News from WCER
Spanish Academic Language Standards and Assessment
December 13, 2011
Staff from the WIDA Consortium are beginning to develop Spanish language development standards for students in Pre-K through twelfth grade.
Blended Learning Across Virtual and Natural Ecosystems
December 5, 2011
Kurt Squire and colleagues are testing the hypothesis that student engagement, self-sufficiency, and understanding of life science will be enhanced if students participating in field trips employ mobile devices to collect and share data, visit geo-referenced locations, and access on-site information.
Mentoring Students in Educational Computer Games
November 28, 2011
When students engage in educational computer games, do they fare better talking with a mentor face-to-face or chatting online with a ‘virtual’ mentor?
Hora Receives Emerging Interfaces Award
November 21, 2011
WCER researcher Matthew Hora is a recipient of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery's Emerging Interfaces Award
Engaged Research in Education
November 15, 2011
The School of Education continues its work to strengthen the relationship between research and practice.
Best Practices in Hiring and Evaluation
November 15, 2011
Of all the challenges facing principals, maybe the most important are finding and then keeping the best possible teachers in the classrooms. Principals must be strategic in both hiring and managing teaching talent. Below, WCER researcher Steven Kimball discusses the process by which a principal can become a strategic talent manager.
Examining the Relationships Between Expectations, Access, and Postsecondary Life Engagement
November 7, 2011
Current work by Audrey Trainor will help researchers and teachers who design and implement transition education for youth with disabilities as they move from high school into adulthood.
Evaluation of the Milwaukee Community Literacy Project
November 1, 2011
The Milwaukee Community Literacy Project supports 300 struggling readers in kindergarten through 3rd grade in reaching proficiency through support in three spheres: the school sphere, the community sphere, and the family sphere.
Analyzing STEM Thinking and Learning
October 24, 2011
David Williamson Shaffer and colleagues are using a new method of STEM assessment called epistemic network analysis.
CIRTL Network Expands
October 17, 2011
Since 2003 the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) has prepared science graduate students at a handful of universities to be as bold and creative in the classroom as they are in their programs of research.
Benefits and Drawbacks of Social Media in Education
October 15, 2011
WCER researcher Mark Connolly acknowledges that social media shows value in educational settings.
Assessment of Natural Play for Instructional Planning
October 11, 2011
Play is a natural activity that young children use to explore and learn about their world, and how to function in it.
Globalization, Standardization and e-Portfolios in Teacher Education
October 4, 2011
UW-Madison education professor Francois Victor Tochon is helping improve teacher education in a public university that trains language teachers from Anatolia, a poor region of Turkey.
Wisconsin Wins $10.5 M Enhanced Assessment Grant
October 3, 2011
A new online assessments system is being developed for English learners (ELs), funded by a $10.5 million, four-year competitive grant
Improving Educational Outcomes in METTE Programs
September 26, 2011
The decline in the number of U.S. college graduates with degrees in manufacturing engineering technologist and technician education (METTE)-related fields is an issue of national importance.
