Use hands-on kits to explore Wisconsin’s forest ecology, health, and products industry. Leverage your students’ sense of place to engage them in science concepts.
Jenny Christopher, General Education SpecialistJenny joined the K-12 Energy Education Program in 2014 as a graduate assistant and continued to work with KEEP as the School to Home Energy Education Assistant and now as the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education General Education... Read More →
Forestry Education Outreach Specialist, Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education
Kate joined LEAF in 2018 as Sustainable Forestry Outreach Specialist with LEAF. Her primary role is to develop and deliver innovative programming and consult with schools to meet the sustainable forestry education needs of diverse K-12 audiences. She has a B.S. in Community and Environmental... Read More →
Cost: $10- It's not a WSST Conference without a talk on Fermentation. Join us for exploring the world of ales, from Scotch Ales to Stouts. Tastings of course.
Experience two hands-on chromatography activities and explore the impact this technique has on our daily lives, from purifying therapeutic proteins to forensics and environmental analysis.
Explore how HHMI resources can allow students to build an understanding of emerging infectious diseases by sequencing investigations and activities grounded in students' questions.
I have been teaching science in Marshfield for 24 years and have taught chemistry, biochemistry and Advanced Placement Environmental Science. I have been active in WSST for my entire career teaching in Wisconsin and am happy to give back to an organization that has given so much to... Read More →
This session will focus on how to integrate the mastery delivery model into course instruction through the use of standards based grading. Using leveling of instruction, paired with a standard, students can actively track their learning and prepare for on-going assessment.
I refuse to lecture (unless necessary). I tend to use alternative forms of instruction, paired with a variety of assessment techniques to address individual student needs.
A HyperDoc is a digital document—such as a Google Doc—where all components of a learning cycle have been pulled together into one central hub. Click here to access slide presentation.
Explore the phenomenon of lactase persistence and how to weave free, classroom-ready resources from HHMI Biointeractive into a coherent storyline featuring the new Storyline Viewer.
Gender dysphoria, nonconformity, LGBTQ+, transitioning, queer, strait are all in our classrooms. Have a frank conversation about inclusive classrooms and decode the acronyms.
I will share how I took an ecosystems unit and changed it to be more of a placed based curriculum about the Yahara River Watershed. We will discuss how we as teachers might use local issues to connect students to science in their local communities. Have you had success with doing something similar? Bring your own experiences and ideas to share. Other topics I will try to highlight include how I use NGSS science practices to assess students in this unit as well as how to partner with local organizations to find equipment and share knowledge.
I have been teaching science for over 15 years. I am passionate about getting students connected to local issues in their communities. I feel strongly that students should have a strong understanding of science to be informed citizens. I have a background in science research and love... Read More →
Viruses cause 15% of human cancers worldwide. This talk will describe mechanisms involved in viral tumorigenesis and highlight human papillomavirus as an example.
