WYTeacherCon25: Full Schedule

Join us for Wyoming’s inaugural statewide teacher conference, bringing together educators, administrators, and educational leaders from across the state. As we approach America’s 250th anniversary, TeacherCon25 celebrates our educational heritage while embracing the future of teaching and learning.

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10:45am PDT

Get Students Outdoors with Game and Fish LIMITED

Tuesday August 5, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am PDT

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Wyoming Game and Fish Department offers a variety of conservation education programs for schools. Our programs meet science, social studies, math and PE standards, are low-cost or free, and emphasize hands-on learning and getting students outdoors.

Speakers

Ashley Leonard

Education Supervisor, Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Nish Goicolea

Tuesday August 5, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am PDT
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Science

1:00pm PDT

Authentic Assessment for Documenting Learning and Development LIMITED

Tuesday August 5, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT

Salon C

Have you ever wondered how to collect meaningful information about student learning and development? What role do routines play in documenting growth? This presentation will share a rationale and process for gathering data that uses an authentic assessment approach. Implications for family-centered professional practices will be shared in this session about authentic assessment.

Speakers

Marisa Macy

Professor, University of Wyoming

Marisa Macy is full professor and holds the John P. Ellbogen Foundation Professorship of Early Childhood Education at the University of Wyoming. Macy has more than 25 years of experience as an educator. Macy, a Seattle native, earned a bachelor’s degree in English at the University... Read More →

Tuesday August 5, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT
Salon C

Assessment & Data Analysis

2:00pm PDT

Standards to Success: Using the NSQ Standards to Achieve Online Teaching Excellence LIMITED

Tuesday August 5, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT

Salon C

This presentation will offer a preview of the K-12 NSQ-Aligned Teaching Online Certificate Series, developed by Quality Matters. The series is available to Wyoming educators for free through an agreement between WDE and QM. This series of five workshops transforms the NSQ Standards into practical classroom strategies. The workshops include evidence-based approaches that elevate student engagement and achievement in online environments while providing resources that help educators apply these standards in their daily teaching practice.

Speakers

Elisa White

Instructional Design Specialist, Quality Matters

Tuesday August 5, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT
Salon C

Pedagogy & Instructional Strategies

3:15pm PDT

Meeting Mental Health and Wellness Needs LIMITED

Tuesday August 5, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm PDT

Salon C

Mental health and wellness is an important part of all educators lives, whether the educator is a teacher, paraprofessional, administrator, related service provided and student. Self-care builds resilience for all. We all have needs that impact our daily lives and practicing mental health and wellness through Maslow's hierarchy of needs is an essential starting point for building not only the foundation of basic needs to fulfilling needs at the highest level of connecting to something greater than oneself. This session takes a look at each of the six needs and provides research-based and easy to implement strategies for living a need filled life at each level of the hierarchy to stabilize our lives to be our ultimate best self.

Speakers

Tyler Ruby

Special Education Teacher, Uinta County School District

Wyoming Education Association Southwest Region PresidentWyoming Education Association Southwest Region Mental Health & Wellness ChampionWyoming's First Fully Certified Marzano High Reliability TeacherQPR GatekeeperTrue Colors TrainerSchool Safety ChairHigh Reliability School Leader... Read More →

Tuesday August 5, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm PDT
Salon C

Mental Health