The Newsletter of the Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers Excellent science learning for every student! Winter 2025 Vol. 67, #2
WSST Conference 2026 The Journey Continues...
From the President WSST President, Dennis Rohr
I hope each of you are hanging in there as we venConference registration is well underway! ture closer to the end of Late in October, WSST opened up the 2025. I want to thank the entire WSST conference and hotel registration. If you Board and Committee Chairpersons for have not already done so, make sure reganother very productive Winter Board ister and reserve your rooms today! meeting on October 18th. I also really appreciate the new people who step up and willingly fill a role in WSST, both as District Directors or as Committee Chairpersons. I thought it might be helpful for me to share with you what we do during a typical Board meeting. According to our bylaws, our WSST has to meet in person three times a year: during the conference (on the Saturday late morning/early afternoon after the conference ends), a Fall or Winter meetBy Kristin Kyde and Terry Schwaller
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The “Call for Presenters” form is also still open until December 15th. Presenting at the conference individually, or as part of a larger group, is a great way to not only engage in the conference, but it’s also a great way to convince your administration to let you attend the conference. continued on page 4
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