WSST Conference 2025

WSST Conference 2025

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7:30am CDT

Registration Registration Desk

8:00am CDT

Accommodating and Modifying Resources for Inclusion in High School Biology and Chemistry LefevreLaura Ramthun IL Storylines - Sharing Sessions HeriettaTom Davies Integrating Soil and Water Science using Cation Exchange Capacity ThistleTim Miland • Jamie Patton Using Legos to Teach Chemistry HutchinsonStephanie Ruder Student Discourse in Elementary Science DixieRyan King AI in Education: What should we be talking about? EvelynKelly Steiner • Brian Bartel Developing NGSS-Aligned Assessments and Curriculum Across Schools Anna MKirsten Wiesneski Freshwater Science and Connections to Higher Ed John LynchLiz Sutton Workshop: Let's Learn Together! Exploring Productive Teaching Tools and Practices as a Community BF CarterAdam Schafer • University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

9:00am CDT

Elementary Roundtable Lake PoyganShelley Petzold Connecting Students to Their Local Waterways - The Milwaukee Waters Investigation Project A model using collaboration and real-world activities to meet state educational standards DixieJoost Allard • Kae DonLevy • Lalitha Murali Using the Water Kit in Chemistry HutchinsonStephanie Ruder Connecting the Classroom to Diverse Careers in Natural Resource Conservation ThistleJamie Patton • Ricardo Costa Creating welcoming and inclusive spaces (with or without community support) EvelynKelly Steiner • Claire Bernatz • Sami Palmisano School Air Quality Project: Teaching Air Pollution Through Surveying Your School Building John LynchTed Snyder Building PLC Capacity to Adopt a 3-Dimensional, Storyline Based Curricula such as OpenSciEd -- What we are learning LefevreAaron Burg Professional Development Round Table Anna MJamie Groark Meet your District 2 Director (CESA 9 & 10) HeriettaTom Davies

10:00am CDT

Life Beyond the Big 3: Unique electives to spark curiosity! John LynchSedate Kohler • Katie Kammerdiener • Katie Huber Exploring STEM Horizons: Career Paths to Your Future DixieScott Mains ROUND TABLE: Earth and Space Science teachers Lake PoyganChad Wilkinson • Shannon Previte Creating a Food Forest BF CarterJoshua Gonzalez • David Zimmerman Building productive practices to support student modeling in 3-Dimensional Science Classrooms LefevreKatilyn Schrader • Aaron Burg Embracing AI: Practical Tools to Empower Teachers ThistleKirsten Wiesneski Interactive Notebooks in the Digital Age EvelynKathleen McClain Collaborating to Make Student Learning Local: Examples and Inspiration for Local Watershed Investigations in High School Science HeriettaAndy Pokrzywinski • Emma Holtan • Beth Hoagland • Dustin Long • Kevin Zak Teaching Secondary Science for Social Justice - A Brainstorming Session HutchinsonLindsay Wells WINGS 2024 Bookstudy Anna MJamie Groark

11:00am CDT

Chem Round Table for Phenomena Based Curriculum John LynchKatilyn Schrader • Maureen Howe Engineering Solutions for a Darker Sky: Exploring Light Pollution and Engineering Design ThistleAbigail Forst Soaring with Monarchs: a first grade migration LefevreGreg Bisbee • Jean Winkel • Ann Mochi Teaching with Impactful Phenomena EvelynWhitney Noel Engage students while learning outdoors using transects Anna MAngela Schmit Science Teachers of the Future Urgently Wanted! DixieKevin Anderson • Joel Donna STEM Collaborations: University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (UWO) Cooperative Academic Partnership Program (CAPP) and Gateway Biology Curriculum (Bio 105) HutchinsonMargaret Hostetler • Sarah Adelson • Jessica Lucas • Mallory Janquart A Hands on approach to effectively teaching anatomy using clay on a skeletal model BF CarterJohn-Paul Theriault

1:00pm CDT

WSST Winter Board Meeting Lake PoyganDennis Rohr