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

WCER Office Hours With Mariana and Chris

March 30, 2026, 1–2 p.m. , Director’s Office 785C and Zoom


WCER Office Hours with Mariana and Chris

March 26, 2026, 8–9 a.m. , Director’s Office 785C and Zoom


ITP | Inclusive Teaching Methods: Best Practices to Help Students from All Backgrounds Succeed in Your Class

Markus Brauer, Professor, Department of Psychology, UW-Madison

March 20, 2026, Noon-1:30 pm , 259 Educational Sciences


Beyond Borders: Reimagining Engineering Education Through the Lens of Language and Culture

Greses Pérez , Assistant Professor in Engineering Education, Tufts University

March 20, 2026, 12:15 p.m.-1:30 pm , Teacher Education Building (Room 566)


Carl A. Grant — Darnel Degand — The Past, The Present, and The Truth: Comics as a Medium for Activism and Legacies

Darnel Degand, Associate Professor, University of California, Davis

March 19, 2026, 11 a.m.—noon , Room 259 Educational Sciences or Zoom


WCER Project & Community Learning Series | Fostering Distributed Leadership: A Model for Undergraduate Success in Research

Brendan Eagan, Associate Director for Partnerships and Community Engagement, Center for Research on Complex Thinking

March 16, 2026, 10–11 a.m. , Room 259 Educational Sciences or Zoom


ITP | Sensory Experiences of Math Learning

Sofia Tancredi, Research Associate, WCER

March 13, 2026, Noon-1:30 pm , 259 Educational Sciences


WCER Office Hours with Mariana and Chris

March 11, 2026, 1–2:00 p.m. CT, Director’s Office 785C and Zoom


ITP | Developing and Evaluating an Assessment of Preschoolers’ Science and Engineering Knowledge

Lauren Westerberg, Postdoctoral Research Associate, WCER, UW-Madison

March 6, 2026, Noon-1:30 pm , 259 Educational Sciences