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
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
ITP | Extending the school day for our youngest scholars: Learning gains in full-day and half-day 4K classrooms
Becca Bier, Graduate Student, Sociology, UW-Madison
September 15, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
Content and Language with Multilingual Learners: Traditional, Contemporary, and Future Approaches
Okhee Lee, Professor of Childhood Education, New York University. Lunch provided
September 6, 2023, 11:30 am-1 pm, 259 Educational Sciences
ITP | A design-based approach to evidence-based tutoring
Nicole McNeil, Psychology professor, University of Notre Dame
May 5, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | Creating Challenges that Support Children’s Future Learning
Haley Vlach, Associate Professor, UW−Madison
April 28, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | Making Friends & Influencing Practice: Collaborative Research Relationships with Schools and Districts
Eric Grodsky, Beth Vaade, MEP co-director and professor, UW−Madison; MEP co-director and executive director of research & innovation, MMSD
April 21, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | Examining the Logic of K−12 Fiscal Accountability: Evidence of the Relationship Between California’s AB 1200 Fiscal Accountability System, District Expenditures, and Student Outcomes
Christopher Saldaña, Asst Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, UW−Madison
April 7, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
Cancel Wars: How Universities Can Protect Free Speech, Promote Inclusion, and Renew Democracy
Sigal Ben-Porath, Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
March 30, 2023, 6−7:30 pm Central Time, 1295 Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave
