Other Series
WCER and its projects present lectures, workshops and networking series developed for a variety of audiences, including students, faculty, staff and colleagues of UW–Madison, as well as stakeholders, such as educators, public officials, community leaders and the interested public.
Current series include:
Interdisciplinary Training Program Seminar in Education Sciences
This bi-weekly discussion series connects graduate students with peers and experts on topics integral to professional success in education research. Topics selected generally are not taught in common coursework, yet are necessary for success in an education researcher’s career.
Qualitative Methods Group Lectures
Past Events
ITP | Effects of Financial Aid Policy on Short- and Long-Term Individual Outcomes
Fabian Pfeffer , Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Michigan
October 7, 2022, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | Grantwriting Workshop
September 23, 2022, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences
ITP | Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Causal Impacts of Reverse Transfer Associate Degrees on Education and Labor Market Outcomes
Assistant Professor Taylor Odle, Educational Policy Studies, UW−Madison
September 16, 2022, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
WCER Lunch and Learn | Get to Know the CIRTL Network
CIRTL researchers, WCER, UW−Madison
May 25, 2022, Noon-1 pm, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | The Effects of Full-Day Prekindergarten: Experimental Evidence of Impacts on Children and Families
Dr. Allison Atteberry, University of Virginia
May 6, 2022, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences
ITP | Reframing Design in Education: Preparing Teachers as Agents for Change
Douglas Clark, University of Calgary
April 29, 2022, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences
WCER Lunch and Learn | 4K During a Pandemic: Stories from Dane County
CRECE researchers, WCER, UW−Madison
April 20, 2022, Noon-1 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | Advanced Placement Gatekeeping and Racialized Tracking (Online only)
Noah Hirschl, ITP Fellow
December 10, 2021, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences
ITP | Mitigating the Effects of Invalid Survey Responses in Estimating LGBQ-heterosexual Youth Risk Disparities
Joseph Cimpian, New York University Steinhardt
October 8, 2021, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences
Brown Bag Talk | Scripting the Moves; Culture & Control in a “No-Excuses” Charter School
Joanne Golann, Vanderbilt University
October 8, 2021, Noon-1 pm Central time, online only, Online
ITP | Partnerships in Times of Transition: Challenges and Opportunities
Carl Frederick, Annalee Good, Beth Vaade, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, Madison Metropolitan School District
October 1, 2021, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences
ITP | Engaging Policymakers: Best Practices From Those Who Study It and Do It
Dr. Karen Bogenschneider, Rothermel-Bascom Professor Emeritus of Human Ecology, UW-Madison
September 24, 2021, 12-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences
ITP | Access denied: The effect of geographic boundaries on White-Black gaps in access to educational opportunity
Dr. Peter Rich, Assistant Professor, Cornell University
September 17, 2021, 12-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences
ITP | Higher Education and the Black-White Earnings Gap
Dr. Xiang Zhou, Harvard University
September 10, 2021, 12-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences
CCWT | Panel discussion: College Students with Refugee Backgrounds Discuss Experiences with College and Careers
Matthew Wolfgram and panelists, Associate Researcher and Assistant Director, Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions
May 25, 2021, 3 pm Central Time on Zoom, Zoom Virtual Presentation
