Motion Meets Emotion: Unique Dance Program Empowers Underserved Girls
June 13, 2016 | By Lynn Armitage
In 2011, with a $1,500 grant from what is now Dane Arts, the two women started a pilot dance program for middle schoolers at Kennedy Heights Community Center, pioneering the combination of dance education and dance/movement therapy—with G-rated versions of popular music and a little hip hop thrown in, too, which is a real “hook” for students.
Jerlando Jackson Cited as Calling New Brown Plan “Bold”
June 6, 2016
Brown University Making Bold Bid to Assure Diversity and Inclusion
Teaching Prep for STEM Ph.Ds. Improves Teaching Methods, May Increase Prospects for Faculty Hire
May 23, 2016
New Study Finds Teaching Preparation for STEM Doctoral Students Boosts Use of Effective Teaching Methods and May Increase Prospects for Faculty Hire
Wisconsin Stands Out For Preschool Access
May 20, 2016
State's Hands-Off Approach Could Mean Uneven Program Quality
Jerlando Jackson Shares His Perspective on the Vote of No Confidence
May 20, 2016
Last week, we published an op-ed titled ‘Concerned, but Committed (At least for now): Why one UW professor says he is not jumping ship just yet,’ written by Professor Jerlando F. L. Jackson prior to the UW system vote-of-no-confidence. This week, we are presenting a follow-up interview with Dr. Jackson in response to the vote-of-no-confidence, to discuss the future of UW, and national public higher education. Dr. Jackson is the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education in the department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis as well as the Founding Director and Chief Research Scientist of Wisconsin’s Equity & Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) in Wisconsin Center for Education Research, both in the School of Education at the UW-Madison
Collaborative Classrooms off to a Strong Start
May 18, 2016
Mark Connolly, a researcher from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, is analyzing quantitative and qualitative data from students and faculty to measure the rooms’ impact on student learning.
Bowman Appointed to new American Evaluation Association Network
May 10, 2016
LEAD Center evaluator Nicole (Nicky) Bowman has been appointed the American Evaluation Association’s (AEA) representative to a new network called EvalIndigenous,
Undocumented and Coming of Age in America
May 9, 2016
Presented by Roberto Gonzales, Assistant Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Education
WCER’s Matt Hora to Study Higher Education-Workforce Relations in China
May 6, 2016
WCER’s Matt Hora to Study Higher Education-Workforce Relations in China
Wei LAB Director Joins the Discussion About Campus Challenges
May 2, 2016
In the wake of the turmoil at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education Jerlando F. L. Jackson shares his perspective and interpretation of the institution’s challenges. Faculty are planning a no-confidence vote against the Board of Regents and System President Ray Cross today.
MSAN Gives Voice to Minority Students
April 25, 2016 | By Lynn Armitage
Guery Ulunque has come a long way since he first landed in the United States from Bolivia with his father and sister in 2008. The now-18-year-old senior at Yorktown High School in Arlington, Va., recalls his struggles.
Experience Is the Best Teacher: How the Delta Program Is Creating a Better STEM Faculty
April 4, 2016 | By Lynn Armitage
Delta Program in Research, Teaching, and Learning promotes proven teaching and mentoring techniques for UW–Madison STEM graduate students
Announcing ‘ForwardED,’ the New Digital Newsletter From WCER
March 29, 2016
WCER Communications is pleased to announce the launch of a digital newsletter this week called “ForwardED.”
Knuth, Stephens’ Build an early foundation for algebra success in Phi Delta Kapan
March 10, 2016
"Build an early foundation for algebra success," by Eric Knuth, Ana Stephens, Maria Blanton and Angela Gardiner was published in the March edition of the Phi Delta Kappan
The National Education Agenda & the Role of Innovation
March 8, 2016
Presented by James T. Minor, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education
