Mishicot’s Justin Gerlach speaks at Madison Teacher Speakout! event
November 18, 2019
Justin Gerlach, a high school science teacher at Mishicot High School who in 2018 was named Rural Wisconsin Teacher of the Year, was a panelist at the third annual Teachers Speakout! event Friday at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research in Madison.
Rural Wisconsin STEM teachers build connections to researchers at UW event
November 18, 2019 | By Yvonne Kim
Jennifer Seelig was working on her dissertation in the Northwoods in 2017 when the Wisconsin Center for Education Research reached out to her about involving teachers in education research. A former rural teacher herself, Seelig jumped on board to help plan the first Teacher Speakout! event and is now the assistant director of WCER’s Rural Educators Research and Implementation Center. On Friday and Saturday, RERIC hosted 19 teachers from the state’s rural districts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the event’s third year.
UWO takes part in research on undergraduate military service members, veterans
November 15, 2019
A new research project focuses on the experiences of undergraduate military service members and veterans enrolled in Wisconsin universities, including the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The Wisconsin Center for Education Research recently launched the Veteran Education to Workforce Affinity and Success Study (VETWAYS), a three-year, $556,000 research project funded by the National Science Foundation.The study seeks to better understand the unique social experiences and challenges this special student population encounters as they progress through college and into the workforce.
Rural Teachers & UW–Madison Education Researchers Share Perspectives on STEM Education in Wisconsin
November 13, 2019 | By Lynn Armitage
The Rural Education Research and Implementation Center (RERIC) will host 19 rural STEM educators from 18 school districts around Wisconsin for the third annual Teacher Speakout!, Friday, Nov. 15, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 1025 West Johnson Street, 13th Floor; followed by field trips on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 8 a.m. to noon starting at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. The goal of Teacher Speakout! is to bring the voices of rural teachers into a collaborative, public forum with researchers, legislators and rural school advocates.
New online tool helps businesses start internship programs
November 12, 2019 | By Sun Prairie Star
Matthew Hora is quoted in this article about the availability of a new online tool that helps businesses start internship programs. "Internship programs are the focus of growing attention within higher education, according to UW-Madison’s Dr. Matthew Hora. He is a widely recognized scholar of career development initiatives and the study of 21st century competencies in the workplace."
WCER Project Explores Academic & Career Pathways of Undergrad Military Service Members & Veterans
November 8, 2019 | By Lynn Armitage
A new research project focused on the experiences of undergraduate military service members and veterans enrolled in Wisconsin universities has recently been launched at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, part of UW-Madison’s School of Education. The Veteran Education to Workforce Affinity and Success Study (VETWAYS), a three-year $556,000 project funded by the National Science Foundation, will seek to better understand the unique social experiences and challenges this special student population encounters as they progress through college and into the workforce.
UW-Madison research finds easy, low-cost exercise prevents ‘6th-grade slump’
November 7, 2019 | By Dannika Lewis
WCER researcher Geoffrey Borman is interviewed and his study revealing a cheap, quick but powerful intervention that makes middle school easier is highlighted in a recent Channel 3000 report. Includes video.
Design in Storytelling
November 6, 2019
In this pressentation, Ellen Lupton, one of the most influential educators in contemporary graphic design, will explore how designers create compelling experiences to touch people’s minds and emotions. She will share how we move, act and respond when we look at a poster, website or road sign, while using fun and surprising examples of design to help you master the art of the narrative.
How Undergraduate Student Parents Make Decisions About Course-Taking, Majors, Jobs and Careers
November 5, 2019
In this lecture sponsored by the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions, Adrian H. Huerta, assistant professor Pullias Center for Higher Education in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California, shares his study of student parents attending an urban community college.
Health and Education: More Schooling Equates to Healthier, Longer Lives
November 1, 2019 | By Karen Rivedal
A critical intersection exists between education and health, according to a consensus of researchers and evaluators from the University of Wisconsin‒Madison who have been working closely with rural schools, the community-school model and Native American communities in Wisconsin.
UW−Madison Mentorship Experts Anchor Federal Push to Diversify Biomedical Workforce
October 31, 2019 | By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications
UW−Madison will continue to play a leading role in the second and final phase of a sweeping federal investment in better research mentoring, with responsibility for two major grants in the $43 million follow-up push to boost diversity of students, staff and faculty researchers in the biomedical sciences.
Science of Effective Mentoring in STEMM
October 31, 2019 | By Colleen Flaherty
An Inside Higher Ed #Quick Take features the new NAS consensus study on mentorship in STEMM produced by an ad-hoc national committee chaired by WCER investigator Angela Byars-Winston, with CIMER Director Christine Pfund among the dozen committee members.
‘I know I came from greatness’: Son of West High School staffer leads group seeking change
October 27, 2019 | By Logan Wroge
Wisconsin State Journal reporting on aftermath of Marlon Anderson's firing and rehiring at West High School includes account of Anderson speaking to students about the controversy during a session of the MSAN Student Conference Oct. 23-26 in Madison.
MSAN students want more teachers of color in Madison
October 26, 2019 | By Scott Girard
The Capital Times reports on the action-planning portion of the MSAN Student Conference, highlighting Madison-area students' goal to increase diversity in the local teaching ranks.
Local event connects minority students with colleges
October 24, 2019 | By NBC15.com
NBC 15 covers the University Showcase portion of the MSAN Student Conference held in Madison Oct. 23-26, featuring interview with MSAN Executive Director Madeline Hafner at the event.
