WEMTA 2025 - Ignite and Inspire: Impacting Learning Together

WEMTA 2025 - Ignite and Inspire: Impacting Learning Together

Kim Liepert

Pilgrim Park Middle School

Library Instructional Technology Lead

Elm Grove, WI

About me

Kim Liepert ihas been a middle school library assistant/lead for 5 years and is pursuing her MLIS at UWM-SOIS. I am very interested in metaliteracy and how AI is going to be upsetting the status quo where it comes to research and finding credible information.

10:30am CDT

Registration Open BCC Celebration Atrium

11:00am CDT

Author Keynote: Jerry Craft BCC Connect CB EastJerry Craft

12:00pm CDT

Snack Break BCC Celebration Atrium

12:30pm CDT

Sparking Curiosity: Using Passive Programming to Engage Students in the Library Makerspace BCC Collaborate CMichele Green School Technology and You! (Roundtable) Sheraton Wisconsin 1Dan Levendoski • Carrie Wuensch-Harden

1:45pm CDT

VR (Virtual Reality) to Boldly Go Where You May Not Have Gone Before: Creating Learning Experiences to Ignite and Inspire Learning Together in the Library and Beyond. Sheraton Wisconsin 4Jeff Carpenter Kindling Your Fires: Designing A Career Renaissance BCC Collaborate ATeresa Voss • Val Edwards

3:00pm CDT

Developing your PLC Roundtable Hilton Garden Room BAmber Houslet Pawsitive Impact: Bringing Therapy Dogs to Our School Library Sheraton Wisconsin 7Jennifer Georgia Impacting Teacher Mindset Through Professional Development Sheraton Wisconsin 2Ann Szekely

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Buffet & Program Updates BCC Connect CB East

8:45am CDT

Captivate and Educate: Using Edutainment to Boost Student Involvement and Achievement in ELA BCC BoardroomAmanda Zieba Collaborative Classrooms: Strategies for Student Success Sheraton Wisconsin 6Toni Robinson • Melissa Hampton Fact-Checking for Students: Resist Misinformation and Find Reliable Sources Online. Sheraton Wisconsin 3Nick Ostrem How to Mine Library Data and Influence People BCC Collaborate CJosh Rageth

9:45am CDT

Expo Hall BCC Connect AB West

11:15am CDT

Lunch, CSF Check Celebration, & Keynote: Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin BCC Connect CB EastSteve Sheinkin • Ruta Sepetys

1:00pm CDT

Creating a District Digital Safety Night Sheraton Wisconsin 2Jami Goodman • Jen Gossen • Ashley Knapp • Nicci Verbeten • Jen Wathke Neuroscience and Technology Sheraton Wisconsin 1Beth Clarke EdTech Takeout: Ordering Up Bite-Sized Technology PD for Teachers and Staff BCC Collaborate ATricia Louis

3:00pm CDT

Choosing Books for your High School Library in a Climate of Scrutiny BCC Collaborate AAshley Knapp I am not an attorney…but I can share some great information! BCC Collaborate BMonica Treptow Library Program Planning: Bringing Life to Your Library BCC Collaborate CMindy Grant • Erin Clark Reinvigorate the Library: Leverage Differentiated Texts to Boost Reading Motivation and Literacy Gains Hilton Garden Room ADanielle Rivera • Patrick Gaffney

4:00pm CDT

Visit Expo Hall BCC Connect AB West

5:30pm CDT

Trivia Night BCC Connect CB East

7:00am CDT

Breakfast Buffet, Prize Announcements BCC Connect CB East

7:30am CDT

WEMTA Business Meeting BCC Connect CB East

8:15am CDT

10 Creative Ways to Engage Students Sheraton Wisconsin 7Jackie Markowski Critically Analyzing Media: Empowering Students Through Media Literacy Hilton Garden Room BNick Ostrem Dewey Still Exists....Sort of. Genrefy Your Non-Fiction. BCC Collaborate BJessica Graham Powerful Library Instruction: Leveraging Colleagues, Resources, and Standards to Build a Cohesive Library Curriculum BCC Collaborate CMaegan Heindel • Jen Kobylecky Spotting the Tricks: Helping Students Understand Social Engineering, Fake News, and Digital Folklore BCC Collaborate AMaria Haigh Sustainability in Action in the School Library Hilton Garden Room AJacqueline Liesch • Amanda Struckmeyer

9:30am CDT

Empowering Students Through Digital Storytelling: Building a Media Club for Creative Communication and Production Sheraton Wisconsin 6Trisha Sabel Prioritizing Choice Reading in the High School Sheraton Wisconsin 3Colleen Fenno Ladwig • Brett Gruetzmacher Teaching Tech Balance: Supporting Students' Online Health and Safety BCC Collaborate AJake Boll World in Motion: Engaging Students in Media Literacy Through Video Creation Sheraton Wisconsin 4Dana Pike

10:45am CDT

Let's Get Students Hooked on Books! Sheraton Wisconsin 4Mande Shecterle Passive Programming in the Secondary Library BCC Connect AB West A3Nicci Verbeten • Ashley Knapp Challenge Ready Panel Discussion: PD, Policy, and Legal Preparation BCC Collaborate CMaegan Heindel • Val Edwards • Dr. Tomas Lipinski Creating a Technology Success Pack for New Teachers and Staff BCC Collaborate BTricia Louis

11:45am CDT

Lunch, Awards, and Keynote: Jennifer Casa Todd - Empowering Students to Be Digital Leaders BCC Connect CB EastJennifer Casa-Todd