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
ITP Seminar: Using Multiple Discontinuities to Estimate Effects of Public Need-Based Aid for College
Drew Anderson, Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Financial Security, UW–Madison
November 11, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
ITP Translational Workshop: Research Practice Partnerships in Wisconsin
Panel with Eric Camburn, Peter Goff, Kurt Kiefer, Robert Mathieu, Beth Vaade, Representing ELPA, DPI, WCER and MMSD
November 4, 2016, 12:00 - 2:00, Wisconsin Idea Room, 159 Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
Lunch and Learn: Practical Reflections upon and Responses to Homelessness
Peter Miller, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, UW-Madison
October 31, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
ITP Seminar: Prompting Active Choice Among High Risk Borrowers
Benjamin Castleman, Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy, University of Virginia
October 28, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
ITP Seminar: Inequality before Birth: The Developmental Consequences of Environmental Toxicants
Claudia Persico, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, UW–Madison
October 21, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Inequality and the Public University
Moderator: Jennifer Morton, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, City College of New York
October 20, 2016, 4:00 - 5:15 PM, Wisconsin Idea Room, 159 Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
ITP Seminar: Child Care and the Development of Early Childhood Skills
Matt Wiswall, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
October 14, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Delta Workshop: How to Address the Broader Impact in Your NSF Fellowship Application
October 7, 2016, 1:00 - 3:00, Ebling Auditorium, Microbial Sciences, 1550 Linden Drive
ITP Seminar: Evaluation of the Implementation and Impacts of Reading Recovery
Henry May, Director of the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy, University of Delaware
October 7, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
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
