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8:30-9:45
Powered Learning: What the Research Says About School Libraries in Wisconsin: Kathryn Bugher , Wisconsin Educational Media Association (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 2)
Many Readers, Many Texts: Reaching Out to ALL Readers with Alternative Texts: Michael Ford , Wisconsin State Reading Association (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 4)
Will Your Pension Be There When You Want to Retire?: Sandy Drew , State of Wisconsin Investment Board (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 7)
Words Are a Treasure: Diego Ojeda , Wisconsin Association of Foreign Language Teachers (Alliant Energy Center-Monona)
Storyville-Past-Present-Future: Jerry Falkenstein , Hartford, WI (Alliant Energy Center-Wingra)
Process Drama, Role Play, and Improvisation for General Classrooms: Robin Mello , UW-Milwaukee (Alliant Energy Center-Waubesa)
Quality Educator Interactive - Your Online PDP Management System (QEI): John Fischer , QEI Founding Partners (Alliant Energy Center-Kegonsa)
Reading Beyond the Words: Readers Theatre: Helen Raczuk , U Otter Read It (Sheraton-Winnequah)
What Really Matters: Creating Effective Learning Communities: Jermitt Krage , Consultant ; Jim Lowham , Natrona County School District, Casper, WY (Sheraton-Elvehjem)
Whales, Fish, and Geese: Being an Effective Teacher: Sharif Mansur , Kent Pryce Mansur (Sheraton-Vilas)
Bringing the Study of India into Your Classroom: Rachel Weiss , Center for South Asia, UW-Madison (Sheraton-Olin)
Using Digitized Video Clips to Engage Students: Cara Sidman , UW-Whitewater (Sheraton-South Ballroom)
Reading Intervention Strategies for the Struggling Middle School Reader: David Larwa , Pearson AGS-GLOBE (Alliant Energy Center-Board Room)
National Board Certification: Beginning the Process: Cathy Anderson , Osseo, WI ; Janice Mertes , Sun Prairie, WI (Alliant Energy Center-Exhibit Hall A-1)
Teaching About Japan in Wisconsin Middle and High Schools: Pamela Delfosse , Japan-Wisconsin Education Connection ; Madeline Uraneck , Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (Clarion-Michigan A)
Teaching about Africa Through African Dance and Drumming: Otehlia Kiser , UW-Madison African Studies Program (Clarion-Michigan B)
8:30-11:30
Everything You Wanted to Know About Teaching, But Didn't Learn in College!: Missy Henneman , East Junior High School, Wisconsin Rapids School District ; Roxanne Filtz , East Junior High School, Wisconsin Rapids School District (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 1)
The Naked Truth About Numbers: John Mudore , Making Math Matter Institute (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 5)
Creating Environments Where Students Can Learn : Mary Goral , Transformational Teaching (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 6)
Teaching with an Umbrella: Putting Fun and Focus into Writing/Learning Curriculums: Sharon Heil , Marissa District # 40 (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 8)
Professional Development Plans: What, Why, How: Karla Jenkins , Osceola, WI (Sheraton-Arboretum)
Education in 2010/2015: What Can We Make of It?: Arthur Shostak , Drexel University (Sheraton-North Ballroom)
8:30-3:30
Professional Development Plan (PDP) Review Team Training: Linda Reetz , CESA 6 (Clarion-Superior)
9:00-2:00
Basketball Coaches' Clinic: Jeff Boos , Sun Prairie High School ; Jerry Petitgoue , Cuba City High School ; Doug Pickarts , DeForest High School ; Bob Suter , Janesville Craig High School ; Andy Cerroni , Sussex Hamilton High School ; Chris Zwettler , Madison Edgewood High School (MATC-Gym)
10:15-11:30
Formulating a Research-Based Plan to Close the Achievement Gaps in Mathematics: Jim Marty , Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 2)
Many Readers, Many Texts: Reaching Out to All Readers with Alternative Texts: Michael Ford , Wisconsin State Reading Association (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 4)
Fe Fi Fo: Tia Nelson , State of Wisconsin Board of Commissioners of Public Lands ; Liz Bade , Lake Mills Schools (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 7)
Quick and Effective Teaching Strategies: Bill Banks , Kaukauna Area School District (Alliant Energy Center-Monona)
Overindulged Children: Jim Fogarty , Fogarty Consulting Firm (Alliant Energy Center-Wingra)
Storytelling and Literacy Learning in K-6 Classroooms: Robin Mello , UW-Milwaukee (Alliant Energy Center-Waubesa)
Wisconsin's Earliest People: Bonnie Jancik , Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at UW-LaCrosse (Alliant Energy Center-Kegonsa)
Strengthening Literacy Skills Through Readers Theatre: Helen Raczuk , U Otter Read It (Sheraton-Winnequah)
What Really Matters: Creating Effective Learning Communities: Jermitt Krage , Consultant ; Jim Lowham , Natrona County School District, Casper, WY (Sheraton-Elvehjem)
The Professor Numbers Mathemagic Show: Raymond Blum , The Professor Numbers Mathemagic Show (Sheraton-Vilas)
Mass Media in the Classroom: Ann Furru , Time Warner Cable ; Stacy Zaja , Time Warner Cable (Sheraton-Olin)
iPod? uCan!: Rick Burnson , UW-Madison ; Lianne Burnson , Lowell Elementary School, Madison (Sheraton-South Ballroom)
Newspapers and Yearbooks: Finding and Telling the Story: Wisconsin Newspaper Association (WNA) (Alliant Energy Center-Board Room)
Strategies and Skills for National Board Certification Candidates: Cathy Anderson , Osseo, WI ; Janice Mertes , Sun Prairie, WI (Alliant Energy Center-Exhibit Hall A-1)
Get Saturated... with Aquatic Education Resources!: Christopher Tall , Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ; Christal Campbell , Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Clarion-Michigan A)
Your Wisconsin Retirement System Benefits: James Kates , Wisconsin Department of Employe Trust Funds ; Diane Bass , Wisconsin Department of Employe Trust Funds (Clarion-Michigan B)
12:00-1:15
Moving Gifted Education Forward in Wisconsin: Chrystyna Mursky , Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 1)
Blogs and Podcasts: New Tools for Communicators: Paul Baker , Wisconsin Center for Education Research (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 2)
DPI and Wisconsin Schools: Building an Education Data Warehouse Together: John Calderone , Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 3)
Staying Alive -- What You Need to Know to Navigate Today's Health Care System: Amir Zaman , WEA Trust (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 4)
Closing the Achievement Gap for At-Risk Writers: Theresa Riege , The Write Tools, LLC (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 5)
Saving for Retirement: Eric Zeegers , Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Program (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 6)
Internet Crimes Against Children: Protecting Kids and Teens Online by Educating Teachers, Parents and Communities: Joell Schigur , WI Dept. of Justice-Division of Criminal Investigation ; Andrea LeStarge , WI Dept. of Justice-Division of Criminal Investigation (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 7)
Grow S.M.A.R.T. Brains for Readiness and Academic Success: Cheryl Smythe , MN Learning Resource Center/ A Chance To Grow ; Cindy Harvey , MN Learning Resource Center/ A Chance To Grow (Alliant Energy Center-Mendota 8)
Retirement Savings: The Keys to Success: Michelle Slawny , WEA Trust Member Benefits (Alliant Energy Center-Monona)
Asthma in the School and Classroom: Ellen Simandl , Wisconsin Association of School Nurses (Alliant Energy Center-Wingra)
Maximize Reading Achievement: Jon Dary , Scholastic, Inc. (Alliant Energy Center-Waubesa)
Teaching the Present to Understand the Past: Michael J. Fuller , Oxford, OH (Alliant Energy Center-Kegonsa)
Korea: A Passion for Education: Gail Ibele , UW-Madison (Sheraton-Winnequah)
"That's so Gay" is Not OK: Kathleen Leadley (Sheraton-Arboretum)
LEAF--Providing a Locally Relevant Context to Education: Sarah Gilbert , LEAF ; Sterling Strathe , LEAF (Sheraton-Elvehjem)
The World Around Us: Great Ideas for Staying in Touch: Betsy Parker , Nature Net (Sheraton-Vilas)
Humanities Resources for K-12: Dena Wortzel , Wisconsin Humanities Council (Sheraton-Olin)
Math Games: Playing to the Elementary Standards: Jamie Vander Hoop , Lowell Elementary School, Madison ; Lianne Burnson , Lowell Elementary School, Madison (Sheraton-South Ballroom)
Burnout or Breakdown: Jim Craig , SW Wisconsin Computer Services, LLC (Sheraton-North Ballroom)
Student Publishing: Legal Issues: Wisconsin Newspaper Association (WNA) (Alliant Energy Center-Board Room)
Strategies and Skills for National Board Certification Candidates: Cathy Anderson , Osseo, WI ; Janice Mertes , Sun Prairie, WI (Alliant Energy Center-Exhibit Hall A-2)
Teaching About Japan in Wisconsin Elementary Schools: Pamela Delfosse , Japan-Wisconsin Education Connection ; Madeline Uraneck , Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (Clarion-Michigan A)
A New Face of LD: Velocardiofacial Syndrome: Susan Carneol , Children's Hospital of Wisconsin ; Luann Weik , Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (Clarion-Michigan B)