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Roots of Curiosity and Imagination: Integrating Science, Stories, and Art
Tuesday July 28, 2026 8:45am - 10:15am CDT
Discovery Building: Room 1145
This session is designed for elementary classroom teachers and elementary art teachers interested in interdisciplinary learning and the engagement of the imagination -- both tapping into their own imaginations as educators while developing curriculum that sparks their students' curiosity and imagination. We’ll explore the intersections of science, art, and literacy in this hands-on workshop centered on the book, Diary of a Worm.

In this session, you will:
  • Identify key facets of interdisciplinary curriculum that connect real-world observation with creative expression, supporting students’ scientific understanding, imaginative thinking and literacy development.
  • Develop strategies for fostering student curiosity, imagination and perspective-taking.
  • Engage in and reflect on hands-on, arts-based processes as learners in order to better understand student experience and to inform their own instructional decisions.

Presenters
avatar for Mary Hoefferle, PhD

Mary Hoefferle, PhD

Teaching Faculty, Art Education, UW-Madison
I've taught art to people of all ages in community and school-based settings for 26 years, and I am a lifelong maker-of-things. I've been in my role at UW-Madison as a Teaching Faculty member for 10 years and serve as a one-stop-shop for art education majors, serving as their academic... Read More →
avatar for Meri Lau

Meri Lau

Art teacher -retired, MMSD
I have taught art for 38 years in the public schools in Milwaukee and Madison with three additional years in Montessori Schools. My passion is to create art experiences with wonder and playfulness that will endure throughout the student's lifetime that will include the arts.The highlight... Read More →
Tuesday July 28, 2026 8:45am - 10:15am CDT
Discovery Building: Room 1145
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