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 | Here or There? LGBTQ+ Students’ Access to Safe Schools by Locale in Wisconsin
Erin Gill, Graduate Student, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, UW–Madison
March 8, 2024, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | The development of STEM motivation among diverse adolescents: Barriers and sources of support
Christy Starr, Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, UW–Madison
March 1, 2024, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | Professional Development Seminar: Collaborative Writing and Tips for Attending Scientific Conferences
Martha Alibali, ITP Director, Psychology Professor, UW–Madison
February 23, 2024, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | Writing and Wellness in Graduate School
Abby Letak, Writing Center Teaching Faculty, UW–Madison
February 16, 2024, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | Pre-registration in the Education Sciences: Premises, Logic, and Implementation
James Pustejovsky, Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, UW–Madison
February 9, 2024, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | Math vs. Reading: Charting the Changes in Youths’ Academic Inclinations During K–12
Sirui Wan, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Psychology, UW–Madison
February 2, 2024, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture/ITP Seminar: My School District Isn’t Segregated: Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Information on Parental Preferences Regarding School Segregation
Marissa Thompson, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Columbia University
November 17, 2023, Noon to 1:30 p.m., 259 Educational Sciences
What Works for Supporting English Learner Students: A Meta-Analysis
Rachel Garrett, Principal Researcher at American Institutes for Research
November 17, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Educational Sciences 13th floor
ITP | Promoting Well-being in Schools is Good Educational Policy
Matt Hirshberg, Scientist, Center for Healthy Minds, UW−Madison
November 10, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | The Long Arm of Education: Cognitive Health at Midlife
Eric Grodsky, Professor, Sociology and Educational Policy Studies, UW−Madison
October 27, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture: What if I (We) Don’t? Leading to Mobilize a Human Infrastructure for Equitable STEM Education
Stefanie Marshall, Assistant Professor of Science Education, Michigan State University
October 17, 2023, Noon to 1:00 p.m., 259 Educational Sciences
ITP | School Resource Officers and the Definitional Boundaries of Law Enforcement: Understanding the Safety Logic
Ben Fisher, Associate Professor, Civil Society & Community Studies, UW-Madison
October 13, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | ITP Training Applied: Social Science in Service of Community
Jared Knowles, President, Civilytics Consulting, and ITP alum
October 6, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | Why (and How) to Work with a Research Practice Partnership
Eric Grodsky, Beth Vaade, and Bri Monahan, Professor, Sociology and Educational Policy Studies, UW–Madison; Ex Dir of Research & Innovation, MMSD; Research Director, MMSD
September 29, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | Sustaining Ethnic Studies as It Grows
Emily Penner, Associate Professor, School of Education, UC–Irvine
September 22, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
