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WSST Conference 2023

65th Annual WSST Conference 2023
Capitol-izing on Innovation

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7:30am CST

Thursday Registration Registration Booth

8:00am CST

Snapshot 1: Dialogues: For ELL and Struggling Readers O&PGreg Bisbee • Craig Berg Hydroponics in the Classroom- Growing Local Food HOI IMichelle Howe Connecting Generations to Wisconsin's Natural World HOI FLindsey Taylor Perceiving the Military as a Source of Equity HOI GErik Duhn School's Out - Time for STEM HOI EDolly Ledin Using Discourse in the Science Classroom to Deepen Student Thinking Q&RKarli Kurth • Andrea Christianson Using Text for Authentic Purposes: Literacy Learning in Phenomenon-Based Science HOI JRyan King • Kevin Anderson DNA Discovery Using 3DMD models HOI HStephanie Ruder Workshop: Earth Science for the Middle School M&NJenny Trewyn • Susanne Fleischman Workshop: Evaluating High Quality Instructional Materials K&LKim Lemberger

9:00am CST

Science shows that Grandma was right: Extracellular vesicles explain why we get sick from the cold weather. HOI FBrenda del Moral Learn to Love Your Mosquitoes! HOI ILyric Bartholomay • Greg Bisbee Angling for Access - Exploring how Solar Panels Generate Electricity in Wisconsin HOI HRobert L Wild • Gina Smith Developing Junior Engineers by focusing on the SEPs from NGSS HOI JMark Ligons Snapshot 2: Albedo & the Physics of Climate Change, Exploring Energy with the Wisconsin Energy Institute, Renew Our Schools: A School Wide Place-Based Energy Conservation Competition, and Don't CREATE Your Own Energy... O&PCierra Atkinson • Allison Bender • Haddie McLean • Wendy Stelzer • Scott Liddicoat They Do What with Water? HOI ENate Tillis Social Sciences & Critical Thinking: Making Informed Sense of How People Interact with PBS’s Above The Noise HOI GMichael Hartwell Newcomer/Retiree Meeting Grand Terrace CaféKaryl Rosenberg • Ray Scolavino Teaching Chemical Bonding with Legos Q&RStephanie Ruder

9:10am CST

Fieldtrip 1: Discovery Building

9:25am CST

Fieldtrip 2: Purple Cow

10:00am CST

COVID Vaccines and Treatments Q&RJessica Heckman Take the Mess and Stress Out of Bacterial Transformation HOI IWhitney Hagins Pests and Pathogens of WI Forests HOI EJake Griffin Exploring OpenSciEd High School Materials HOI FJayne Ryczkowski • Chad Janowski Wisconsin Waterfowl Association's Wood Ducks in Our Schools Program O&PJessica Peterson Wisconsin Earth Science/Geology NGSS High School Storyline writing team invitation HOI HDennis Rohr Fun with Rocks and Soil HOI JJenn Scott Makerspace Roundtable Grand Terrace CaféJames Diadato • Karyl Rosenberg Workshop: Family-Centric STEM Outreach: Lessons from The ROSE Project M&NBernie Traversari Workshop: Have a Blast With Soda Bottle Rockets K&LJames Broetzmann

11:00am CST

Fitting Standards Based Grading Into A Traditional Points-Based Grade Scale HOI GNick Wall • Julie Lundeen WSST Book Study: Understanding Climate Change HOI HAndrea Christianson • Jamie Groark Workshop: Teaching Human Ecology with Models and Simulations HOI EStephanie Ruder Lab-Based Tests: A How To! Q&RAdam Hall • Warren Brewer • Molly Dixon • Erin Otte-Meyer Using Our Local Environment to Engage Students in Science: Place-based Education O&PJennifer Schlobohm Make Time for Science with Project-Based Learning HOI ITerra Tarango How to Enhance STEM Preparedness in a middle school classrooms? HOI JLalitha Murali Who Wants To Be A Science SEL-ionaire? HOI FMichelle Bulin • Kelli Abar

12:35pm CST

Fieldtrip 3: Yara Bay Distillery

12:40pm CST

Fieldtrip 4: UW Geology

1:00pm CST

Elementary Roundtable Grand Terrace CaféMarcia Gardner • Shelley Petzold Student Space Flight Experiment Program, 75 grams of payload to the ISS and counting. HOI JMark Dilley PFAS in our World HOI EJim Baumann • Karen Mesmer Workshop: Bring Wisconsin Wildlife Into Your Classroom With Snapshot Wisconsin K&LMackenzie McBride • Taylor Peltier • Claire Viellieux Cancelled: Driving Question Board Using Jamboard M&NStacey Balbach Science Concepts Illustrated: Mixing Demonstrations and Particulate Diagrams for Improved Learning HOI FMatthew L Miller Dive into the School of Freshwater Sciences O&PLiz Sutton Sensemaking with Phenomenon Questioning Technique HOI IDr. Rebecca Prokopf So effective, the viruses stole it! Investigate the structure and function of CRIPSR Systems HOI HMark Arnholt

2:00pm CST

Middle School Roundtable Grand Terrace CaféLeigh Kohlmann • Miranda Dahlke Integrating Hands-On Hydroponics in Dynamic Science Education HOI ETerry Wetzel Workshop: The Power of Yeast M&NPatrice Simpson One Stop Shop: See what a Day at Retzer can Offer Q&RJayne Jenks • Lisa Swaney Linking laboratory observations and changes at the molecular level using hand-held models HOI HAnne-Marie Nickel Beyond the Classroom: Exploring the Ice Age National Scenic Trail HOI JSarah Pearce • Amy Lord Engineering Tomorrow: Students today. Engineers tomorrow. HOI GLisa Peck • Ann Viegut The R-A-D Future: Exploring Shifts in Wisconsin Inland Fisheries O&PBecca Henningsen • Benjamin Vasquez Let's Fix Lame Teacher Observations HOI FTraci Murphy • Jobe Youssi • Craig Berg Workshop: Bring CRISPR/Cas to your class with innovative approaches K&LAlly Huang

3:00pm CST

Connecting with the People, Places & Programs in STEM at UW-Madison HOI HLiz Jesse • Tom Zinnen Using Interactive Science Binders in the Middle School Classroom HOI EJames Broetzmann WSST Fermenters Unite O&PRay Scolavino From Classroom to Workforce - Applied Forestry Curriculum for High School HOI FJared Schroeder Workshop: Human Impact on Biodiversity HOI JBrittney Zierten • Lynn Kurth • Kelly Kramer Where have all the birds gone? And why are some still here? HOI GBen Zuckerberg • Dolly Ledin Workshop: Ensuring Access and Equity for All Doesn’t Have to be Rocket Science! M&NPatrice Simpson Connect, Explore, and Engage with Schoolyard Science Q&RVictoria Rydberg-Nania Meet your WSST District 1 Director Grand Terrace CaféErik Duhn

4:00pm CST

Newcomers Meet up Grand Terrace Equipment Adoption Madison BallroomRay Scolavino Rock Raffle Madison BallroomDennis Rohr Vendors Social Madison Ballroom

6:15pm CST

Membership Social hosted by President of WSST Grand TerraceKristin Michalski