UW–Madison to Co-Lead $10 Million NSF Grant to Cultivate a More Diverse, Inclusive STEM Faculty
September 6, 2018
Project Seeks to Enable More Underrepresented Students to Succeed in STEM Fields
WCER’s Hora Adds Chinese University to Internship Study
September 5, 2018
Matt Hora, a research scientist at UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, has just begun a 2.5-week residency as a guest professor in the School of Education at Tianjin University in China.
Beyond the Skills Gap: Preparing College Students for Life and Work
August 20, 2018
How can educators ensure that young people who attain a postsecondary credential are adequately prepared for the future? Matthew T. Hora and his co-authors, Ross Benbow and Amanda Oleson, explain that the answer is not simply that students need more specialized technical training to meet narrowly defined employment opportunities
Tom Carpenter, Transformer of Child-Centered Math Teaching, Dies at 78
August 14, 2018 | By Karen Rivedal
UW-Madison professor Tom Carpenter, whose student-centered ideas about teaching math to young children from all backgrounds and skill levels helped transform the field of mathematics education for students and teachers, died August 7 from complications of Parkinson’s disease.
Researchers Look to Enhance Relationships Between Madison Teachers and Kindergartners
August 7, 2018
This summer, about 100 Madison families with kids entering kindergarten will get home visits from teachers in an experimental effort to build relationships.
MEP Receives New Grant to Assess, Improve 4K Instruction in Madison
July 27, 2018
A joint research practice partnership between UW-Madison and the Madison Metropolitan School District has received a $400,000 federal grant for a two-year study to assess and improve instruction in the district’s 4-year-old kindergarten program. Teaching is to be enhanced with the design and piloting of a made-to-order professional development program built around the needs of the district’s 4K educators.
UW-Madison: New study finds far fewer middle-skill jobs in US than estimated
July 23, 2018
Significantly fewer “middle-skill” jobs exist in the U.S. than previously estimated, according to new research from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at UW-Madison.
Study shows fewer middle-skill jobs in U.S.
July 23, 2018
New research by the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison revealed significantly fewer middle-skill jobs exist in the United States than previously estimated.
New Study Finds Far Fewer Middle-Skill Jobs in U.S. than Estimated
July 16, 2018
Skilled non-college occupations account for 16% of all jobs, significantly below widely cited estimates
UW–Madison’s Mathieu Appointed to National STEM Education Advisory Panel
July 16, 2018
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Robert D. Mathieu, the Albert E. Whitford Professor of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as an inaugural member of the STEM Education Advisory Panel. Mathieu, director of the university’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and associate dean for research at its School of Education, begins his first term on the national panel immediately and could serve up to three years.
Advancing Equity and Diversity in Student Affairs Media Mention
July 3, 2018
Diverse Issues in Higher Education features a new book co-edited by Wei LAB Director Jerlando F.L. Jackson. The book, "Advancing Equity and Diversity in Student Affairs: A Festschrift in Honor of Melvin C. Terrell," highlights how student affairs has grown as a field of practice in response to the growth of student diversity on college campuses and honors the remarkable career of Melvin C. Terrell.
Not Playing Around
June 8, 2018 | By Jason Busch
Michael Beal, director of Gear Learning at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, is one of four leaders of Madison's burgeoning electronic games industry interviewed for this feature story, which begins with a dynamic graphic from the studio's award-winning "At Play in the Cosmos."
Gamification: Where Work Meets Play
June 6, 2018
Madison-area electronic games developers are divided on the effectiveness of gamification, but they all agree business could learn a thing of two from games.
Shaffer Comments on Active Shooter Video Game
June 5, 2018
Shaffer Comments on Active Shooter Video Game, from WTMJ Radio 620AM, 103.3FM
Gagnon to Use NSF Grant to Engage Girls in Science, Tech
May 22, 2018
Girls’ interest in art and media design may be a means of engaging them in science and technology related to information and communication.
