The Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) at UW-Madison will be hosting it’s annual conference on March 8th, 2024 in room 159 in the Education Building. This year’s theme, Advocacy, Education Policy, and Social Transformation will center on questions of how marginalized learners contest unequal power structures in the education system through advocacy and policy efforts, and the ever changing landscape of education.
The event will run from 8:45am-5:00pm. Registration is free and open to all but required to attend. You can register above. The schedule for this year’s event is below.
8:15-8:45 a.m. Registration
Tea and coffee provided
8:45-9:00 a.m. Conference Welcome, 159 Wisconsin Idea Room
9:00-10:00 a.m. Keynote Presentation
10:00-10:15 a.m. BREAK
10:15-11:15 a.m. Breakout Session A: Student Presentations:
- Here’s What I’m Thinking #1: Presenters share preliminary ideas and receive feedback through audience discussion and written forms.
- Roundtables: Attendees choose to join a roundtable with a topic of interest to them. The discussant at each table will briefly introduce their chosen idea, issue, or theme, and then offer questions to spark spirited and creative discussion.
- Panel: The panelists will each present their work and then engage one another and the audience in conversation.
11:15-11:30 a.m. BREAK
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Breakout Session B: Student Presentations
- Here’s What I’m Thinking #1: Presenters share preliminary ideas and receive feedback through audience discussion and written forms.
- Roundtables: Attendees choose to join a roundtable with a topic of interest to them. The discussant at each table will briefly introduce their chosen idea, issue, or theme, and then offer questions to spark spirited and creative discussion.
- Panel: TBD: The panelists will each present their work and then engage one another and the audience in conversation.
12:30-1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15-2:15 p.m. Keynote Presentation
2:15-2:30 p.m. BREAK
2:30-3:30 p.m. Breakout Session C: Indigenous History
3:30-3:45 p.m. BREAK
3:45-4:45 p.m. EPS Panel
Dr. Adam Nelson, Dr. Elena Aydarova, & Dr. Erica Turner
Moderator: TBD
4:45-4:50 p.m. Closing
Keynote Presentations:
- Language Revitalization: A Pathway for Self-Determination with Indigenous Language Advocates, Kahōkū Lindsey-Asing and Dawnserly Ann Mailelani Nāmau’u
- Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) Panel *speakers coming soon
- Educational Policy Studies (EPS) Panel with Dr. Adam Nelson, Dr. Elena Aydarova, & Dr. Erica Turner
Co-sponsors for this year’s event include the Institute for Regional and International Studies National Resource Center (IRIS NRC), University Lecture Funds, LACIS (Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program), and the Centre for South Asia.
