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Tuesday, March 11
 

8:15am CDT

10 Creative Ways to Engage Students
Tuesday March 11, 2025 8:15am - 9:15am CDT
Sheraton Wisconsin 7
Discover practical and impactful strategies to engage students in the school library. We will focus on creative ways to foster a love of reading, enhance learning experiences, and find time-effective and realistic ways to engage students at all levels. Hands-on learning, digital strategies, and more will be explored!
Speakers
avatar for Jackie Markowski

Jackie Markowski

Digital Learning Specialist, Pulaski Community School District
Jackie is in her 18 year of teaching, and 8th year in her role as a Digital Learning Specialist in the Pulaski Community School District, She loves sharing her learning with others.   Working in an elementary school setting, she is passionate about engaging students in critical thinking... Read More →
Tuesday March 11, 2025 8:15am - 9:15am CDT
Sheraton Wisconsin 7
  Beginner, Elementary, Middle School

8:15am CDT

Dewey Still Exists....Sort of. Genrefy Your Non-Fiction.
Tuesday March 11, 2025 8:15am - 9:15am CDT
Sheraton Wisconsin 3
I genrefied my non-fiction section, and it was one of the best decisions I ever made for my libraries. Session attendants will learn about my process throughout, how I display it, and maintain it. We will also talk about reactions pre and post genrefication.
Speakers
avatar for Jessica Graham

Jessica Graham

Library Media Technology Integrator, Menomonie School District
Embrace weirdness!  I love animals! Well, not bugs and insects, or reptiles, but pretty much any mammal. So I guess I should have said, "I love mammals!"My time is divided between reading for myself and reading for students.  I'm one of those weird people who read multiple books... Read More →

Tuesday March 11, 2025 8:15am - 9:15am CDT
Sheraton Wisconsin 3
  Intermediate, Elementary

9:30am CDT

Fixer Upper - Season 6, Episode 1
Tuesday March 11, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am CDT
BCC Boardroom
Have a library in need of an overhaul? On a limited budget? Not sure where to start? In this session we will learn how to create a library space Chip and Joanna would be proud of! Over the last few years I’ve been able to update the spaces in each of my 9 libraries to make them more fun and functional. I will share floor plans, before/after pictures, tips and tricks for maximizing your space, furniture feedback, and organizational ideas to breathe new life into your library! This would be a great session if you are relatively new to the library or have a limited amount of staff to help with your transformation.
Speakers
avatar for Jamie Jestadt

Jamie Jestadt

Library Media Specialist, Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools
Hi there! I'm Jamie Jestadt from Wisconsin Rapids. This is my 8th year as Library Media Specialist for the nine elementary schools in our district. I have over 2,500 amazing students who teach me something new every day. I love everything about the library and am so excited to be... Read More →

Tuesday March 11, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am CDT
BCC Boardroom
  Beginner, Early childhood, Elementary

9:30am CDT

Prioritizing Choice Reading in the High School
Tuesday March 11, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am CDT
Sheraton Wisconsin 3
Have you seen a decline in reading among secondary school students? Are you wondering how to increase opportunities for choice reading and library utilization at your high school? Brookfield Central High School Principal, Brett Grueztmacher, and High School Librarian, Colleen Fenno Ladwig, will discuss our experience over the past three years of hosting quarterly “check out weeks,” which bring students into the library to checkout choice books for regularly scheduled, cross-discipline, independent reading. We will also consider other efforts we’ve made to ignite and inspire reading, including building a school-wide reading culture, offering passive programming, and factoring in larger trends in reading that make emphasizing choice reading at the secondary level more important now than ever. Finally, we will welcome suggestions from other secondary school librarians who have successful strategies for the high school library: how are you igniting and inspiring reading in your schools?
Speakers
avatar for Colleen Fenno Ladwig
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Tuesday March 11, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am CDT
Sheraton Wisconsin 3
  Beginner, Middle School, High School, Higher Education

10:45am CDT

Engaging Teens: Inspiring a Love for the Library in the High School
Tuesday March 11, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Sheraton Wisconsin 3
Getting teenagers excited can be a challenge. Now getting them excited about reading and using the library- even a bigger challenge. So how do we spark their interest in the library? This session will explore innovative ideas for both passive and active programming, strategies to engage students and inspire a love for reading, and effective ways to promote the library.
Speakers
avatar for Deidre Olson

Deidre Olson

Library Media Teacher, Mary D. Bradford High School
Hello, I am Deidre Olson and I am a dedicated library media teacher with over 23 years of experience in education and libraries. I am passionate about literacy and technology,  As a mother of two teenagers, I understand the challenges and joys of teenagers and wouldn't want to spend... Read More →

Tuesday March 11, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Sheraton Wisconsin 3
  Beginner, High School

10:45am CDT

My Genrfying Journey: Genrefying an entire elementary library
Tuesday March 11, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Sheraton Wisconsin 7
This session will focus on the organization of the elementary library. The idea behind genrefying a school library will be discussed as well as how I have genrefied our fiction and nonfiction books and have started out the picture book reorganization. I will discuss the physical changes that were made to the books, the space, the supplies I purchased to reorganize (labels, covers, and face out bins), the changes made in Follett Destiny as well as the impact these changes had to our circulation numbers. I believe strongly in this type of organization and am excited to share the benefits of this with other librarians.
Speakers
avatar for Keri Johnson

Keri Johnson

K-5 Learning Center Director, Copeland Manor
My road to the library began in a classroom in 2000. I taught fourth grade for thirteen years before I made the transition to the library. This is my seventh year in that position. I earned my bachelors degree in human development and family studies from the University of Illinois... Read More →
Tuesday March 11, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Sheraton Wisconsin 7
  Beginner, Elementary

10:45am CDT

Passive Programming in the Secondary Library
Tuesday March 11, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
BCC Connect AB West A3
Getting students to buy in to a secondary library when it has to be their choice to come can be a challenge and trust me, we don't have everything figured out either. But creating a comfortable and welcoming environment, a refuge for the kids who need it, and a reputation for solving problems can make the library a hub of activity in your building. Join us in discussing how we've worked to create this environment within our libraries and brainstorm more ideas on what we can do together. We'll be sharing about spaces, passive programming ideas, events and activities within the library as well as what we've done to create a reputation of solving problems with students and staff.
Speakers
avatar for Nicci Verbeten

Nicci Verbeten

Library Media/Instructional Technology Specialist, West De Pere School District
avatar for Ashley Knapp

Ashley Knapp

Library Media Instructional Technology Specialist, West De Pere High School
I am a high school Library Media/Instructional Specialist, and I also serve as the building's Talent Development Coordinator. Prior to this position, I was a high school and middle school English/Language Arts Teacher.
Tuesday March 11, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
BCC Connect AB West A3
  Beginner, Middle School, High School
 
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