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 Seminar: National Efforts to Bring Reform to Scale: Outcomes and Implications

Geoffrey Borman, Director, Interdisciplinary Research Training Program

September 9, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street


Lunch and Learn Speaker Series: Discussion and Listening Session With the Director

Robert Mathieu, Director of WCER

May 16, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street


ITP Seminar: Healthier Students Are Better Learners

Charles Basch, Richard March Hoe Professor of Health and Education, Columbia University

April 29, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street


Teaching to Empower: Active Learning Practices in High Enrollment Courses

Kathleen O'Connell and Theresa Pesavento, Sr Learning Technology Consultant, DoIT Academic Tech; Instructional Tech Consultant, L&S Learning Support Svcs

April 27, 2016, 6:00 - 7:30 pm, Union South, Varsity Hall


Political Polarization and the Ethics of Teaching about Partisanship

Paula McAvoy, Program Director, Center for Ethics and Education

April 25, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 253, 1025 West Johnson Street


Instructional Leadership for K-8 Science: Supervising Science in the Era of Reform

Rebecca Löwenhaupt, Ass't Professor, Boston College

April 25, 2016, 3:00 - 4:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street


ITP Seminar Series: The Whole Really is Greater Than the Sum of its Parts!

Marni Brownell, Senior Research Scientist, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy

April 22, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street


ITP Seminar Series: Teacher Effects on Complex Cognitive Skills and Social-Emotional Competencies

Matthew A. Kraft, Assistant Professor of Education, Assistant Professor of Economics, Brown University

April 15, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 253, 1025 West Johnson Street


Promoting Readiness: A Symposium of Perspectives/Practices

Dr. Jane Powers & Dr. Annalee Good, Senior Extension Associate, Cornell University & co-Director of the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative

April 13, 2016, 2:30 - 5:00 pm, Nancy Nicholas Hall, Room 1199


DataViz: Visualizing Research & Evaluation Results

Ann K. Emery, Data analysis, visualization consultant

April 7, 2016, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 253, 1025 West Johnson Street


The Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative: An Update on Outreach, Interest & Projects

March 28, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street


ITP Seminar “What questions should we ask about a charter school and what will the answers tell us?”

Harry Brighouse, Professor of Philosophy, Affiliate Professor of Educational Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison

March 18, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street


DataViz Part 1: Visualizing Research and Evaluation Results

Ann K. Emery, Data analysis and visualization consultant

March 18, 2016, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 466, 1025 West Johnson Street


Practical Wisdom Series: How to Make the Most of the AREA Conference

March 17, 2016, 2:30 - 4:00 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room (room 159) Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall


QRMG Series: Critical Bifocality: The Dynamics of Privilege and Marginalization

Lois Weis and Michelle Fine, Distinguished Professor Educational Leadership and Policy SUNY, Buffalo; Distinguished Professor Psychology CUNY Graduate Center

March 14, 2016, 3:00 - 4:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street