Past Events

Carl A. Grant Lecture: Equity-Minded Public School Reform

Tina Trujillo, Assistant Professor, University of California–Berkeley

February 27, 2015, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street


Teacher Education in Stressful Times: Recruitment, Retention, Responsibility and Morale

Katy Heyning, Dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater

February 18, 2015, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room 159, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall


New Governance Through New Policy Networks in Education

Gary Anderson, Professor of Educational Administration at New York University

February 4, 2015, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room 159, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall


Carl A. Grant Lecture: Factors That Influence African-American Males’ Educational STEM Aspirations

James L. Moore III, Ph.D., Ohio State University

December 4, 2014, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street


Applying Cognitive Science Principles to Promote Durable and Efficient Learning

Sean Kang, Dartmouth College, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Director of the Dartmouth Cognition & Education Laboratory

December 3, 2014, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room 159, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall


Spatial Cognition and STEM Learning: When, How and Why?

David Uttal, Northwestern University, Professor of Psychology

November 19, 2014, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room 159, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall


The Land and the Hand or: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Glass

Bryan McGovern Wilson , Fellow of the Creative Glass Center of America, Artist in Residence, The Everglades National Park

November 5, 2014, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room 159, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall


Carl A. Grant Lecture: Reflective Learning Using Immersive Virtual Environments (rLIVEs)

Aroutis N. Foster, School of Education, Drexel University

October 29, 2014, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street


Exploring Academic Resiliency and Educational Experiences of Kenyan and U.S. Adolescent Girls

Tonia Durden, University of Nebraska, Assistant Professor in Child, Youth and Family Studies

October 22, 2014, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room 159, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall


WCER 50th Anniversary Celebration

Various as listed in program, Multiple speakers, including all four WCER Directors

October 20, 2014, 8:30 am - 9 pm, Educational Sciences Classroom Wing and Monona Terrace


Exploring the Pervasiveness of Bullying Among Diverse Populations of Students: Using Science to Info

Chad Rose, University of Missouri, Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education

October 8, 2014, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room 159, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall


Motivational Environments: Strategies for Advanced Personalized Learning and Intelligent Creativity

Winslow Burleson , Assistant Professor, School of Computing and Informatics, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering

September 24, 2014, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room 159, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall