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
WIES Lecture: Attention and Learning in Young Children
Anna Fisher, Associate Professor of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University
October 18, 2017, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
A Framework for Supporting Teachers to Facilitate Effective Whole Class Discussions in K-8 Math
Teruni Lamberg, Associate Professor of Elementary Mathematics EducationUniversity of Nevada, Reno
October 12, 2017, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
ITP Lecture: Games and Learning 101
David Gagnon, Program Director, Field Day Lab at the Wisocnsin Institute for Discovery
October 6, 2017, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
WIES Lecture: New Faculty in the School of Education Present Their Work
October 4, 2017, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
Where We Fit: The Role of Staff & Teachers in Community-School Partnerships
October 2, 2017, 4:30 - 6:00 pm, Online Webinar
ITP Lecture: Understanding Fractions: A Case Study in Educational Neuroscience
Edward Hubbard, Assistant Professor, UW–Madison Education Psychology
September 29, 2017, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
#LowerEd: Why a Critical View of the “Skills Gap” Is Essential in Today’s Higher Education Landscape
Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University
September 29, 2017, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
Carl. A. Grant Scholars Lecture Featuring Karida Brown
Karida Brown, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UCLA
September 25, 2017, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
ITP Seminar: An Introduction to Quantitative Ethnography
David Williamson Shaffer, Professor, UW–Madison Education Psychology
September 22, 2017, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
WIES Lecture: Learners’ Construction of Fraction Values
Richard Prather, Assistant Professor, Human Development and Quantitative Methodology
September 20, 2017, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
ITP Lecture: Understanding, Measuring, and Assessing the Development of Interpersonal Skills in 4K
Kristin Shutts, Associate Professor, Psychology, UW-Madison
September 15, 2017, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Inaugural Event for the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions
Jim Morgan and Dr. Linda Nilson, Director of New Ventures for MRA and Internationally Recognized Expert in Teaching and Learning
May 22, 2017, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
Teacher Speakout!
Nine public school teachers from seven rural districts around Wisconsin, Barneveld, La Farge, Markesan, Mauston, Mercer, Phillips and River Valley School Districts
May 15, 2017, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159), 1000 Bascom Mall
Neuroscience Well-Being and Learning Meet-Up
University Researchers, Community Colleagues
May 8, 2017, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Virginia Harrison Parlor, Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Avenue
2017 MSAN Institute on Equity-Focused Leadership & Cultural Competence
April 27, 2017, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (Thursday); 8:00 am - 2:00 pm (Friday), The Madison Concourse Hotel
