News from WCER
Self-affirmation writing as strategy for reducing achievement gaps
January 28, 2014
Students’ grade point average, motivation, academic engagement, and achievement goals appear to decline during middle school.
New CIRTL Network Commons to Promote Teaching and Learning
January 23, 2014
New funding from the Sloan Foundation will help the 22 universities of the CIRTL Network to train 7000 and graduate 2200 future STEM faculty each year.
Finding the Fabulous Teachers
December 30, 2013
For Dave Heistad, evaluating teacher performance is an important way to recognize what he calls the “fabulous teachers.”
Crafting Better Explanations in Science Classes
December 30, 2013
Scientific explanations offer insights into how and why things work.
Money to Ease the Way for Students Pursuing STEM Degrees
December 3, 2013
Hundreds of college students across Wisconsin will receive $1,000 per year for up to five years as part of an experimental study that aims to determine how financial aid affects the academic pathways of undergraduate students, particularly those pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
CIRTL Launches MOOC-Supported Learning Communities to Train Future STEM Faculty
December 3, 2013
The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) has received a National Science Foundation grant to launch two massive open online courses (MOOCs) aimed at the group’s core mission of preparing graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to be future faculty who are both excellent researchers and excellent teacher
Learning English Isn’t Enough
December 2, 2013
For years we’ve heard the debate about whether teachers should use bilingual or English-only instruction when teaching English Language Learners (ELLs).
Developing Innovation Capacity through Virtual Internships
December 2, 2013
Can the use of an immersive learning environment (an epistemic game) help engineering students to develop innovative product designs?
Parents’ Expectations for Children with Disabilities
November 18, 2013
UW–Madison education professor Bonnie Doren finds that parents’ expectations for their children with disabilities varies by family income and by the adolescent’s particular disability.
Parents’ Expectations and Student Achievement
November 11, 2013
UW-Madison education professor Bonnie Doren examines the relationship between parent expectations for their adolescents with disabilities, and the adolescents’ achievement of important school and post-school benchmarks
Hora, Oleson Study Data Driven Decision-Making in STEM Departments
November 5, 2013
WCER researchers Matt Hora and Amanda Oleson have co-authored three new research reports spelling out recommendations to STEM faculty and administrators on the use of data for improving curriculum and instruction.
Talent Management in Education
October 31, 2013
Educators and policymakers across the United States want to place effective teachers into all classrooms and effective principals into all schools.
Increasing Student Success in STEM Fields
October 28, 2013
The Federal government’s STEP program supports grassroots efforts to increase the number of students who enter and complete degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Reforming Income-Based Loan Programs
October 22, 2013
The costs of higher education present students with a major hurdle to enrolling and completing a college degree.
FAST Program Reduces African American Student Mobility
October 18, 2013
The Families and Schools Together (FAST) program has been shown to reduce the number of students who change schools for reasons other than grade promotion
