News from WCER
Motion Meets Emotion: Unique Dance Program Empowers Underserved Girls
June 13, 2016 | By Lynn Armitage
In 2011, with a $1,500 grant from what is now Dane Arts, the two women started a pilot dance program for middle schoolers at Kennedy Heights Community Center, pioneering the combination of dance education and dance/movement therapy—with G-rated versions of popular music and a little hip hop thrown in, too, which is a real “hook” for students.
Teaching Prep for STEM Ph.Ds. Improves Teaching Methods, May Increase Prospects for Faculty Hire
May 23, 2016
New Study Finds Teaching Preparation for STEM Doctoral Students Boosts Use of Effective Teaching Methods and May Increase Prospects for Faculty Hire
Bowman Appointed to new American Evaluation Association Network
May 10, 2016
LEAD Center evaluator Nicole (Nicky) Bowman has been appointed the American Evaluation Association’s (AEA) representative to a new network called EvalIndigenous,
WCER’s Matt Hora to Study Higher Education-Workforce Relations in China
May 6, 2016
WCER’s Matt Hora to Study Higher Education-Workforce Relations in China
MSAN Gives Voice to Minority Students
April 25, 2016 | By Lynn Armitage
Guery Ulunque has come a long way since he first landed in the United States from Bolivia with his father and sister in 2008. The now-18-year-old senior at Yorktown High School in Arlington, Va., recalls his struggles.
Experience Is the Best Teacher: How the Delta Program Is Creating a Better STEM Faculty
April 4, 2016 | By Lynn Armitage
Delta Program in Research, Teaching, and Learning promotes proven teaching and mentoring techniques for UW–Madison STEM graduate students
Announcing ‘ForwardED,’ the New Digital Newsletter From WCER
March 29, 2016
WCER Communications is pleased to announce the launch of a digital newsletter this week called “ForwardED.”
National initiative to increase STEM graduates doubles in members
March 1, 2016
25 top research universities join effort to develop stellar teaching skills in future faculty
WIDA Celebrates 10 years at WCER
February 15, 2016
A history of WIDA as it celebrates its 10th anniversary at WCER
WCER launches evaluation collaborative to help educational organizations in Wisconsin
February 12, 2016 | By Lynn Armitage
Need a good program evaluator? WCER has launched the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative (WEC), a network of experienced evaluators from UW-Madison’s School of Education ready to jump in and help preK-12 education partners.
WCER’s Connolly Invited to Join National Academies Committee on STEM Education
February 11, 2016
Mark Connolly, an associate research scientist at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) in UW-Madison’s School of Education, has been invited to serve on a National Academies of Sciences committee charged with developing indicators of quality in undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Erica Halverson Appointed Associate Editor for Journal of the Learning Sciences
January 28, 2016
WCER researcher and UW–Madison educator Erica Halverson appointed associate editor for Journal of the Learning Sciences
Re-‘Making’ the World of Education: A Learning Revolution
January 21, 2016 | By Lynn Armitage
Pancake-making robots. A mechanical horse. A life-sized mousetrap. No, these aren’t highlights from the latest episode of “Shark Tank.” They are real-life inventions of a burgeoning community of artists, do-it-yourselfers and entrepreneurs known as “makers” — pioneering tinkerers and problem-solvers who are inspiring some educators to bring more hands-on learning into the classroom.
$2.1 Million Grant Will Help Gifted, Low-Income Middle School Students
December 15, 2015
“Supporting Smart Spaces,” a project of the Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY) and the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education, has been awarded a $2.1 million grant by the Jacob K. Javits Program through the U.S. Department of Education.
STEMMing the Tide of Bias: Video Game Teaches Professors How Discrimination Feels
December 3, 2015 | By Lynn Armitage
Brett Woods knows all too well what racial bias feels like.
