News from WCER
Programming Standing Up
February 25, 2013
Matthew Berland is developing software and high school curricula to teach engineering programming using mobile devices that will allow students to walk around and interact with each other as they develop programs for virtual robotics competitions.
WCER Hosts 2013 Conference on Engaged Research
February 21, 2013
The Wisconsin Center for Education Research hosted administrators from school districts across the state at its 2013 Conference on Engaged Research on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Scaling Up Research in Philadelphia
February 19, 2013
A diverse and highly motivated team of educators and researchers met in Philadelphia in early February to begin a scale-up of the Families and Schools Together (FAST) program in Philadelphia Schools.
Virtual Internships Develop Engineering Skills
February 18, 2013
First-year engineering students are engaging in a computer-based virtual internship that simulates engineering professional practice.
Districts Climb to New Gains in WIDA’s LADDER Program
February 15, 2013
Catherine Fox, an English Language Learner (ELL) educator in the Rhode Island public school system, has experienced more than her fair share of professional development programs. Some have been helpful, she said. But most have been painfully frustrating, lacking either a cohesive structure or an adequate follow-through.
He Leaves Wisconsin to Winter in…Norway
February 12, 2013
In the early 1900s his grandparents left Norway to the live in the U.S. More than a century later, Paul Bredeson is back in Norway for a year of sharing about the education systems in both countries.
Collaboration Supports Success in Technology Education
February 11, 2013
Wisconsin is among the nation’s top five manufacturing-intensive states.
Center on Education and Work’s Careers Conference Inspires, Encourages Educators
February 10, 2013
Like hundreds of others attending last week’s Center on Education and Work’s 27th annual Careers Conference, Dave Keane was looking for a little inspiration.
Embodiment in Mathematics Teaching and Learning: Evidence from Teachers’ and Learners’ Gestures
February 8, 2013
When explaining ourselves we often gesture without even thinking about it. That’s because motor and perceptual simulations underlie our language and our imagery.
Examining the Impacts of Need-Based Aid
February 4, 2013
In a new Working Paper Sara Goldrick-Rab and colleagues examine the impacts of a private need-based college financial aid program among first-year Pell Grant recipients at 13 public Wisconsin universities.
Encouraging More Students to Pursue Engineering
January 28, 2013
Millions of students visit museum exhibits each year.
Supporting English Learners through Technology Systems
January 22, 2013
Students who are English Language Learners, and their teachers, will benefit from a new assessment system being developed by the 30-state WIDA consortium (World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment).
Games Based Assessment: Capturing Evidence of Learning in Play
January 20, 2013
UW–Madison education professor Richard Halverson believes that learning scientists and assessment designers can, and should, develop methods for using games to assess student progress.
Upping Value-Added Knowledge in Northeast Wisconsin
January 15, 2013
Sean McLaughlin is a rare breed. As a self-proclaimed data geek, that McLaughlin is comfortable interpreting a screen full of graphs, charts, and numbers does not come as a surprise.
Where Students are Trilingual and Serious about Learning
January 14, 2013
As a trainer for Families and Schools Together, Chris Daniel is accustomed to flying here and there. But Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan were new territory.
