We hold symposia on college readiness, conferences on politics in the classroom, courses on Student-Centered Coaching, equity-focused math and science conferences and summer writing institutes. Our programs serve teachers, the community in Wisconsin, and the world.
District or organization specific programming is available. Contact Lisa Barker at lmbarker@wisc.edu or individual program coordinators to learn more.
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Online Programs for Winter and Spring 2020-2021
Black History Education Conference
The 3rd Annual Black History Education Conference: "And How Are the Children? Black Education Matters" will take place on Friday, February 19 & Saturday, February 20, 2021.
Check back soon for more details!
College, Career, and Community Writers Program
College, Career, and Community Writers Program (C3WP) answers the contemporary call for respectful argument discourse.
Equity and Inclusion: Informing Teacher Practice
PLACE offers customizable learning opportunities to support schools and districts as they work to create more equitable spaces for learning.
GMWP Professional Learning
The Greater Madison Writing Project provides professional development opportunities for educators built around our vision of teachers at the center and students at the heart.
Instructional Coaching Opportunities
The goal of school-based instructional coaching is to increase student learning by providing continuous, relevant and job-embedded support to teachers.
Math Professional Learning Opportunities
Explore a variety of programs focused on supporting the teaching and learning of mathematics in the classroom.
Planetary Health
Our goal is to build a network of educators and researchers in order to form an interdisciplinary agenda for changing how issues of Planetary Health are taught in schools.
PowerUp: Real Teaching for Virtual Learning
PowerUp is for K-12 educators, school and district leaders, support staff, and informal learning leaders who design and/or evaluate formal or informal learning environments!
Real Talk for Real Change Symposia Series
The Real Talk for Real Change symposia series is open to the public and focuses on the critical issues of racial justice in education by centering the voices of UW–Madison scholars of color and community members.
The Wisconsin Arts Integration Symposium
The Wisconsin Arts Integration Symposium is designed for teachers, teaching artists, and community educators.
Women’s Leadership Incubator
A new program designed to serve as a launchpad for the next, most diverse generation of K-12 school leaders—coming in July 2021.
IN-PERSON PROGRAMS—RETURNING IN 2021
AP Summer Institute
We are continuing to offer an online APSI this summer due to the uncertainty of how COVID-19 will impact face to face learning opportunities this summer.
College Readiness Symposia Series
Join us for an inspiring day-long workshop where you will leave with tangible ways to get your students ready for college and life.
Early Career Educator Academy
Hosted by the Greater Madison Writing Project, this weeklong academy is specifically geared towards those of you in the first five years of your teaching careers and is devoted to helping you find your path to sustainable teaching.
Hip Hop in the Heartland
Hip Hop in the Heartland draws from educational theories such as socio-cultural theory, culturally relevant pedagogy, critical race theory, and hip hop and social justice pedagogies.
Invitational Yearlong Institute
The Yearlong Institute represents the first leg in what thousands of Writing Project Teacher-Leaders around the country have described as a career-transforming journey.
Invitational Summer Institute
The Invitational Summer Institute brings together a select group of outstanding teachers working with student-writers in all academic content areas and at all grade levels, kindergarten through college.
PLAY MAKE LEARN
The Play Make Learn Conference promotes high-quality learning opportunities for educators, researchers, developers, designers, foundation leaders, policy makers, museum and library professionals, and school leaders who are dedicated to promoting making, gaming, and playful learning.
The Sandra Alpert Nathan Summer Institute
Join us for The Sandra Alpert Nathan Summer Institute where we will explore this year’s theme of Cultivating a Literate Community.
The Science of Running Workshop
A program for cross country and track coaches along with recreational runners who wish to gain a deeper understanding and insight into the science behind the training.
Upcoming K12 Professional Learning Programs
Covid-19 Update
All of our virtual programs will be running as planned. We are following UW–Madison campus policy regarding in-person program cancellations. Please check the UW-Madison COVID-19 website for updates.
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December 2020
Courageous Coaching Conversations (Online)
We invite you and your colleagues to join us each month as we tend to our professional and personal selves. We’ll connect virtually to celebrate, reflect, share, and support one another. Please RSVP to join our…
Find out more »Greater Madison Writing Project Connect (Online)
We are excited to learn together about how to best serve our students and take care of ourselves throughout this challenging school year! If you have a problem of practice you would like to share…
Find out more »January 2021
Math Support for English Learners Workshop (Online)
Math Support for English Learners Workshop provides math educators with an opportunity to learn about and implement supports for English Learners. Research-based pedagogical practices in math education encourage teachers to use a student-centered approach which…
Find out more »February 2021
Facilitating Mathematical Discussions and Justification (Online)
This one-day workshop provides educators with an opportunity to learn about and plan for mathematical discussions while supporting students to provide justification for their answers. We will focus on recognizing and teaching mathematical conjecturing, generalizing,…
Find out more »April 2021
Facilitating Feedback for Mathematical Reasoning (Online)
This one-day workshop provides educators with an opportunity to learn about and plan for mathematical discussions while supporting students to provide justification for their answers. We will focus on recognizing and teaching mathematical conjecturing, generalizing,…
Find out more »July 2021
Women’s Leadership Incubator (Online)
The Women’s Leadership Incubator will serve as a launchpad, offering growth and support to the next, most diverse generation of K-12 school leaders. Anchored by a commitment to transformative feminist leadership, Members of the Incubator…
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