News from WCER
Preparing Future Research Faculty to Teach
May 28, 2013
Graduate and postdoctoral students at research universities will shape the future of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in the United States
Increasing the Number of African Americans in Computing Careers
May 28, 2013
The Wisconsin Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei Lab) and its colleagues have received a $5 million boost to continue its work to increase the number of African-American students training for careers in the computing sciences.
Bringing the Learning Sciences to Research on Teaching
May 20, 2013
As a professor of the Learning Sciences, Mitchell Nathan works to improve student learning outcomes for concepts and skills in mathematics.
New Lab Designed to Make Education Fun And Games
May 16, 2013
The décor in the headquarters of the Games+Learning+Society project bears a much closer resemblance to a Silicon Valley start-up than a university-affiliated laboratory.
Formative Evaluation for Leadership
May 13, 2013
The No Child Left Behind initiative focused research attention on schools that succeeded in closing achievement gaps and raising achievement for all students.
Cultivating Inquiry-Driven Learners: A College Education for the 21st Century
May 13, 2013
Clifton Conrad proposes a unifying purpose for a college education: cultivating inquiry-driven learners who can develop promising ideas for successfully navigating the rapidly-changing and inequitable world of the 21st century.
Developing and Implementing Value-Added Models for Schools and Classrooms
May 7, 2013
When the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) decided to use value added models in its multiple measures kit, the district contacted WCER's Value-Added Research Center (VARC) and technical/methodological experts from around the country.
Exploring the Dynamics of Organizational Learning
May 1, 2013
Organizational learning – the processes whereby organizations change and evolve over time in light of new information – is the subject of recent research by Matthew Hora and colleague Anne-Barrie Hunter.
Managing Education Talent Strategically
April 22, 2013
The education system has hired and tenured thousands of ineffective teachers and principals, particularly in high-poverty urban and rural schools.
MSAN Inspires Students to Organize Forum on Race
April 17, 2013
Inspired to be agents of change in their communities, eight students at Verona Area High School hosted hundreds of their peers from around Dane County for a two-day conference on April 8 and 9 featuring renowned educator Calvin Terrell.
Games-based Course to Enhance Women’s Interest in Engineering
April 15, 2013
This fall, the UW-Madison College of Engineering will offer for the first time a course entirely based on digital learning simulations.
Inspired by MSAN, Local Students Organize Conference
April 8, 2013
A group of high school students in Verona, Wisconsin, inspired after attending the Minority Student Achievement Network’s Annual Student Conference in Phoenix in October 2012, organized a two-day community building and leadership training event on April 8 and 9
Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness
April 8, 2013
WCER researcher Sara Kraemer is leading an evaluation study of the Teacher Union Reform Network.
Grants Can Improve Student College Success
April 1, 2013
Financial aid has long been evaluated for its effectiveness at promoting college attendance. But the utility of college at promoting social mobility hinges on students completing years of college credits.
Factors that Affect Student Academic Growth
April 1, 2013
The Value-Added Research Center (VARC) develops ways to compare school performance in a fair and accurate way, whether the school is public or private, urban or suburban, large or small.
