WCER Graduate Training Brownbag Series

Studying the Nature and Range of Ideological Diversity in High School Classes

Diana Hess, Associate Professor Curriculum & Instruction, John Smithson, Director, Measures of the Enacted Curriculum, WCER, Paula McAvoy, PhD Candidate, Educational Policy Studies. Deliberative democratic theory suggests that discourse about highly controversial issues is richer and more productive if multiple and competing ideas are at play. Schools are promoted as potentially productive sites of democratic education based on the assumption that classrooms have a greater ideological diversity than is expected in many other venues. This presentation addresses how much ideological diversity exists in high school classes, how teachers can “activate” students’ awareness of the diversity that exists in their midst, and what impact intentional pedagogy has on the yearned-for outcomes by democratic educators.

No Child Left Behind: Democratic Values & Inequities

Dr. Harry Brighouse, Professor, Philosophy & Educational Policy Studies, and Dr. Tom Popkewitz, Professor, Curriculum & Instruction. No Child Left Behind has been criticized for introducing perverse incentives, for overburdening school officials and teachers, for excessive testing. and for being underfunded. But less attention has been given to the philosophical and cultural assumptions behind the law, and the values that it embodies. In this panel, Thomas Popkewitz and Harry Brighouse will provide analysis of the values at stake and the underpinnings of accountability as it relates to social inclusion/exclusion and the sciences of education.

No Child Left Behind: Democratic Values & Inequities (Microsoft PowerPoint)

Evaluating the Justification of NCLB (Microsoft PowerPoint)

Seeking Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Funding

Faculty, staff and graduate students are encouraged to attend, as Adam Gamoran will offer a brief overview of the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), the research division for the U.S. Department of Education. He will discuss the IES organizational structure, goals, and annual RFP cycles. Geoffrey Borman and Doug Harris will share their IES proposal review process suggestions for preparing competitive grant applications.

The "Secrets" to Securing IES Funding (Microsoft PowerPoint)

Seeking Funding from the IES (Microsoft PowerPoint)

How to Make the Most Out of a REALLY BIG Conference

Beth Hutchinson, Paula McAvoy, and Erica Rauscher, PhD Candidates, will share their experiences arranging, attending, presenting at, and financing trips to large (REALLY BIG) professional organization conferences. All this just in time for AERA!

Funding Your Research

Free flowing funding is every graduate student researcher's dream. Start here by learning where to look, how to cultivate sources, and being creative. Discuss how to make funding a routine, not an overwhelming part of your research. The presentation will allow time for participant questions and ideas.

View the PowerPoint slide show from this event.

Information Session on New Human Subjects Training

This information session will present the changes to the human subjects training program that will be implemented in 2008 to improve the protection of human subjects at University of Wisconsin-Madison. A new training program will replace the tutorial currently used. Researchers who have completed the prior UW-Madison tutorial by the end of 2007 will have until December 31, 2008 to complete the new human subjects protection training.

All new researchers and research staff will be required to complete the new training before IRB approval or exemption of any project involving human subjects can be granted.

WCER Poster Fair

Wisconsin Center for Educational Research Poster Fair
Spend an hour viewing the diverse work being done at the WCER! Talk with principal investigators and their associates about their innovative projects.

Light refreshments will be served.

~~~ Open to the public ~~~

No Child Left Behind: Who Gets Left Behind?

Kimber Malmgren, Associate Professor in Rehabilitative Psychology & Special Education

Maggie Hawkins, Associate Professor in Curriculum & Instruction

Malmgren and Hawkins will address the effects of NCLB on English language learners and students with disabilities. The discussion will include both positive and negative implications of NCLB, with attention to the similarities and differences for these specialized learners.

The Journey Toward Publication: Getting Ready for the Adventure

Listen, learn, and ask questions as two experienced author/editors discuss the world of publishing and its many possibilities.

Carl Grant, Former Chair AERA Publications Committee & Former Editor of Review of Educational Research

Steve Williams, Editor Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Your Career As a Grad Student

Panelists: Ross Collins, Lucinda Heimers & Mike Goetz

Join our panelists as they discuss their insights about life as grad students. Share their stories about what worked well, what they'd do differently, and how they balanced their lives as they worked through:

• prelims
• proposals
• forming their committee
• dissertation defense
• funding challenges - now and beyond
• finding the right mentor
  

No Child Left Behind: How Effective is NCLB as an Accountability Tool? A conversation with Particia Burch & Doug Harris

Patricia Burch, Assistant Professor of Educational Policy Studies will discuss accountability issues in the use of supplemental education services under NCLB.

Doug Harris, Assistant Professor of Educational Policy Studies will talk about the effects of NCLB and the proposed changes to the law.

Pizza and Graduate Training Brownbag Planning

All WCER Graduate Students are invited to a pizza & planning session to generate ideas for the WCER Graduate Training Brownbag Series on Thursday, September 13 at noon in Room 259 Ed Sciences.

The Graduate Training Brownbag Series is designed to bring together graduate students across WCER projects for intellectual and social interaction. Your help is needed to make sure the offerings address your interests and needs. Please join us for free pizza and conversation.