Events
WCER and its projects host dozens of lectures, panels discussions and other events throughout the year, including the Wisconsin Ideas in Education and Carl A. Grant series, and the annual UW-Madison Education Research Poster Fair.
Nearly all these events are free, and open to the campus community, as well as to other educators, community leaders and members of the interested public.
You can scroll event descriptions beginning with the most current on this page, get a larger view and subscribe to WCER’s Google calendar, visit the individual pages for each type of event or use the search.
Past Events
Where We Fit: The Role of Staff & Teachers in Community-School Partnerships
October 2, 2017, 4:30 - 6:00 pm, Online Webinar
ITP Lecture: Understanding Fractions: A Case Study in Educational Neuroscience
Edward Hubbard, Assistant Professor, UW–Madison Education Psychology
September 29, 2017, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
#LowerEd: Why a Critical View of the “Skills Gap” Is Essential in Today’s Higher Education Landscape
Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University
September 29, 2017, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
Carl. A. Grant Scholars Lecture Featuring Karida Brown
Karida Brown, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UCLA
September 25, 2017, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
ITP Seminar: An Introduction to Quantitative Ethnography
David Williamson Shaffer, Professor, UW–Madison Education Psychology
September 22, 2017, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
WIES Lecture: Learners’ Construction of Fraction Values
Richard Prather, Assistant Professor, Human Development and Quantitative Methodology
September 20, 2017, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
ITP Lecture: Understanding, Measuring, and Assessing the Development of Interpersonal Skills in 4K
Kristin Shutts, Associate Professor, Psychology, UW-Madison
September 15, 2017, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Inaugural Event for the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions
Jim Morgan and Dr. Linda Nilson, Director of New Ventures for MRA and Internationally Recognized Expert in Teaching and Learning
May 22, 2017, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
Teacher Speakout!
Nine public school teachers from seven rural districts around Wisconsin, Barneveld, La Farge, Markesan, Mauston, Mercer, Phillips and River Valley School Districts
May 15, 2017, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159), 1000 Bascom Mall
Neuroscience Well-Being and Learning Meet-Up
University Researchers, Community Colleagues
May 8, 2017, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Virginia Harrison Parlor, Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Avenue
2017 MSAN Institute on Equity-Focused Leadership & Cultural Competence
April 27, 2017, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (Thursday); 8:00 am - 2:00 pm (Friday), The Madison Concourse Hotel
Technical Services Expo
April 24, 2017, 9:00 am - 11:00 am, Second Floor, Educational Sciences, 1025 West Johnson Street
Wisconsin Ideas in Education Lecture Series Featuring Carol Hahn
Carol Hahn, The Charles Howard Candler Professor of Educational Studies, Emory College
April 19, 2017, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
WIES Lecture: ‘Up in Arms’ for a Degree: On the Dialectics of Freedom & Control in H.S. Final Exams
Annalisa Sannino, University Lecturer, Center for Research on Activity, Development and Learning, University of Helsinki
April 12, 2017, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
Harry Brighouse: Morality and Justice in Higher Education
Harry Brighouse, Director, Center for Ethics and Education
April 10, 2017, Noon - 1:00 pm, 198 Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
