Annual Conference Wednesday by Grade Band

Wednesday Grades PK-5 Elementary Sessions
| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
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| 8:00-9:00 | PK-2 | Bauer Beatty | Diamond Gulick |
Math Matters: Playful Learning in STEM 4K/5K
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| 8:00-9:00 | PK-5 | Bauer Morehouse A | Laura Bohn |
Sometimes When Things Fall Apart,That Is When Understanding Falls Into Place
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| 8:00-9:00 | PK-5 | Kern Brown | Julie Jenson |
Creating Curious and Collaborative Classrooms
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| 8:00-9:00 | 3-5 | Kern Stansbury Hanson | Maria Franshaw |
Count on Fraction Magnitude to Build Fraction Fluency
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| 8:00-9:00 | PK-5 | Kraft Mitchell Dining | Matt Hayden |
Curious Minds at Work: Engaging Students in SMPs 7 & 8
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| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
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| 9:30-10:30 | PK-5 | Bauer Boddie LaDue | Jacob Tenaglia |
Designing for Dialogue: Making Math Classrooms Conversation-Centered
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| 9:30-10:30 | PK-2 | Bauer Morehouse A | Claire Madden |
Leveraging the Counting Trajectory for All Learners
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| 9:30-10:30 | PK-5 | Bauer Morehouse B | Kevin Dykema |
Building Foundations for Fluency
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| 9:30-10:30 | PK-5 | Kern Brayton Case A | Michelle Hahn |
Brain-Boosting Board Games: Using Board Games to Build Executive Functioning and Visualization Skills
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| 9:30-10:30 | PK-5 | Kraft Mitchell Dining | John Marzion |
Creating Problem Solvers at the Elementary and Middle Levels
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| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00-12:00 | 3-5 | Bauer Boddie LaDue | Tammy Moynihan |
Demystifying the Grades 3 - 5 Forward Exam
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| 11:00-12:15 | PK-2 | Kern Brayton Case A | Danielle Robinson |
A New Look at Calendar Math
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| 11:00-12:15 | 3-5 | Kern Brayton Case B | Rob Nickerson |
Why Do They Do That? Elevating Models for Multiplication and Division
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| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
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| 1:00-2:00 | PK-5 | Bauer Beaty | Deb Heitman |
Thinking + Feeling: Building Brave Math Classrooms in Elementary School
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| 1:00-2:00 | PK-5 | Bauer Lightbody | Kim Pencil |
Beyod Computation: Engaging Students in Matematical Modeling
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| 1:00-2:00 | PK-5 | Bauer Morehouse A | Ryan Thomas |
Cultivating Mathematical Thinkers for an Algorithmic Age
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| 1:00-2:00 | PK-5 | Bauer Morehouse B | Mai Vang |
Early Number Development
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| 1:00-2:00 | PK-5 | Kern Brown | Tyrone Holmes |
Outcomes For All
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| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:30-3:30 | PK-5 | Bauer Beaty | Abby Drobot |
Top Secret Mission: Training Math Agents at Math Headquarters
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| 2:30-3:30 | PK-5 | Kern Boehr Cary | Erin O'Halloran |
Beyond the Chart: Meaningful Place Value Learning
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| 2:30-3:45 | 3-5 | Kern Brayton Case B | Rob Nickerson |
Let Them Struggle! Fostering Classroom Discourse for All.
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Wednesday Grades 6-12 Secondary Sessions
| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:00 | 6-8 | Bauer Boddie LaDue | Katie Bushmaker |
Math Facts: How Our SLO Led to Real Time Change and Practices
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| 8:00-9:00 | 6-8 | Bauer Lightbody | Tanner Antilla |
Leveraging AI to Assist with MS Math Task Anticipation, Lesson Planning, and Assessment Alignment
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| 8:00-9:00 | 6-8 | Bauer Morehouse B | Dave Jacobs |
Beyond the Basics, Deepening Thinking Classrooms with Middle School Tasks - The Next Chapter
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| 8:00-9:00 | 9-12 | Bauer Morehouse C | Nat Banting |
The Floor is Lava: Creating Mathematical Possibility by Constraining Mathematical Possibility
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| 8:00-9:00 | 6-8 | Kern Brayton Case A | Kristin Jackowick |
Meaning Making in Middle School Math
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| 8:00-9:00 | 9-12 | Kern Brayton Case A | Curtis Brown |
Honoring Student Voices: Cultivating Deep Mathematical Thinking while Playing with Mathematics
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| 8:00-9:00 | 6-12 | Kern Johnson | Tom Beatini |
Developing Student Agency and Conceptual Understanding with Self-Checking Activities
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| 8:00-9:00 | 6-12 | RWI Crystal | Sara Thompson |
Strategies to Promote Discourse in the Math Classroom
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| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
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| 9:30-10:30 | 9-12 | Bauer Beaty | Geetha Samaranayake |
The UW System Math Placement Test and Early Math Placement Tool
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| 9:30-10:30 | 9-12 | Bauer Lightbody | Tom Reardon |
Get a Wealth of AP Precalculus Teaching Ideas and Resources – With and WithOUT Technology
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| 9:30-10:30 | 9-12 | Bauer Morehouse C | Nat Banting |
The Key to Curiosity in Mathematics Teaching and Learning
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| 9:30-10:30 | 6-8 | Kern Boehr Cary | Annie Forest |
Connection is Everything: Using the "Compare and Connect" Routine
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| 9:30-10:30 | 6-8 | Kern Brown | Cara Flach |
Shockingly Simple Strategies to Motivate Middle Schoolers
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| 9:30-10:30 | 6-12 | Kern Johnson | John Hayes |
CYA: Cover Your Assets
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| 9:30-10:30 | 6-12 | Kern Stansbury Hanson | Megan Stricklin |
Words Matter: Infusing Joy into Every Equation
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| 9:30-10:30 | 9-12 | Cancelled | Becky Liu |
Beyond the Test: Using Digital Portfolios to Capture Mathematical Thinking
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| 9:30-10:30 | 9-12 | RWI Crystal | Mike Weidner |
Logarithms the CPM Way: Curiosity to Connections to Confidence
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| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00-12:15 | 9-12 | Kern Brown | Curtis Brown |
Rational Functions: Zeros, Holes, Vertical Asymptotes and End Behavior
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| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45-12:45 | 6-12 | Bauer Lightbody | Shawn-Anne Pierner |
Disrupting the "Sit-and-Get"
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| 11:45-12:45 | 6-8 | Bauer Morehouse A | Melissa Nyklewicz |
Reasoning and Action: Implementing Tasks that Build Resilience and Problem Solving
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| 11:45-12:45 | 9-12 | Kern Johnson | Erick Hofacker |
What are Dual Enrollment Courses and What Can They Offer Students?
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| 11:45-12:45 | 6-8 | RWI Crystal | Mindy Liesener |
Level Up Student Engagement: From Independent to Whole Group Activities
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| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00-2:00 | 6-12 | Bauer Morehouse B | Jessie Thiel |
Supporting Students to Productively Struggle
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| 1:00-2:00 | 9-12 | Kern Boehr Cary | Tom Reardon |
Building Thinking Classrooms: Graphing Technology Activities That Accomplish This in Grades 8 to 12
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| 1:00-2:00 | 6-8 | Kern Johnson | Erick Hofacker |
Integrating the Mathematical Practice Standards into your Learning Goals
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| 1:00-2:00 | 6-12 | Kern Stansbury Hanson | Erin Treder |
Breaking Down STEM Silos: Bringing Meaningful Context into the Math Classroom
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| 1:00-2:00 | 6-12 | Kraft Mitchell Dining | Sara Brown |
Moving Beyond the Score: A Protocol for Responding to Student Thinking
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| 1:00-2:00 | 6-12 | Kraft Tower Dining | Elizabeth Lampignano |
Understanding the Half-Fraction Advantage
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| 1:00-2:00 | 6-8 | Pillsbury Staughton | Kevin Dykema |
Manipulatives in Middle School? Absolutely!
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| 1:00-2:00 | 6-82 | RWI Crystal | Jes Weiss |
Everyone is a Teacher of Reading - Even in Math Class!
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| 1:00-2:00 | 9-12 | RWI Mahaney | Clare Huck |
Demystifying the Unit Circle: Connecting Geometry and Trigonometry
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| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:30-3:30 | 6-8 | Bauer Boddie LaDue | Maggie McHugh |
Passport to 6-8 Global Math Modeling Tasks
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| 2:30-3:30 | 6-8 | Bauer Lightbody | Tom Beatini |
Want to Develop Fluency with Functions? Algebrafy Patterns!
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| 2:30-3:45 | 6-12 | Bauer Morehouse A | Kim Pencil |
From Promise to Practice: Navigating AI in Mathematics Teaching with NCSM’s Guidance
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| 2:30-3:45 | 6-12 | Bauer Morehouse B | Tom Stricklin |
From Activity to Understanding: Facilitating Synthesis in Math Classrooms
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| 2:30-3:30 | 9-12 | Bauer Morehouse C | Gail Burrill |
Worthwhile Tasks in an AI World
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| 2:30-3:30 | 6-8 | Kern Brayton Case A | Derek Brenner |
Take a Break... Communicate! Instructional Protocols to Elevate Mathematical Discourse
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| 2:30-3:45 | 6-12 | Kraft Mitchell Dining | Matthew Chedister |
Building Data Science in Wisconsin
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| 2:30-3:30 | 9-12 | Cancelled | Becky Liu |
Quietly Preparing Students for the ACT: Weekly Routines That Build Mathematical Thinkers
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| 2:30-3:30 | 6-12 | RWI Crystal | Megan McCormick |
On Fridays, We Collect Data!
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| 2:30-3:30 | 6-12 | RWI Mahaney | Terilyn Robles |
Innovation in Curricular Materials Review: Developing a Targeted and Personalized Framework
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Wednesday PK-12 General Interest Sessions
| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
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| 8:00-9:00 | PK-12 | Kern Boehr Cary | Lisa Hennessey |
Analyzing Student Learning in Coaching Conversations
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| 8:00-9:00 | PK-12 | Kraft Tower Dining | Katrina Rothrock |
Preservice Mathematics Teacher Readiness – What it Takes to Succeed
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| 8:00-9:00 | PK-12 | Pillsbury Staughton | Amy Lucenta |
Access in Mathematics through Discourse and Key Teacher Moves
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| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30-10:30 | PK-12 | Kern Brayton Case B | Karen Jakel-Hover |
Strengthening Your Entire School through Community Building
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| 9:30-10:30 | PK-12 | Pillsbury Staughton | Fawn Nguyen |
Rethinking Long-Held Beliefs in School Mathematics to Help Students Believe They Are Math People
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| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00-12:15 | PK-12 | Bauer Beaty | Matt Hayden |
Curiosity, Calm, and the Classroom: An Introduction to Mindfulness for Educators
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| 11:00-12:15 | PK-12 | Bauer Morehouse B | Julie Wessel |
Reaching Every Student - Math Strategy Groups
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| 11:00-12:15 | PK-12 | Kern Stansbury Hanson | Kim Pencil |
Planning Math with a UDL Mindset—Supercharged by AI
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| 11:00-12:15 | PK-12 | Kraft Tower Dining | Julie Bormett |
Math Forward Wisconsin: An Approach to Statewide Math Improvement
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| 11:00-12:15 | PK-12 | Pillsbury Staughton | Amy Lucenta |
Integrating Effective Instructional Routines and Strategies that Support Discourse and Engage All Learners in Mathematics
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| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45-12:45 | PK-12 | Kraft Mitchell Dining | Howie Hua |
Lunch with Howie Hua
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| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00-2:00 | PK-12 | Bauer Boddie LaDue | Krista Black |
What It Looks Like: Adapting High-Leverage Mathematics Routines for Students with Significant Support Needs
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| 1:00-2:00 | PK-12 | Bauer Morehouse C | Jordan Ellenberg |
The Virtue of Uncertainty
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| 1:00-2:00 | PK-12 | Kern Brayton Case A | Missy Sperle |
Equipping Our Students to Be Changemakers-Developing Competence in Our Students
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| 1:00-2:00 | PK-12 | Lawson MLK | Sarah Gutzwiller |
Take Your Math Wall to the Next Level: Turn Spiral Review into Fun, Authentic Problem Solving!
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| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:30-3:45 | PK-12 | Kern Brown | Leah Hover-Preiss |
Implementing System Wide Interventions
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| 2:30-3:30 | PK-12 | Kern Johnson | John Marzion |
Let's Have a Little Heart to Heart Around Teaching...
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| 2:30-3:45 | PK-12 | Kern Stansbury Hanson | Fawnda Norman |
5 Routines to Promote Math Identity In Your Classroom
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| 2:30-3:30 | PK-12 | Lawson MLK | Sherrie Serros |
Retirement - There is No Aftermath
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| 2:30-3:45 | PK-12 | Pillsbury Staughton | Fawn Nguyen |
Unlocking Mathematical Minds: A Structured Approach to Problem-Based Learning
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