WEMTA

09/04/2026

💥📚Discover the Elementary Battle of the Books reading list!

Students across Wisconsin will dive into this year’s diverse and dynamic selections, preparing for another season of spirited competition, teamwork, and the joy of reading.

You can find the elementary reading list, resources, bookmarks, and more here:
https://sites.google.com/wemta.org/battle/elementary

09/02/2026

🤝Registration is OPEN for our first ever WEMTA Connect! Available to all WEMTA members and non-members, this is an opportunity to hear from the WEMTA community and engage with each other.
💡 Bring your ideas, questions, listening ears, and excitement to the evening! We are looking forward to hearing from YOU and what you'd like to see happen within WEMTA.
September 10th @ 4pm

Register here:
https://wemta.wildapricot.org/event-6819059

09/01/2026

💥📚 Registration for WEMTA’s Battle of the Books 2027 is officially OPEN! Whether you’re a first-time participant or a returning team, we can’t wait to see your teams in this year’s competition.

😃What is the Battle of the Books?
WEMTA's Battle of the Books is a thrilling literary competition that brings students together to celebrate reading, teamwork, and friendly competition. It's an opportunity for students to dive into a selection of fantastic books, build a community of readers, and engage in a spirited battle of knowledge.

🧐 Why Participate?
-Foster a Love of Reading
-Encourage Teamwork
-Celebrate Learning:

🦉 Early bird registration:
https://wemta.wildapricot.org/event-6820067

08/28/2026

🤝 Come join us for our first ever WEMTA Connect! Open to all WEMTA members and non-members, this is an opportunity to hear from the WEMTA community and engage with each other.

💡 Bring your ideas, questions, listening ears, and excitement to the evening! We are looking forward to hearing from YOU and what you'd like to see happen within WEMTA.

September 10th @ 4pm
Open to all WEMTA Members, Non-Members, and FREE to everyone who registers.

Register here:
https://wemta.wildapricot.org/event-6819059

08/27/2026

🔅WEMTA Board of Directors: Summer Retreat Recap 🔅

This August the WEMTA Board met in President Jone Davis' backyard at the Northland Pines School District in Eagle River, Wisconsin!

We met in our committees and planned for our upcoming scheduled meetings, budgeting, membership outreach, and our organization's year.

😃 Big decisions were made about the Conference in LaCrosse March 14th - 16th, as well as voting on our theme: Together Forward: Human Voice in a Digital Age!

You do not have to be an elected Board Member to be an active Participant in WEMTA!

There are many low-stakes ways to be a vested participant, whether it is participating in PD, joining K-12 Programming like the Golden Archer/Battle of the Books/Book Trailers team, participating as a member on any one of the existing committees, and even joining us for Conference planning.

08/18/2026

Get ready, 2026-27 Battle of the Books season is almost here!

Students across Wisconsin will dive into this year’s diverse and dynamic selections, preparing for another season of spirited competition, teamwork, and the joy of reading.

Whether you’re a returning team or new to the competition, this is your chance to be part of one of WEMTA’s most anticipated annual events.

What’s Next?

📘Review the reading lists here:
https://sites.google.com/wemta.org/battle/home
📗Start building your team
📙Watch for the official registration announcement

Registration details will be announced soon! Stay tuned for more information from WEMTA.

08/14/2026

Wisconsin school and district leaders are being asked a hard question: is the AI in our classrooms positively impacting instruction?

542 certified educators across four Wisconsin districts — Kettle Moraine, Palmyra-Eagle, Pewaukee, and Waunakee — used Brisk for two or more years.

Brisk is an ESSA Tier III certified instructional tool providing secure, curriculum-aligned AI tools for educators and centralized AI oversight for administrators, scaled across the entire district.

https://www.briskteaching.com/downloads-admins/brisk-ai-impact-study?utm_source=wemta&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wi-impact-study

08/12/2026

Free Webinar This Thursday: Mentoring K-12 Through the Copyright Maze

Are you tasked with teaching copyright to K-12 students? Do you lack resources or want to fill in gaps in your knowledge to be more comfortable teaching? Do you want to know how to use this FREE online curriculum—2X winner of AASL’s Best Digital Tool award? Join C&C Ambassadors as they share their experiences teaching with our positive, plug-n-play resources. Learn how to teach the essentials of copyright, fair use, Creative Commons, and more! Updated with new best practices.

Copyright & Creativity is hosting this free webinar on Zoom.
Date: August 13, 2026
Time: 3pm-4pm
Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/oTpt3MM5Rui11-bxbz_PZg #/registration

08/12/2026

07/24/2026

🏅 Only ONE WEEK left to submit a nomination for the 2026 WLA/WEMTA Intellectual Freedom Award!

This joint award recognizes "the contribution of an individual or group who has actively promoted intellectual freedom in Wisconsin."

Nominations can be made by personal members of WEMTA or the Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) and are due July 31, 2026:
https://bit.ly/439wcXG