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Wausau West PD 2/17/25
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Monday, February 17
 

7:45am CST

Announcements, Social, and Light Breakfast
Monday February 17, 2025 7:45am - 8:30am CST
We will have a social, light breakfast, and some announcements before breaking out in to our sessions.
Monday February 17, 2025 7:45am - 8:30am CST
Library

8:35am CST

A Pattern for Universal Design for Learning
Monday February 17, 2025 8:35am - 9:10am CST
Participants will begin by investigating what we mean when we talk about learner variability in a classroom and why that's the norm in today's world. We'll then discuss different strategies or "buzz words" that you've heard throughout your career and how all of those strategies fit into the Universal Design for Learning Guidelines. Participants can expect to get an introduction to the UDL guidelines and reflect on how they may impact their own lesson design to better reach all learner
Speakers
Monday February 17, 2025 8:35am - 9:10am CST
IMC Flex Lab

8:35am CST

Artificial Intelligence for Teachers FULL
Monday February 17, 2025 8:35am - 9:10am CST
Discover how AI tools, including ChatGPT, can streamline your teaching tasks, save time, and boost creativity! In this hands-on session, you’ll learn practical ways to use AI for lesson planning, creating engaging activities, generating assessment ideas, and more. Bring your own ideas and tasks you’d like to tackle, as dedicated work time will be provided to experiment with AI and receive personalized guidance. Whether you're new to AI or looking to expand your toolkit, this session will equip you with strategies to make your teaching easier and more efficient.
Speakers
Monday February 17, 2025 8:35am - 9:10am CST
Room 309

8:35am CST

Canvas Grading LIMITED
Monday February 17, 2025 8:35am - 9:10am CST
We will spend our time making sure your Canvas grade book can talk to the Infinite Campus grade book as effectively and automatically as possible. I found it helpful to understand some of the behind-the-scenes of how these two applications talk to each other. We will also talk about some of the hiccups that can happen when team-teaching a course, how to remaster a grade that isn't transferring correctly, and generally troubleshoot any issues you have encountered while using the Canvas grade book and IC together.


Speakers
Monday February 17, 2025 8:35am - 9:10am CST
Room 306

8:35am CST

Questioning and Discussion Techniques LIMITED
Monday February 17, 2025 8:35am - 9:10am CST
Active participation in the classroom has a direct connection to student success. Classroom discussion and participation allows us to gauge student understanding and helps students to effectively learn and remember. It builds classroom community and makes class more fun! We know this, yet getting this to happen can be a major challenge that we face each day. In this session we will focus on effective questioning strategies and techniques. Whether you’re looking to encourage critical thinking, enhance classroom discussions, or engagement, this session will provide the sharing of practical and applicable methods to approach these challenges.
Speakers
Monday February 17, 2025 8:35am - 9:10am CST
Room 301

8:35am CST

Student Engagement FULL
Monday February 17, 2025 8:35am - 9:10am CST
Sometimes it's easy to forget tried and true engagement methods in today's classroom with the advancement of technology. Sixty-three percent of Generation Z prefer face-to-face interaction in the classroom. In this session revisit old methods to engage your students and learn some new ones that you can start in your classroom tomorrow!
Monday February 17, 2025 8:35am - 9:10am CST
Room 342

8:35am CST

Using Canva FULL
Monday February 17, 2025 8:35am - 9:10am CST
In this session, we’ll explore the basics of using Canva to create effective and visually appealing presentations. You’ll learn how to navigate the platform, customize templates, and incorporate key design elements to enhance your slides. We’ll also touch on features like adding multimedia and collaborating with others, making it easier to create presentations tailored to your teaching needs.
Monday February 17, 2025 8:35am - 9:10am CST
Room 318

9:15am CST

A Pattern for Universal Design for Learning LIMITED
Monday February 17, 2025 9:15am - 9:50am CST
Participants will begin by investigating what we mean when we talk about learner variability in a classroom and why that's the norm in today's world. We'll then discuss different strategies or "buzz words" that you've heard throughout your career and how all of those strategies fit into the Universal Design for Learning Guidelines. Participants can expect to get an introduction to the UDL guidelines and reflect on how they may impact their own lesson design to better reach all learner
Speakers
Monday February 17, 2025 9:15am - 9:50am CST
IMC Flex Lab

9:15am CST

Artificial Intelligence for Teachers FULL
Monday February 17, 2025 9:15am - 9:50am CST
Discover how AI tools, including ChatGPT, can streamline your teaching tasks, save time, and boost creativity! In this hands-on session, you’ll learn practical ways to use AI for lesson planning, creating engaging activities, generating assessment ideas, and more. Bring your own ideas and tasks you’d like to tackle, as dedicated work time will be provided to experiment with AI and receive personalized guidance. Whether you're new to AI or looking to expand your toolkit, this session will equip you with strategies to make your teaching easier and more efficient.
Speakers
Monday February 17, 2025 9:15am - 9:50am CST
Room 309

9:15am CST

Canvas Grading LIMITED
Monday February 17, 2025 9:15am - 9:50am CST
We will spend our time making sure your Canvas grade book can talk to the Infinite Campus grade book as effectively and automatically as possible. I found it helpful to understand some of the behind-the-scenes of how these two applications talk to each other. We will also talk about some of the hiccups that can happen when team-teaching a course, how to remaster a grade that isn't transferring correctly, and generally troubleshoot any issues you have encountered while using the Canvas grade book and IC together.


Speakers
Monday February 17, 2025 9:15am - 9:50am CST
Room 306

9:15am CST

Questioning and Discussion Techniques FILLING
Monday February 17, 2025 9:15am - 9:50am CST
Active participation in the classroom has a direct connection to student success. Classroom discussion and participation allows us to gauge student understanding and helps students to effectively learn and remember. It builds classroom community and makes class more fun! We know this, yet getting this to happen can be a major challenge that we face each day. In this session we will focus on effective questioning strategies and techniques. Whether you’re looking to encourage critical thinking, enhance classroom discussions, or engagement, this session will provide the sharing of practical and applicable methods to approach these challenges.
Speakers
Monday February 17, 2025 9:15am - 9:50am CST
Room 301

9:15am CST

Student Engagement FULL
Monday February 17, 2025 9:15am - 9:50am CST
Sometimes it's easy to forget tried and true engagement methods in today's classroom with the advancement of technology. Sixty-three percent of Generation Z prefer face-to-face interaction in the classroom. In this session revisit old methods to engage your students and learn some new ones that you can start in your classroom tomorrow!
Monday February 17, 2025 9:15am - 9:50am CST
Room 342

9:15am CST

Using Canva FULL
Monday February 17, 2025 9:15am - 9:50am CST
In this session, we’ll explore the basics of using Canva to create effective and visually appealing presentations. You’ll learn how to navigate the platform, customize templates, and incorporate key design elements to enhance your slides. We’ll also touch on features like adding multimedia and collaborating with others, making it easier to create presentations tailored to your teaching needs.
Monday February 17, 2025 9:15am - 9:50am CST
Room 318

9:55am CST

Wrap-Up Discussion in the Library FULL
Monday February 17, 2025 9:55am - 10:15am CST
We will meet in the library to debrief and discuss the sessions you attended.
Monday February 17, 2025 9:55am - 10:15am CST
Library
 
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