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Tuesday, July 11
 

5:30pm MDT

Conference Registration Sharwan Smith Ballroom

6:00pm MDT

Opening Social Sharwan Smith Ballroom
 
Wednesday, July 12
 

8:00am MDT

Conference Registration Hunter Conference Center Registration Booth

8:30am MDT

Sponsor/Vendor Booths Education Building Second Floor Lobby

9:00am MDT

Choose To Be A Champion Hunter Conference Great HallDean Wilson

10:00am MDT

Tech Support and Tech Talk Lounge Education Building Third Floor LobbyBrandon Harrison

10:10am MDT

UTIPS and New Item Types Education Building 215Kim Rathke • Todd Vawdrey • Jared Wright 6 Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Be Using Education Building 111Derek Larson Administrative Style Business Building 102Stanley Ivie Break Free from Boring with Lucidpress Education Building 206Jami Gardner Classroom Technology Hacks with UEN Education Building 205Rob Bentley CyberCorps-Students Providing Technology Support for their Schools Business Building 101Josh Kleinke Enhancing K-12 Curriculum with Video Conferencing Business Building 110Charice Carroll • Kimberly Davis How Classroom Teachers Can Deal with Confrontational Parents Hunter Conference 114- Vermillion CliffsLorraine Wallace Little Known UtahFutures Tools That Make a Big Impact Education Building 339Max Gonzales Mental Model of Teaching Hunter Conference 111- Shooting StarLance Hatch Painless Password Management Education Building 104Clint Stephens Phenomenal Phenomenon in Science Education Building 103Melissa Mendenhall • Ashley Russon Real to Reel Education Building 203Leslie Means Short time fillers using paper Education Building 202Michael Royall Student Ownership Of Their Grade via Standards-Based Grading Hunter Conference 212- Red HillsJason Young Ten Steps to Comply with Student Data Protection Act Business Building 203Jared Hill • Whitney Phillips We Gotta Get Out of This Place (BreakoutEDU) Hunter Conference 112- Yankee MeadowsAndrew Clark • Derek Larson • Clint Stephens Your One for Digital Learning Education Building 204Tony Campbell Secondary Science Champions Hunter Conference 107- Charles HunterBen Belnap • Anissa Maxfield 3D Science - Finding the Scientist in your Students Education Building 102Ricky Scott Writing: Strategies to Spark Students' Interest in Writing Education Building 105Sylvia Allan • Jill Shumway

11:10am MDT

Break Education Building Second Floor Lobby Sponsor/Vendor Booths Education Building Second Floor Lobby

11:20am MDT

6 Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Be Using Education Building 111Derek Larson Administrative Style Business Building 102Stanley Ivie Adobe Spark + Utah's Online Library = Great Student Projects Education Building 205Rob Bentley Become an Educational Technologist Education Building 204Justin Brooksby • Brandon Harrison • Clint Stephens DTL - What's Next in Digital and Personalized Learning for Utah? Business Building 101Sarah Young Getting Started with Google Sites Education Building 339Nathan Wilson Helping Elementary Students Become Effective Writers Education Building 104Jodi Brown • Jordan Krahenbuhl iTooch: Finally, an app with CONTENT! Education Building 206Steve Weller Keep Your Cool With Google Keep Hunter Conference 112- Yankee MeadowsClint Stephens New Teacher 911 Business Building 110Jackie Loertscher • Kimberley Murray Quiz Bowl - a Fun Regional Academic Competition Hunter Conference 114- Vermillion CliffsMike Estenson • Teryn Estenson Real to Reel Education Building 203Leslie Means Sample SAGE Science Assessment Clusters Education Building 103Scott Roskelley Ten Steps to Comply with Student Data Protection Act Business Building 203Jared Hill • Whitney Phillips You and Your Legislator..Make A Difference Hunter Conference 111- Shooting StarTerry Shoemaker Flip Out With Flipgrid Education Building 202Andrew Clark Personalizing Digital Learning Education Building 202Tony Campbell Top 5 Reasons to use Seesaw in Your Classroom Education Building 202Jami Gardner • Shannon Ririe Mental Model of Teaching Hunter Conference 107- Charles HunterLance Hatch

12:30pm MDT

LUNCH Sharwan Smith Ballroom

1:25pm MDT

Tech Support and Tech Talk Lounge Education Building Third Floor LobbyNathan Wilson • Theresa Wilson

1:30pm MDT

Administrative Style Business Building 102Stanley Ivie Beginning Google Forms Education Building 339Brandon Harrison Body Language a key to better teaching Education Building 202Neal Peacock • Kevin Reynolds Classroom Technology Hacks with UEN Education Building 205Rob Bentley Creating Critical Thinkers Through Coding Education Building 206Shannon Ririe Differentiated Professional Development using Badges and Micro-Credentials Hunter Conference 111- Shooting StarGreg Cox DTL - What's Next in Digital and Personalized Learning for Utah? Business Building 101Sarah Young Guiding Young Writers Education Building 204Kathy Crane Implementing Google Classroom Hunter Conference 114- Vermillion CliffsKim Bailey • Sami Hunt Research 2 Write Business Building 110Chris Haught SAGE Writing and the New Scoring Engine Education Building 215Cydnee Carter • Megan Lopez • Kim Rathke Sample SAGE Science Assessment Clusters Education Building 103Scott Roskelley Shmoop ACT Prep Education Building 104Shmoop Student made books for all contents Business Building 203Machelle Maxwell • Rachel Maxwell Student Ownership Of Their Grade via Standards-Based Grading Hunter Conference 212- Red HillsJason Young We Gotta Get Out of This Place (BreakoutEDU) Hunter Conference 112- Yankee MeadowsAndrew Clark • Derek Larson • Clint Stephens 12 Rounds Strong Hunter Conference 107- Charles HunterDean Wilson Better Management Through Positive Classroom Communities Education Building 105Sylvia Allan • Jill Shumway Formative Assessment: The Underused Magic Bullet Business Building 208Lee Montgomery SEEd Resources & 3D Science with 8.2 Education Building 102Kelli Cheesman Taking Your First Steps With Canvas Education Building 111Michael Hakkarinen URSA Board Meeting Sharwan Smith 122- Great Basin

2:30pm MDT

Break Education Building Second Floor Lobby Sponsor/Vendor Booths Education Building Second Floor Lobby

2:40pm MDT

Adobe Spark + Utah's Online Library = Great Student Projects Education Building 205Rob Bentley Break Free from Boring with Lucidpress Education Building 206Jami Gardner Can't beat them? Join them! Hunter Conference 212- Red HillsJosh White Developing Your Leadership Hunter Conference 111- Shooting StarChase Clyde Everything you need to know about #UTedChat & other Twitter Chats Hunter Conference 112- Yankee MeadowsDerek Larson Guiding Young Writers Education Building 204Kathy Crane Introduction to the WIDA Screener Education Building 103Ann-Michelle Neal iTooch: Finally, an app with CONTENT! Business Building 101Steve Weller Research 2 Write Business Building 110Chris Haught SAGE Benchmarks for Beginners Education Building 215David Sallay • Jared Wright Short time fillers using paper Education Building 202Michael Royall Slice and Dice Data Like a Ninja: Advanced Google Forms and Sheets Education Building 339Clint Stephens Some of the Best Educational Online Libraries/Resources for Educators Hunter Conference 114- Vermillion CliffsRick Gaisford Student made books for all contents Business Building 203Machelle Maxwell • Rachel Maxwell
 
Thursday, July 13
 

8:00am MDT

Conference Registration Hunter Conference Center Registration Booth

8:30am MDT

Sponsor/Vendor Booths Education Building Second Floor Lobby

9:00am MDT

PLC 101: Building and Sustaining a Collaborative Culture Hunter Conference Great HallJoe Cuddemi

10:00am MDT

Tech Support and Tech Talk Lounge Education Building Third Floor LobbyAndrew Clark

10:10am MDT

Can You Hear Me Now? Text-To-Speech Business Building 101Theresa Wilson Developing Your Leadership Hunter Conference 111- Shooting StarChase Clyde Effective Formative Assessment with Digital Games and Contests Education Building 205Rob Bentley iMovie Basics using the iPad Hunter Conference 112- Yankee MeadowsGreg Cox Introduction to the WIDA Screener Education Building 206Ann-Michelle Neal Master Digital Photography with Apple Photos Education Building 111Michael Hakkarinen NAEP in Utah Business Building 102Angela Battaglia New Teacher 911 Business Building 110Jackie Loertscher • Kimberley Murray Painless Password Management Education Building 104Clint Stephens Phenomenal Phenomenon in Science Education Building 103Melissa Mendenhall • Ashley Russon Quiz Bowl - a Fun Regional Academic Competition Hunter Conference 114- Vermillion CliffsMike Estenson • Teryn Estenson Speed Dating with UtahFutures Business Building 208Jami Gardner Techniques for Going Beyond the Data to Identify Root Causes Education Building 215David Sallay Tier 1 Instruction - AMPLIFIED Business Building 203Cody Spendlove Your One for Digital Learning Business Building 201Tony Campbell PLC Principals: What They Do Differently To Achieve Great Schools Hunter Conference 107- Charles HunterJoe Cuddemi EdGenuity Training (Part 1) Sharwan Smith 122- Great Basin Mysteries at the Dinosaur Quarry: Analyzing Evidence to Construct Explanations Education Building 204tcollins14 • Bonnie Jean Knighton Three-Dimesnsional Learning: Stability and Change in Ecosystems Education Building 102April Mitchell • Candace Penrod You, Your School, or District Needs A Podcast Education Building 202Derek Larson • Christopher J. Nesi

11:10am MDT

Break Education Building Second Floor Lobby Sponsor/Vendor Booths Education Building Second Floor Lobby

11:20am MDT

Can't beat them? Join them! Business Building 201Josh White CBEAR writing Business Building 203Amanda Bingham • Kimberly Hawks • Machelle Maxwell • Rachel Maxwell Digital Teaching and Learning (DTL) Prgram Updates and Best Practices Hunter Conference 114- Vermillion CliffsRick Gaisford • Sarah Young Enhancing K-12 Curriculum with Video Conferencing Business Building 110Charice Carroll • Kimberly Davis Fast Feedback with Quizzes in Google Forms Business Building 101Theresa Wilson Finland -- An Educator's Dream Education Building 105Elizabeth Bowler Getting Started with Google Sites Education Building 339Nathan Wilson How Classroom Teachers Can Deal with Confrontational Parents Hunter Conference 111- Shooting StarLorraine Wallace Interior Decorating Your Canvas Course Education Building 111Michael Hakkarinen Maximize Your Retirement Benefits Business Building 208Utah Retirement Systems NAEP in Your School Business Building 102Angela Battaglia SAGE Benchmarks for Beginners Education Building 215David Sallay • Jared Wright Shmoop ACT Prep Education Building 104Shmoop Sparking Creativity Through Genius Hour Education Building 206Shannon Ririe UEN's Growing Resources for Early Childhood Education Building 205Lisa Cohne We Gotta Get Out of This Place (BreakoutEDU) Hunter Conference 112- Yankee MeadowsAndrew Clark • Derek Larson • Clint Stephens Dispersing Leadership: Developing a Cohesive Leadership Team Hunter Conference 107- Charles HunterJoe Cuddemi

12:30pm MDT

LUNCH Sharwan Smith Ballroom

1:25pm MDT

Tech Support and Tech Talk Lounge Education Building Third Floor LobbyJosh Kleinke • Clint Stephens

1:30pm MDT

'THE' most crucial curriculum-Character Education Education Building 104Joelle Hansen • Michelle Nielson Beginning Google Forms Education Building 339Brandon Harrison Can You Hear Me Now? Text-To-Speech Business Building 101Theresa Wilson Cyber Security for the Teacher Business Building 102Scott Harpster • Josh Kleinke Effective Formative Assessment with Digital Games and Contests Education Building 205Rob Bentley Finding Connections with Interdisciplinary Teaching Hunter Conference 114- Vermillion CliffsChristopher Busath • Lee Montgomery • Jon Winget Formative Assessments in All Their Splendor! Education Building 204Melody Andreasen • Rebecca Lucy Got Overdrive? Business Building 110Chris Haught Maximize Your Retirement Benefits Business Building 208Utah Retirement Systems Plickers & Utips in the classroom Hunter Conference 111- Shooting StarChristine Hunter SAGE Benchmarks: Using Them to Improve Instruction and Student Learning Education Building 215Kim Rathke • Jared Wright SEEd Science Education Building 103Jamie Carling from SJSD Solving the Case of the Mystery Skype Classroom Hunter Conference 112- Yankee MeadowsDerek Larson Tech Ninjas: Students Supporting Technology Education Building 206Buffy Camps • Jill Tatton Transforming Teaching and Making Learning Memorable Business Building 203Prent Klag Learn How to Incorporate Tour Builder into Your Classroom Business Building 201Kate Carney 21st Century Tools for 21st Century Instruction and Learning Education Building 202Tony Pelligrini Communicating Competency and Fostering Trust Education Building 202Mariam Herrmann, BCET Faculty Self-Reflective Process to add Value to Teacher Performance. Education Building 202Tony Pelligrini Creating Meaningful Teams for Singleton Staff Hunter Conference 107- Charles HunterJoe Cuddemi Google Classroom - Full Throttle Education Building 111Michael Hakkarinen SEEd Update for Clark Planetarium Teacher Resource Kit Activities Education Building 102Robert Bigelow EdGenuity Training (Part 2) Sharwan Smith 122- Great Basin

2:30pm MDT

Break Education Building Second Floor Lobby Sponsor/Vendor Booths Education Building Second Floor Lobby

2:40pm MDT

'THE' most crucial curriculum-Character Education Education Building 104Joelle Hansen • Michelle Nielson Beat the Clock! Teach More in Less Time Education Building 204Mariam Herrmann, BCET Body Language a key to better teaching Education Building 202Neal Peacock • Kevin Reynolds Creating Critical Thinkers Through Coding Education Building 206Shannon Ririe Differentiated Professional Development using Badges and Micro-Credentials Hunter Conference 111- Shooting StarGreg Cox Easy Coding with Ready Maker, Fusion, and TinyTap Education Building 205Rob Bentley Fast Feedback with Quizzes in Google Forms Business Building 101Theresa Wilson Implementing Google Classroom Hunter Conference 114- Vermillion CliffsKim Bailey • Sami Hunt More Than Just Highlighting: Using Annotated Reading to Connect All Readers to Text Education Building 215Jessica Sitton Protect your Data - Computer Backups and Password Management all for free Business Building 102Scott Harpster • Josh Kleinke Slice and Dice Data Like a Ninja: Advanced Google Forms and Sheets Education Building 339Clint Stephens Speed Dating with UtahFutures Business Building 208Jami Gardner Transforming Teaching and Making Learning Memorable Business Building 203Prent Klag Virtual Field Trips Business Building 110Chris Haught We Gotta Get Out of This Place (BreakoutEDU) Hunter Conference 112- Yankee MeadowsAndrew Clark • Derek Larson • Clint Stephens Learn How to Incorporate Tour Builder into Your Classroom Business Building 201Kate Carney Is Your Team Highly Effective? Hunter Conference 107- Charles HunterJoe Cuddemi
 
Friday, July 14
 

8:30am MDT

Conference Registration Hunter Conference Center Registration Booth Sponsor/Vendor Booths Education Building Second Floor Lobby

8:55am MDT

Tech Support and Tech Talk Lounge Education Building Third Floor LobbyAndrew Clark

9:00am MDT

CBEAR writing Business Building 203Amanda Bingham • Kimberly Hawks • Machelle Maxwell • Rachel Maxwell Creative Storytelling using Adobe Spark Education Building 339Brandon Harrison Cyber Security for the Teacher Business Building 102Scott Harpster • Josh Kleinke Easy Coding with Ready Maker, Fusion, and TinyTap Education Building 205Rob Bentley Finding Connections with Interdisciplinary Teaching Hunter Conference 114- Vermillion CliffsChristopher Busath • Lee Montgomery • Jon Winget Formative Assessments in All Their Splendor! Education Building 203Melody Andreasen • Rebecca Lucy Irlen Syndrome Education Building 105Shanda Badger Make, Create, and Innovate with Makey Makey Business Building 201Nathan Wilson Master Digital Photography with Apple Photos Education Building 111Michael Hakkarinen Plickers & Utips in the classroom Education Building 103Christine Hunter Reimagine learning with the Classroom Trifecta of ClassDojo, Kahoot!, and GoNoodle Education Building 104Derek Larson Robotics in Rural Schools Hunter Conference 112- Yankee MeadowsFredale Burns • Daniel Conrad • Gary Rock • Nahida Smith SAGE Benchmarks: Using Them to Improve Instruction and Student Learning Education Building 215Kim Rathke • Jared Wright School Community Councils and the School LAND Trust Program Business Building 101Tim Donaldson Tech Ninjas: Students Supporting Technology Education Building 206Buffy Camps • Jill Tatton Using Picture Books to Inspire Poetry Writing Education Building 204Elizabeth Bowler Virtual Field Trips Business Building 110Chris Haught Digital Stories Education Building 202Andrew Clark Quick Look at Google Keep Education Building 202Clint Stephens Snow College Concurrent Enrollment IVC Program Education Building 202Snow College From Contender to Champion: Developing above the line behavior Hunter Conference 107- Charles HunterTyson Larsen 6th Grade SEEd Student Science Performances with Density Education Building 102Robert Bigelow Basics of Dutch Oven Cooking Hunter Conference PatioKevin Corbridge • Selene Corbridge Create Your Own Educational Escape Room Business Building 208Jami Gardner • Shannon Ririe

10:10am MDT

Beat the Clock! Teach More in Less Time Education Building 203Mariam Herrmann, BCET Classroom Robotics: Learn to Build, Build to Learn Hunter Conference 112- Yankee MeadowsJosh Kleinke Got Overdrive? Business Building 110Chris Haught Interior Decorating Your Canvas Course Education Building 111Michael Hakkarinen Irlen Syndrome Education Building 105Shanda Badger Little Known UtahFutures Tools That Make a Big Impact Education Building 339Max Gonzales Make, Create, and Innovate with Makey Makey Business Building 201Nathan Wilson Protect your Data - Computer Backups and Password Management all for free Business Building 102Scott Harpster • Josh Kleinke Reimagine learning with the Classroom Trifecta of ClassDojo, Kahoot!, and GoNoodle Education Building 104Derek Larson SAGE Writing and the New Scoring Engine Education Building 215Cydnee Carter • Megan Lopez • Kim Rathke School Community Councils and the School LAND Trust Program Business Building 101Tim Donaldson SEEd Science Education Building 103Jamie Carling from SJSD Sparking Creativity Through Genius Hour Education Building 206Shannon Ririe The PE (and Classroom!) Adventure Hunter Conference 111- Shooting StarBrandon Harrison Tier 1 Instruction - AMPLIFIED Business Building 203Cody Spendlove UEN's Growing Resources for Early Childhood Education Building 205Lisa Cohne Using Picture Books to Inspire Poetry Writing Education Building 204Elizabeth Bowler Your Most Powerful Teacher Education Building 202Brian Ferguson • Caitlin Gerrity

11:30am MDT

LUNCH Sharwan Smith Ballroom
 
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