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
Technical Services Expo
April 24, 2017, 9:00 am - 11:00 am, Second Floor, Educational Sciences, 1025 West Johnson Street
Wisconsin Ideas in Education Lecture Series Featuring Carol Hahn
Carol Hahn, The Charles Howard Candler Professor of Educational Studies, Emory College
April 19, 2017, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
WIES Lecture: ‘Up in Arms’ for a Degree: On the Dialectics of Freedom & Control in H.S. Final Exams
Annalisa Sannino, University Lecturer, Center for Research on Activity, Development and Learning, University of Helsinki
April 12, 2017, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
Harry Brighouse: Morality and Justice in Higher Education
Harry Brighouse, Director, Center for Ethics and Education
April 10, 2017, Noon - 1:00 pm, 198 Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture Featuring Stafford Hood
Stafford Hood, Professor of Curriculum & Instruction and Educational Psychology, Univeristy of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
April 6, 2017, Noon - 1 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Exploring the Evaluation Process, Impact on Policy and Programs, and Evaluation as a Career Path
March 31, 2017, Noon - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture Featuring Jamel K. Donnor
Jamel K. Donnor, Associate Professor, School of Education, The College of William and Mary
March 30, 2017, Noon - 1 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
WIES Lecture: The Dimensional Divide: Learning from Media During Early Childhood
Rachel Barr, Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University
March 29, 2017, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
The Study of Iowa High Schools: A Researcher-Practitioner Partnership in Education
March 29, 2017, Noon - 1pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Lunch and Learn Series: Grand Challenges
Rich Halverson, Co-Director, Grand Challenges Initiative
March 27, 2017, Noon - 1:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Wisconsin Ideas in Education Lecture Series Featuring Christopher Jett
Christopher Jett, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of West Georgia
March 15, 2017, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
Resources for Researchers from the William T. Grant Foundation: Research Focus Areas
Vivian Tseng, Vice President, William T. Grant Foundation
March 10, 2017, 10:30 am - 11:30 am, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
Resources for Researchers from the William T. Grant Foundation: Scholars Program
Vivian Tseng, Vice President, William T. Grant Foundation
March 10, 2017, 9:30 am - 10:30 am, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
ITP Seminar Series: Translational Workshop: Crafting Research to Inform Federal Policy
March 10, 2017, 12:00 - 2:00 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
WIES Lecture Series: Translating Research from Ed Psych to Children with Mathematics Difficulty
Sarah Powell, Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education, Universtiy of Texas at Austin
March 1, 2017, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
