WCER Celebrating 50 Years | Reflections on WCER’s Beginnings
October 20, 2014
WCER’s 50th Anniversary: A Celebration for Staff, Researchers, Colleagues, Students and Family
Nov. 4, 2014 | by Janet L. Kelly, Director of WCER Communications
The Wisconsin Center for Education Research recognized its 50th anniversary on October 20, 2014, with a celebration that connected five decades of researchers, staff, colleagues, students and family. During sessions that ran from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., nearly 40 distinguished speakers shared findings on a wide span of current topics, including educational afterschool activities, mathematics education, assessment and alignment, English language instruction, and narrowing the achievement gap.
More details about WCER’s history is available in the center’s 50th anniversary booklet.
MSAN in the Michigan Daily
October 16, 2014
250 students attend the Minority Student Achievement Network conference this week (Michigan Daily, 16 October)
WCER in the Wisconsin State Journal & Capital Times
October 14, 2014
Two WCER initiatives receive more than $7 million from the Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation (Wisconsin State Journal, 14 Oct.) and (Capital Times, 15 Oct.)
New Website Launched for WCER’s i3 Family Engagement Project in Philadelphia
October 1, 2014
WCER’s PhillyFASTi3 project, funded by a $15 million U.S. Department of Education Investing in Innovation (i3) grant, has launched a new website to inform parents and educators about the Families and Schools Together (FAST) program targeting 60 Philadelphia elementary schools.
Tim Boals in Chalkbeat
October 1, 2014
WIDA's Tim Boals discusses new standards for English Learners (Chalkbeat, 1 October)
CIRTL in the UW–Madison News
October 1, 2014
Unique MOOC with in-person sessions offered for future and current college STEM faculty, funded by CIRTL (UW–Madison News, 1 October)
Gary Cook on NPR
October 1, 2014
WIDA's Gary Cook says a free English proficiency test will be welcome, especially in low-income countries (NPR, Oct. 1)
Clif Conrad in Diverse Issues
September 30, 2014
Clif Conrad says educators must emphasize collaboration in which everyone is engaged in mutually reinforcing teaching and learning (Diverse Issues, 30 Sept.)
Indiana Becomes 36th State to Join WIDA Consortium
September 24, 2014
The WIDA Consortium is now 36 states strong after the Indiana Department of Education moved to implement WIDA’s English Language Development Standards and Assessments statewide starting this school year.
Erin Arango-Escalante in the Isthmus
September 11, 2014
WIDA's Erin Arango-Escalante used her experience with early learners to create a neat playroom for her children (Isthmus, 11 Sept.)
Hora Enters National Academies of Science Debate
September 5, 2014
A letter to the editor by WCER researcher Matthew T. Hora appears in the current issue of the prestigious journal, Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences (PNAS).
VARC, CPRE Contribute to Research in Urban Education Policy Initiative Brief
September 4, 2014
A new policy brief published by the Research on Urban Policy Initiative (RUEPI) explores the expanded role of principals in newly implemented teacher evaluation systems across the country.
Jack Jorgensen: PI Interview
September 4, 2014
Jack Jorgensen: Co-Director Wisconsin Collaborative Education Research Network
Measuring Coherence in Teacher Knowledge
September 2, 2014
What does it mean for teachers to have coherent understanding of their subject?
It’s Time to Document Teaching Styles More Carefully
September 2, 2014
Discussions of college classroom teaching styles often categorize them as either “lecture” or “interactive.” But those terms do not reflect the realities of classroom practice.
