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Sessions (34)

Poverty 101: Breaking the Iron Cage of Poverty (Room Hyatt Regency C)

22 Jan 19
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Donna Beegle
Born into migrant-labor poverty, Donna Beegle grew up not knowing the words her teachers used or understanding the examples provided to explain the... More...

A Collaborative Effort Between Law Enforcement Agencies and School Districts (Room WI Center 201 AB)

23 Jan 19
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Clay Schulz ; Frank Wierzbanowski ; Kristine Gilmore ; Shane Heilmann
Featuring law enforcement officers from the Everest Metro Police Department and school officials in the DC Everest School District, this session wi... More...

District Collaboration: Summer School (Room WI Center 102 DE)

23 Jan 19
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Brandon Robinson ; Cory Hinkel ; Debbie Ince-Peterson ; Kara Holden ; Zachary Fugate
Administrators and board members from two small, rural districts will share how they collaborated to develop a successful, unified summer school pr... More...

How to Benefit from District Charter Schools (Room WI Center 201 CD)

23 Jan 19
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Nick Pretasky ; Sarah Hackett
A charter school can provide options for students and teachers, an additional tool in serving all students, a lab of innovation, and a place for le... More...

A New Take on Diversity: Moving from Labels to Experiences (Room WI Center 201 AB)

23 Jan 19
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Steve Pemberton
After growing up in foster care and being labeled as a boy “without a chance in the world,” Steve Pemberton has never cared for labelli... More...

Community Connected: Developing Career-Ready Students Through Strategic Partnerships (Room WI Center 101 CD)

23 Jan 19
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Debbie Larson ; Katharine Reid ; Nick Kohn ; Rachel Fredricks
The establishment of vibrant community partnerships, leveraged to provide authentic experiences for students, is a vital part of ensuring life-, ca... More...

Knocking Down Barriers: Using 21st Century Practices to Address Mental Health Issues (Room WI Center 102 AB)

23 Jan 19
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Jenny Miller ; Julie Hueller
This session will focus on the journey the Racine Unified School District took to implement school-based outpatient mental health clinics in its el... More...

Our Mission to Make Each Child Future Ready (Room WI Center 202 AB)

23 Jan 19
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Dacia Hopkins ; Danielle Bosanec ; John Blask ; Larry Dux ; Marty Van Hulle ; Mike Cady
Learn how a district mission drives innovation, personalization and a progressive approach to learning. This presentation will include the particip... More...

How a Mental Health Coordinator Created Possibilities for Students, Staff and the Community (Room WI Center 103 C)

23 Jan 19
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Jennifer Parsons ; Katie Jensen ; Megan McLachlan ; Michael Altekruse
In 2015, the Neenah Joint School District hired a mental health coordinator to evaluate its efforts as well as identify gaps in services and resour... More...

Robotics and A.I.: Ensuring Students are College, Career and Community Ready for 2030 and Beyond (Room WI Center 202 AB)

23 Jan 19
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): David Gundlach ; Kathleen Stephany ; Matthew Callahan
The first step in preparing students for their future is understanding what that future may be. Learn how the Oshkosh Area School District took wha... More...

State of the State in Gifted Education: Pairing Equity and Excellence (Room WI Center 103 AB)

23 Jan 19
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Cathy Schmit ; Jackie Drummer ; Martha Lopez ; Pamela Clinkenbeard
In education, we often study achievement gaps, looking for causes, effects and strategies to ameliorate them. One glaring and often overlooked achi... More...

Wisconsin Redefining Ready (Room WI Center 102 DE)

23 Jan 19
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Colleen Timm ; Jeff Dickert
This session will focus on the statewide efforts to change the narrative around college and career readiness as well as how the efforts complement ... More...

An Overview of Trauma-Informed Care (Room WI Center 102 C)

24 Jan 19
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Gary Myrah
Trauma-informed care is intentionally focusing on being sensitive to the needs of the children in our classrooms. The focus of this session will be... More...

Breaking Tradition: How and Why to Establish a Year-Round (45-15) School (Room WI Center 202 AB)

24 Jan 19
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Cindy Zahrte ; Michelle Briner ; Nancy McCoy ; Nicki Pope ; Pam Buchda ; Sharon Seely
The school calendar can be used as a tool for increased student achievement and to attract families to your community. Moving from the traditional ... More...

Building Capacity for K-12 Career Readiness:  The Intersection of ACP and Pathways WI (Room WI Center 101 CD)

24 Jan 19
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Alissa Darin ; Beth Kaminski ; Darcy Budnik ; Em Webber ; Karin Smith ; Patricia Deklotz ; Rita Olson
College- and career-readiness programs and strategies facilitate the development of the whole student to prepare them for a successful future. This... More...

The Need for Teacher Expertise in Maximizing the Power of School Literacy Programs (Room WI Center 103 AB)

24 Jan 19
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Kathy Champeau ; Michael Ford
Successful school literacy programs continue to be critical in improving student learning outcomes and measures of well-being. In this session, par... More...

WHY, HOW, WHAT: Designing a Framework of Innovation (Room WI Center 201 CD)

24 Jan 19
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Jenny Nuss ; Johnna Noll
The Norris School District’s focus on learner agency invites an entirely new way of designing learning and the structures that support it. We... More...

Education Tour - UWM School of Freshwater Sciences

24 Jan 19
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Dive into the UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences and see how your K-12 school can get involved. Shuttle pick up/drop off is at the groun... More...

Building a Childcare Center for Your Children, Families and Community (Room WI Center 201 CD)

24 Jan 19
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Chuck Holicky Wisconsin ; Erin Hansford ; Josh Robinson ; Lisa Jensen
Because of a shortage of childcare options in the Frederic School District, young families were choosing to live in other communities or open enrol... More...

Closing Achievement and Opportunity Gaps in Exponential Times (Room WI Center 101 AB)

24 Jan 19
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Kathleen Cooke ; Michael Gallagher
According to futurists, the world will change more in the next 12 years than it has in all of history combined – as today’s f... More...

Moving Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: The Benefits of the Flexible-Modular Schedule in a Secondary School (Room WI Center 103 AB)

24 Jan 19
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Jeremy Pach ; Lindsey Mathys
The traditional, one-size-fits-all approach of the 7-8 period day and the block schedule does not allow for flexibility to meet the individual need... More...

Understanding the WI High School Accountability Report Card (Room WI Center 103 DE)

24 Jan 19
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Amy Marsman ; Eric Larsen
This session will focus on the nuances of why high school report cards are often very different from those in elementary and middle schools. Guided... More...

Wisconsin Language Roadmap: Leading for Equity in Access to College, Career and World Readiness (Room WI Center 203 AB)

24 Jan 19
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Dianna Murphy ; Karen Luond Fowdy ; Pam Delfosse
Interested in preparing all students for our linguistically and culturally diverse communities, workplaces and the world? Join us to plan how your ... More...

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training and Solutions (Room WI Center 202 AB)

24 Jan 19
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Carol Zabel ; Jackie Schoening
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training provides training for community and staff members on how to be aware of and identify youth in a mental healt... More...

A Glass Half-Full: Moving Towards Assets-Based Policies and Practices to Uplift English Learners (Room WI Center 201 CD)

24 Jan 19
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Laurie Burgos
This session will provide school board members and district-level leaders with methods to review and reframe policies and practices to engage and u... More...

Community Schools: An Evidence-Based Strategy for Equitable School Improvement (Room WI Center 203 AB)

24 Jan 19
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Ryan Hurley ; Sarah Smith
The community-schools strategy is being used by communities across the state to address student needs in a student-centered, holistic and collabora... More...

Hate and Bias at School: Critical Conversations at the District Level (Room WI Center 103 AB)

24 Jan 19
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Amy Melik
The Responding to Hate and Bias at School Toolkit from Teaching Tolerance offers guidelines to respond to bias incidents and hate crimes before, du... More...

Rural Alternatives for Effective Alternative Education Programs (Room WI Center 101 CD)

24 Jan 19
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Karen Baker ; Maggie Peterson ; Ryan Clark ; Stephanie Lewis ; Tracy Hoffhein
Out of necessity, rural districts in northern Wisconsin need to be creative to meet the needs of struggling learners by blending resources and rese... More...

Using a Profile of a Graduate in the 21st Century and Incorporating the 4Cs for ALL Future Graduates (Room WI Center 102 DE)

24 Jan 19
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Deborah Kerr ; Valerie Greenhill
This collaborative session will help school district leaders and teams develop their own graduates' profile using an online tool known as Portr... More...

WI Educator Effectiveness System: A Narrative Inquiry of Novice Teacher Experiences (Room WI Center 103 DE)

24 Jan 19
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Seth Marie Westfall
Wisconsin is experiencing increased attrition rates among novice teachers. This session will explore recent research about participation in the Wis... More...

Are Your Schools Designed for Learning? How to Tell and Why It Matters (Room WI Center 101 CD)

25 Jan 19
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Brenda Vogds ; Jim Rickabaugh
Unless we redesign the intersection of learning and teaching, we will never achieve the outcomes and the level of excellence our communities, econo... More...

Helping Students Succeed: Integrating Learning and Health Through Multi-Sector Partnerships (Room WI Center 102 C)

25 Jan 19
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Amy Miller ; Brian Busler ; Emerald Mills ; Glenn Carson Wisconsin ; Julia Stanley ; Kathi Seiden-Thomas ; Natosha Harris
Learn from success stories of integrating health and learning to reduce barriers to student achievement. A panel of school/district leaders and com... More...

Character Education: The Pathway from Good to Great (Room WI Center 102 DE)

25 Jan 19
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Amy Karsten ; Izaya Harrison ; Molly Pierson ; Rita Olson ; Tosha Womack
Research shows schools that have a strong focus on social, emotional and character development improve test scores and attendance rates while decre... More...

Moving from Redefining Ready to Creating the Pipeline (Room WI Center 101 CD)

25 Jan 19
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): Chris Trottier ; Sarah Bosch
Elkhorn Area School District utilizes a variety of programs, from AVID to Project Lead the Way, to ensure all K-12 students are exposed to future-r... More...