#WEMTA16 Hotel Rooms

Time is running out to get a discounted rate for a hotel room at the Kalahari. Our block of rooms have sold out, but as of today they have about 50 rooms left at the discounted rate. Hurry up and make your reservation if you have not done so yet. Once the rooms have sold out, you may be able to get a room at some of the other area hotels. For more reservation details, please click here.

Reserve Books for the WEMTA Conference Today

WEMTA16 is only four weeks away! You can now reserve books to purchase at the conference from our author fair authors as well as titles by Kevin Henkes, our keynote author speaker.

Simply fill out this Google Form to reserve books for pick up. You'll need to pick up the books between 11:30 and 3:00 PM on Sunday, April 10. Additional titles will be available the day of the Author Fair, including Grandma is a Slowpoke, Janet Halfmann's newest title.

A Barnes & Noble Educator card will get you an extra 25% discount on April 10th only. If you don't have an Educator card, watch for applications at the event. If you have questions about any of the titles, or the Barnes & Noble Educator Card, please contact our Barnes & Noble contact, Emily Strandwitz, at crm2720@bn.com.

Book reservations end Sunday, April 3rd.

For more information about our Author Fair and presentation panels, please visit our Author Fair site. 

WEMTA16 Author Fair Presentations

Join us on Sunday, April 10 for our Wisconsin author Q+A panels.

Wisconsin Picture Book Parade

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Featuring: Nikki Cooper, Janet Halfmann, Jesse Klausmeier, JoAnn Early Macken, and Andrea Skyberg

Wisconsin Young Adult Authors

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Featuring: Ann Angel, Bridget Birdsall, Rebecca Williams Spindler, Angie Stanton, and Liza Weimer

Wisconsin Middle Grade and Elementary Authors

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Featuring: W.H. Beck, Valerie Bodden, Julie Bowe, Eileen Lucas, Julie Mata, Stacy Tornio and Shelley Tougas

All presentations will take place in the Mangrove room at the Kalahari. 

Check out our WEMTA16 Author Fair Trailer

Visit our Author Fair website

#WEMTA16 Author Fair

The WEMTA Author Fair returns on Sunday, April 10 from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM. The author fair is a great way to discover new books for your students and learn about the writing process. As of today, fifteen Wisconsin authors will be joining us:

• Ann Angel
• W.H. Beck
• Valerie Bodden
• Julie Bowe
• Nikki Cooper
• Janet Halfmann
• Jesse Klausmeier
• JoAnn Early Macken
• Julie Mata
• Andrea Skyberg
• Rebecca Williams Spindler
• Angie Stanton
• Shelley Tougas
• Stacy Tornio
• Liza Wiemer

Watch for more information in coming weeks about the author panels you can attend and to reserve copies of books in advance.

Register now for #WEMTA16

We have some awesome things planned for this year's conference! Make sure to check out all the pages on the WEMTA Conference pages. There is something for everyone - TOGETHER We're Better! 

Our conference is for Library Media Specialists, IT Coordinators, Technology Coaches, Teachers, Students, Paraprofessionals, Principals, Administrators, Special Education, and Higher Education. We welcome anyone that wants to make a difference in teaching and learning by collaborating and sharing your best practices.

New Caldecott honor a historic win for Madison author Kevin Henkes

“Waiting,” a picture book by Madison children’s author Kevin Henkes, received two of the highest honors in children’s literature Monday when it was named both a 2016 Caldecott Honor Book and a Geisel Honor Book — only the second time any author has won that combination of awards.

More for the WI State Journal article here.

Josh Stumpenhorst - Monday Keynote #WEMTA16

We are thrilled to tell you that Josh Stumpenhorst, the 2015 ISTE Conference Closing Keynote Speaker will be the Monday Keynote Speaker at WEMTA 2016. We are so fortune to be able to bring him to our conference for you.

Josh is a junior high teacher in Naperville, IL. As a teacher his work has been recognized through numerous awards from local and national organizations such as Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Computer Educators, NEA Foundation, International Society of Technology Educators and many more. His book, The New Teacher Revolution: Changing Education for a New Generation of Learners, challenges traditional methods of teaching and learning. You can follow Josh’s work on his blog at stumpteacher.com or through twitter @stumpteacher.