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.
All our programs are offered virtually unless otherwise specified.
District or organization specific programming is available. See Our Services page for more details. Contact Lisa Barker at lmbarker@wisc.edu or individual program coordinators to learn more.
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Featured Professional Development Opportunities
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, June–August 2021.
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.
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.
Women’s Leadership Incubator
Transform your career! Gain access to a powerful network of all-female practitioners, scholars, and experts while you develop the skills needed to leverage your own strengths as an aspiring K-16 educational leader. The WLI will take place on July 19, 2021–May 29, 2022.
2021 Programs
Black History Education Conference
The Black History Education Conference provides a venue where educators across the state and country will be able to share policies, practices, programs, and procedures that have proven effective in promoting high levels of achievement for those often being underserved in our school systems and communities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wisconsin Arts Integration Symposium
The Wisconsin Arts Integration Symposium will take place on February 13 and 17, 2021. WAIS is designed for teachers, teaching artists, and community educators.