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

ITP | Research-Practice Partnerships in Early Education: Examples from Wisconsin

Hilary Shager, Associate Director for Program and Management, Institute for Research on Poverty, UW-Madison

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


ITP | Pathways of Protection: Adult Support, Peer Climate, and Trans Youth Well-Being in Wisconsin

Benjamin Lebovitz, Doctoral Student, School of Education, UW–Madison

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


MLRC Speaker Series | Who is Seen as Gifted? Intersectional Patterns in Multilingual Learners’ Identification and Educational Opportunities

Janette Avelar, PhD candidate, University of Oregon

February 5, 2026, 1–2:00 p.m. , Online only


WCER Project & Community Learning Series | Art of the One-Pager

Alexa Shore, Business Development Coordinator at WCER's SimLab

February 5, 2026, 11 a.m.–noon, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


Webinar | Returning Education to the States and Prioritizing Student Achievement

February 5, 2026, 3:30 p.m. CT, Online only


School of Education Research Collaborative Community of Practice

January 28, 2026, 1–2 p.m., Online only


ICTR | How We Talk with Research Participants Series: The Art of Communication; Session 5: Panel Discussion: Conversations That Build Connections

UW Institute for Clinical & Translational Research

December 16, 2025, Noon-1:30 pm CT, Online Zoom


WCER Project & Community Learning Series | Developing Marketing Strategies to Compete for Contract Work

Jennifer Savino, CEO of KW2

December 11, 2025, 1–2 p.m. , 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


WEC Research Methods Community of Practice: Collaborative Exploration of Key Methodologies

Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative (WEC)

December 10, 2025, 10:00-11:00 a.m. CT, Online only