WSST Conference 2025

WSST Conference 2025

Darsha Olsen

2:00pm CDT

The Land of Fire and Ice Meets the Land of Opportunity: A Scientific Exchange HutchinsonSherri Woelffer • Val Nickels Workshop: Science Education Tech Slam BF CarterSarah Klingbile • Seymour Community High School Workshop: Cross-Cutting Concepts: A Sensemaking Tool John LynchElizabeth Mayenschein • Kim Lemberger • Chad Janowski • Einstein Project

8:00am CDT

Accommodating and Modifying Resources for Inclusion in High School Biology and Chemistry LefevreLaura Ramthun The OpenSciEd Instructional Model: Routines for Advancing Students Through a Storyline Lake PoyganLeigh Kohlmann Developing NGSS-Aligned Assessments and Curriculum Across Schools Anna MKirsten Wiesneski

9:00am CDT

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

10:00am CDT

Exploring STEM Horizons: Career Paths to Your Future DixieScott Mains ROUND TABLE: Earth and Space Science teachers MezzanineChad Wilkinson • Shannon Previte Embracing AI: Practical Tools to Empower Teachers ThistleKirsten Wiesneski Building productive practices to support student modeling in 3-Dimensional Science Classrooms LefevreAaron Burg • Katilyn Schrader Teaching Secondary Science for Social Justice - A Brainstorming Session HutchinsonLindsay Wells WINGS 2024 Bookstudy Anna MJamie Groark

11:00am CDT

Engineering Solutions for a Darker Sky: Exploring Light Pollution and Engineering Design ThistleAbby Forst Science Teachers of the Future Urgently Wanted! DixieKevin Anderson • Joel Donna