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
Lunch & Learn Discussion of Space at WCER: The Final Frontier
Bob Mathieu, WCER Director
October 3, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
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
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
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
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
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
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
Instructional Leadership for K-8 Science: Supervising Science in the Era of Reform
Rebecca Löwenhaupt, Ass't Professor, Boston College
April 25, 2016, 3:00 - 4:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
ITP Seminar Series: The Whole Really is Greater Than the Sum of its Parts!
Marni Brownell, Senior Research Scientist, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy
April 22, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
ITP Seminar Series: Teacher Effects on Complex Cognitive Skills and Social-Emotional Competencies
Matthew A. Kraft, Assistant Professor of Education, Assistant Professor of Economics, Brown University
April 15, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 253, 1025 West Johnson Street
Promoting Readiness: A Symposium of Perspectives/Practices
Dr. Jane Powers & Dr. Annalee Good, Senior Extension Associate, Cornell University & co-Director of the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative
April 13, 2016, 2:30 - 5:00 pm, Nancy Nicholas Hall, Room 1199
DataViz: Visualizing Research & Evaluation Results
Ann K. Emery, Data analysis, visualization consultant
April 7, 2016, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 253, 1025 West Johnson Street
