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Block A Presentations: 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Innovations: Co-Teaching with Business & Information Technol

Innovations: Co-Teaching with Business & Information Technology

Stephanie Fox
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher
School District of North Fond du Lac

Kurt Wismer
Business and Information Technology Teacher
School District of North Fond du Lac

We've taken collaboration to a new level with a co-taught 8th-grade exploratory class. Come learn how we make this work for us with an innovations expo as a capstone to this course. We hope to inspire new, innovative ideas with teaching across curricular areas.

Concurrent
MSC - Ballroom A
9:30-10:35 a.m.

HANDOUTS

Play Experiences to Support Child Growth and Development thr

Play Experiences to Support Child Growth and Development through the Preschool Years

Dr. Lindsay Barnhart
Program Director and Assistant Professor in Early Childhood Education
University of Wisconsin-Stout

Children learn through play in all capacities and as childcare providers, we can provide intentional play experiences to promote growth and development in all domains. Learn about developmentally appropriate play experiences that can be provided to children birth through 4K that support their growth in development. Utilize this session's information to intertwine into your child development or childcare services coursework to provide your students with a better understanding of how play can support development.

Concurrent
MSC - Ballroom B
9:30-10:35 a.m.

HANDOUTS

Inclusive Education: Reimagining DEI in the Classroom

Inclusive Education: Reimagining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Classroom

Quin Brooks, Ph.D.
Assistant Chancellor of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
University of Wisconsin-Stout

This will be a roundtable discussion that encourages educators to go beyond the surface level of diversity/equity/inclusion efforts. This presentation will explore what educators currently see as barriers related to students with marginalized backgrounds and what can be implemented to remove said barriers.
 

Roundtables
MSC - Ballroom C
9:30-10:00 a.m. / 10:05-10:35 a.m.

Learning Through Fun and Games in FCS!

Learning Through Fun and Games in FCS!

Kristine Burritt, BS, MS
Middle and High School FCS Teacher
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School

Bring engaging family and consumer sciences activities, reviews, and materials back to your classroom!

Roundtables
MSC - Northwoods
9:30-10:00 a.m. / 10:05-10:35 a.m.

Developing Plant based Non-dairy Vegan Yogurts

Developing Plant based Non-dairy Vegan Yogurts

Pranabendu Mitra
Associate Professor, Food Science and Technology Program
University of Wisconsin-Stout

The objective of this study was to develop plant-based non-dairy vegan yogurt based on the physicochemical and sensory properties of yogurt. The vegan yogurts were developed using the plant milk of soybean, almond, coconut, quinoa, and pinto beans. The physicochemical, and sensory characteristics of each yogurt were analyzed. Statistical analysis ANOVA revealed that the milk extracted from tested plant sources affected the physicochemical and sensory properties of yogurts significantly (p<0.05). Overall, the control yogurt was the most preferred yogurt achieving the highest sensory score (5.45 out of 9), whereas quinoa milk yogurt was the least proffered yogurt achieving the lowest sensory score (3.63 out of 9). The study is expected to be useful for developing vegan yogurt options using soybean, almond, coconut, quinoa, and pinto beans as alternatives to dairy-based yogurt.

Roundtables
MSC - Cedarwood/Maplewood
9:30-10:00 a.m. / 10:05-10:35 a.m.

ProStart - Boosting Your Foods/Culinary Course

ProStart - Boosting Your Foods/Culinary Course

Alex Vernon 
ProStart Manager 
Wisconsin Restaurant Association

ProStart is Wisconsin's culinary arts & hospitality management curriculum program meant to introduce students to the overall hospitality industry. The only requirement to this program is having the curriculum - that's it! During this session, you'll hear about the program components & how it can boost your existing program.

Roundtables 
MSC - Oakwood 
9:30-10:00 a.m. / 10:05-10:35 a.m. 
 

Dare to Create a HOSA Chapter!

Dare to Create a HOSA Chapter!

Danielle Allenstein
Local HOSA Advisor and Family and Consumer Sciences Education Teacher
Menomonie High School

Kate Delong
Family and Consumer Science Education Teacher
Menomonie High School

Are you looking for a new opportunity to bring to your students interested in pursuing a career in healthcare? Come learn about HOSA - Future Health Professionals and dare to create a chapter at your school this year!

Concurrent
MSC - Badger
9:30-10:35 a.m.

HANDOUTS

Block B Presentations: 10:40-11:45 a.m.

Exploring ChatGPT and AI in Education

Exploring ChatGPT and AI in Education

Debbie Stanislawski
Professor and Program Director, Marketing and Business Education
University of Wisconsin-Stout

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is certainly not new, but it is playing an increasingly visible role in our lives. With the launch of Chat GPT, change is inevitable. Join this presentation to discuss the opportunities and challenges of AI and ChatGPT within Family and Consumer Sciences. This session will highlight examples and strategies while giving opportunities to brainstorm applications to elevate teaching and learning within Family and Consumer Sciences.

Concurrent
MSC - Ballroom A
10:40-11:45 a.m.

Thriving Through our First Five Years

Thriving Through Your First Five Years

Britta Rotering 
Supervisor of Career & Technical Education
School District of La Crosse

Sadie Hooker
Family and Consumer Sciences Educator
Bangor Middle/High Schools, Bangor, WI

Candace Kalina
Family and Consumer Sciences Educator
School District of La Crosse

Jen Wappler
Family and Consumer Sciences Educator
Longfellow Middle School, La Crosse, WI

Alyson Wilcox
Family and Consumer Sciences Educator
School District of La Crosse

Haley Woggon
Family and Consumer Sciences Educator
Sparta High School, Sparta, WI

Thriving in your first five years is possible! Please join us to learn from others who have not only survived the first five years but have found great success within their districts, in growing strong pathways and in creating strong FCCLA chapters.
   
This panel will feature a variety of teachers who are at varying stages of their careers. A discussion will be followed by an opportunity for questions and answers.

Concurrent
MSC - Ballroom B
10:40-11:45 a.m.

Apparel and Housing Network Discussion

Apparel and Housing Network Discussion

Diane Klemme
Program Director and Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences Program
University of Wisconsin-Stout

Come to the discussion ready to share ideas on apparel and housing!

Roundtables
MSC - Ballroom C
10:40-11:10 a.m. / 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Worryless Worry Monster

Worryless Worry Monster

Sarah Halverson
High School Family and Consumer Education
Black River Falls School District

Sewing, English, and elementary kids oh my. Worryless Monster projects are designed and sewn by Clothing Construction students. English students create a creative writing story to go with each monster and then the HS kids go to the 4K and Kindergarten classes to read the story and give the Worryless Monster to them. The Worryless Monsters all have a zipper mouth so the kids can put their worries in the monster to deal with instead of them.

Roundtables
MSC - Northwoods
10:40-11:10 a.m. / 11:15-11:45 a.m.

HANDOUTS

Healing After Trauma: Applying the Basics of Play Therapy

Healing After Trauma: Applying the Basics of Play Therapy

Aaron Hendricks
Therapy Intern, Graduate Student
UW-Stout Clinical Mental Health Counseling
University of Wisconsin-Stout

Andrew D. Felton, PhD., LPC, RPT, ADS
Associate Professor
UW-Stout Clinical Mental Health Counseling
University of Wisconsin-Stout

Teachers, childcare providers, and family support providers are seeing increased challenges when it comes to working with children, especially post-pandemic (Phelps & Sperry, 2020). This is causing additional strain for all professionals and their families. Research shows the more we can involve families, teachers, and other care providers to engage with children through play, the children are more able to effectively cope with life’s challenges (Bratton et al., 2005).
   
As more adults engage in play with children, they can help children address the five basic needs of safety, power and control, intimacy, trust, and esteem to restore after trauma (Resick et al., 2017). Play is believed to be the language of children, which can help a child explore, make sense of, and experience intrinsic joy. Our responsibilities as the adults in their lives are to further nurture their development and engage with them in a way that makes sense to them, through play. By engaging in play with a child we can help foster healing, and growth, and help children learn pro-social skills.
   
Through this presentation, attendees will learn basic theoretical concepts associated with Adlerian Play Therapy to help them make sense of a child’s play. Additionally, attendees will learn useful skills, such as tracking, paraphrasing, meta-communicating, theme building, encouragement, and limit setting to help enrich relationships, and support children in their healing and development as they address the basic needs associated with trauma.

Concurrent
MSC - Cedarwood/Maplewood
10:40-11:45 a.m.

Barn Quilts - STEM in the FACS Classroom

Barn Quilts - STEM in the FACS Classroom

Lynn Weilbrenner
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher
Whitewater Unified School District

This presentation shows you how to incorporate STEM activities into the FACS curriculum along with cross-curricular ideas.

Roundtables
MSC - Northwoods
10:40-11:10 a.m. / 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Fab Lab Demonstration

Fab Lab Demonstration

Mike Cropp 
Management Engineer/Fab Lab Specialist, Discovery Center 
University of Wisconsin-Stout

Have you ever wondered what goes on in a Fab Lab? Come join us and learn about how to use a Tinker CAD, Vinyl Cutter, Laser, and 3D Printer. This is a great opportunity to learn how to create and invent almost anything! We will be making a 3D printed part using the 3D Printer and raffling it off to someone in the group! 

Pre-registration for this session is required, but the session is free.

Concurrent
Voc Rehab 120
10:40-11:45 a.m.

FACS and Middle School!

FACS and Middle School!

Meg Linder 
Middle School Teacher, Northstar 
Eau Claire Area School District 

Sharing our best ideas and practices for middle school. Please come ready to share about your FACS middle school programs, bring a lesson, project, or idea to share as inspiration! 

Roundtables
MSC - Badger
10:40-11:10 a.m. / 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Block C Presentations: 1:00-2:05 p.m.

How to Have No Failing Students

How to Have No Failing Students

Diane Hunt, MA, MS
Family and Consumer Education Educator

Come learn how to apply 7 learning strategies to help struggling students become successful. Your administrators, parents, and students will thank you!

Roundtables
MSC - Ballroom A
1:00-1:30 p.m. / 1:35-2:05 p.m.

Incorporating Artificial Intelligence in the Consumer and Sc

Incorporating Artificial Intelligence in the Consumer and Science Classroom

Kathy Brock, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, M.S. Education, and Ed.D. Career & Technical Education Programs
University of Wisconsin-Stout

Today we can't imagine a world where students and teachers do not have access to the internet for seeking out and sharing information. Yet there are educators who are able to remember that time. With all its advantages and disadvantages the Internet is simply embedded in our educational process. Currently, educators are facing the early stages of another major technological revolution-- the accessibility of both students and instructors to artificial intelligence. This session will examine the benefits and challenges of incorporating artificial intelligence into the classroom. Given the great speed with which AI is being developed, it is recognized that there may be as many questions as answers. However, conversation among educators on the topic of AI is imperative.

Concurrent
MSC - Ballroom B
1:00-2:05 p.m.
 

Storytelling with Puppets & Integrating the Arts

Storytelling with Puppets & Integrating the Arts

Ann Carlisle
Senior Lecturer, Program Director, Art Education
University of Wisconsin-Stout

This session will be an overview of various types of puppets, histories, and purposes, as well as present how teachers can use storytelling in the classroom to increase student engagement and learning. A recent partnership between a local elementary and a university classroom will be shared with the intent of telling stories using fictional, lovable characters and building community.

Concurrent
MSC - Ballroom C
1:00-2:05 p.m.

What Do Wisconsin Father's Need?

What do Wisconsin Fathers Need?

Luisa K. Gerasimo
Human Development and Relationships Educator
Extension Dunn County
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Recently the University of Wisconsin - Madison Extension's Human Development and Relationships Institute released a Statewide Fatherhood Needs Assessment. This presentation will include highlights from that assessment and a chance to brainstorm how you (or the organizations you impact) can help fathers embrace the joys of fatherhood so that children and families are strengthened.

Roundtables
MSC - Northwoods
1:00-1:30 p.m. / 1:35-2:05 pm

HANDOUTS

Let's get nutrition started early-----Get children involv

Let's get Nutrition Started Early-----Get Children Involved Early in this Topic

Nancy Merwin
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher, School to Work Coordinator, FCCLA Advisor
Cuba City Middle/High School

Deb Schweickhardt
Retired FCS Teacher
Wausau West High School

The best way to engage children is to get them involved in the process. Hands-on ideas for providers, parents, or grandparents to get children involved in good nutrition. Resources will also be discussed and some will be available to preview. Good nutrition is a lifelong process----so let's start early to get the children involved. Nutrition ideas can be passed on to aspiring teachers as they prepare for their careers. COME PLAY AND LEARN!

Concurrent
MSC - Cedarwood/Maplewood
1:00-2:05 p.m.

HANDOUTS

Human Development/Childhood Education Class Tips and Tricks

Human Development/Childhood Education Class Tips and Tricks - Share Session

Kristie Gill  
Family and Consumer Science Teacher  
Blair-Taylor Middle-Senior High School  

In this session, everyone will have a chance to share their own tips and tricks from their classrooms in regard to the Human Development and Childhood Education classes that they teach.

Roundtables
MSC - Oakwood
1:00-1:30 p.m. / 1:35-2:05 p.m.

South Hall Tour

South Hall Tour

Adam Ludwig
Director of University Housing
University of Wisconsin-Stout

Originally built in 1967, South Hall was renovated and newly opened for the Fall 2023 semester. Housing up to 356 students, the building now boasts plumbing, electrical, and mechanical upgrades, improved fire protection, an elevator, and several other student amenities. Join us as we tour the building and learn about the renovation process and Blue Devil student life.

Concurrent
Meet at the registration desk
1:00-2:05 p.m. 

Relax with Slow Stitching

Relax with Slow Stitching

Sarah Sorensen  
Family and Consumer Science Teacher  
Eau Claire Area School District  

Carol Mayberry  
Family and Consumer Science Teacher  
Eau Claire Area School District  

Come learn the art of Slow Stitching! It is no secret that teaching can be challenging and stressful and that we need to find ways to de-stress, relax, and rejuvenate. Slow stitching is a creative, soothing way to relax the mind. There is no special equipment, just a needle, thread, and some scrap fabric. It can be used with our students in a variety of different ways or with ourselves as a tool for our own wellness toolbox. The presentation piece will be very short, we want to offer you the opportunity to do some slow stitching of your own during our time together. 

Concurrent
MSC - Badger
1:00-2:00 p.m.

 

Block D Presentations: 2:10-3:15 p.m.

Gardening with Kids

Gardening with Kids

Margaret Murphy
Horticulture Educator
UW-Madison Division of Extension serving Chippewa, Dunn, and Eau Claire Counties

Research supports that gardening can enrich a child’s life in many ways. Learn more about the benefits of gardening and gain tips to encourage kids to engage in exciting, outdoor time in the garden.

Concurrent
MSC - Ballroom A
2:10-3:15 p.m.
 

Quality Family & Consumer Science Online Instruction

Quality Family & Consumer Science Online Instruction

Kathy Brock, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor, M.S. Education, and Ed.D. Career & Technical Education Programs 
University of Wisconsin-Stout

Many traditional family & consumer science courses would have been identified as courses that were to be instructed in a typical classroom. Yet COVID-19 resulted in all disciplines needing to move to a totally online environment. The impact of that experience has resulted in new ways of doing instruction. Online instruction to some level is now a part of many schools. The concept of "snow days" where instruction is halted is part of the past as schools simply switch to online. This session will consist of the following four components: 

1. Sharing of information from a survey conducted of 500 online students at UW-Stout about what they like/dislike about their online courses. 
2. Conversation amongst session attendees about how the survey information may apply to their students. 
3. Sharing by attendees of their online teaching experiences and 
4. Presentation of specific good practices in online instruction. 

Concurrent
MSC - Ballroom B
2:10-3:15 p.m. 

Financial Education in the Classroom

Financial Education in the Classroom

Cooper Larson, CCUFC, CFEI
Community Financial Education Coordinator
Royal Credit Union

An overview of programs Royal has to support teachers in financial education and some tools and resources for lessons, training, and information.

Concurrent
MSC - Ballroom C
2:10-3:15 p.m.

FCS Outside the Classroom: Starting a Service-Based Business

FCS Outside the Classroom: Starting a Service-Based Business

Kennedy Halling, CFLE, MA
Founder and Parent & Teen Coach

While teaching middle school FCS, Kennedy identified a gap in resources for teens and families in the Eau Claire-Area. She took the leap and opened The Family Room, a trauma-informed parent & teen coaching business. Attendees will gain valuable insights on starting service-based businesses and discover practical takeaways that can be applied to their own careers and classroom lessons on entrepreneurship.

Roundtables
MSC - Northwoods
2:10-2:40 p.m. / 2:45-3:15 p.m.

What's New at iCEV

What's New at iCEV

Kimberly Forrester-Dehn 
Sales Development Representative 
iCEV 

iCEV is continually updating the online platform to stay up to date with today's educational needs. In the past year, iCEV has added hundreds of new and updated lessons with many of them being in the Family and Consumer Sciences subject area! Join this session to take a look at updated courses available in FCS including, but not limited to, Child Development, Human Growth & Development, and Instructional Practices. Everyone who attends this session will receive a link to set up a free iCEV trial account. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own devices to use during the workshop.   

Concurrent
MSC - Cedarwood/Maplewood
2:10-3:15 p.m.
 

All-In-One Coliform Test Kit: Rapid, Easy-To-Use, Reliable W

All-In-One Coliform Test Kit: Rapid, Easy-To-Use, Reliable Water Quality Testing Method

Taejo Kim
Associate Professor, Kinesiology, Health, Food and Nutritional Sciences Department
University of Wisconsin-Stout

Principle of the Test:

All-In-One Coliform test kit contains sterile liquid and solid culture media recommended by the FDA Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM)- Coliform/E.coli. The liquid medium is formulated with the modified substrates of BAM culture media which support the growth of Coliform against high and low levels of competitive microflora. The solid medium is formulated with chromogenic substrates which increase the sensitivity and selectivity of the test.
   
Benefits:
   • Easy to use with no preparation steps required.
   • Color results are easy to interpret – yellow indicates the presence of Coliform spp.
   • Positive results in as little as 18 hours for water samples.
   • Self-contained tube eliminates the risk of contamination.
   • 2-month shelf life at refrigerated temperature (~4 ⁰C).

Sensitivity:
   • Detects Coliform species down to 1-10 CFU

Specificity:
   • Simultaneous culturing and detection in a single tube give high selectivity in the presence of other enteric bacteria and Gram-positive cells.

Roundtables
MSC - Oakwood
2:10-2:40 p.m. / 2:45-3:15 p.m.