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
MLRC Speaker Series | Understanding Teachers’ Views on Linguistic Diversity: The Relationship between Beliefs about Language Learning and Sociopolitical Beliefs about Language
Christine Montecillo Leider and Christina L. Dobbs, Leider is Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Dobbs is Associate Professor, Boston University
May 1, 2025, 1-2 p.m. CT on Zoom, Zoom only
Past Events
ITP | Education, Teaching and Fertility: Stability and Change from 1980–2023
Nicholas Mark, Assistant Professor, Sociology, UW–Madison
May 2, 2025, 12:00–1:30 p.m. CT, 259 Educational Sciences
MLRC Speaker Series | Understanding Teachers’ Views on Linguistic Diversity: The Relationship between Beliefs about Language Learning and Sociopolitical Beliefs about Language
Christine Montecillo Leider and Christina L. Dobbs, Leider is Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Dobbs is Associate Professor, Boston University
May 1, 2025, 1-2 p.m. CT on Zoom, Zoom only
CRCT Guest Speaker | How to Support Children in Developing Sociocritical AI Literacies
Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, IDEA Lab Director and Assistant Professor of Human-Centered Technologies, Vanderbilt University
April 30, 2025, 1:30–2:30 p.m. CT, 159 Education Building (Wisconsin Idea Room)
ITP | Breaking the Bias Habit: Advancing Equity in Teacher-Student Interactions
Tory Ash, Doctoral Student, Department of Educational Psychology, UW-Madison
April 18, 2025, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences
ITP | Learning About Development from Interventions
Drew Bailey, Senior Associate Dean of Academic Programs, University of California, Irvine
April 4, 2025, 12:00–1:30 p.m. CT, 259 Educational Sciences
MLRC Speaker Series | Examining Multilingual Learners’ Proficiency on Standardized Assessments: Trends and Disparities Across the WIDA Consortium
Narék Sahakyan, WIDA Researcher
April 3, 2025, 1-2 p.m. CT on Zoom, Zoom only
MLRC Speaker Series | Exemplary Dual Language Bilingual Education Programs: What Does It Take?
Igone Arteagoitia, Research Scientist, Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC
March 6, 2025, 1-2 p.m. CT on Zoom, Zoom only
ITP - Understanding Learners’ Challenges With Fraction Reasoning
Jennifer Murray, Doctoral Student, Department of Psychology, UW–Madison
February 28, 2025, 12:00–1:30 p.m. CT, 259 Educational Sciences
MLRC Speaker Series | Lau and Brown at Odds? Historicizing Language Rights and Racial Interpretation for Transformative Education
Trish Morita-Mullaney, Associate Professor of Literacy and Language, Purdue University
February 6, 2025, 1 p.m. CT, Zoom only, Zoom only
Creating And Sustaining Research Partnerships With School Districts
Katie Eklund and Bath Vaade
December 10, 2024, noon - 1:30 p.m., 259 Educational Sciences
ITP | Can State Nondiscrimination Protections Mitigate Bullying And Attempted Suicide Amongh LGB Students?
Erin Gill, PhD Candidate, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, UW–Madison
December 6, 2024, noon - 1:30 p.m., 259 Educational Sciences
MLRC Speaker Series | Multilingualism For All? U.S. World Language Policies And Implications For Multilingual Learners
Megan Montee, Associate Research Professor, Georgetown University
December 5, 2024, 1-2 p.m. CST, Virtual - register at go.wisc.edu/a0z7ii
ITP | Understanding the ‘Package Deal’: Disentangling Parents’ Intertwined Preferences for Schools and Neighborhoods
Elly Field, Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown University
November 22, 2024, noon-1:30 p.m. Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | We ask so much: The division of rationalized labor in the education industry
Michelle Jackson, Assistant Professor, Sociology, Stanford University
September 20, 2024, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
ITP | Reflections Midway through a Career Advancing Educational Equity and Policy
Ross Wiener, Vice President, Aspen Institute Executive Director, Education & Society Program
September 13, 2024, Noon-1:30 pm Central Time, 259 Educational Sciences and Zoom
