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8:00am CDT

WISELearn Digital Content Curation Workshop at WEMTA Ballroom 4Kaye Henrickson

10:00am CDT

Registration Open Registration Booth

11:30am CDT

Author Fair Aralia Wisconsin Picture Book Parade Mangrove Google Tips and Tricks to Know Before Your Students Do! Ballroom 4Cathy Houchin • Rita Mortenson • Teresa Voss Elementary ePortfolios AloeswoodLynn Stenroos SPOTLIGHT: How can I possibly Add-on more? Extend your productivity with Google Add-ons and Chrome Extensions Ballroom 5Melinda Larson-Horne

12:30pm CDT

Sunday Snacks & Beverages North Atrium

12:45pm CDT

Author Fair Aralia Wisconsin Young Adult Authors Mangrove Be a Game Star Ballroom 4Lynn Koresh Interactive Inspiration MarulaCathy Houchin • Rita Mortenson Reading and Writing in the Digital Age AloeswoodKaitlyn Wright To Infinity and Beyond!!: Student Driven Masterpieces TamboutiAngela Bies • Sally Nie SPOTLIGHT: Cool, Loud, and Everywhere: Being a Book Advocate Ballroom 5John Schu

2:00pm CDT

Author Fair Aralia Wisconsin Middle Grade and Elementary Authors Mangrove Create a Digital Learning Scavenger Hunt CyprusRachel Yurk Intro to 3D Printing TamboutiKarie Huttner Using Google Blogger, Google Plus, and Google Hangouts for Professional Development Crown PalmCory Klinge What have you done for us lately? The emerging role of the library media specialist AloeswoodStacy Fisher • Holly Nelson • Jeff Schreiber What’s in Your Toolbox? Apps and Extensions for Struggling Learners MarulaAmy Arbogash • Joyce Treml • Michelle Wick SPOTLIGHT: Google Expeditions Pioneer ProgramLIMITED BanyanJason Howard

3:00pm CDT

Build-Your-Own Trail Mix Bar Ballroom 4 & 5 Maker Space Ballroom 4 & 5

7:00am CDT

First-Timers Breakfast Ballroom D Monday Breakfast Ballrooms A, B, C, F, G, H Registration Open Registration Booth

8:00am CDT

CCBC Cyprus The easiest way to get your students reading BanyanBrian Potash World Book Web Wants to Wow You AcaciaMichael Kane (World Book Trainer) A Multiliteracy Project through a Digital Venue PortiaGracie Binder • Brianne Kashak • Megan Radke Engaging Your Community Through Twitter Crown PalmBradly Ford • Elizabeth Russell Let your students be heard! Using their voice in the learning process GuavaBen Brazeau Rock the Code! Ballroom DVelvet Holmes State Superintendent’s Digital Learning Plan Refresh Feedback Session BambooJanice D Mertes To Teach or not to Teach Digital Citizenship AloeswoodJody Anne Peters Using Google Classroom for Collaboration TamboutiAggie Salter AASL Best of... TamarindAudrey Church Lively Librarian Ideas MarulaRebecca Mankins The MOST Vital Component of a Digital Learning Rollout: A Student Technology Support Team MangroveCory Klinge • Members of our STT (HS students) Using 3D Printing to reach ALL learners AraliaWendy Harrop Keep Fighting the Good Fight! Intellectual Freedom throughout the state WisteriaBrionne Roberts-Bray SPOTLIGHT: Let's Mix It Up! Ballroom 5Melinda Larson-Horne SPOTLIGHT: Mr. Schu’s Review of Books for You and Your Readers, Too! Ballroom 4John Schu SPOTLIGHT: So You Wanted to be a Librarian?? Surviving Year One with the Power of a PLN Ballroom ERobin Hosemann

9:15am CDT

Keynote Address: Josh Stumpenhorst Ballrooms A, B, C, F, G, HJosh Stumpenhorst

10:15am CDT

Visit Expo Hall: Grand Opening Ballrooms 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8

11:15am CDT

Monday Lunch & Common School Fund Presentation, Awards, Grants, Scholarships Ballrooms A, B, C, F, G, H

12:45pm CDT

CCBC: K-5 Book Presentation Cyprus Digital Differentiation AcaciaLori Smith Got Mobile Devices? Need Digital Resources? Want an All-In-One Solution? MackinVIA BanyanDuane Beszhak • Mackin Access for All: An OER Peek Through the WISELearn Educator Portal BambooKaye Henrickson Building a 21st Century Lesson MangroveCory Klinge Digital Planning for Future Ready Schools: The Essential Collaboration of Media Specialists & Tech Leaders Ballroom 4Janice D Mertes Dream Big. Learn Code. AraliaKimberly Boldt • Melody Clark • Josh Cowles • Holly Storck-Post It's Genius! Using Teamwork to Implement Personalized Learning for Lower Elementary Grades WisteriaAmy Eide • Cheryl Panka • Dria Setter Meaningful Integration via Tech Mentors TamarindAmanda Orth • Jill Schlifske Technology Tests for Teaching TamboutiMegan Radke • Emily Schmitz • Carley Varo The Great Galactic Google Challenge Ballroom DBecky When Assessment Goes Digital: Looking Closely at Digital Writing AloeswoodGrace Binder • Lindsay Stoetzel You say Formative - I say Fun! GuavaRenee Nolan Creating a Mobile Makerspace with Team MKE Mixers Ballroom 5Beth Henika • Krista Hutley • Jennifer Loeffel • Emily Passey • Joy Schwarz • Sandra Speare Enhancing reading comprehension through digital annotation Crown PalmMindy Grant • Mary Hardin • Rita Mortenson You CAN win this Battle! Raising Reading Warriors in your School PortiaLaura J Marusinec SPOTLIGHT: Re-imagining Literacy for Better Student Engagement Ballroom EPernille Ripp AASL Focus Group (invitation only) Ebony

1:15pm CDT

Past Presidents' Meeting Empress

1:45pm CDT

Visit Expo Hall Ballrooms 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8

2:15pm CDT

CCBC: 6-12 Book Presentation Cyprus Keyboarding Without Tears®: Unlock Your Students’ Potential AcaciaAmy Petersen Mitinet Library Services –MARC experts BanyanJustin Hoelscher Create a Student News Show Ballroom DBrandy Grady • Mike Sindahl Digital citizenship - Preparing our students for the future AloeswoodAggie Salter Google Classroom - Management Made Easy TamboutiKurt Gosdeck Online Mobile Learning and Developing Digital Citizens Ages 5 to 105 GuavaJenna Linskens Top Ten Things Every Administrator Needs to Know About Technology Integration at Your School / District TamarindLaurie Yingling By Us, For Us: Summer Camp for Educators Crown PalmChristine Rybak Sellek • Laura Shucha Digipalooza - eBooks in the library and classroom MarulaJean Anderson • Sara Gold • Jennifer Peterson Ditching Dewey: Staying Sane in a Primary Library PortiaRenee Deschard Making It Real: PBL & Global Collaboration WisteriaKyle Sackett • Sandy Wisneski Personalizing PD: Practical Tools and Techniques BambooJason Bretzmann PicCollage, Padlet, and Skitch- Oh My! Using creation apps in the elementary classroom MangroveSara Malchow Stay Out of Hot Water and Follow the Law AraliaKirstin Rose • Rachel Yurk SPOTLIGHT: Picture Books in the Middle and Secondary Classrooms Ballroom EPernille Ripp SPOTLIGHT: Inquiring Minds NEED to Know Ballroom 5Melinda Larson-Horne

3:15pm CDT

Visit Expo Hall Ballrooms 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8

3:45pm CDT

CCBC Cyprus Active Reading and Writing: What Does it Really Mean and Why Does it Matter? AcaciaSue Lyons Discover how you can simplify the research experience with one master index and one search box BanyanJulie Currie • Amanda Winseck AASL Standards 101 Crown PalmMichelle Folk • Maegan Heindel Badges in Professional Development MangroveAmy Sterckx Google Forms unlocking the potential to create interactive lessons TamboutiBen Brazeau Got Books? Bring Them to Life! BambooAnnette Smith Let's Use the Green Screen! Ballroom DBaustin Bowers • Jessica Brogley • Megan Burbach • Alicia Filloon • Ellen Luthanen • Paula Pittz • Laura Reiger Using Technology to Implement the Math Practice Standards PortiaAshley Bingenheimer 1:1 Initiatives for $500 Alex. TamarindJessica Anders • Penny Meek I have a question: Using inquiry in the classroom AloeswoodAaron Athas • Andy Brown Make Elementary Coding Come Alive! AraliaMichelle Flicek • Lisa Olson Panel: Building Your Library with Inclusive Literature WisteriaCrystal Brunelle • Merri Lindgren • Megan Schliesman • Kelly Steiner But What do I *do* With It? (Monday) MarulaLaurie Yingling Technology Coordinators Roundtable Ebony SPOTLIGHT: Best Websites for Teaching and Learning Ballroom 4John Schu SPOTLIGHT: Makerspaces Made to Last: Building Student Leadership to Shift Culture Ballroom ERobin Hosemann

5:00pm CDT

Large Prize Drawing, Cash Bar, Light Hors D'oeuvres, Meet & Greet Speakers Ballrooms 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8

7:00am CDT

Tuesday Breakfast & Business Meeting Ballrooms A, B, C, F, G, H Registration Open Registration Booth

8:00am CDT

1:1 Asset Management and Beyond! AcaciaDistribu-Q Coding Together, Learning Together AraliaCasey Ineichen iPersonalize: Personalizing Learning with iPads, Google and a Learning Management System WisteriaKara Bunkelman • Amy LaRonge • Michelle Wick Learning with Google Classroom TamboutiAmy Sterckx PBS LearningMedia Brought to You by Wisconsin Media Lab BambooKristin Legler Repeat: Digital Planning for Future Ready Schools: The Essential Collaboration of Media Specialists & Tech Leaders Ballroom 5Janice D Mertes Tech-Math Lessons that Ignite Curiosity MangroveAshley Bingenheimer • Cory Klinge Using the Wheel of Pedagogy to Guide Mobile Device Integration GuavaJenna Linskens World Beyond Your Classroom (Virtual Field Trips, Hangouts, and Connected Classroom) AloeswoodAggie Salter AASL, Advocacy and You MarulaMichelle Folk Battling Together for Wisconsin's Students PortiaMichele Green • Dawn Totzke Use This Flipping Technology TamarindJason Bretzmann Technology Coordinators Roundtable Ebony SPOTLIGHT Encore: So You Wanted to be a Librarian?? Surviving Year One with the Power of a PLN Ballroom ERobin Hosemann

9:00am CDT

Visit Expo Hall Ballrooms 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8

9:30am CDT

AASL Focus Group (invitation only) Ebony Booklists and Custom Reading Lists: Better Together with YOU! BambooValerie Edwards • Mark Sullivan Field Day: Mobile Gaming Creation in the Maker Movement Era AraliaDavid Gagnon Google Forms Galore TamboutiAshley Close Math + Literacy = #winning WisteriaAshley Bingenheimer • Cory Klinge • Brenda Steward Personify Learning with Tech Tools TamarindOdyssey of the Mind Repeat: State Superintendent’s Digital Learning Plan Refresh Feedback Session Ballroom DJanice D Mertes Warnings, Warnings, Warnings.....How Many Is Enough? AcaciaJacqueline Woods YouTube First Aid IronwoodBecky Breakout Edu GuavaTammy Lind • Jen Wathke Double Standards: Curriculum Connections in the Library PortiaTiffany Braunel Forward! The State of the Statewide eBook Collection for Schools MarulaMartha Berninger • Sara Gold • Stef Morrill Go, Team! Organizing a Winning Summer Reading Program with Your Public Library AloeswoodAmy Kline • Molly Senechal Pair Up!: School Libraries and Public Libraries Form Rich Partnerships CyprusMaegan Heindel • Lesley Kircher Personalized Learning: It's Not Just For Students! MangroveBritta Gagner • Brandy Grady • Hanna Martin-McArron • Mike Sindahl Ten Secrets to Impressing Students with your Swag Google Skills Ballroom 5Claudia Felske • Rachel Hunter SPOTLIGHT: Makerspaces Made to Last: Building Student Leadership to Shift Culture Ballroom ERobin Hosemann

10:30am CDT

Expo Hall Closing & Final Prize Pick-Up Ballrooms 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8

11:15am CDT

Tuesday Luncheon & Awards Ballrooms A, B, C, F, G, H

12:15pm CDT

Author Keynote: Kevin Henkes Ballrooms A, B, C, F, G, HKevin Henkes

1:15pm CDT

Crossing the Curriculum - Using Infographics in the Classroom GuavaJenna Linskens Digital Tools to Support Design Thinking in the Elementary Makerspace AraliaLaura Busch Encore Session: What’s in Your Toolbox? Apps and Extensions for Struggling Learners TamboutiAmy Arbogash • Joyce Treml • Michelle Wick New Online Content Literacy Resources to Engage Students WisteriaKristin Legler Trailers, Commercials, and PSAs - Making Short Films in the Classroom IronwoodMatt Nie What's the BUZZ about BeeBots? BambooJen Gossen • Jen Wathke Bringing S.T.E.M. to Your School Library PortiaSandy LeMahieu Creative Commons 'A License to Create' TamarindHeidi Catlin • Ellie Rumney • Laura Tooke Getting Research Ready with BadgerLink AloeswoodKara Ripley Give them What They Need - Personalized Professional Learning CyprusConrad D. Farner • Kirstin Rose • Rachel Yurk Infusing Technology into Disciplinary Literacy MarulaBritta Gagner • Brandy Grady • Hanna Martin-McArron • Mike Sindahl • Mary Stuedemann • Bridget Westbury Using 3D Simulated Laboratories (SimLabs) to Teach Standards for the 21st-Century Learner MangroveDr. Terrance Newell Keynote Book Signing (Kevin Henkes) Ballroom EKevin Henkes SPOTLIGHT: Gmail Intervention Ballroom 5Melinda Larson-Horne

2:30pm CDT

Cradle to Community-Making Connections to Establish a Lifelong Passion for Reading-Together We're Better! MangroveKay Benning • Sue Daniels • Sherry Power Google Forms for Badging AloeswoodAshley Close Professional Development = Techy Teachers PortiaDena Budrecki • Sandy LeMahieu • Shelly Taylor STEMplorations: Coding and Robotics MarulaSarah Wendorf Getting the Word Out - Digital Citizenship Messages for All TamarindHeidi Catlin • Ellie Rumney • Laura Tooke Integrating the Maker Mindset Throughout Your School CyprusWendy Harrop • Alyssa Voigt Teaching about Wisconsin American Indian Communities Makes us Better, Together! AraliaRobin Amado • Jenny McBurney • Omar Poler But What do I *do* With It? (Tuesday) Ballroom 5Melinda Larson-Horne SPOTLIGHT: Librarians of the Roundtable Ballroom ERobin Hosemann