8:00-8:50 Sessions and Descriptions
Inclusion; What is the Right Thing to Do? (PRO PARA)
Rosemary Bodnar, Special Education teacher, Tomah Area Schools
Room: 1 • 8-8:50 • Area: General, Gr. K-5
Rosemary Bodnar was a Special Education teacher for 9 years and then a regular education teacher for 5 years. This year she returned to Special Education. As a teacher of elementary students with cognitive disabilities she has wide-ranging experiences which contribute to the school’s inclusion program. She has done a survey of elementary teachers in her district and will address concerns about inclusion through stories and actual examples of things that have worked and some that have not.
A “Right Tool” for Improving Literacy Skills Across the Curriculum
Sara Heisler, K-12 Writing Program Consultant; Assistant Professor, Saint Mary’s University
Room: 2 • 8-8:50 • Area: Language Arts/English/Writing, Gr. 2-12
Good Thinking PAVES OVER the Path to Good Communication. This learning tool “nails down” common communication elements and a process to help students create or comprehend ideas. Observe applications for writing essays or short responses and summarizing text.
What’s In a Grade?
Amanda Beld & Heather Jehn, Social Studies & Math Teachers, West Salem Middle School
Room: 3 • 8-8:50 • Area: General, Gr. 5-12
Are your grades a true reflection of academic standards or do they include behavioral expectations? You will learn how to combat a grading system which uses non-academic items to assess students. The presentation will be based on Ken O’Connor’s A Repair Kit for Grading: 15 fixes for Broken Grades.
Daily 5 and CAFE for Elementary Teachers
Tracie Happel, 4th Grade teacher, School District of La Crosse
Room: 4 • 8-8:50 • Area: Language Arts, Gr. K-5
Interested in how to implement and introduce the Daily 5 and CAFE? Or, just looking for more information on this approach to literacy by the Two Sisters? This session will give a basic overview of the structure of both Daily 5 and CAFE as well as some beginning ways to bring it to your students. Come to listen, ask questions or learn more about this integrated method to reach all learners.
Bullying Prevention: A Shared Responsibility for the Community (PRO PARA)
Jeff Reiland, Child and Family Therapist, Gundersen Lutheran
Room: 5 • 8-8:50 • Area: General, Gr. PreK-8
This presentation will define various types of bullying behavior including verbal/physical , social, and cyber bullying differentiate teasing from bullying, explore the psychological costs for bullys and bullied children, and explore what children, schools and parents can do together.
Formal Debates in Middle/High School Classrooms
Andrea Vogler & Missy Rude, 8th Grade Language Arts teachers, Onalaska Middle School
Room: 6 • 8-8:50 • Area: General, Gr. 7-12
Do your students like to talk? Argue? Express their viewpoints? Of course they do. Have you ever wanted a new and exciting way to meet research standards? Formal debate is an excellent tool to motivate students to do high quality research, write compelling arguments, and deliver effective speeches.
Retirement has changed. What is your next move? (PRO PARA)
Amy Stodola, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones
Room: 7 • 8-8:50 • Area: General, Gr. PreK-12
Have I saved enough? How soon can I retire? How long will my money last me? How do I get there? What will the market do this year and the next? These questions and concerns are very common and will be discussed and explained in this session.
Why I Oughta...!! (PRO PARA)
Dr. Dave Cattoi, National Director, Center for Teacher Effectiveness
Room: 8 • 8-8:50 • Area: General, Gr. PreK-12
Kids are not the only ones that have a tough time in school. Many days are frustrating for teachers and keeping cool is often harder than teaching Quantum Physics to 3rd graders! Join Dr. Dave in this session to help you keep control and model self control for your students.
Connecting Your Classroom With The Community Around You
Chuck Hatfield & Brad Steinmetz, Adjunct Professors at UW-LaCrosse & Kickapoo Valley Reserve
Room: 9 • 8-8:50 • Area: General, Gr. PreK-12
Connect your students with the people and places around your school by listening to, collecting and sharing people’s stories & memories and by identifying & recognizing the places where your students live.
Getting the Most out of Our Leaders by Making a Leadership Class
Justin Jehn and Andrea Armstrong, Link Crew Advisors, West Salem High School
Room: 10 • 8-8:50 • Area: General, Gr. 6-12
We have taken our high school transition program to the next level by incorporating it into a semester-long class. Learn about the program (an overview) and experience some of the successes we have seen since adding the Leadership Class.
Science Mysteries Solved
Larry Scheckel, Retired Science Teacher, Tomah High School
Room: 11 • 8-8:50 • Area: Science, LA, Social Studies, Gr. PreK-12
Simple and exciting labs and demonstrations you can do in your classroom. A little science magic, some sound and waves demos, flying things, Newton’s Laws, make and take stuff and lots of hand outs. This session is aimed at beginning teachers or teachers new to teaching science. Veteran teachers will pick up new ideas.
Grounding your Students
Christine Kuntz, Outreach Specialist, LEAF Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education
Room: 12 • 8-8:50 • Area: General, Gr. PreK-12
How outdoor instruction can give students a connection to the natural world. A connection, that makes your students themselves more resilient to life’s stresses.
Forget bolstering self-esteem. Concentrate on building self-control. (PRO PARA)
Paul Holman, PE Teacher, La Crosse School District
Room: Open Area • 8-8:50 • Area: General, Gr. PreK-12
Self-control is good for the person who has it, for the people around him or her and, in fact, for society as a whole. Learn 10 strategies of self-control that you can teach your students so they can feel good about their responsible behavior.
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