WSST Conference 2025

WSST Conference 2025

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7:00am CDT

Registration Registration Desk

8:00am CDT

Phenomena-Based Learning in 30 Minutes or Less HeriettaMadison Evans Workshop: Engaging Students in the Science and Engineering of Food - IL Ag Ed Apples Storyline BF CarterKathy Van Hoeck • Chris Embry Mohr • Shane Cullian • Illinois Agriculture Education - Agricultural Biology Leadership Team Building a Science Classroom Culture to Support Student Engagement ThistleElizabeth Mayenschein • Kim Lemberger • Chad Janowski The OpenSciEd Instructional Model: Routines for Advancing Students Through a Storyline HutchinsonBrian Klaft • Activate Learning Workshop: Simplify NGSS: Adaptable Curriculum to Save Time and Boost Student Success LefevreCraig Kohn • Waterford Union High School

9:00am CDT

Newcomers Meeting Lake Poygan Workshop: Making Sense of Milk: Unpacking a 3-dimensional Agriculture Biology Storyline on Dairy BF CarterKathy Van Hoeck • Chris Embry Mohr • Shane Cullian • Illinois Agriculture Education - Agricultural Biology Leadership Team Making Student Thinking Visible through Notebooking ThistleKim Lemberger Reach New Heights with Activate Learning’s Interactive Digital Edition of OpenSciEd HutchinsonBrian Klaft • Activate Learning

10:00am CDT

Retirees Meeting Lake PoyganKristin Michalski • Karyl Rosenberg It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Cloud! ThistleTony DeGrand Workshop: Using the IL Biology Storylines for Coherent Instruction - Melanin Updates LefevreKathy Van Hoeck • Kristin Rademaker • Shane Cullian • All Species Education Consulting

11:00am CDT

Fermenters of WSST Unite Lake PoyganRay Scalavino Workshop: From Farm to Form: Creating and Comparing Bioplastics from Everyday Resources John LynchKathy Biernat • Beth Schaefer • Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom Fueling Curiosity and Engagement: Building a Dynamic Driving Question Board HutchinsonStacey Balbach Lab Safety in the K-8 Classroom ThistleAmy Baranowski • Kristin Kyde

1:00pm CDT

Workshop: Empowering Students to Lead: A Green Team Toolkit for Energy Savings John LynchNick Gagnon • Heather Feigum • Laura Lane • Heather Phelps • Focus on Energy Enhancing Science Education Through Data Collection: Innovative Approaches with TI Technology LefevreMichelle Grooms Skills Based Grading HutchinsonBrad Roost • Tanya Monet-Bakken • Rachel Stindt Workshop: 3D Learning Unleashed: Integrating Simulations for Captivating Science Experiences BF CarterCassie Harrelson • ExploreLearning

2:00pm CDT

Navigating OpenSciEd Implementation DixieJake Ebner • Anna Roherty • Valerie Pumala Workshop: Rural Schools Talk Science John LynchNick Wall • Julie Lundeen • Cashton High School

3:00pm CDT

Workshop: New Teacher Network MezzanineStephanie Ruder • Megan Sprague • New Teacher Network/ Onalaska High School Workshop: Stress Free Differentiation - Utilizing AI for planning and teaching EvelynMary Caucutt • Templeton Middle School Using Graphs to Read Real Weather Data Lake PoyganErik Duhn • Nathan Falkinham