Videos
Theorizing Educational Justice: Political & Educational Considerations
March 22, 2021
Winston Thompson discusses the need to expand upon today’s most popular concepts of educational justice. He introduces two ways of expanding these concepts into a distinctively educational type of justice. By sharing examples of race and immigration cases, he illustrates how broadening current concepts of educational justice can reframe our thinking and better address urgent and under-theorized ethical concerns. Presented by the Wisconsin Center for Education Research and co-sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Education.
Countering Narratives About English Learners in Mathematics
February 3, 2021
Zandra de Araujo, associate professor of mathematics education at the University of Missouri, researches curriculum use, particularly with English learners. In this talk she examines her findings from recent studies that highlight the need to rethink the notion of supporting English learners. She will discuss common assumptions about English learners and proactive ways to move forward in research and teaching. A former high school mathematics teacher, de Araujo is the creator of the Mathematically Education blog and co-creator of the Two-Minute Teacher’s Guide.
The Heterogeneity Problem: New Approaches to Parsing the Variance in Mental Health Research
January 29, 2021
Damien Fair tackles the heterogeneity problem encountered in psychiatric research and clinical investigations due to the assumption that categories in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual represent homogenous syndromes. The speaker will provide considerations, concepts, and approaches for investigators examining human cognition, education, and mental health.
Meet Your Immigrant Neighbor: Ruslana Westerland
March 9, 2020 | By Leigh Mills, Ch. 15 NBC News at 4
All week on Madison's NBC15 News at 4, Leigh Mills is sharing stories of those who have made the United States their home. This video news segment introduces Ruslana Westerlund, a Ukrainian American Educational Researcher at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, who also suggested the idea to Ch. 15.
Connections, Conversations & Communities: Engaging with the World’s Largest Collection of Type
February 27, 2020
Stephanie Carpenter, a graphic designer and letterpress printer, discusses how she helps facilitate learning through storytelling and hands-on experiences at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum. She will share how she fell in love with type and the importance of history, art and design at a working museum. This lecture is part of the Wisconsin Ideas in Education Series, presented by the Early Career Faculty of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin--Madison with support from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research.
Beyond the “English Learner” Label: Recognizing Latina/o/x Students’ Multilingual Repertoires
February 12, 2020
In this talk, Ramón Martínez delves beneath the label of “English Learner” to reveal the complexity of Latina/o/x students’ everyday language. He highlights how their everyday linguistic dexterity overlaps with the kinds of language and literacy privileged in academic settings. He shares examples and findings from his ethnographic research in a Los Angeles school that can inform the design of robust learning environments for Latina/o/x children and youth.
Teaching and Attending to Culture, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Program Evaluation
February 3, 2020
The American Evaluation Association's 2019 Promising New Evaluator, Ayesha Boyce, who also co-directs UNC Greensboro's assessment, evaluation and research services, will present strategies on embodying program evaluation with the values of a more just society. She will address how it can become a social, cultural, and political force to address issues of inequity while still maintaining methodological rigor and trustworthiness.
Bob Mathieu Appreciation Celebration
December 9, 2019 | By David Marcou
The Wisconsin Center for Education Research hosted an appreciation celebration Dec. 9 for WCER Director Bob Mathieu, who leaves this post at the end of the calendar year. Mathieu will continue at WCER as the director of the CIRTL Network, one of the center's most far-reaching projects in higher education, and as the Albert. E. Whitford Professor of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Visualizing Invisibility
November 20, 2019
In his work, Bohyun Yoon explores the conceptual properties of glass more than the actual, physical glass itself. He searches for ways to visualize its transparency, often experimenting with other materials to do so. He currently is expanding his study of visibility and perception by researching the illusion of human relationships. His work is in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, West Collection, Tama Art University and Song Eun Art Space.
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.
History and Knowledge from Below: Living and Learning Otherwise
October 23, 2019
Targol Mesbah, of the California Institute of Integral Studies, discusses Mexico's Zapatista indigenous peasant movement, which for 25 years has resisted colonial and racialized capitalism by building autonomous communities, councils and schools to create a world in which many worlds fit. She reflects on what lessons the political theory and practice of this leading contemporary social movement can teach those in "otherplaces" about living, learning and teaching during intensifying environmental destruction, political violence, and displacements of human and non-human populations.
Supporting Teacher Emotional Health: Reducing Stress and/or Improving Well-Being
October 11, 2019
Nathaniel von der Embse shares insights from a series of studies across states, throughout a school year, and within a school day highlighting the conflicting influences of stress and well-being on teacher burnout and instructional practices. He will highlight implications for supporting teacher emotional health.
Examining Relationships Between Group Hierarchy and Racial Identity Attitudes
October 9, 2019
Malik Boykin, Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Science at Brown University, researches intergroup relations, mentorship, prejudice and racial identity. He is working to publish a manuscript based on his dissertation, which demonstrates several psychological processes associated with endorsing negative stereotypes about Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
This event is part of the Wisconsin Ideas in Education Lecture Series, an interdisciplinary speaker series intended for educators and future educators across campus. It is organized by early career faculty members from UW-Madison’s School of Education, with support from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research.
Examining Relationships Between Group Hierarchy and Racial Identity Attitudes Video
October 9, 2019
Malik Boykin, presidential diversity postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, researches intergroup relations, mentorship, prejudice and racial identity. He is working to publish a manuscript based on his dissertation, which demonstrates several psychological processes associated with endorsing negative stereotypes about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
