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 Seminar: Inequality at Home
Ariel Kalil, Professor, Director of the Center for Human Potential and Public Policy, University of Chicago
September 30, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Inquiry Brown Bag Presentation
Alan B. Knox, Facilitator
September 29, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
ITP Seminar Featuring Elizabeth Tipton
Elizabeth Tipton, Assistant Professor of Applied Statistics, Teachers College, Columbia University
September 23, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Delta Roundtable Dinner: Building a Better Future STEM Faculty
Mark R. Connolly, Associate Research Scientist, Wisconsin Center for Education Research
September 21, 2016, 6:00 - 7:30 PM, Union South, Varsity Hall I
WIES Series: The Role of Social Context in Beginning Teacher Development
Peter Youngs, Associate Professor of Education, University of Virginia
September 21, 2016, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room, 159 Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
ITP Seminar: Scaling Up Success for All: Lessons Learned
Robert Slavin, Professor, Johns Hopkins University
September 16, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
ITP Seminar: National Efforts to Bring Reform to Scale: Outcomes and Implications
Geoffrey Borman, Director, Interdisciplinary Research Training Program
September 9, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Lunch and Learn Speaker Series: Discussion and Listening Session With the Director
Robert Mathieu, Director of WCER
May 16, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Carl A. Grant Lecture: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America
Roberto Gonzales, Assistant Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Education
May 6, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room, 159 Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
ITP Seminar: Healthier Students Are Better Learners
Charles Basch, Richard March Hoe Professor of Health and Education, Columbia University
April 29, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Carl A. Grant Lecture: Multi-modal Voicing & Scale in Documentary Media
Eva Lam, Associate Professor, Learning Sciences, Asian American Studies, Northwestern University
April 28, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Teaching to Empower: Active Learning Practices in High Enrollment Courses
Kathleen O'Connell and Theresa Pesavento, Sr Learning Technology Consultant, DoIT Academic Tech; Instructional Tech Consultant, L&S Learning Support Svcs
April 27, 2016, 6:00 - 7:30 pm, Union South, Varsity Hall
WIES Series: Everyday Life Settings for Environmental Learning and Stewardship
Nicole M. Ardoin, Assistant Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education
April 27, 2016, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room, 159 Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
MSAN Institute
April 26, 2016, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Union South, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Political Polarization and the Ethics of Teaching about Partisanship
Paula McAvoy, Program Director, Center for Ethics and Education
April 25, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 253, 1025 West Johnson Street
