We host conferences, symposia, and workshops for artists, educators, health professionals, and other community members whose work fosters equity, creativity, and well-being.
September
Disillusioning AI for Teachers Fellowship
During this fellowship, you will have the opportunity to collaborate and learn alongside fellow K-16 classroom educators to improve your AI literacy, engage in hands-on exploration of AI tools, and discuss what you’re learning with colleagues.
September 9 - October 21, 2025 (In-Person)
January - April 2026 (Virtual)
Coming Soon
College Readiness in Math Symposium
The College Readiness in Math Symposium gives high school and college mathematics educators the space to discuss concerns, best practices, and shared goals as we work towards reimagining high school mathematics to best support student choices and options in post-secondary pathways.
November 1, 2025
Maker Educator Leadership Certificate Program
Engage in making, conversations, and job-embedded professional development to ground maker-based learning experiences in evidence of student learning and engagement.
New cohort begins January 2026
Ongoing Events
Building the Social-Emotional Learning or SEL Classroom
Educators know that the best instruction considers the needs of the whole child and includes social and emotional development. This asynchronous online program supports teachers in fully integrating SEL into their everyday teaching.
Ongoing
Past Events and Programs
Play Make Learn
PML offers high-quality learning opportunities for educators, researchers, developers, designers, & foundation leaders who are dedicated to promoting making, gaming, and playful learning.
August 21-22, 2025
AP Summer Institute
This year's APSI is offered online. Sessions will run in a variety of different weeks throughout the summer. Instruction will be provided with a mix of synchronous and asynchronous methods.
July-August 2025
Teaching About the Elections
Politics can be divisive, confusing, and challenging to approach. This conference will help educators find ways to ensure their students can discuss these topics with care, knowledge, and facts.
September 21, 2024
EPS Conference
This year’s conference will delve into the relationship between advocacy, educational policy, and social transformation and feature a keynote panel on Indigenous language revitalization.
March 7, 2025
Black History Education Conference
Join us to share policies, practices, programs & procedures effective in promoting high levels of achievement for those often underserved in our school systems and communities.
February 16-17, 2024
Early Career Teaching Institute
PreK-12 educators who are School of Education alumni gather to advance justice in the classroom, share habits and practices for thriving in the teaching profession, and more!
July 28-July 31, 2025
Wisconsin Arts Integration Symposium
Connect with educators and teaching artists while engaging in an interactive professional learning event that centers on social and emotional learning through arts-based strategies.
October 7, 2023