WSST Conference 2020 Canceled! The COVID-19 has created an unusual and life-threatening situation. The Executive Committee of the WSST Board unanimously decided to cancel our 2020 WSST conference because of the myriad cancellations and policies implemented for individuals regarding travel restrictions. All these restrictions are based upon sound recommendations from the Governor’s office, the CDC, and the WHO. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm recommended Thursday (March 12, 2020) to cancel any events of more than 250 people to help contain the spread of the virus. We will commence with refunding registration and associated conference fees in a short while. This will take time as I have never done something of this magnitude before. Please be patient. Thank you for understanding.
We will discuss the importance of science literacy strategies in learning for all science subject areas at the secondary level. Many of the NGSS science practices involve literacy skills: Asking Questions and Defining Problems, Planning and Carrying Out Investigations, Analyzing and Interpreting Data, Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions, Engaging in Argument from Evidence, and Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information. We will provide strategies and activities to add into your existing curriculum with minimal extra planning. There will also be time for teachers to share their own ideas and brainstorm how these new ideas and activities fit into their curricula and to begin planning. Our objectives are the attendees will learn why multimodal literacy strategies are important to science learning and how to easily incorporate these strategies into their science lessons.
