Noon - 7:00 pm

Conference Registration

North Atrium Registration 2

5:00 - 6:00 pm

Welcome Reception

Suites
3 – 4

6:00 - 7:30 pm

Opening Keynote

Preparing Students for THEIR Future, Not Ours
Ray McNulty, President, International Center for Leadership in Education

Suites
1-2-7-8

8:00 - 8:30 am

Coffee and Pastry

Suites
3 – 4

Keynote Presentation

8:30 - 8:45 am

Welcome and Conference Overview

Dr. Tony Evers, State Superintendent, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Suites
1-2-7-8

8:45 -10:00 am

STEM Happens

Dr. Sam Houston, President/CEO, North Carolina Science, Math, and Technology Education Center

Suites
1-2-7-8

10:00 - 10:15 am

Beverage Break

Sponsored by Wireless Generation

Suites
3 – 4

10:15 - 11:30 am

Advancing STEM:
Regional and School District Best Practices

Dr. Ken Borland, Consultant, Northwest Pennsylvania STEM Network

Suite A

Process Thinking: Energizing the Learning of Secondary-Level Mathematics

Dr. Tim McNamara, K-12 Math Coach and Staff Developer

Suite H

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Lunch
Sponsored by The STEM Academy

Exhibitor Displays

Suites
3 – 6

12:30 - 1:45 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Engineering is Elementary

Stephanie Bernander, Associate Director,
Education Innovations

Suites
1-2

Teaching Students to Think
Outside the Book

Dr. Valerie Brown-Schild, Director; and Jeff Edwards, Member of 2010 Cohort,
Kenan Fellows Program for Curriculum and Leadership Development

Suites
7-8

STEM Careers and Work-based Learning

Robin Kroyer-Kubicek, Youth Apprenticeship Curriculum Specialist, Center for Career Development & Employability Training for the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development; and Diane Kraus, Youth Apprenticeship Consortium Coordinator,  Dane County

Suite A

Brillion High School: Creating a Vision
of the Future of STEM

Steve Meyer, Technology and Engineering Instructor, and Ryan Peterson, Science Teacher, Brillion High School, Wisconsin

Suite H

The STEM Academy (K-12 Program):
Improving STEM Literacy for All Students

Dr. Alan Gomez, Lecturer, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin

Suite B

1:55 - 3:10 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Geometric Algebra: Applying Process Thinking in Secondary-Level Mathematics

Dr. Tim McNamara, K-12 Math Coach and Staff Developer

Suites
1-2

Building Meaningful STEM Partnerships

Lauren Baker, Coordinator of Career and Technical Education, Milwaukee Public Schools; and Van Walling, P.E., Executive Director, Engineers & Scientists of Milwaukee

Suite H

Engaging Learners Through Collaborative STEM Projects

Greg Hall, Teacher, Hortonville Area School District

Suite A

Roundtable Sessions

• Engineering is Elementary
• STEM Careers and Work-based Learning
• Brillion High School: Creating a Vision for the Future of STEM
• The STEM Academy: Improving STEM Literacy for All Students

Suites
7-8

3:10 - 4:15 pm

Exhibitor Displays and
Student Presentations

Afternoon Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Wireless Generation

Suites
3 – 6

7:30 - 8:00 am

Coffee and Pastry

Suites
3 – 6

8:00 - 9:15 am

Keynote Presentation

Educating Our 21st Century Media Snackers:
A Pathway to Higher Student Achievement

John Kuglin, Senior Technology Consultant,
Kuglin Consulting

Suites
1-2-7-8

9:20 -10:35 am

General Sessions

Helping Your School Go Green

Jim McGrath, Executive Director,
Green Schools National Network

Suite A

NASA Education:
Yesterday’s Dream…
Today’s Vision…Tomorrow’s Hope

Dr. Joyce L. Winterton, Senior Advisor Suborbital Projects Directorate,
Goddard Space Flight Center/Wallops Flight Facility, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Suite H

10:35 - 10:45 am

Beverage Break

Suites
3 – 6

10:45 am - Noon

Concurrent Sessions

One Size Fits SmALL

Greg Quam, Career and Technical Education Coordinator, Platteville High School; Darla Burton, Educational Consultant, CESA #3; and Julie Pluemer, Work and Curriculum Specialist, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

Suite A

SySTEMically Improving Student Academic Achievement in Math and Science

Tom Steward, Director of Instructional Services,
Sparta Area School District; and Lynette Livingston, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, CTE Coordinator, School District of Mauston

Suite H

iFair

Joe Kmoch, Co-Chair, Washington High School of Information Technology Advisory Board

Suites
1-2

Working as a 21ST Century Educator: Using the Cloud to Create Affordable & Effective Learning Systems

John Kuglin, Senior Technology Consultant, Kuglin Consulting

Suites
7-8

Noon - 1:00 pm

Lunch
Sponsored by The STEM Academy

Exhibitor Displays

Suites
3 – 6

1:00 - 2:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Best Practices in STEM Awareness

Van Walling, P.E., Executive Director, Engineers & Scientists of Milwaukee

Suites
1-2

Implementing Green Schools Design Essentials Into Your School

Jim McGrath, Executive Director,
Green Schools National Network

Suite A

Advancing STEM: A Model for Collaboration

Dr. Ken Borland, Consultant, Northwest Pennsylvania STEM Network

Suite H

Roundtable Sessions

• One Size Fits SmALL
• SySTEMically Improving Student Academic Achievement in Math and Science
• Engaging Learners Through Meaningful STEM Projects

Suites
7-8

2:25 - 3:35 pm

Closing Keynote

STEM – “Strategies That Engage Minds”

Dr. Sam Houston, President/CEO, NC Science, Math, and Technology Education Center

Suites
1-2