2025 Annual Conference Thursday by Grade
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
May 7th - 9th
Thursday by Grade
Thursday Schedule PK-2
| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
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| 11:00-12:15 | PK-2 | Bauer Boddie LaDue | Ann Elise Record |
Subtraction is the Achilles Heel - But It Doesn’t Need to Be
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| 1:00-2:00 | PK-2 | Kern Brayton Case B | Rob Nickerson |
Number Tracks vs Number Lines... What's the difference, anyway?
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| 2:30-3:45 | PK-2 | Kern Boehr Cary | Maria Franshaw |
"We are Mathematicians!" -- Co-Constructing and Sense-Making with Young Learnerse
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Thursday Schedule Grades 3-5
| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
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| 8:00-9:00 | 3-5 | Kern Stansbury Hanson | Robyn Ehrke |
CUnlocking Student Potential: The Power of Flexible Grouping, PLCs, and Data-Driven Assessments
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| 9:30-10:30 | 3-5 | Bauer Boddie LaDue | Maggie McHugh |
PBL Plug n' Plays
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| 9:30-10:30 | 3-5 | Kern Boehr Cary | Rob Nickerson |
Let Them Struggle! Fostering a Classroom Rich in Discourse
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| 11:00-12:15 | 3-5 | Bauer Morehouse B | Rob Nickerson |
The Power of Small Group Instruction in Grades 3-5
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| 1:00-2:00 | 3-5 | Bauer Boddie LaDue | Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic |
Unlock the Power of Numbers and Graphs for Young Learners
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| 1:00-2:00 | 3-5 | Kern Brown | Nadine Moulta-Ali |
Empowering Learners: Metacognition as a Pathway to Belonging and Success
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Thursday Schedule PK-5 Elementary
| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-9:00 | PK-5 | Bauer Lightbody | Nicole Esterling |
Interventions for Classroom Teachers
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| 9:30-10:30 | PK-5 | Pillsbury Staughton | Zak Champagne |
Centering Student Voice and Discourse
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| 9:30-10:30 | PK-5 | RWI Crystal | Penny Heroux |
Putting the Student in the Center of Student Data
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| 11:00-12:15 | PK-5 | Bauer Morehouse A | Angie Meredith-Ridgeway |
Empowering Intervention with Math Manipulatives
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| 1:00-2:00 | PK-5 | Bauer Lightbody | Brenda Geier |
Transforming Math through Elevated K-5 Tasks
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| 2:30-3:30 | PK-5 | Kern Johnson | Jennifer Lempp |
Strategies to Amplify Student Voice and Increase Engagement
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Thursday Schedule Grades 6-8
| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
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| 8:00-9:00 | 6-8 | Kern Johnson | Annie Forest |
Do We Have to Work Together? How Equitable Learning Communities Are Good for Students and Learning
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| 9:30-10:30 | 6-8 | Bauer Morehouse A | Arthur L Kalish |
When Does a Problem Become an Exercise?
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| 9:30-10:30 | 6-8 | Kern Stansbury Hanson | Senfeng Liang |
An Analysis of Several States' Assessment Tests: Grade 8 Mathematics
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| 11:45-12:45 | 6-9 | Kern Boehr Cary | Michael Bauer |
Double Number Lines and Tape Diagrams
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| 11:45-12:45 | 6-8 | Kern Brown | Lupe Serna |
A Capstone Project: Understanding Bilingual Students' Mathematical Identity
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| 1:00-2:00 | 6-8 | Bauer Morehouse B | Arthur L Kalish |
Improve your Problem-Solving Skills - Learn to Write Good Problems
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| 2:30-3:30 | 6-8 | Bauer Lightbody | Katie Kuehl |
Talk that [Math] Talk: Encouraging More Student Discourse in the Middle School Math Classroom
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| 2:30-3:30 | 6-8 | Kern Brown | Tom Beatini |
Want to Develop Fluency with Functions? Algebrafy Patterns!
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Thursday Schedule Grades 6-12 Secondary
| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-9:00 | 6-12 | Kern Brayton Case B | John Marzion |
Igniting Interest, Belonging, and Joy in Your Math Classroom
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| 8:00-9:00 | 6-12 | Kern Brown | Josh Hertel |
Connecting and Coordinating Representations in Algebra: Strategies for Teaching and Learning
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| 8:00-9:00 | 6-12 | RWI Crystal | Josh Recio |
COrchestrating a Change: A Local District’s Story in the National Landscape
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| 8:00-9:00 | 6-12 | RWI Mahaney | Elissa Miller |
Crowdsourcing a Few of Our Favorite Things
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| 9:30-10:30 | 6-12 | Bauer Beaty | Leah Hover-Preiss |
Supporting Literacy Instruction in the Math Classroom
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| 9:30-10:30 | 6-12 | Bauer Morehouse B | Nathan Leu |
How Can I Create an Effective PLC?
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| 9:30-10:30 | 6-12 | Kern Brayton Case A | Jason Thrun |
Colored Hats, Light Switches, and Closed Boxes
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| 9:30-10:30 | 6-12 | Kern Brayton Case B | Tom Reardon |
M&Ms – Creative (and delicious) Activities for Grades 7-12: Exponential Decay, Circle and Bar Graphs
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| 9:30-10:30 | 6-12 | Kern Johnson | Tom Beatini |
Developing Student Agency and Conceptual Understanding with Self-Checking Activities
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| 11:45-12:45 | 6-12 | Bauer Lightbody | John Hayes |
Co-Teaching Relationships that Co-Plan by Promoting Collaborative Inquiry
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| 11:45-12:45 | 6-12 | Kern Stansbury Hanson | Jessie Thiel |
Elevating Student Status with Rough Draft Math Talk
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| 11:45-12:45 | 6-12 | RWI Crystal | Crystal Vesperman |
The Mathematics of Game Shows
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| 1:00-2:00 | PK-12 | Kraft Tower Dining | Crystal Marie Vesperman |
Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) Networking Session
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| 1:00-2:00 | 6-12 | Kern Johnson | Alyssa Steinberger |
Assessment Practices to Empower Students
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| 1:00-2:00 | 6-12 | Kern Stansbury Hanson | Ernesto Bautista |
Fostering Belonging and Inquiry through Data Conversations
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| 1:00-2:00 | 6-12 | RWI Crystal | WI-MA Task Force |
Processing the Learning: Resources, Conversation, and Questions
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| 1:00-2:00 | 6-12 | Bauer Beaty | Joe Griesbach |
The Best of Math Morsels: Videos and Problems Your Students Will Enjoy
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| 1:00-2:00 | 6-12 | Bauer Morehouse A | Tina Lemmens |
Bees, Butterflies, Beetles & Flies: Wisconsin Pollinators and Data Science
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| 1:00-2:00 | 6-12 | Kern Brayton Case A | Curtis Brown |
Improving Learning Retention by Connecting Mathematical Representations
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| 1:00-2:00 | 6-12 | Kern Brayton Case B | Jada Chernak |
Steps to Unleashing the Power of Student Data
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| 1:00-2:00 | 6-12 | Kern Stansbury Hanson | Fawnda Norman |
Equity and Excellence Framework for Mathematics Teaching
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Thursday Schedule Grades 9-12
| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
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| 8:00-9:00 | 9-12 | Bauer Beaty | Mallory Smith |
What Could Reimaged, Revitalized, and Relevant High School Mathematics Look Like in Wisconsin?
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| 8:00-9:00 | 9-12 | Bauer Boddie LaDue | Ray Klein |
A Look at Some FUN and AMAZING Geometry Theorems
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| 8:00-9:00 | 9-12 | Bauer Morehouse A | Mary Walz |
Trig-Star Math Contest is for All Students
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| 8:00-9:00 | 9-12 | Kraft Tower Dining | Damion Beth |
Learning More by Grading Less
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| 9:30-10:30 | 9-12 | Bauer Lightbody | Britt Brill |
Using TI Technology to Break Barriers: Inclusive Math Classrooms for Learners of All Abilities
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| 11:45-12:45 | 9-12 | Kern Brayton Case A/td> | Tom Reardon |
10+ Maximum and Minimum Problems That Have Multiple Solutions Using Geometry to Calculus
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| 11:45-12:45 | 9-12 | Kraft Mitchell Dining | Bill Kujawa |
Write On!!!! Integrating Writing Into the Mathematics Classroom
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| 11:45-12:45 | 9-12 | RWI Mahaney | Lisa Hennessey |
Warm Calling: A Strategy to Illuminate Student Brilliance
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| 1:00-2:00 | 9-12 | Bauer Beaty | Jason Thrun |
The UW Math Placement Test and Early Math Placement Tool
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| 1:00-2:00 | 9-12 | Bauer Morehouse A | Gail Burrill |
Making Sense of Logarithms
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| 1:00-2:00 | 9-12 | Kern Boehr Cary | Nicholas Mohrhauser |
Engaging Students in Mathematical Modeling
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| 1:00-2:00 | 9-12 | Kraft Tower Dining | Damion Beth |
Digging in to the Crosscutting Concepts for High School Mathematics and Mathematical Processes
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| 2:30-3:45 | 9-12 | Bauer Morehouse B | Jessie Thiel |
Using Manipulatives and Investigations to Teach Geometry
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| 2:30-3:45 | 9-12 | RWI Crystal | Jennifer Lawler |
What Happens When We Take a Different Approach to Algebra 2?
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Thursday Schedule PK-12 General Interest
| Time | Grade | Location | Speaker | Title - Hover Over for Description |
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| 8:00-9:00 | PK-12 | Bauer Morehouse B | Ryan Fox |
Sixpence None the Richer: Teaching with British Money from an Era Not-So-Long Ago
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| 8:00-9:00 | PK-12 | Bauer Morehouse C | Crystal Watson |
Building Belonging through Real Life Mathematical Connections
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| 8:00-9:00 | PK-12 | Kern Boehr Cary | Lauren Feuling |
All Are Welcome Here: Creating an Inclusive Mathematics Environment
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| 8:00-9:00 | PK-12 | Kern Brayton Case A | Karen Jakel-Hover |
Community Building + Math = Success
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| 8:00-9:00 | PK-12 | Kraft Mitchell Dining | Celia Paczwa |
What Is Good Math Teaching and Learning? Developing a District Mathematics Vision
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| 8:00-9:00 | PK-12 | Pillsbury Staughton | Latrenda Knighten |
One Size Does NOT Fit All: Promoting Equitable Access for All Students
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| 9:30-10:30 | PK-12 | Bauer Morehouse C | Kevin Dykema |
From Math by Memorizing to Math by Understanding
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| 9:30-10:30 | PK-12 | Kern Brown | Paige Richards |
1Ending the Year with Math Joy: The Power of Reflection
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| 9:30-10:30 | PK-12 | Kraft Mitchell Dining | Katrina Rothrock |
Showing Work: Math Power and Math Resistance
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| 9:30-10:30 | PK-12 | RWI Mahaney | Adam Mendler |
Superpower to Success: How to Unlock Your Leadership Potential
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| 11:00-12:00 | PK-12 | Bauer Beaty | Kayleigh Gray |
Best Practices in Universal Design for Learning in the Mathematics Classroom
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| 11:00-12:00 | PK-12 | Bauer Morehouse C | Tyrone Holmes |
How Data, Access, and Equitable Practices Increase Belonging and Success in the Classroom
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| 11:00-12:00 | PK-12 | Kern Brayton Case B | Ryan Harrison |
How are New and Early Career Teachers Supported?
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| 11:00-12:00 | PK-12 | Kern Johnson | Tammy Moynihan |
Preparing for Effective Coaching Cycles
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| 11:00-12:15 | PK-12 | Pillsbury Staughton | Rachel Lambert |
Designing Equitable Mathematics from the Margins: UDL Math and Neurodiverse Perspectives on Math Class
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| 1:00-2:00 | PK-12 | Bauer Morehouse C | Arianna Figueroa |
Let's Hear from The Future Experts: New Teachers Talk About Navigating the First Years of Teaching
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| 1:00-2:00 | PK-12 | Kern Brayton Case A | Dawn Clark |
Strengthening Your PLCs through Community Building
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| 1:00-2:00 | PK-12 | Pillsbury Staughton | v |
Building a Modern Math Classroom with the Brain in Mind
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| 1:00-2:00 | PK-12 | RWI Mahaney | Bill Kujawa |
Artificial Intelligence in the Mathematics Classroom
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| 1:00-3:00 | PK-12 | Kraft Mitchell Dining |
Counted Out Film: WMC Premiere
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| 2:30-3:45 | PK-12 | Bauer Boddie LaDue | Dr. Gabriella Pinter |
Inspiring Mathematical Curiosity in Students
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| 2:30-3:30 | PK-12 | Bauer Morehouse C | Nick Johnson |
An Invitation to All Students and Educators to Experience Sheer Awe and Wonder in Mathematics
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| 2:30-3:30 | PK-12 | Kraft Tower Dining | Curtis Marquardt |
Passive Professional Development for Time-Starved Teachers
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| 2:30-3:30 | PK-12 | Pillsbury Staughton | Rachel Lambert |
Designing Equitable Mathematics from the Margins: UDL Math and Redesigning IEP Math Goals
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