Other Series
WCER and its projects present lectures, workshops and networking series developed for a variety of audiences, including students, faculty, staff and colleagues of UW–Madison, as well as stakeholders, such as educators, public officials, community leaders and the interested public.
Current series include:
Interdisciplinary Training Program Seminar in Education Sciences
This bi-weekly discussion series connects graduate students with peers and experts on topics integral to professional success in education research. Topics selected generally are not taught in common coursework, yet are necessary for success in an education researcher’s career.
Qualitative Methods Group Lectures
Past Events
Interdisciplinary Training Program Seminar: Enhancing Students’ Mathematics Learning
Martha Alibali, Professor, Dept. of Psychology, UW-Madision
February 1, 2019, 6 - 7:30 pm, Educational Sciences, Room 259
CCWT: Experiences of Hmoob American Undergraduate Students
Stacey Lee and Cindy Cheng, UW-Madison
February 1, 2019, 12:30 - 1:30, Education Building, 159, 1000 Bascom Mall
Network Book Talk: Accountability and Opportunity in Higher Education
Gary Orfield, UCLA and Nick Hillman, UW-Madison
January 24, 2019, 11:30 - 12:45, Education Building, 159, 1000 Bascom Mall
ITP Seminar Series “Student Absenteeism and the Opportunity to Learn”
Jaymes Pyne, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Sociology, UW-Madison
November 16, 2018, 12:30 - 1:30, Educational Sciences, Room 259 1025 West Johnson Street
K12 Education in Wisconsin: An Overview
Thomas McCarthy and Emilie Amundson, Communications Director, WI DPI (Thomas), and Chief of Staff, WI DPI (Emilie)
November 14, 2018, 11:00 - 12:00, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
Wisconsin’s Demographic Changes: Impact on Rural Schools and Communities
Sarah Kemp, Researcher, UW-Madison’s Applied Population Laboratory (APL)
November 13, 2018, 11:30 - 1:00, Educational Sciences, Room 259 1025 West Johnson Street
Internships and Experiential Learning in a Chinese University: A Report from the Field
Matthew Hora, Director of CCWT and Assistant Professor of Adult and Higher Education, UW-Madison
November 5, 2018, 12:00 - 1:30, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein, Distinguished Fellow, Economic Policy Institute & Senior Fellow, Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Sponsor: CEE
October 18, 2018, 4:30 - 6:00, 2120 Kellner Hall, Graingiere Hall
The Vocational Significance of Cultural Identity
Angela Byars-Winston, Professor, University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Sponsor: CCWT
October 18, 2018, 12:00 - 1:00, 259 Educational Sciences, 1025 W. Johnson Street
Retrospective Item and Survey Design for Workshop Evaluation
Christine Bell, Evaluator, The LEAD Center
October 8, 2018, 12:00 - 1:00, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Network Fellows Orientation
September 26, 2018, 10:00 - 11:30, School of Education, Room 159
Network Fellows Orientation
September 19, 2018, 1:00 - 2:30 pm, School of Education Building, Room 198
Network Fellows Meet & Greet
September 14, 2018, 5:30 - 7:30, Virginia F. Harrison Parlor, Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Avenue
Madison QE/ENA Workshop
Brendan Eagan
July 25, 2018, 8:30 - 4:00, Educational Sciences Rooms 253, 259 and 1369, 1025 West Johnson Street
Visiting Scholars: Robert and Elizabeth Bjork
Robert and Elizabeth Bjork, Department of Psychology, UCLA
June 21, 2018, 1:00 - 2:30, Educational Sciences Room 253, 1025 West Johnson Street
