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 | The Lived Experiences of International Dual Language Immersion Teachers Working in North Carolina
Nicolette Grant, President and CEO, Inspire Excellence Consulting, Charlotte, North Carolina
June 12, 2025, 1-2 p.m. CT on Zoom, Zoom only
Past Events
CEE | The Social Costs of a College Education
Anthony Laden, Author, Associate Director of WCER's Center for Ethics & Education, Philosophy Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago
May 27, 2025, 3:15-4:30 p.m. CT, 259 Educational Sciences
Webinar | 2025 NSF CAREER Program Information
National Science Foundation program directors
May 19, 2025, 1–2:30 p.m. CT, Online only
Webinar | 2025 NSF CAREER Program Information
National Science Foundation program directors
May 14, 2025, 1–2:30 p.m. CT, Online only
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
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
