Wisconsin Charter School Summit 2025: Full Schedule

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9:40am CDT

Empowering Educators: Leveraging EdTech for Maximum Impact

Tuesday June 17, 2025 9:40am - 10:30am CDT

Teachers have no shortage of technology resources available to them, and it’s so many that it can be overwhelming to know where to start. This is where Linda Schuerman (WVS and WDLC) and Melissa Schiek (Wisconsin eSchool Network) excels! They will guide you through some of the best tools, and how to spot a good new one, by using high quality indicators. She will also share how to effectively weave education technology into your traditional instruction, whether you’re teaching in an online or in-person school.

Speakers

Melissa Schiek

Partner Success Coordinator, Wisconsin eSchool Network

Linda Schuerman

Professional Learning Coordinator, CESA 9

Linda Schuerman has over twenty-five years of experience in education, first as a high school social studies teacher and then as an instructional leader in Wisconsin. Her teaching career included brick and mortar instruction at Middleton High School as well as online instruction with... Read More →

Tuesday June 17, 2025 9:40am - 10:30am CDT

Leadership, Classroom

10:40am CDT

Project-Based Learning - Blending Autonomy and Accountability in Charter School Practices

Tuesday June 17, 2025 10:40am - 11:30am CDT

Do your students understand your project process? Can they identify their place in the project cycle? Do they know why each step matters and how it connects to the bigger picture? Whether you're a classroom teacher implementing project-based learning or working to align it across your school, a well-defined project framework empowers students with a clear path to success, independence, and deeper learning. Join this session with charter school teacher leader, Tony Markon (FDL STEM), to reflect on your project framework—individually or as a team—and assess how effectively communicate and guide students through the process.

Speakers

Anthony Markon

Teacher, Fond du Lac STEM Academy

Tuesday June 17, 2025 10:40am - 11:30am CDT

Leadership, Classroom

11:40am CDT

Lunch Breakout - Leadership

Tuesday June 17, 2025 11:40am - 12:40pm CDT

Leadership

12:50pm CDT

Low Effort, High Impact Accessibility Tips

Tuesday June 17, 2025 12:50pm - 1:40pm CDT

Digital tools are commonplace in all classrooms, in virtual schools as well as brick-and-mortar schools. Consider all of the live documents, Google Classroom, Canvas, slides, etc. you create for and with your students. It’s essential, then, that everyone has access to these resources. Join Larissa Zompolas (WVS, WDLC), an absolute stand-out leader in our state in digital accessibility. She will go over basic tips like changing your font, font size, color, etc., as well as some lesser known (but still easy!) skills, such as how to prep a document for a screen reader. You will feel so much better about your accessibility compliance to learn the why and how behind the work.

Speakers

Larissa Zompolas

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CESA 9

Larissa Zompolas is the Associate Director Special Populations for Wisconsin Virtual School at CESA 9. She earned a Masters degree from Concordia University in Educational Leadership. She is a graduate of public school system in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and the University of Wisconsin... Read More →

Tuesday June 17, 2025 12:50pm - 1:40pm CDT

Leadership, Classroom

Wisconsin Charter School Summit 2025