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Sunday March 31 - Tuesday April 2 Kalahari Resorts, Wisconsin Dells, WI
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11:00am

Registration Open Registration Booth

11:15am

Making in the Content Areas GuavaKevin Jarrett Digital Storytelling: Unlocking Student Voice Through Audio/Video Creation AraliaBen Brazeau Everyone Can Create MangroveApple Inc. Code.org CS Fundamentals Workshop TamarindLIMITEDAmanda Werner

11:30am

Reading Magic: Unlocking Possibilities For All Readers TambotiMary Ellen Graf • TeachingBooks Books on Bikes AloeswoodCarolyn Barels • Cathy Daly • Michelle Folk • Sarah Horwath • Kim Westby Say YES, Get Your Passport Ready, and Take Your Teaching Global! MarulaJacqueline Liesch TeachingBooks.net Almost New Book Sale Registration Booth

12:45pm

Analyzing and Increasing Diversity in a School Library Collection MarulaMalena Koplin • Sarrah Oliver How to Make Your Library a Hub for Coding AraliaMark Westhoff NGSS Ready – You Can Do This TambotiKarin Strasser What's New from Apple? MangroveApple Inc. Your voice matters! Your student’s voice matters!: Advocating your message AloeswoodMandy Meloy

1:00pm

Popcorn Bar & Beverages Suite 5 Maker Fair Suite 5

2:00pm

Maker Fair Demo: Google Expeditions Suite 5Jen Zurawski-Wathke Maker Fair Demo: Making 'learning to code' meaningful, fun and EASY with Micro:bit Suite 5Kevin Jarrett

2:45pm

Access Learning: designing for all learners MangroveApple Inc. It's Your Destiny (to use Collections)! TambotiKaren Howell Become a Research Rock Star: Using Guided Inquiry Design to Promote Higher Level Learning GuavaKathy Boguszewski • Donna Young ISTE Educator Standards Certification for Wisconsin AraliaBeth Clarke

4:00pm

Create a Digital Book with Pages on iPad MangroveApple Inc. Educational Scavenger hunts! Amazing Race or Mission Impossible --Creating Activity Learning AraliaBen Brazeau Staying Organized with Google Tools TambotiJoanie Rueth Harnessing Esports in your Schools GuavaMike Dahle Rock Your Read Aloud! AloeswoodJamie Jestadt

7:00am

First-Timer Breakfast Suite D Monday Breakfast: Battle of the Books and Golden Archer Presentations Suite A, B, C, F, G, H Registration Registration Booth

7:30am

TeachingBooks.net Almost New Book Sale Registration Booth

8:15am

Follett Book Fairs - Bringing Books Back to the Book Fair TambotiStephanie Davern CCBC Exhibit CypressCCBC Diversity in Children's Books - A BreakoutEDU Exploration Suite 4Jenny Barreau • Caitlin Schaffer What the Tech is going on in your school! Suite EAnn Bartel Create Your Own School ‘GoodReads’ Community AraliaAmy Unti Runnells • Malena Koplin E-Books: Many Voices, Many Choices AloeswoodJeffrey Carpenter Engaging the Youtube Generation WisteriaBrandon Berrey Help Your Low-Income Students and Families Get Affordable Internet Access at Home! MarulaBill Herman • Monica Treptow Moving Forward with ISTE Standards TamarindAmy Ambelang • Ashley Kurth • Cara Schueller Raising the Bar MangroveApple Inc. Rev Up Your Writing! PortiaJamie Jestadt Thinking Outside the Docs: Using Google Slides & Drawings to Create Comics, CYOAs, Magazines & Much More GuavaJon Spike Design Dash: a 'Sprint' through the Design Thinking Process Suite 5Kevin Jarrett

9:30am

Keynote Address: STEM is for ALL-Bridging the Gap Tackling Digital Equity Suite A, B, C, F, G, HPatricia Brown

10:30am

Expo Hall Grand Opening Expo Hall

11:15am

Monday Lunch: Common School Fund Presentation, WEMTA Awards Suite A, B, C, F, G, H

12:45pm

Past WEMTA Presidents' Meeting Ebony Fostering Innovation Ecosystems in School Libraries AloeswoodSheri Omernik How to engage 21st century students with digital content TambotiOverDrive Education Creating Break-Out Boxes for Content Areas Suite 4Sandy LeMahieu • Shelly Taylor Everyone Can Code MangroveApple Inc. Captivating Student Creativity with Video Creation WisteriaChristina Nording CCBC: Great New Books for K-5 Libraries & Classrooms CypressCCBC Digital Learning Updates to Support Your District Initiatives AraliaChad Kliefoth • Janice Mertes Everything I Needed to Know I Learned from a Teen Book TamarindLinda Jerome • Ruhama Kordatzky-Bahr Integrating Technology, Literacy, and Social Studies in the Elementary School PortiaDeidre Olson • Judy Schantek Know Your Information Literacy Super Powers! Suite DJennifer Keating • Mabel Mannion Reading Rampage Toolkit MarulaTara Jordan • Sandra Speare You Say Passive, I Say Powerful: Anytime LMC Programs for Youth GuavaMarge Loch-Wouters Unleash Student Creativity with iPads Suite 5Patricia Brown

1:45pm

Follett Sweets Dessert Break Expo Hall Visit Expo Hall Expo Hall

2:15pm

Authors at the Heart of Reading & Writing Lessons MarulaMary Ellen Graf • TeachingBooks Breakout of the Ordinary with Breakout EDU Suite 4FILLINGMindy Grant CCBC Exhibit CypressCCBC Delivering Personalized Professional Learning as a Leader, Mentor, and Coach Suite 5Joseph Kanke • Monica Treptow Let's Get Creative with Clips! MangroveBethany Nugent • Carrie Wuensch-Harden Swimming in a Sea of Standards TamarindJacqueline Liesch Unheard Voices—Why & How to Use Primary Sources to Teach History PortiaSociety of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Addressing Smartphone Addiction Among Your Students AloeswoodMichael Mercier Childhood Trauma and Bibliotherapy for K-12 Students GuavaDr. Julie Bates-Maves • Katie Kramschuster Coding In Reading, Writing, and Social Studies...Oh, My! WisteriaChristina Nording Manawa Makers...Choosing to Explore! AraliaJennifer Krueger Why I Love Destiny Discover Collections TambotiMalena Koplin Wisconsin's Children's Choice Book Award: The Golden Archer Award Suite DKim Christiansen Engaging & Empowering Students during Workshop with Digital Tools Suite EJen Zurawski-Wathke

3:15pm

Visit Expo Hall Expo Hall Author Signing with Jessica Gunderson, Sponsored by Follett School Solutions Expo HallJessica Gunderson

3:30pm

Formative Assessments & MORE with Seesaw! Suite EJen Zurawski-Wathke Making in the Content Areas Suite 5Kevin Jarrett iPad Tools to Encourage Creativity in the Classroom PortiaTricia Louis Spark Conversations with your Stakeholders WisteriaChristine O'Regan Telling the Library Story: Messaging & Media Strategies Suite DDavid Jakes

3:45pm

Engaging Middle School Learners with Tech TambotiJosh McGregor Everyone Can Create w/ Video in all areas of the curriculum MangroveApple Inc. Make Your Voice Heard! How You Can Impact the Future of School Libraries AloeswoodMichael Blumenfeld • Erin Fabrizius • Janet Vraney CCBC: Great New Books for Middle & High School Libraries & Classrooms CypressCCBC Connect and Create Panel Discussion: Public and School Librarian Collaboration Projects GuavaTessa Michaelson Schmidt • Monica Treptow Cultivating a Love of Reading in the Digital Age TamarindDeidre Olson • Judy Schantek E-Quality: The Wisconsin Schools Digital Library Consortium User Group MarulaMembers of the Wisconsin Schools Digital Library Consortium Board • Sara Gold • Stef Morrill Interesting Ways to Use G Suite in the Classroom Suite 4Scott Fernholz Library Re-Design on a Dime! AraliaJackie Markowski • Amy Uelmen

4:45pm

Visit Expo Hall Expo Hall

5:30pm

Pet Trivia Night (Prize Drawing, Cash Bar, Pizza, and Snacks) Suite A & H

7:00am

Tuesday Breakfast & Business Meeting Suite A, B, C, F, G, H Registration Registration Booth

7:30am

TeachingBooks.net Almost New Book Sale Registration Booth

8:00am

YouTube: from Consumer to Creator Suite EJen Zurawski-Wathke GameStormEDU: Discover How Students and Educators can Design Physical and Digital EduGames! AloeswoodJon Spike Using Digitized Newspapers in the Classroom – Promote Critical Thinking Skills Using Historic Newspapers TamarindJenny Kalvaitis • Randi Ramsden “Hey Google...Take Me on a Trip!” Suite DTricia Louis

8:15am

Alohomora, Unlocking Student Engagement with Breakout EDU Suite 4Casey Ineichen Everyone Can Create w/ Drawing and Photography in all areas of the curriculum MangroveApple Inc. Future Ready Instructional Coach TambotiChad Kliefoth • Aggie Salter Summer Meet and Read! WisteriaSally Nie And the Winner Is….What’s Behind National Youth Award Committee Work AraliaMarge Loch-Wouters Diverse collections: offering choices for many voices PortiaCindy Halter • Kristi Moulton • Carrie Wuensch-Harden Google for Education Presents: Hot Off The Press--Updates and Insights from Google GuavaGoogle Education Leading the Learning - PD through the Library MarulaAmy Eppinger

9:30am

FactCite and the new ITL Standards TambotiSusan Gall Cyber Security and Data Privacy in Your School Suite 5Aggie Salter Explore Project-based Learning & Google Tools with the Google Applied Digital Skills Curriculum AloeswoodJon Spike LGBTQIA+ Representation in Books and Schools PortiaJulie Beckett • Pamela Hoadley • Kelly McCarthy Make Your Own Engaging Breakout Activities for Groups Large and Small Suite 4Maegan Heindel Managing Students and Digital workflow w/ Classroom and School Work MangroveApple Inc. The Digital Classroom: Leveraging Google Classroom to Streamline Instruction GuavaJosh McGregor Create, Collaborate and Innovate with Calkins’ Reading and Writing Units of Study MarulaGina Marchionda-Schneider • Renee Nolan • Ed Schreiber Dewey Have To? TamarindJessica Hammersmith Everyone wants Empowered Learners! Suite EBeth Clarke Getting Your Bang for Your eBooks: Promoting eBooks AraliaBeth Hennes • Jennifer Peterson Into the Third Decade of World Book Web WisteriaMichael Kane (World Book Trainer) Service Learning to build kindness and student action Suite DMandy Meloy

10:30am

Visit Expo Hall Expo Hall

11:15am

Tuesday Lunch: Golden Archer baskets & PET (Permanent Endowment Trust) Awards Suite A, B, C, F, G, H

11:45am

Author Keynote: Varian Johnson Sponsored by Scholastic Suite A, B, C, F, G, HVarian Johnson

1:00pm

Breakout of the Ordinary with Breakout EDU Suite 4Mindy Grant Creative PD for Results PortiaJackie Markowski • Amy Uelmen Learning with iPad: It's Personal! MangroveFelecity Treptow • Bethany Nugent Many voices, many RESOURCES: BadgerLink in your library! TamarindJen Champoux • Ben Miller • Elizabeth Neuman 10 Things Every Teacher Should be Able to Do in Google Docs GuavaEric Benedict • Scott Fernholz From Where it Came...FAKE NEWS!! MarulaBecky Bretza • Dea Fowler You've Got the Space, You've Got the Stuff: Making in the Elementary Library Program AloeswoodKate LaChance Author Signing with Varian Johnson Sponsored by Scholastic CypressVarian Johnson Google Tour Creator: Creating Virtual Field Trips Suite EJen Zurawski-Wathke

2:15pm

Poster Session: Books on Bikes Suite 5Carolyn Barels • Cathy Daly • Michelle Folk • Sarah Horwath • Kim Westby Poster Session: PBS LearningMedia – The Gateway to America’s Most Trusted Classroom Suite 5Kristin Leglar (WI Media Lab) Dream, Design, Develop....Elementary STEM Can Happen AloeswoodSheila Fox Everyone Can Create w/ Music in all areas of the curriculum MangroveApple Inc. Digital Demo Slam: Our Favorite Tech Tools WisteriaEric Benedict • Scott Fernholz Google for Education Presents: Digital Citizenship & Digital Skills for Students GuavaGoogle Education I Did It!!: The Tip-Meister Dishes on Effective Processes to Get to the Finish PortiaMarge Loch-Wouters Thinking Outside the Docs: Using Google Slides & Drawings to Create Comics, CYOAs, Magazines & Much More MarulaJon Spike Breakout of the Ordinary with Breakout EDU Suite 5Mindy Grant Code Collaboratively- with Tynker's Crystal Clash! Suite 5Daniel Rezac Poster Session: Better Together: A School District and Public Library Partnership Suite 5Michele Gagner • Malena Koplin • Kerry Pinkner Poster Session: Creating young historians Suite 5Page Leahy Poster Session: Cyber Security and Data Privacy in Your School Suite 5Aggie Salter Poster Session: Getting Your Bang for Your eBooks: Promoting eBooks Suite 5Beth Hennes • Jennifer Keating • Jennifer Peterson Poster Session: Jo Wilder and the Capitol Case - A Wisconsin Historical Inquiry Adventure GameKristin Leglar (WI Media Lab) • Mike Scoville Poster Session: Letter Ladies: Literacy fun with Letters Suite 5Mandy Meloy • Nicole Quandt Poster Session: Let’s Go Somewhere: Using Google’s Tour Creator for Virtual Reality Experiences in the Classroom Setting Suite 5Tera Preder • Emily Wertanen Poster Session: Library Planning with Future Ready Tools: Focusing on Improving Student Learning through Library Programming Suite 5Monica Treptow Poster Session: Make Your Voice Heard! How You Can Impact the Future of School Libraries Suite 5Michael Blumenfeld • Erin Fabrizius • Janet Vraney Poster Session: What is AASL and why do I need it? Suite 5Christine O'Regan Poster Session: What the Tech is going on in your school! Suite 5Ann Bartel Poster Session: Wisconsin's Children's Choice Book Award: The Golden Archer Award Suite 5Kim Christiansen Poster Sessions Suite 5 School-Wide Family Book Clubs Suite EJen Zurawski-Wathke

3:30pm

Prize Drawing Suite 5