Past Events

ITP | Math vs. Reading: Charting the Changes in Youths’ Academic Inclinations During K–12

Sirui Wan, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Psychology, UW–Madison

February 2, 2024, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture/ITP Seminar: My School District Isn’t Segregated: Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Information on Parental Preferences Regarding School Segregation

Marissa Thompson, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Columbia University

November 17, 2023, Noon to 1:30 p.m., 259 Educational Sciences


What Works for Supporting English Learner Students: A Meta-Analysis

Rachel Garrett, Principal Researcher at American Institutes for Research

November 17, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Educational Sciences 13th floor


ITP | Promoting Well-being in Schools is Good Educational Policy

Matt Hirshberg, Scientist, Center for Healthy Minds, UW−Madison

November 10, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


ITP | The Long Arm of Education: Cognitive Health at Midlife

Eric Grodsky, Professor, Sociology and Educational Policy Studies, UW−Madison

October 27, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture: What if I (We) Don’t? Leading to Mobilize a Human Infrastructure for Equitable STEM Education

Stefanie Marshall, Assistant Professor of Science Education, Michigan State University

October 17, 2023, Noon to 1:00 p.m., 259 Educational Sciences


ITP | School Resource Officers and the Definitional Boundaries of Law Enforcement: Understanding the Safety Logic

Ben Fisher, Associate Professor, Civil Society & Community Studies, UW-Madison

October 13, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


ITP | ITP Training Applied: Social Science in Service of Community

Jared Knowles, President, Civilytics Consulting, and ITP alum

October 6, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


ITP | Why (and How) to Work with a Research Practice Partnership

Eric Grodsky, Beth Vaade, and Bri Monahan, Professor, Sociology and Educational Policy Studies, UW–Madison; Ex Dir of Research & Innovation, MMSD; Research Director, MMSD

September 29, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


ITP | Sustaining Ethnic Studies as It Grows

Emily Penner, Associate Professor, School of Education, UC–Irvine

September 22, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


ITP | Extending the school day for our youngest scholars: Learning gains in full-day and half-day 4K classrooms

Becca Bier, Graduate Student, Sociology, UW-Madison

September 15, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


Content and Language with Multilingual Learners: Traditional, Contemporary, and Future Approaches

Okhee Lee, Professor of Childhood Education, New York University. Lunch provided

September 6, 2023, 11:30 am-1 pm, 259 Educational Sciences


ITP | A design-based approach to evidence-based tutoring

Nicole McNeil, Psychology professor, University of Notre Dame

May 5, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


ITP | Creating Challenges that Support Children’s Future Learning

Haley Vlach, Associate Professor, UW−Madison

April 28, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom


ITP | Making Friends & Influencing Practice: Collaborative Research Relationships with Schools and Districts

Eric Grodsky, Beth Vaade, MEP co-director and professor, UW−Madison; MEP co-director and executive director of research & innovation, MMSD

April 21, 2023, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom