New Study Examines STEM Experiences of Hmong Undergraduates across Wisconsin
September 6, 2022 | By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications
WCER researchers are partnering with Hmong American faculty and undergraduates across the state to study and find solutions for the underrepresentation in STEM classes and the STEM workforce of Hmong Americans, who make up Wisconsin’s largest Asian American population.
CRECE Seeks Applications for Undergraduate, Master’s Research Fellows Programs
August 2, 2022 | By WCER Communications
The goal of both programs to diversify the research communities that address early childhood education issues. CRECE hopes to do this by providing mentored research experiences to traditionally underrepresented and other minoritized undergraduate and graduate students. Unique among education research centers in its whole-child, ecological approach to research—as well as its multi-tiered approach to stakeholder engagement—CRECE focuses its work on children ages 0-8 and their families and communities.
Second NSF Grant Expands WCER Study of College/Career Success of Student Military
July 14, 2022 | By WCER Communications
The original project, funded by a $556,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, focused on college-to-workforce paths of student military or military veterans in five UW System institutions; the second NSF grant, this one for $1.4 million, allows the focus to expand to universities around the country, especially majority-minority institutions.
Grace Li Joins WIDA as Chief Assessment Officer
July 14, 2022 | By WIDA Communications
WIDA is delighted to share that Grace Li is the organization’s new chief assessment officer. Grace replaces Gary Cook, WIDA’s senior director of assessment, who is transitioning into a new role at WIDA.
A Closer Look: WEC Projects Span Many Fields and Purposes
July 5, 2022 | By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications
Evaluation services offered by WEC include logic modeling and evaluation planning, data sourcing and collection, and surveys and focus groups. WEC also uses statistical analysis, data visualization, and culturally responsive evaluation, while involving client organizations in the entire process to build their internal capacity for future evaluation.
A Closer Look: Center for Ethics & Education Offers Podcasts, Free Study Guides, Graduate Fellowships
July 5, 2022 | By WCER Communications
CEE’s work revolves around curriculum development in the form of study guides and audio interviews for educators; a Graduate Institute in philosophy of education; and a self-produced podcast about issues in ethics and education.
Summer Research Workshop for Early-Career Scholars Gets Underway
July 5, 2022 | By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications
Known as PROWESS, the intensive six-week workshop is designed to help assistant professors and research scientists hired during the pandemic win more grants.
Accomplished Editor-Writer-Researcher Joins WCER’s Grant-Editing Team as Skilled Senior Editor Retires
July 5, 2022 | By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications
As long-time editor Kurt Brown retires, Christine Wenc joins Lead Editor Molly Wesling to continue WCER’s tradition of expert grant editing.
WCER Clinical Program Wins Baldwin Award for Youth Leadership Proposal
July 5, 2022 | By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications
The grant will allow WEC to improve upon the training in research and evaluation skills it already provides for youth in schools and community organizations throughout Wisconsin. It seeks to better operate, organize and expand those efforts through creation of an over-arching Youth Research and Evaluation (R&E) Team.
WCER Team Wins Award in Global Ed Tech Competition for Student Assessment Tool
June 28, 2022 | By WCER Communications
Project Director Laura Wright and Outreach Specialist Linda Malkin will receive $249,622 for their project, “Actionable Assessment: Scaffolding Students’ Experience with Assessment Results,” a digital reporting tool to make students’ assessment results interpretable and actionable, fostering positive assessment use and learning habits.
Great Lakes Shipwreck Game from UW–Madison Wins Gold in International Competition
June 14, 2022 | By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications
An educator advisory group of Wisconsin teachers and their students also helped plan and refine the game.
Faculty Receive Fellowships, Awards for Exceptional Research Contributions
May 19, 2022 | By WCER Communications
The awards are possible due to the research efforts of UW–Madison faculty and staff. Technology that arises from these efforts is licensed by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the income from successful licenses is returned to the OVCRGE, where it is used to fund research activities and awards throughout the four divisions on campus: arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences and biological sciences.
New Study Examines Technology-Enhanced Items in English Language Proficiency Assessments
May 13, 2022 | By WIDA Communications
A new WIDA study found the technology-enhanced items (TEIs) were best suited to use on tests for older students on English language proficiency assessments.
WCER Projects Seeking Summer Interns Should Act Fast
April 25, 2022 | By WCER Communications
After a pandemic-related pause last year, WCER will once again host interns this summer from Centro Hispano of Dane County’s Escalera program for Latinx high school students from the Madison Metropolitan School District.
WCER will centrally fund the required fee of $1,516 per intern for up to two interns, potentially making it easier for smaller WCER projects to participate in the program.
Projects interested in helping to host an intern need to signal interest at their earliest convenience by contacting Shahanna McKinney-Baldon of the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative, which is coordinating the Escalera program within WCER. You can email McKinney-Baldon here.
WCER Shines in School of Education’s Faculty and Staff Distinguished Achievement Awards
April 13, 2022 | By WCER Communications
This year’s awardees include three recipients with ties to WCER: Danielle Maillette, Sadhana Puntambekar and Maria Widmer. Danielle is our Events and Intranet Manager, Maria is instructional designer for Discussion Project Virtual and Sadhana is a reseacher.
