Events

WCER and its projects host dozens of lectures, panels discussions and other events throughout the year, including the Wisconsin Ideas in Education and Carl A. Grant series, and the annual UW-Madison Education Research Poster Fair.

Nearly all these events are free, and open to the campus community, as well as to other educators, community leaders and members of the interested public.

You can scroll event descriptions beginning with the most current on this page, get a larger view and subscribe to WCER’s Google calendar, visit the individual pages for each type of event or use the search.



Past Events

ITP | How Should We Study Replication?

Larry V. Hedges, Professor of Statistics, Northwestern University

February 7, 2020, 12 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences, Room 259


CAG | Teaching and Attending to Culture, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Program Evaluation

Ayesha S. Boyce, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Greensboro

February 3, 2020, 12 - 1 pm & 1 - 2 pm, Room 253, Educational Sciences Building


ITP | Class Size Effects in Eighth Grade in Europe: Evidence from TIMSS

Spyros Konstantopoulos, Professor of Measurement and Quantitative Methods, College of Education, Michigan State University

January 31, 2020, 12-1:30 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building


RERIC | Value of Place & Partnerships: Lessons from Rural Schools to Strengthen Educator Preparation

Jayne Downey, Associate Professor & Director, Center for Research on Rural Education, Montana State University

January 30, 2020, 12 - 1:30 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building


WIES | The Heterogeneity Problem: New Approaches to Parsing the Variance in Mental Health Research

Damien Fair, Associate Professor Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University

January 29, 2020, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Room 159, Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison


ITP | Jeffrey Smith

Jeffrey Smith, Professor, Department of Economics

December 6, 2019, 12 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences, Room 259


CCWT | Internships and Vocational Skills Training in China

Jenny Chan, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

December 4, 2019, 9:30 am, Room 159, Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison


ITP | The Powerful Impact of Social Norms on Intergroup Attitudes and Behaviors

Marcus Brauer, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Psychology

November 22, 2019, 12 - 1:30 pm, Room 259, Educational Sciences Building


WIES Lecture | Visualizing Invisibility

Bohyun Yoon, Artist and Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

November 20, 2019, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Room 159, Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison


The Network | Are Public Schools Becoming Constitution-Free Zones?

Justin Driver, Professor, Yale Law School

November 18, 2019, 12 - 1:30 pm, Virginia Harrison Parlor, Lathrop Hall


ITP | Growth Mindset and the Structure of School Curricular Opportunities

Paul Hanselman, University of California, Irvine, Department of Sociology

November 15, 2019, 12 - 1:30 PM, Room 253, Educational Sciences Building


WIES Lecture | Design in Storytelling

Ellen Lupton, Founding Director, Graphic Design MFA, MICA and Curator, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

November 6, 2019, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard St.


CCWT | How Undergraduate Student Parents Make Decisions About Course-Taking, Majors, Jobs & Careers

Adrian H. Huerta, Assistant Professor in the Pullias Center for Higher Education, University of Southern California

November 5, 2019, 10 am, Room 159, Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison


Center for Ethics & Education: Debating Education: Is There a Role for Markets?

Harry Brighouse, UW-Madison Mildred Fish Harnack Professor of Philosophy, Affiliate Professor of Educational Policy Studies

November 5, 2019, 5-6 pm, Memorial Union -- Check TITU


School of Education | When, If Ever, Can Assessment Foster Equity?

Lorrie Shepard, University Distinguished Professor & Dean Emerita School of Education, University of Colorado Boulder

October 30, 2019, 4 pm Lecture & 5 pm Reception, Room 159 & Morgridge Commons, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison