Zephaniah and Zion Singh Ponder

• 10:45 AM CST Young Voices VIRTUAL Field Trip Small Hands, Big Change We tell our students all of the time that they can change the world. We mean it, too! In this session, brothers Zephaniah and Zion Singh Ponder will share how they are making a literal imprint on the world by writing a chapter book called Small Hands, Big Change. During this session, they will help participants quickly bring their ideas to life by creating a storyboard. They will also share what their publishing journey has looked like.
   

Phil Bildner

• 12:45 PM CST Young Voices VIRTUAL Field Trip Your Middle Grade Bookshelf (Repeats on February 11) Let's talk about the books that belong on your bookshelf. I mean, really talk. You know the books I'm talking about. The ones you want to read, but when you pick them up, some grown-ups say, "are you sure that book's for you?" or "I don't think you're ready for that" or "why don't you try something else?" My new book middle grade novel A HIGH FIVE FOR GLENN BURKE is one of those books. Why? Because it has an LGBTQ main character and LGBTQ themes. Today we're going to talk about why it's so important you have access to these types of books and why you must be allowed to read these books. Reading is not a choice. What you read is a choice. Your choice.
   

• 2:45 pm CST on February 10 Purposeful Hustle Can you imagine what the world would be like if we all lived in our unique purpose?If that were the case, we would be able to solve the majority of the challenges that we are facing today. Even though our desire to live in our purpose is so strong, many people choose not to. Why? Because they are afraid of living in their purpose. They are unsure about how to do it, and they don’t feel like they have the right tools. If you are sick of watching your dreams drift further and further away, then this session is for you. It will help you connect your purpose to your hustle so that you can live a more fulfilling and impactful life.

• 4:15 pm CST on February 10 Sketchnoting: Using Visuals to Empower Students, Amplify Voice, and Create Change Our students draw before they write and drawing is thinking! This session will explore the ways sketchnoting can be used in the classroom to support the learning styles of ALL students, empower voice, and make thinking visible. Based on the compelling research that images and text used together increase engagement, memory, and retention, (Andrade, 2009; Paivio,1971; Wammes, Meade & Fernandes, 2016) using sketchnotes in the classroom can have transformative effects. When students use sketchnotes, they are empowered to be critical thinkers whether they are reading, listening, or viewing content. When they use visuals to make meaning content and express themselves, they build confidence and connections that can lead to change. Narrative data and student examples from upper elementary through post-secondary, as well as differentiation for ELL and neurodiverse students will be shared to show the range and possibility of this innovative literacy and advocacy tool. Participants will learn about current brain research that supports the benefits of sketchnoting to increase literacy and comprehension, take part in hands-on practice to shift their own thinking around drawing, and leave with concrete ways to use sketchnoting across all grade levels and content areas.

• Prerecorded session Advancing Educational Equity through Wisconsin: Standards for English Language Arts Participants in this session will explore how to ensure standards-based English language arts instruction, materials, and assessment is both aligned with Wisconsin: Standards for English Language Arts (2020) and engaging, meaningful, and accessible for every student. Session materials are taken from free, online learning modules created by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) available at www.dpi.wi.gov/ela

• Prerecorded session Wisconsin's Revised Standards for English Language Arts Examine newly published instructional practice guides for English Language Arts. Written through a collaboration between Wisconsin educators and the Department of Public Instruction, the guides emphasize instructional practices in universal instruction for reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language likely to lead to equitable learning in English language arts in K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

Children's Literature Committee Pre-recorded session  Children's Literature Committee Recommends With thousands of new books published each year, it can be difficult to know which ones are worthy of your budget to add to your classroom or library. The WSRA Children's Literature Committee is here to help! We focus on high-quality titles with kid appeal that are diverse, authentic, and relevant in our global world to meet teachers' needs and help students raise their voices around and through books in their community. Join our committee members as they share text sets of the best 2019-2020 books with themes, genres, and purposes that will engage students in reading and learning.

Gayle Luebke Pre-recorded session NOW Elementary: Implementing the Wisconsin ELA standards with Fidelity  Audience K-2, 3-5, Literacy Coaches, Title, Special Education, Principal/Administrator, Reading Teacher/Reading Specialist, Curriculum Director, Teacher Educator One district's journey into the implementation of the new Wisconsin ELA Standards and their methods of ensuring that they are being taught with fidelity.

Sarah Rowse-Borrelli, Linda Maas, and Kathy VanHimbergen Pre-recorded session Leading to Literacy Community partnerships are giving new voices to those that may not have been very loud before. Together, we will share our practices of connecting High Schoolers to Elementary students in order to create a community within a suburb of Milwaukee. Empowering all of the students involved to grow in all content areas as well as their literacy, self-efficacy, and personal leadership skills.