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 | 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


ORS | Mini Grant Writing Workshop

Grant Editors

March 6, 2026, 9 a.m.—Noon , Room 253 Educational Sciences


MLRC Speaker Series | Beyond Individual Trauma: Linguicism, Accountability, and Teachers’ Perceptions of How Trauma-Informed Practices Support Multilingual Learners

Ofelia Castro Schepers, Assistant Professor, Purdue University

March 5, 2026, 1–2 p.m. , Online only


ITP | Early Learning in a Digital World

Heather Kirkorian, Department Chair & Professor, School of Human Ecology, UW-Madison

February 27, 2026, Noon-1:30 pm , 259 Educational Sciences


WCER Community meeting

Mariana Castro, with consultant Darin Harris

February 23, 2026, 2–3:30 p.m. , 259 Educational Sciences