jaclyn Bovee for her presentation of “(Re)negotiating Language Credits: A Critical Policy Analysis of Oregon’s Access to Linguistic Inclusion Law” as part of the 2026–27 MLRC Speaker Series. Additional details for this presentation are coming soon. The MLRC Speaker Series highlights current research related to the teaching and learning of multilingual learners. Every first …

  • Nov 12
    WCER Leadership Office Hours

    687 Ed Sci or Zoom

    Join WCER Director of Strategic Initiatives Carrie Welsh for regular office hours to connect on whatever is useful to you. The opportunity is open to anyone who would like to connect. Visit Carrie’s office at 687 Ed Sci or join via Zoom anytime from 1 to 1:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. Sign up to receive …

  • Dec 3
    MLRC Speaker Series: Hmong Heritage Language Maintenance: Perspectives from Families and Educators

    Lee Her

    Virtual

    Join Lee Her for their presentation of “Hmong Heritage Language Maintenance: Perspectives from Families and Educators” as part of the 2026–27 MLRC Speaker Series. Additional details for this presentation are coming soon. The MLRC Speaker Series highlights current research related to the teaching and learning of multilingual learners. Every first Thursday of the month, a …