WSST 2016 Conference Schedule

LaCrosse, WI April 21 – 23, 2016

Thursday, April 21

Time / Workshops (May have a fee) /Sessions / Presenter
Audience / Room
8 – 10:50 / W11: Modeling the Molecular World / Tim Herman / Curie
Experience a variety of tactile, physical models of proteins and other tactile teaching tools that make the invisible molecular world come alive for your students. / MS/HS
9 – 11:50 / W1: Teaching Climate Change / Bruce Smith / Franklin
This hands-on workshop will present lessons based on materials developed by the American Chemical Society and American Meteorological Society. Materials will be provided for use in your classroom. / MS/HS
9 – 11:50 / W4: Competency on the Bluff / Yvette Loisell / Gallileo
Learn how to create personalized, student-centered program of learning in your own classroom! I will show you how to develop this in your room! / HS
9:30 – 3:30 / W2: Engineering is Elementary / Eric Brunsell / Einstein
This workshop will build your knowledge of engineering and engineering design and applications to the classroom. The workshop focuses on the Engineering is Elementary curriculum. / Elem
10 – 10:50 / S1: Involving Community Resources when designing Advanced Food Science Curriculum / Tina Henriksen / Darwin
Do you eat? Food scientists design foods that feed us all. Come learn how to integrate food science into science curricula. Sensory satisfaction guaranteed. / HS
10 – 10:50 / S2: Table Talk Demos / Wendy Dyrhaug / Fermi
Let's get families talking about SCIENCE! Come check out some fun science demos that use household materials - FUN activities for those tough days before break! / MS
10 – 10:50 / S121: The Mating Game / Scott Woody / Hawking
An active-learning exercise that illustrates fundamental Mendelian principles and evolutionary outcomes that result from segregation of alternative alleles in F2 populations / General
10 – 10:50 / S4: Co-designing Science Games with Wisconsin Educators / David Gagnon / Pascal
In this session you will learn about a series of science-based educational games being co-developed UW’s Field Day Lab in coordination with a cohort of Wisconsin teachers. / General
10-10:50 / S5: Google Classroom / Natalie Gajewski / Leakey
Google Classroom allows teachers to hand out assignments, provide feedback, and communicate with students without using paper! / General
10 – 10:50 / S20: Begin with an Engaging Activity to Inspire Students / Laura Cerletty / Kelvin
Beginning each unit with an engaging activity can motivate students to want to know more, so we’ve adjusted our curriculum from lecture first to engage first. / MS/HS
11-11:50 / S6: Inspired to Make Time for Science / Alison Schnoor / Darwin
Many Next Generation Science Standards correspond to math and ELA standards. By integrating the content areas, elementary teachers can find more time in their day to teach science. / Elem
11 – 11:50 / S7: Getting Students out Internationally! / Rehana Ftacek / Fermi
Learn from a classroom teacher on how to take students out of the classroom and travel internationally! It is easier than you think! Know expectations you should have for international travel, what companies to travel with, how to get students to sign up, fundraising, and more! / HS
11-11:50 / S18: SBG and NGSS: Together at Last! / Allison Fuelling / Hawking
We will share how we developed and implemented standards based grading within our HS science department. We will share 3 years of successes and challenges of developing a SBG system based upon NGSS practices. / HS
11 – 11:50 / S9: Being a Transformative Cooperating Teacher / Matt Vick / Kelvin
This session will discuss observation and coaching strategies that can help support student teachers in their science teaching (K-12) from the viewpoint of a student teacher as a collaborative partner. / Elem/MS/HS
11 – 11:50 / S10: Tale of Scale / Jean Creighton / Pascal
We co-taught a storytelling course about the scale of the universe: we explored storytelling and math with students, who presented programs at the UWM Planetarium. / General
1 – 1:50 / S12: Independent Research Projects / Matt Lindsey / Fermi
Have you ever wanted your students to be involved in authentic science projects? I did and here is how I got my Chemistry students involved in designing, performing, and presenting their own research. / HS
1 – 1:50 / S11: Becoming a UW Oshkosh Adjunct / John Dobyns / Franklin
Information on how to take your MS (or BS) and become an adjunct for UW Oshkosh. Get ahead financially, educationally, professionally and personally! / HS
1-1:50 / S13: Networking & Sharing Standards-Based Grading Work / Kevin Anderson / Hawking
Participants will share their standards-based grading resources and ideas for science, linked to NGSS where that's happening. Kevin will also share some resources. / Elem/MS/HS
1 – 1:50 / S14: Read Smart, Study Smart, LearnSmart! / Jason Marshall / Kelvin
LearnSmart: Flip the NGSS classroom, and monitor student achievement, with dynamic, new, adaptive and prescriptive study tools. Read Smart, Study Smart, LearnSmart!
1 – 1:50 / S15: Take Learning Outside with Siftr / Jim Mathews / Pascal
Learn how to use Siftr, a field research tool available for free at sfitr.org, to design outdoor field investigations tied to a wide range of educational topics. / General
1 – 3:50 / W3: BYO Fast Plant Grow Chambers / DJ Huddleston / Curie
Using common hardware store supplies, participants will make and take a practical, versatile and portable classroom grow chamber to augment both current and future Fast Plant research. / Elem/MS/HS
1 – 3:50 / W10: Making Workshop: Fabricating Electrical Circuits from Repurposed/Cheap Components / Jack Samuelson / Darwin
In this hands-on workshop, learn how to find and utilize repurposed and cheap components for fabricating electrical circuits in grades 3-12. / Elem/MS/HS
1 – 3:50 / W5: Establishing a Digital Bootcamp Bluffside / Yvette Loiselle / Gallileo
Do you need a tutorial to get your professional profile set up? Do you want to set up a LinkedIn, Twitter, and or Google Site? How about a Learning Management System? / General
2 – 2:50 / S17: Science/Math Integration for a Sustainable Planet / Ann Rethlefsen / Fermi
Discover hands-on activities on real-world human ecology concepts (population growth, natural resource use and biodiversity) while building foundational math skills. Receive a CD-ROM of lessons. / Elem/MS
2 – 2:50 / S16: Great Lakes Shipboard Science / Michelle Howe / Franklin
What are scientists doing to conserve the Great Lakes and a great opportunity for educators to participate in a shipboard workshop on a Great Lake in the summer? / MS/HS
2 – 2:50 / S8: Connecting Science to a Statewide STEM Education Vision / Kevin Anderson / Hawking
We'll discuss current statewide visioning for STEM education and go through two STEM lessons, one elementary and one secondary, aligned to NGSS and WMASS. / Elem/MS/HS
2 – 2:50 / S19: Virtually Scientific / Ann Pearson / Kelvin
Use online asynchronous discussion boards to deepen the scientific conversation you have with and between your students. / General
3 – 3:50 / S34: Sustainable Energy: Engaging Students with Current Science & Engineering Opportunities & Challenges / Leith Nye / Fermi
Learn about current sustainable energy research and discoveries, get NGSS-aligned classroom materials for your students, and explore related summer professional development opportunities at UW-Madison. / HS
3 – 3:50 / S21: Exploring Wisconsin-Based Curriculum Aligned to NGSS / Susan Schuller / Franklin
Engage students in science through Wisconsin specific curriculum resources from the WCEE that are aligned to NGSS. Lessons also include assessment strategies to monitor student learning. / General
3 – 3:50 / S23: “So you want them to write like scientists” / Amy Ruck / Hawking
Cindy and Amy have woven best practices in literacy and science instruction together to provide powerful strategies to explicitly teach learners to read and write like scientists. / MS/HS
3 – 3:50 / S24: Super Sensational Science Session / Larry Scheckel / Kelvin
Engage students with over 20 hands-on activities, labs, and demonstrations that enable learning and retention of science principles. Handouts, how-to instructions, and tips on use. / Elem/MS/HS
3 – 3:50 / S25: EcoJar / Sam Kutzler / Pascal
Students gather materials and create a sustainable ecosystem inside a pickle jar. Students observe initial transition from silty water to a well-balanced ecosystem and record TDS, pH, Temp, dissolved oxygen, macro, and microscopic organisms. / MS/HS