WSST Conference 2019: Full Schedule

8:00am CST

Science Skill Instruction

This session will focus on how to teach the science skills through targeted strategy instruction. Our goal is to tackle the most difficult skills to teach and learn, looking at what strategies are the most effective for helping students grow their college readiness in each of the three ACT skill areas. We will provide resources on how to teach these, as well as ideas for assessments and feedback.

Speakers

Emily McHugh

Associate Principal, eAchieve

Laura Koeppel

Science Teacher, South HS

I teach Environmental Studies, AP Bio, and Dual Language Biology at South.

Thursday March 7, 2019 8:00am - 8:50am CST
Room H

Middle School, Pedagogy/Teaching Strategies | High School, Pedagogy/Teaching Strategies

9:00am CST

Science Explained: Modeling Protein Synthesis - Gene To Protein

National Board certified instructors Connie Rauterkus and Candice Behnke, high school science instructors for the Oconto Falls School District, will guide instructors through protein synthesis.

Speakers

Candice Behnke

Connie Rauterkus

Biology Instructor, Oconto Falls High School

I have been teaching life science courses for 23 years. I am recent National Board Certified Teacher and enjoy all things biology!

Thursday March 7, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am CST
Room H

Middle School, Biology/Life Science, Pedagogy/Teaching Strategies, Biochemistry | High School, Biology/Life Science, Pedagogy/Teaching Strategies, Biochemistry

10:00am CST

CER and SBG, Together at Last

Come and learn how our high school assesses students’ ability to support claims with evidence using a standards-based approach.

Speakers

Danielle Bendt

Teri Boundy

Allison Fuelling

Joe Wells

Thursday March 7, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am CST
Room H

Middle School, Biology/Life Science, Chemistry, Earth Science, Engineering, Environmental, Physics, Pedagogy/Teaching Strategies | High School, Biology/Life Science, Chemistry, Earth Science, Engineering, Environmental, Physics, Pedagogy/Teaching Strategies

11:00am CST

WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading) Strategies in the Science Classroom

Learn about ideas for how to incorporate WICOR (writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading) strategies into your science classroom.

Speakers

Maggie Gugel

Science Teacher

Maura Mullen

Science Teacher, Sun Prairie High School

Thursday March 7, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am CST
Room H

1:00pm CST

Engagement Strategies for NGSS Practices; Making Your Science Classroom A No-Chill Zone!

Join our team and take away 12 engagement strategies that will have your students discussing and writing about scientific phenomena and developing the NGSS practices.

Speakers

Jacalyn Amant

Karen Olson

Science Teacher, Baraboo High School

Spencer Rohlinger

Science Teacher, Baraboo High School

Engagement Strategies pdf

Engagement Strategies for NGSS Practices pptx

Thursday March 7, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm CST
Room H

2:00pm CST

STEM to the Max: Maximizing Engagement Through Problem Solving

eCYBERMISSION (sponsored by the U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP)) is a web-based STEM competition that encourages 6th-9th grade students to experience STEM by exploring issues in their community using the process of science or the engineering design process. eCYBERMISSION is free to participate in, students can earn monetary awards, and past participants have been featured in their local papers, on the Jimmy Fallon Show, hosted TED talks, and had doors opened to many other different authentic learning opportunities.

Speakers

Alexandra Wakely

Thursday March 7, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm CST
Room H

3:00pm CST

Get Ready for Shark Week: Chomping on Data Analysis

Tie the SEP of Analyzing Data to Shark Week and get students swimming through data to find the evidence they need to engage in argumentation.

Speakers

Ann Pearson

Sr. Product Marketing Manager for K12 Science, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

I am currently the Senior Product Marketing Manager for K12 Science with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, but my background is as a high school science teacher. I have taught both in a traditional classroom and in an online setting and I have experience writing curricula for Biology, Astronomy... Read More →

Thursday March 7, 2019 3:00pm - 3:50pm CST
Room H

Elementary, Biology/Life Science, Pedagogy/Teaching Strategies | Middle School, Biology/Life Science, Pedagogy/Teaching Strategies

4:00pm CST

AR/VR in K-12 Science

Explore how AR/VR science resources can be used to enhance student engagement and learning in the 21st Century science classroom.

Speakers

Renee Reszel

K - 12 Library Media Specialist, Ripon Area School District

I am a K - 12 Library Media Specialist in the Ripon Area School District. I love to communicate with people on how they implement technology into their schedules and encourage teachers to use technology as a tool to teach/share/present student learning.

Renee Schoff

Teacher/Technology Coach

I am a middle school science and computer science teacher who likes to integrate technology in my classroom in order to increase my student's engagement and curiosity.

AR VR in K 12 Science WSST (1) pdf

Thursday March 7, 2019 4:00pm - 4:50pm CST
Room H

Elementary, Biology/Life Science, Chemistry, Earth Science, Engineering, Environmental, Physics, Pedagogy/Teaching Strategies | Middle School, Biology/Life Science, Chemistry, Earth Science, Engineering, Environmental, Physics, Pedagogy/Teaching Strategies

8:00am CST

Ambitious STEM Education

What do top STEM High Schools have in common? Examine features of three exemplary schools in comparison to national findings. Share your vision and experiences.

Speakers

Steven Rogg

Associate Professor of Education - STEM, Carthage College

Steven Rogg is an Associate Professor of Education-STEM at Carthage College. He was recently Director of STEM Education at Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy where he also taught Anatomy & Physiology, AP Environmental Science, STEM Engineering Design, AP Seminar and AP Research... Read More →

Friday March 8, 2019 8:00am - 8:50am CST
Room H

High School, Science | College, Science

9:00am CST

A Closer Look Into NGSS Sense-Making Practices: Obtain, Evaluate, Communicate Information

This session will delve into the implementation of the NGSS Sense-Making Practice and Critquing Practices as a means to deliver disciplinary core ideas.
Focus will be on students constructing their own understanding through

obtaining, evaluating and communicating information
analyzing and interpreting data
constructing explanations

Speakers

Jennifer Klemme

Teacher, Pewaukee School District

I have been teaching biology, chemistry, and anatomy at Pewaukee High School for the past 12 years.

Cheryl McCann-Nies

Teacher, Pewaukee School District

I have been a science educator for the past 2 years and have had the pleasure of working with middle and high school level students in urban and suburban settings. My experience has included environmental science, physical science, biology and chemistry. The bulk of my career as... Read More →

WSST 2019 OEI Presentation pdf

Friday March 8, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am CST
Room H

Middle School, Chemistry | High School, Chemistry

10:00am CST

A Closer Look Into NGSS Sense-Making Practices: Obtain, Evaluate, Communicate Information

obtaining, evaluating and communicating information
analyzing and interpreting data
constructing explanations

Speakers

Jennifer Klemme

Teacher, Pewaukee School District

I have been teaching biology, chemistry, and anatomy at Pewaukee High School for the past 12 years.

Cheryl McCann-Nies

Teacher, Pewaukee School District

WSST 2019 OEI Presentation pdf

Friday March 8, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am CST
Room H

High School, Biology/Life Science, Chemistry

11:00am CST

Improve Your Use of the Five Innovations

Experience the 5 Innovations firsthand using the Smithsonian’s STC Middle School Matter and Its Interactions. Participants will focus on activities that spark curiosity about real-world phenomena and meaningful engineering challenges. Handouts will reinforce all connections.

Speakers

Bob Friedel

SciEd Consultant, Carolina Biological/Smithsonian

Bob is a Wisconsin lifetime science educator and has taught at the elementary, middle and high schools levels. He presently is consulting for The Smithsonian and Carolina Biological.

Friday March 8, 2019 11:00am - 11:50am CST
Room H

Middle School, Science

2:00pm CST

Infusing the Maker’s Mindset into your STEM Program

The maker’s mindset can elevate your STEM program. Learn more about it and explore how integrating making with 5E’s can transform your STEM disciplines.

Speakers

Chad Janowski

Executive Director, Einstein Project

Chad started with the Einstein Project in March 2017. He spent 18 years in the classroom as a high school biology and environmental science instructor. He strives to make his passion for science and learning contagious. Chad has worked with the Professional Development Committee of... Read More →

Kim Lemberger

Dennis Rockhill

Makerspace Director, The Einstein Project

After 20+ years in packaging design and production. I opened a youth-focused makerspace to help develop design thinking and a maker's mindset in our communities. See what the Maker Learning framework looks like and how it brings together makerspace initiatives with well-known learning... Read More →

Friday March 8, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm CST
Room H

Elementary, Engineering | Middle School, Engineering

3:00pm CST

Groundwater Research you can do!

Combine student real-world research with community-service project as students discover local groundwater issues that impact their personal lives. Experience how captivating testing water can be!

Speakers

Dennis Rohr

Science Teacher, Seymour High School

I teach Biology, Astronomy, and Geology at Seymour High School. I also serve as the WSST District 3 Director and am a committee member with the Wisconsin Earth Science Teachers Association (WESTA). My students and I have been researching the naturally-occurring arsenic found in Northeastern... Read More →

Friday March 8, 2019 3:00pm - 3:50pm CST
Room H

Middle School, Environmental/ES | High School, Environmental/ES

8:00am CST

Science Explained: The Hallmarks of Cancer

We are all familiar with the image of cancer cells as uncontrollably dividing cells. Is this their only feature? What makes all cancer cells similar? What makes them different? We are going to look at cancer cell hallmarks and how their characterization has changed over the past decades.

Speakers

Donika Rakacolli

Saturday March 9, 2019 8:00am - 8:50am CST
Room H

Science Explained, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental

9:00am CST

Model OF vs. Model FOR: Unpacking Student Modeling

We will dive into what modeling means in our new vision of science and how to support students modeling in the science classroom.

Speakers

Amy Jonas

STEM Teacher Leader, Madison Metropolitan School District

Saturday March 9, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am CST
Room H