WIDA Researchers Meet with Alaskan Native Educators
December 9, 2014
As part of a new initiative to study the ways WIDA can serve American Indian communities, WIDA researchers traveled to Alaska for the 2014 National Indian Education Association (NIEA) Convention and to meet with educators working in schools that primarily serve Alaska’s American Indian population.
Oleson, Hora and Benbow Seek Definition of ‘STEM job’
December 1, 2014
Students entering college generally have an idea that studying science, technology, engineering, or math – the STEM disciplines – can lead to a good-paying job after they graduate.
UW-Madison entering mentoring training curriculum in GEN News
November 25, 2014
Northwestern is modeling its academy on the Entering Mentoring training curriculum developed at UW-Madison (GEN News, 25 Nov.)
Beth Graue in the Albuquerque Journal
November 25, 2014
Beth Graue says smaller classes work best when teachers tailor instruction to each student’s needs and when they spend more time getting to know their students’ families (Albuquerque Journal, 25 Nov.)
Three UW-Madison Scholars Among Finalists for CUNY Research in Education Equity Award
November 24, 2014
Three UW-Madison scholars, all fellows in WCER’s Interdisciplinary Training Program (ITP) in the Education Sciences, were named finalists in a recent national competition with one, Megan Shoji, winning the first prize and an award of $2,500.
WCER’s 50th Anniversary: A Celebration for Staff, Researchers, Colleagues, Students and Family
November 24, 2014
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.
MSAN in the Star
November 19, 2014
Sun Prairie Students reflect on their experience at the MSAN 2014 conference (The Star, 19 Nov)
Goldrick-Rab Named Keynote Speaker for Policy Summit
November 17, 2014
Sara Goldrick-Rab has been named a keynote speaker for the 10th annual Midwestern Higher Education Compact Policy Summit.
New Look at School Discipline Confronts Wisconsin’s Opportunities Gap
November 16, 2014
Across the nation, from kindergarten through high school, black, Native American and Latino students in public schools are disciplined more frequently and severely for more subjective reasons than their white peers, according to UW-Madison’s Aydin Bal.
Interdisciplinary Training Program in Marketplace
November 12, 2014
Interdisciplinary Training Program fellow Jared Knowles explains Wisconsin's Early Warning System for preventing dropouts (Marketplace, 12 Nov)
Tim Boals: PI Interview
November 12, 2014
Tim Boals: WIDA Executive Director
Studying Far from Home, Xueli Wang Discovers Kinship with Two-Year College Students
November 11, 2014
In 2004, Xueli Wang moved from China to attend graduate school at The Ohio State University. The transition was far from easy.
CIRTL in Inside Philanthropy
November 5, 2014
CIRTL is working to make science, technology, engineering and math degrees and careers more interesting to today's college students (Inside Philanthropy, Nov. 5)
Bob Mathieu in UW-Madison News
October 30, 2014
Bob Mathieu says the campus and the nation have put a lot of effort into the improvement of STEM teaching, and that investment will pay off in increased success and retention (UW Madison News, 30 October)
Mentors Deserve Better Training
October 28, 2014
Strong research mentorship has been linked to improved mentee self-efficacy, productivity, and ultimately career satisfaction. Unfortunately, mentors usually learn their craft by doing what their mentors did, or by trial and error.
