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Sunday March 31 - Tuesday April 2 Kalahari Resorts, Wisconsin Dells, WI
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11:15am CDT

Making in the Content Areas GuavaKevin Jarrett Everyone Can Create MangroveScott Meech Code.org CS Fundamentals WorkshopLIMITED TamarindAmanda Werner

11:30am CDT

Reading Magic: Unlocking Possibilities For All Readers TambotiNick Glass • Mary Ellen Graf 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

12:45pm CDT

Analyzing and Increasing Diversity in a School Library Collection MarulaSarrah Oliver How to Make Your Library a Hub for Coding AraliaMark Westhoff NGSS Ready – You Can Do This TambotiKarin Strasser Your voice matters! Your student’s voice matters!: Advocating your message AloeswoodMandy Meloy

2:00pm CDT

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

2:45pm CDT

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 CDT

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

8:15am CDT

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 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 Thinking Outside the Docs: Using Google Slides & Drawings to Create Comics, CYOAs, Magazines & Much More GuavaJon Spike

12:45pm CDT

Creating Break-Out Boxes for Content Areas Suite 4Sandy LeMahieu • Shelly Taylor Digital Learning Updates to Support Your District Initiatives AraliaChad Kliefoth • Janice D Mertes Everything I Needed to Know I Learned from a Teen Book TamarindLinda Jerome • Ruhama Kordatzky-Bahr 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

2:15pm CDT

Authors at the Heart of Reading & Writing Lessons MarulaNick Glass • Mary Ellen Graf Breakout of the Ordinary with Breakout EDUFILLING Suite 4Mindy 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 Why I Love Destiny Discover Collections Tamboti Wisconsin's Children's Choice Book Award: The Golden Archer Award Suite DKim Christiansen Engaging & Empowering Students during Workshop with Digital Tools Suite EJen Wathke

3:30pm CDT

Formative Assessments & MORE with Seesaw! Suite EJen Wathke 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 CDT

Engaging Middle School Learners with Tech TambotiJosh McGregor Make Your Voice Heard! How You Can Impact the Future of School Libraries AloeswoodMichael Blumenfeld • Erin Fabrizius • Janet Vraney 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 Interesting Ways to Use G Suite in the Classroom Suite 4Scott Fernholz Library Re-Design on a Dime! AraliaJackie Markowski • Amy Uelmen

8:00am CDT

YouTube: from Consumer to Creator Suite EJen 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 CDT

Alohomora, Unlocking Student Engagement with Breakout EDU Suite 4Casey Ineichen Future Ready Instructional Coach TambotiChad Kliefoth • Aggie Salter 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 GuavaAnne Nash Leading the Learning - PD through the Library MarulaAmy Eppinger

9:30am CDT

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 The Digital Classroom: Leveraging Google Classroom to Streamline Instruction GuavaJosh McGregor 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

1:00pm CDT

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 • 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

2:15pm CDT

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 Digital Demo Slam: Our Favorite Tech Tools WisteriaEric Benedict • Scott Fernholz Google for Education Presents: Digital Citizenship & Digital Skills for Students GuavaAnne Nash 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 Poster Session: Better Together: A School District and Public Library Partnership Suite 5Michele Gagner • 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: 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 Wathke