WEMTA 2025 - Ignite and Inspire: Impacting Learning Together

WEMTA 2025 - Ignite and Inspire: Impacting Learning Together

12:30pm CDT

Elevate Student Agency Through Video BCC BoardroomBeth Rihtar Evidence-Based Strategies for Teaching Online Information Evaluation Sheraton Wisconsin 6Jodi Pierre I'm a Librarian! Now What? BCC Collaborate BKristin Rosenberg One District‘s Journey Leveraging Library Media Specialist Expertise in Strengthening Diverse Representation in Classroom ELA Instructional Materials Sheraton Wisconsin 2Tanya Arnold • Mindy Grant • Kim Stieber-White Open Books, Open Minds, Open Hearts: School Librarians' Perceptions of Inclusive Children's Literature Hilton Garden Room AJacqueline Liesch PD from A to Z-Using Choice Boards for Professional Development Hilton Garden Room BAmber Houslet Sparking Curiosity: Using Passive Programming to Engage Students in the Library Makerspace BCC Collaborate CMichele Green The Perfect Board and Card Games to Use in Your Library, Classroom, Makerspace, and More! Sheraton Wisconsin 7Jon Spike Universal Design for Learning 101 for Administrators Sheraton Wisconsin 3Elizabeth Freeman

1:45pm CDT

Digital Hygine - Educating Teachers, Students, and Famlies BCC Collaborate AAggie Salter Generative AI Share Out for Busy Administrators Sheraton Wisconsin 3Elizabeth Freeman Grow a Garden of Resources: Differentiating with AI BCC Collaborate CSarah Wendorf IGNITE Your Career with AASL! Hilton Garden Room AKate Olson Reboot with Tech in Your Building BCC BoardroomSonja Pupovac • Amy Bauer Kulas Teaching Culturally With the Four I's (Inform, Include, Integrate, and Infuse) - Indigenous Studies Sheraton Wisconsin 1David J. O'Connor 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

3:00pm CDT

Developing your PLC Roundtable Hilton Garden Room BAmber Houslet Leadership Lessons I Wish I'd Learned in the Library BCC Collaborate CMaegan Heindel Megatrends, Accelerators, and Hurdles: The Future of Learning Sheraton Wisconsin 3Elizabeth Freeman Pawsitive Impact: Bringing Therapy Dogs to Our School Library Sheraton Wisconsin 4Jennifer Georgia Screencastify Submit: A Replacement for Flip Sheraton Wisconsin 2Sarah Wendorf Secondary School Librarians Unite! Sheraton Wisconsin 1Danielle Brannan • Emily Dittmar

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 6Melissa Hampton Digital Producers: Empower your students to create and engage with technology Sheraton Wisconsin 4Sonja Pupovac 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 Leveling up your Sora promotion - Engage students with digital reading Sheraton Wisconsin 7Lena Rose Navigating BIPOC Librarianship Sheraton Wisconsin 1Joy Zander • Dolores Brown • Ivana Renteria Our Library Favorite Things BCC Collaborate ASara Malchow • Amy Uelmen Updates from the DPI: Everything You Need to Know! BCC Collaborate BMonica Treptow

1:00pm CDT

BadgerLink Resources in the Classroom 2025 Sheraton Wisconsin 4Jen Champoux Brave Libraries BCC Collaborate CSarah Beth Nelson Common School Fund Spending - Everything You Want to Know! BCC Collaborate BDanielle Brannan • Emily Dittmar • Diane Konjura • Monica Treptow • Amy Uelmen Creating a District Digital Safety Night Sheraton Wisconsin 2Jami Goodman • Jen Gossen • Ashley Knapp • Nicci Verbeten • Jen Wathke Improving MARC data, increasing discoverability Hilton Garden Room BJustin Hoelscher Neuroscience and Technology Sheraton Wisconsin 1Beth Clarke Strategies for Effective K-12 Curriculum Resource Management Sheraton Wisconsin 6Nicole O'Brien TeachingBooks and Sora: Better Together Sheraton Wisconsin 7Lena Rose • Kym Davick TechnoTeachers Hilton Garden Room ASonja Pupovac Templates and Activities, Oh My! Sheraton Wisconsin 3Amber Houslet

3:00pm CDT

Augmented Reality in the Library (Attendees receive a free Merge Cube) Sheraton Wisconsin 4Sheri Omernik I am not an attorney…but I can share some great information! BCC Collaborate BMonica Treptow Leveraging Professional Organizations: Connecting to Impact Learning through Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English Sheraton Wisconsin 7Trista Owczarzak Library Program Planning: Bringing Life to Your Library Sheraton Wisconsin 2Mindy Grant • Erin Clark Lightbox Learning: Lighting the Path to Engagement: Transforming Learning Experiences Hilton Garden Room BChuck Dearman Reinvigorate the Library: Leverage Differentiated Texts to Boost Reading Motivation and Literacy Gains Hilton Garden Room ADanielle Rivera • Patrick Gaffney

8:15am CDT

10 Creative Ways to Engage Students Sheraton Wisconsin 7Jackie Markowski Canva 101 Sheraton Wisconsin 4Danielle Brannan Coding Corner: A Librarian's Toolkit BCC Connect AB West A3Amy Bires Creating Computer Science Pathways at the Elementary Level: Where to put it. How to do it. Resources to support it. Sheraton Wisconsin 6Jennifer Schlie-Reed • Caroline Haebig Critically Analyzing Media: Empowering Students Through Media Literacy Hilton Garden Room BNick Ostrem Digging Into Your Collection BCC Collaborate AVal Edwards • Teresa Voss

9:30am CDT

Empowering Students Through Digital Storytelling: Building a Media Club for Creative Communication and Production Sheraton Wisconsin 6Trisha Sabel Getting Started with AI Literacy: Preparing Students for an AI-Driven World Sheraton Wisconsin 2Jodi Pierre Prioritizing Choice Reading in the High School Sheraton Wisconsin 3Colleen Fenno Ladwig • Brett Gruetzmacher Wisconsin Adventures - Roll for Initiative! Hilton Garden Room AKurt Griesemer World in Motion: Engaging Students in Media Literacy Through Video Creation Sheraton Wisconsin 4Dana Pike ¡A Leer y Competir! Organizando una Batalla de Libros! Sheraton Wisconsin 7Hollis Rudiger • Katie Hayden

10:45am CDT

Beyond the Bookshelf: Exploring Author Encounters Sheraton Wisconsin 2Joe Diefenthaler • Jackie Markowski • Jen Wathke 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 Telling Your Library's Story Sheraton Wisconsin 1Sarah Beth Nelson