What’s Wrong With Required Internships? Plenty
March 6, 2018
Matthew Hora, director of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions, offers suggestions on how to improve mandatory internships.
Janesville Science Students Use Puntambekar’s Work
February 19, 2018
Eighth graders experience Interactive Learning
Over time, humanities majors close pay gap with STEM peers
February 19, 2018
Matthew Hora, a professor in liberal arts and applied studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said part of this perception about humanities majors is rooted in truth.
Haley Vlach, Director of the Learning, Cognition and Development Lab at WCER
February 6, 2018
Haley Vlach is assistant professor of Educational Psychology at UW-Madison and directs the Learning, Cognition and Development Lab at WCER.
See the World Through Siftr
January 31, 2018 | By Lynn Armitage
Think of the world as one big classroom. That is the concept behind Siftr, an online citizen-science platform created in 2015 by David Gagnon, director of Field Day Lab at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, to help promote fieldwork in schools.
Assessment Tool to Measure Mentorship Role in Undergraduate Research
January 30, 2018
January is National Mentor Month and UW-Madison has reason to celebrate. For over two decades, the university has been a nationally recognized leader in evidence-based research mentor and mentee training, and has led the way in providing high-quality undergraduate research experiences. Thanks to the dedicated work of a group of units from across campus, yet another exciting, new advancement is underway.
From Inclusion to Inclusive Schooling: ELLs in the Mainstream Classroom
January 29, 2018
Most English language learners find themselves in mainstream rather than ESL or bilingual classrooms. This reality has important implications for how mainstream teachers structure their instruction. This talk will explore ELLs’ experiences in mainstream classrooms and the importance of educators of using multilingual instruction with these students.
WIDA Conference Extends Call for Proposals
January 25, 2018
Submit your presentation proposal before the new deadline of Feb. 4.
Hora Receives National Book Honor
January 25, 2018
Book challenges the argument that higher education is insufficiently attuned to workplace needs
WIDA Awarded $147,221 to Improve Outcomes for Alaskan Yup’ik Students
January 25, 2018
Project seeks to improve outcomes for Alaskan Yup’ik native students in school and life.
Ghousseini Awarded $2.5 Million to Study Teachers’ Thinking
January 25, 2018
The project will study how teachers' thinking and sensemaking may support or constrain their learning to promote disciplinary argumentation.
Board Approves Establishing Committee to Study Teacher Compensation
January 23, 2018
The Silver Lake-Salem School Board Monday night approved establishing a 10-member committee charged with studying alternate compensation, particularly for the pay structure for teachers.
Wisconsin K-12 Teachers: Come Have a Field Day!
January 17, 2018
If you love teaching and are looking for new ways to inspire your K-12 students outside the classroom, we invite you to apply for a Field Day Fellowship.
Hora, CCWT Awarded Grant from UW System
January 11, 2018
Congratulations to Matt Hora and The Center for College-Workforce Transitions for receiving $25,000 from the University of Wisconsin System to study how college internships impact student outcomes such as college completion, employment status and wages upon graduation, and vocational self-concept.
Call for Proposals Open for 2018 MSAN Institute
January 11, 2018
The MSAN Institute is a two-day, intensive professional development opportunity dedicated to growing our understanding of how school districts develop equity-focused leadership and nurture cultural competence.
