WAEA 2024

PRE-CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 23, 2024

EARLY REGISTRATION

6 PM - Pick up your conference items, booklet, and badge at the Best Western Hotel, 600 Oasis Road, Black River Falls, WI. 

ART SOCIAL

6 PM - Meet and greet other members at the Art Social hosted at the  Best Western Hotel, 600 Oasis Road, Black River Falls, WI. 

THURSDAY
OCTOBER 24, 2024

8:00 - 8:45 am

SESSION  |  PRESENTER
A. 1 Timeless Tidbits of Wisdom Part 1 |
Connie Greany
A. 2 AP Art and Design Organization Tricks! | Nicole Herbst
A. 3 Illustrated Vocabulary for Every Subject and Every Student Level | Linda Evans
A.4 Mindful Art: Strategies for Teachers and Students for SEL | Jeni Maly
A. 5 Sparkle & Shine: Candle Crafting for Personal Self-Care | Ciera Adams-Resheske
A. 6 Grants, Go-Getters, and Glue |
​Julie A. Palkowski, PhD
A. 7 Nontraditional Firing Techniques - Barrel Firing | Jessica Johnson
A. 8 National Art Honor Society Information & Collaboration | Jennifer Handrick
A. 9 How Artsonia can help your classroom | Katie Matthews and Julia Liebenthal
A. 10 Creating Community Art Builds | Kim Cosier
A. 11 Radial Designs | Kelly Kokko-Ludemann
A. 12 Thinking Outside the Landscape | Natalie Kotnik
A. 15 Vendor Meet and Greet

9:00 - 9:45 am

SESSION  |  PRESENTER
B.1 Tiles, Sgraffito, and Raku fire | Connie Greany, Tara Swartout and Chip Noffke
B.2 Road Trip with Grant Haffner | Jen Dahl
B.3 Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Practices for the Art Room | Renee Schumacher
B.5 Assessment with Fidelity: How to use online portfolios for data collection | Dessa Thompson
B.6 Packaging the Impossible: Integrating SEL, Math, & Literacy Skills through Art & Design | Peter Kuzma
B.7 Thrifted Art, Pop Culture Smash up | Jill Bailey
B.8 Visioneer Design Challenge; an Overview | Johanna Peterson
B.9 We Are Better Together Collaborative Mural | Sarah Markwald, Marco Gonzalez and Brett Henzig
B.10 Watercolor Bird’s-Eye View Flower Bouquets | Mandy Culver
B.11 Wet Felted Luminary | Natasha Lewis
B. 12 The Art Educator Exchange: Developing Communities of Practice to Support Lifelong Learning | Verónica Soria-Martínez
B. 13 Pixels to Plastic: 3D Printing Objects and Tools for the Art Room | Jessica Michels
B. 15 Vendor Meet and Greet​

10:00 - 10:45 AM

 SESSION  |  PRESENTER
​C.1 Pinch Pot Pumpkins | Jen Dahl
C.2 Mixed Media-Double the Fun! | Kris Bakke
C.3 Cultivating Equity in Visual Art Curricula | Beth Dobberstein
C.4 Mix It Up: Mini Sculpey Landscapes | Sarah Fredrikson
C.5 Beyond Measure: "UnGrading" Your Classroom| Chris Gleason
C.6 Tips, Tricks and ways to collaborate with your school's OT in the art room | Anna Pakalske
C.7 Invitation to Puppet! | Ariel Scott & Liz Rex
C.8 Visual Arts Classic: Team Art Competition! | Jana Strobel and Dave Pawl
C.9 Full STEAM ahead with ARTOYA | Edouard Andre-Hessig
C.10 Britto Felted Animals | Suzanne Imhoff
C.11 Wet Felted Luminary | Natasha Lewis
C. 12 What Works in 21st Century Urban Elementary Visual Arts Classrooms: An Open Discourse...continued | Sherrye Smith
C.13 Art Therapy in the Art Room | Justin Markgraf
C.15 Vendor Meet and Greet

11: 00 - 11:45 AM

VENDOR KEYNOTE LUNCH
D.14 Keynote | Sarah Krajewski
D.16 Lunch- Food Trucks or Offsite​

12:00 - 12:45 PM

 VENDOR |  KEYNOTE | LUNCH
​E.14. Keynote | Sarah Krajewski
E.16 Lunch- Food Trucks or Offsite

1:00 - 1:45 PM

WAEA MEETING  | VENDOR
F. 14 WAEA Annual Business Meeting- Members Welcome!
F. 15  Vendor Meet N Greet

2:00 - 2:45 PM

SESSION  |  PRESENTER
G. 1 Kiln-Free Clay Play | Sherrye Smith
G. 2 Mixed Media-Double the Fun! | Kris Bakke
G. 3 Teaching About Ho-Chunk Artist, Truman Lowe in the K-12 Classroom | Lisa Lenarz & Deborah-Eve Lombard
G. 4 Still Life Exploration: Observational drawing warm-up for all ages | Ciera Adams-Resheske
G. 5 Classroom Control - Expressing Expectations | Johanna Peterson
G. 6 Meet your State Leaders | WAEA Executive Board
G. 7 3D Graffiti-Taking Art from the Walls to the Tables | Matt Young
G. 8 Visioneer Design Challenge | Sara Naatz
G. 9 “Mind Over Matter”: Sensory Connections to Art Materials | Katie Dierauer
G. 10 Intro to Copper Enameling | Angie Szabo
G. 11 Next-Level Tempera Techniques | Blick Art Materials
G. 12 Move Over Tech Ed... That Makerspace Is Mine. | Jillian Michels
G. 13 AutoCrat and Google | Frank Korb
G. 14 Meet Your State Leaders | WAEA Executive Board 
G.15 Vendor Meet N Greet

3:00 - 3:45 PM

SESSION  |  PRESENTER
​H. 1 Model Magic Bobble Heads | Renee Gavigan
H.2 Ideas for setting up a choice based studio | Mark Pendl
H. 3 The Art of Place: Exploring Wisconsin Artist Connections | Courtney Hinder
H. 5 A Decade of Standards Based Grading | Kaitlyn Heintz
H. 6 Middle School Lesson Plan Exchange | Mallory Egstad
H. 7 Gelli Print Open Studio | Mandy Zdrale and Xoe Fiss
H. 8 Dual Credit Options: Transcripted vs. Capp vs AP vs Industry Recognized Credentials | Jennifer Handrick
H. 9 Visual Literacy: Reading images as text | Julie Jeske
H. 10 Nature Journaling | Kathryn Sowinski
H. 11 Next-Level Tempera Techniques | Blick Art Materials
H. 12 Yarn Weaving Pouches or Monsters | Courtney Mook
H. 13 Story as Art: Cultivating Idea Development | Kris Musto
H. 14 Ho-Chunk Culture and Traditions | Arielle Hall and BRF Native American Students
​H. 15 Vendor Meet N Greet

FRIDAY
OCTOBER 25, 2024

8:00 - 8:45 AM​

                         SESSION  |  PRESENTER
​J. 1 Community Based Art Projects | Angie Szabo
J. 2 Collage as Jewelry | Jen Martens
J. 3 Elementary Makerspace Time: How to manage the process without losing your mind! | Colleen Sherry
J. 4 Recognizing Educators as Experts: Resource Collaboration with MOWA | Courtney Hinder
J. 5 Inquiry-Based Learning Trails through the Lens of Preservice Teachers | Verónica Soria-Martínez, Hannah St. Louis, Samantha Martinez, Megan Marren & Liberty Tidberg
J. 6 Balancing Rock Stack | Sarah Krajewski
J. 8 Inspiring Engagement with Reluctant Art Students | Susan Loesl
J. 9 Enhancing Your Art Program with Artsonia | Devon Calvert
J. 10 Magic of Acrylic Medium | Dave Pawl & Jana Strobel
J. 11 Collage Garden | Jeanne Styczinski
J.12 Felt Nature Painting | Nicole Herbst
J.13 Art and Inclusion: A Discussion | Rizzie Fisher
J.15 Vendor Meet N Greet

9:00 - 9:45 AM​

                         SESSION  |  PRESENTER
​K.1 Gelli Print Open Studio | Mandy Zdrale
K.2 Timeless Tidbits of Wisdom Part 2 | Connie Greany
K.4 Cabinet of Curiosities: Found Object Collage | Jen Dahl
K.5 Making Resin Jewelry Techniques and Tips | Jill Fortin
K.7 Embroidery Basics | Heather Miles
K.8 FabLab meets Art | Kelley Schmidt
K.9 Intro to Arts Integrated Curriculum Design | Heather vonOesen Dean
K.10 Fifteen Water-Soluble Graphite Techniques for Creating Exciting Drawings & Paintings | Kathi Hanson
K.11 Welcome to Art Activities | Mallory Egstad
K.12 Drawing Games for Visual & Museum Literacy | Xoe Fiss and Sarah Ozurumba
K.13 Art & Literacy: Integrating Visual Expression with Language Arts | Renee Schumacher
K.15 Vendor Meet N Greet

10:00 - 10:45 AM​

                         DIVISION  BREAKOUTS
L. 3 MIDDLE SCHOOL
L.4 MUSEUM
L. 5 HIGHER ED
L. 6 PRIVATE SCHOOL
L. 7 RETIRED/PRESERVICE
L. 9 HIGH SCHOOL
L. 14 ELEMENTARY
L. 15 Vendor Meet N Greet

11: 00 - 11:45 AM​

                  VENDOR |  KEYNOTE | LUNCH
M.14 Keynote | Matt Young
M. 16 Lunch- Food Trucks or Offsite

12:00 - 12:45 PM​

                  VENDOR |  KEYNOTE | LUNCH
N.14 Matt Young
N.16 Lunch- Food Trucks or Offsite

1:00 - 1:45 PM​

                         SESSION  |  PRESENTER
​O.1 Easy Squeegee Art + YAM Jam | Jill Bailey, Jill Fortin, Sarah Fredrikson, Natalie Kotnik, Mandy Zdrale
O.2 Let's Make a Connection! How to involve your community to boost your budget | John-Paul Butcher, Jessica Steckling, Wynonna Clark
O.3 Choice with Constraints: engaging imagination and problem solving | Lynn Molenda, Michelle Klopp, Jodi Brzezinski
O.4 3-D Puff Pets | Blick Art Materials
O.5 One Day Lessons for your Back Pocket | Susie Belzer, Mandy Culver, and Sarah Krajewski
O.6 Art Standards - Lesson Exchange | Julie A. Palkowski, PhD
O.7 Arts Integration with Insects: Adding STEAM to Museum Visits | Mary Pleiss & Kelsey Raschke
O.8 When You Must be Multiple | Luke Bassuener
O.9 Graphic Novels: Visual and Cultural Voices | Leslie Falcon
O.10 Printmaking with Erasers! |Theresa Habeck
O.11 Alternative Mark Making Processes for Portrait Drawing | Shannon Hickok
O.12 Epic Boomerangs! | Justin Mane
O.15 Vendor Meet N Greet

2:00 - 2:45 PM

                         SESSION  |  PRESENTER
​P.1 Creating for Mindfulness | Tasha Newton
P.2 Fused Glass Magnets | Trista Holz
P.3 Into the Portal: 2025 Scholastic Art Awards | Sara Ozurumba 
P.4 3-D Puff Pets | Blick Art Materials
P.5 Origami boxes, wreaths & more | Jen Martens
P.6 Artificially Inspired: Unleashing Creativity with AI for Art Teachers | Renee Schumacher
P.7 Art Teacher and Artist Side Hustles | Jill Fortin and Justin Markgraf
P.8 Won't you be my Buddy?: How to have a content-area team as a single-subject teacher | Ciera Adams-Resheske & Theresa Habeck
P.9 Extra, Extra - Let's stay focused!! | Johanna Peterson
P.10 Strategies to Spark Artistic Ideas | Mary Hoefferle
P.11 Having Lots of Fun With LASERS using your laser cutter! | Jessica Michels
P.12 Artful Beginnings: Strategies for Early Art Education | Michelle Velasquez-Klopp
P.15 Vendor Meet and Greet

3:00 - 3:45 PM

Q.15 Wrap Up Party

See the conference booklet for full session descriptions and locations. 

REGISTRATION​ - You may pick up your conference materials, booklet, and badge during the conference at the registration table each day of the conference starting at 7 AM until 3 PM.

CONFERENCE SESSIONS - Sessions will be held at the conference location, Black River Falls Middle School, 1202 Pierce Street, Black River Falls, WI 54615