2017 Utah Rural Schools Conference

Keynote Speakers

Dean Wilson

Principal, Altamont High School, Duchesne School District

Dean served as a teacher in Tooele County School District. He moved to the Uintah Basin after marrying Nichole Yack and took a job as a wireline engineer in the oilfields. Dean also started several small businesses ranging from concrete curbing to bee keeping. Once his taste for... Read More →

Wednesday July 12, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Hunter Conference Great Hall

Keynote

Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

10:10am MDT

UTIPS and New Item Types

UTIPS has new item types. Come learn how to write more effective assessment questions. The discussion and hands-on workshop will give teachers concrete ways to improve their assessments using UTIPS.

Presenters

Kim Rathke

Test Administration and Data Coordinator, Utah State Board of Education

Kim Rathke is the Test Administration and Data Coordinator at USBE. She has a master’s in gifted education and is Nationally-Board Certified in ELA/Early Adolescence. She supervises the systems team in the Assessment section that oversees RISE, Utah Aspire Plus, WIDA, DLM, NAEP... Read More →

Todd Vawdrey

Secondary Math Assessment Specialist, USOE

Todd Vawdrey is the Test Administration Specialist at USOE. His position includes implementing all state-level assessments including SAGE. Prior to this job, he taught math, physics, and computer science for 9 years at Lone Peak High in Alpine School District.

Jared Wright

Elementary Math & Science Assessment Specialist, USBE

I taught grades 2, 3, and 4 for 10 years in the Box Elder School District. Fourth grade was my favorite! I have been with USBE for 8+ years in the Assessment & Accountability section. My current role is the Elementary Math & Science Assessment Specialist.

Wednesday July 12, 2017 10:10am - 11:05am MDT
Education Building 215

Learning Strands Technology, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Language Arts, Math

10:10am MDT

6 Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Be Using

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Whether you are a techie teacher or a techno-novice, there are a number of online tools available to help you increase your productivity and perfect your computer skills.

This session will cover five main technology areas: storage solutions, password management, bookmarking, information gathering and information sharing. Each of the five areas includes multiple options to help allow for both flexibility of choice and availability of assortment.

The different areas contain multiple tools, including; online flash drives, applications to help you remember your different passwords, the ability to save your Internet bookmarks to multiple web browsers and computers, sharing your bookmarks with others, RSS feeds, blogs, wikis, Twitter, and URL shorteners.

Each of the areas contains both free and paid versions of tools allowing everyone the opportunity to use the products regardless of funding and finances.

Presenters

Derek Larson

EdTech Director, SEDC

Wednesday July 12, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 111

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels

10:10am MDT

Administrative Style

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

What is your administrative style? Or, if you are working to become a principal, what most likely would be your style? The workshop features the use of an instrument to identify the characteristics of your administrative style. The instrument is structured around the use of metaphors to identify the dominant patterns in our thinking. Filling our the instrument can prove fun as well as insightful.

Presenters

Stanley Ivie

Professor Emeritus, TWU

Professor Ivie is a specialist in the history of educational ideas. He has written extensively on the power of metaphors to shape educational thought, which includes critical and creative thinking. The theory and practice of education shares more in common with the creative arts than... Read More →

Wednesday July 12, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Business Building 102

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, SLO's
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Administration

10:10am MDT

Classroom Technology Hacks with UEN

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Come learn several classroom tech hacks you can use to make your #EdTech life easier. You'll learn about creative ways to use tools such as PLEX (including how to set up your own streaming eMedia library), IFTTT, Padlet, and GoNoodle, as well as how to create your own fast Chromebooks out of old, unusable laptops.

Presenters

Rob Bentley

Instructor and Adobe Product Manager, Utah Education Network

Rob taught Language Arts and Spanish for 6 years. For the last 15 years, he's been teaching teachers how to integrate technology effectively into their curriculum. During his time at UEN, he's presented at URSA, UELMA, UCET, ISTE, FETC, UFLA, and the CTE conferences many times.

Wednesday July 12, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 205

Learning Strands Technology
Audience Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels

10:10am MDT

Enhancing K-12 Curriculum with Video Conferencing

Get new ideas for enhancing your classroom curriculum with video conferencing! See how easy it is to incorporate collaborative activities such as interviews with experts, guest speakers, and video fieldtrips from around the world or within your own district. Examples for elementary, middle, and high schools will be shared along with ideas for growing your PLN through videoconferencing. We will demonstrate how to use free video and web conferencing tools available to every educator through UEN.

Presenters

Charice Carroll

Distance Education Specialist, UEN

Charice has worked with Interactive Videoconferencing in Utah for over 30 years, the last 26 with Utah Education Network. She has a B.S. in Broadcast Communications from Weber State University and an M.Ed. in Learning and Technology from Western Governors University.

Kimberly Davis

Distance Education Specialist, UEN

Kimberly has spent the last 13 years scheduling, supporting, and helping teachers effectively use video conferencing technology. After spending six years with USU's Distance Education Dept, she joined UETN's Technical Services team where she continues to enjoy learning and implementing... Read More →

Wednesday July 12, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Business Building 110

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Cross Curriculum

10:10am MDT

Mental Model of Teaching

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

The participants will learn how the concept of Mental Models from Psychology research can be applied to instructional planning. Participants will also understand that the development of mental models is a critical foundation for teachers who wish to become experts and have the greatest impact on student learning possible. Participants will practice creating a mental model.

Based on extensive study of existing research combined with his own research and 20 years of experience as a teacher and administrator in public schools, Dr. Hatch presents a fast-paced, engaging and practical message. Here are some comments past participants have made about this presentation:
• Very useful. Clear and concise goals that I can work on!
• Worth every minute! Will be implementing this mental model strategy.
• The training forced me to look at some of my practices and omissions…that was tough to realize that some major improvements are needed; even after lots of years of experience!
• This training was excellent! I am so excited to get started “attacking the gap”!
• Great session. Thank you for your efforts. Time flew by and everyone I have talked to got something out of this time.

Presenters

Lance Hatch

Director of Human Resources, Uintah School District

Lance Hatch, PhD Teacher, Principal, & District Level Administrator with 18 years experience Dissertation: Expert Rural Elementary School Teachers’ Planning For Effective Instruction

Wednesday July 12, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Hunter Conference 111- Shooting Star

Learning Strands PLC's- Professional Learning Communities, Teacher Planning and Instruction
Audience Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

10:10am MDT

Painless Password Management

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Today I will start you down the road to login and password nirvana by introducing you to a few tools that will help you create, track and remember your passwords for you! These tools will create complex passwords and save them so that you will only need to remember ONE more password for the rest of your life. Take all of those logins and passwords that have been jotted down on the note pads, stuck on sticky notes under your keyboard, or saved in your browser and get them secure!

Presenters

Clint Stephens

Educational Technology Specialist and UCET Preside, Southwest Educational Development Center

During his twelve years teaching secondary Science, Regional Technology Integration Specialist Clint Stephens was awarded the Utah Middle School Science Teacher of the Year award in addition to several technology innovation grants & awards. Currently, Clint is a Level 1 & 2 Certified... Read More →

Wednesday July 12, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 104

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

10:10am MDT

Phenomenal Phenomenon in Science

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Phenomena is used 114 times in the K-12 Framework for Science Education. Come explore and experience what phenomenon are, why they are such a big deal, and how you can use them to truly engage your students in your science classroom. This session will explore phenomena in life science, physical science, and earth and space science and can be used at any grade level.

Presenters

Melissa Mendenhall

Elementary Science Specialist, Alpine School District

Ashley Russon

Secondary TSA, Alpine School District

Science and Technology are two things I love use in my classroom. When I am not learning with amazing science teachers I am probably playing some sport or outside doing something :D

Wednesday July 12, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 103

Learning Strands Utah Core Curriculum
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Science

10:10am MDT

Student Ownership Of Their Grade via Standards-Based Grading

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Have your students taken ownership of their own grade? Or is it seen as some mystical event that is done to them? In this session we will discuss a step-by-step approach to simultaneously empower students to take ownership of their learning and implement standards-based grading. Models for both elementary and secondary will be provided.

Presenters

Jason Young

Superintendent, Duchesne County School District

Jason Young has been an educator for 28 years. 15 years teaching secondary math, science, and 6th grade. 13 years as an administrator of Duchesne Elementary, Duchesne High, and Duchesne County School District. He and the district administration of DCSD have led their schools in a... Read More →

Wednesday July 12, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Hunter Conference 212- Red Hills

Learning Strands Grading, PLC's- Professional Learning Communities, Sage/Data Management, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

10:10am MDT

Ten Steps to Comply with Student Data Protection Act

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Utah's Student Data Protection Act outlines significant improvements to protection student data at both the state and LEA levels. This session will help guide administrators, and technology and assessment directors in implementing the mandates in this act. Topics include creating a Data Governance Plan, development of a Metadata Dictionary, and model documents for data sharing with third party vendors.

Presenters

Jared Hill

Information Security Manager, Utah State Board of Education

Whitney Phillips

Educational Director Data Privacy, USBE

Dr. Whitney Phillips is the Chief Privacy Officer at the Utah State Board of Education. Previously she was the project manager for federal and Utah state accountability and was a program evaluator at the Arizona Department of Education. She was a junior high English and taught students... Read More →

Wednesday July 12, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Business Building 203

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, Sage/Data Management, SLO's, Technology
Audience District/School Administration, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Data Privacy

10:10am MDT

We Gotta Get Out of This Place (BreakoutEDU)

1 Hour Session, BYOD- Hands On, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Experience the thrill of BreakoutEDU! Work as a team to solve puzzles and unlock the box! Be engaged with curriculum and experience the fun! This is a great way to engage students in a problem solving game that ties in with what you're teaching. You will get to see what it is like to participate and how easy it is to set up your own BreakoutEDU.

Presenters

Andrew Clark

Regional Technology Trainer, NUES

I am the regional technology trainer for 9 school districts and 3 charter schools. I work along the Wasatch Back and in the Unitah Basin. I taught elementary school for 5 years. I enjoy spending time with my family, looking for great vacation deals, pretending to play golf, and figuring... Read More →

Derek Larson

EdTech Director, SEDC

Clint Stephens

Educational Technology Specialist and UCET Preside, Southwest Educational Development Center

Wednesday July 12, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Hunter Conference 112- Yankee Meadows

Learning Strands Utah Core Curriculum
Audience District/School Administration, Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

10:10am MDT

Your One for Digital Learning

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

The digital learning journey can be daunting to begin. This presentation will focus on one thing a week you can do as you embark on this epic adventure.

Presenters

Tony Campbell

Director of Learning & Innovation, WCSD

I currently work for WCSD as the Learning & Innovation Technologies Director. I began this journey in 2004. It has been amazing! The best part of my job is the opportunity to work with the amazing teachers in our district. They give so much to our students. Helping them connect technology... Read More →

Your One for Digital Learning pdf

Wednesday July 12, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 204

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel, Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Library Media Specialists, Teachers, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels

11:20am MDT

6 Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Be Using

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Derek Larson

EdTech Director, SEDC

Wednesday July 12, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Education Building 111

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels

11:20am MDT

Administrative Style

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Stanley Ivie

Professor Emeritus, TWU

Wednesday July 12, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Business Building 102

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, SLO's
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Administration

11:20am MDT

Become an Educational Technologist

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Practicing K-12 teachers are increasingly expected to exhibit technology skills and knowledge of how to effectively use technology to enhance student learning. It is now more convenient than ever to obtain an Educational Technology Endorsement. In this session learn how UEN and Regional Service Centers are making this endorsement available to rural school teachers.

Presenters

Justin Brooksby

Associate Director, UEN

Justin manages the professional development department at UEN. His expertise is in instructional design, technology integration, learning strategies, and process improvement. He began his career as a network designer for Cisco Systems in 2000. Justin started working at the University... Read More →

Brandon Harrison

Trainer, Central Utah Educational Services

Brandon has been the Innovation Specialist and Technology Trainer for the CUES (Central Utah Educational Services) Region since 2015. Prior to CUES, he taught junior high school in the Murray City School District for a dozen years. Around the turn of the century, Brandon worked for... Read More →

Clint Stephens

Educational Technology Specialist and UCET Preside, Southwest Educational Development Center

Wednesday July 12, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Education Building 204

Learning Strands PLC's- Professional Learning Communities, Technology
Audience Library Media Specialists, Teachers, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels

11:20am MDT

DTL - What's Next in Digital and Personalized Learning for Utah?

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

This session will highlight the Digital Teaching and Learning Program, both current implementation successes from 2016-17 and information about the process to apply to the qualified grant program for 2017-18. The session will look at parallel grants that support creating a comprehensive vision for digital and personalized learning for the LEA and/or school level leaders.

Presenters

Sarah Young

Chief of Staff, Utah State Board of Education

Sarah Young is the Chief of Staff with the Utah State Board of Education and she works to bring next generation learning to Utah’s public schools. Her projects have included the state’s Digital Teaching and Learning initiative and development of Utah’s Portrait of a Graduate... Read More →

Wednesday July 12, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Business Building 101

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, PLC's- Professional Learning Communities, SLO's
Audience Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels

11:20am MDT

Getting Started with Google Sites

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Come and see how easy it is to build a website using the new Google Sites app. In this session participants will learn how to structure a great looking website with the drag-and-drop building features to publish a website in under an hour. You will learn how to personalize your site by customizing the navigation, adding content, move and resize content, collaborate with others, and publishing to the web.

Presenters

Nathan Wilson

Technology Integration Specialist, Southeast Education Service Center

I am a Technology Integration Specialist for the Southeast Education Service Center serving Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan school districts. I received a Bachelors degree in Graphic Design and a Masters degree in Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences from Utah State... Read More →

Wednesday July 12, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Education Building 339

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

11:20am MDT

Keep Your Cool With Google Keep

You may not have heard of Google Keep, but you NEED to know about it. Keep is an incredible and easy to use tool for organizing all of the bits of information busy educators tend to collect whenever, wherever, that always seems to get lost. Keep allows you to bring together notes, links, photos, really anything you can grab with your computer, tablet and phone! Beyond gathering and organizing your digital ‘stuff,’ you can share your notes, collaborate with others, set reminders… even drag-n-drop text and photos into your Google Docs! Join me today and make Google Keep an integral part of your daily workflow.

Presenters

Clint Stephens

Educational Technology Specialist and UCET Preside, Southwest Educational Development Center

Wednesday July 12, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Hunter Conference 112- Yankee Meadows

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

11:20am MDT

New Teacher 911

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Putting out fires and providing CPR (Coaching, Planning, Resources) for new teachers.

Presenters

Jackie Loertscher

Induction Coach, Duchesne County School District

Induction Coach

Kimberley Murray

Induction Coach, Duchesne County School District

Induction Coach

Wednesday July 12, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Business Building 110

Learning Strands Provisional Teachers
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels

11:20am MDT

Ten Steps to Comply with Student Data Protection Act

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Jared Hill

Information Security Manager, Utah State Board of Education

Whitney Phillips

Educational Director Data Privacy, USBE

Wednesday July 12, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Business Building 203

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, Sage/Data Management, SLO's, Technology
Audience District/School Administration, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Data Privacy

11:20am MDT

You and Your Legislator..Make A Difference

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

The purpose of this workshop is to give you specific skills to work with your legislators. You will learn when, how, and where to contact them in ways that will be mutually beneficial.

Presenters

Terry Shoemaker

Executive Director, Utah School Superintendents Association

Terry Shoemaker has been a public educator for nearly 40 years, as teacher, principal, H.R. Director, and Superintendent of Schools. He has worked in three school districts, Jordan, Provo, and Wasatch, where he was Superintendent of Schools for 15 years. He is now the Executive Director... Read More →

Wednesday July 12, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Hunter Conference 111- Shooting Star

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, PLC's- Professional Learning Communities, Sage/Data Management, SLO's, Technology, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

11:20am MDT

Flip Out With Flipgrid

Come and see how easy it is to engage students with Flipgrid. This simple and easy to use product will have your students sharing video of their thoughts all within the confines of your private classroom. We'll explore the options of the free and paid model.

Presenters

Andrew Clark

Regional Technology Trainer, NUES

Wednesday July 12, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Education Building 202

Learning Strands Technology
Audience District/School Administration, Library Media Specialists, Teachers, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels

11:20am MDT

Personalizing Digital Learning

What is personalized learning? How is it similar/different in comparison to differentiation and individualization? Where can you find out more about personalized learning? Is there a middle ground?

Presenters

Tony Campbell

Director of Learning & Innovation, WCSD

Personalizing Digital Learning pdf

Wednesday July 12, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Education Building 202

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, SLO's, Technology
Audience Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels

11:20am MDT

Top 5 Reasons to use Seesaw in Your Classroom

Come and learn more about Seesaw, a student driven portfolio tool. Seesaw lets students document their learning, increases communication with parents, and provides a safe place to teach 21st Century Skills. We will only be addressing the free version of Seesaw.

Presenters

Jami Gardner

Associate Director, Marketing & PR, UEN

As the Product Manager for the state’s contract with Nearpod, Jami Gardner shares her Nearpod expertise with educators across the state of Utah. Jami is also passionate about helping teachers integrate the 4Cs into their lessons by using educational escape rooms and computer science... Read More →

Shannon Ririe

Instructional Technology Trainer, UEN - Utah Education Network

Shannon has been a trainer at UEN for three years now, and previously worked as a technology specialist and 5th-grade teacher. She loves her family, doing almost anything outdoors, and technology in the classroom, most definitely in that order.

Wednesday July 12, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Education Building 202

Learning Strands Technology, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Language Arts, Math

1:30pm MDT

Administrative Style

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Stanley Ivie

Professor Emeritus, TWU

Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Business Building 102

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, SLO's
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Administration

1:30pm MDT

Beginning Google Forms

20 ways to use Google Forms in the classroom and in schools pdf

Are you a Google user? Well, did you know that Google Forms is part of your G Suite apps? Forms is a very powerful tool which enables you to effortlessly collect, organize, and analyze information, big and small (i.e. Plan your next faculty meeting, whip up a quick poll, collect information for that family reunion you're in charge of, create a pop quiz, and much more). In Forms you are able to choose from a bunch of question options, from multiple choice to dropdowns to a linear scale. Add images and YouTube videos, or get fancy with page branching and question skip logic. This session will give you a basic Google Forms introduction and allow time to start building your own.

Presenters

Brandon Harrison

Trainer, Central Utah Educational Services

Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Education Building 339

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

1:30pm MDT

Body Language a key to better teaching

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Understanding body language - your own and others' can give you a huge advantage in presenting, teaching, classroom management, and in competition. Join Neal Peacock and Kevin Reynolds as they give you important basics in reading and using body language.

Presenters

Neal Peacock

Teacher, Emery High School

Neal Peacock has been a teacher for 36 years in social studies, debate, and theatre. He is a certified cooperative learning trainer and is now branching out into Project Based Learning. He lives and teaches in Castle Dale where he also served as the mayor for 12 years.

Kevin Reynolds

Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Education Building 202

Learning Strands Classroom Management
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels

1:30pm MDT

Classroom Technology Hacks with UEN

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Rob Bentley

Instructor and Adobe Product Manager, Utah Education Network

Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Education Building 205

Learning Strands Technology
Audience Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels

1:30pm MDT

Differentiated Professional Development using Badges and Micro-Credentials

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

This session provides you with different ways that will help you make your professional development meetings more engaging and meaningful. You will learn how to gamify your PD using badges and micro-credentials. Learn how to differentiate instruction so that everyone is learning at their level.

Presenters

Greg Cox

student data privacy, Utah State Board of Education

Former 4th grade teacher and currently working with the Utah State Board of Education as a student data privacy trainer. Love making videos and teaching others how to use it as well.

Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Hunter Conference 111- Shooting Star

Learning Strands PLC's- Professional Learning Communities, Technology
Audience Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels

1:30pm MDT

DTL - What's Next in Digital and Personalized Learning for Utah?

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Sarah Young

Chief of Staff, Utah State Board of Education

Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Business Building 101

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, PLC's- Professional Learning Communities, SLO's
Audience Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels

1:30pm MDT

Research 2 Write

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Students have traditionally been media “consumers”. As technology explodes in schools, students are now expected to become “creators” of media. They may be Digital Natives, but online gaming and Internet surfing are not the skills that students need to deal with the overwhelming and often unauthoritative amount of information online. This class will give participants the tools needed to have their students become published authors.

Presenters

Chris Haught

UCET & UELMA Board Member, UCET & UELMA

Chris Haught is the Technology/Media Mentor at Southwest Educational Service Center (SEDC), a regional Service Center that serves six district and seven charter ELA’s.Chris works closely with the region’s librarians providing support and training on Utah’s Online Library, the... Read More →

Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Business Building 110

Learning Strands Media, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Language Arts, Science, Social Studies

1:30pm MDT

Student Ownership Of Their Grade via Standards-Based Grading

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Jason Young

Superintendent, Duchesne County School District

Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Hunter Conference 212- Red Hills

Learning Strands Grading, PLC's- Professional Learning Communities, Sage/Data Management, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

1:30pm MDT

We Gotta Get Out of This Place (BreakoutEDU)

1 Hour Session, BYOD- Hands On, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Andrew Clark

Regional Technology Trainer, NUES

Derek Larson

EdTech Director, SEDC

Clint Stephens

Educational Technology Specialist and UCET Preside, Southwest Educational Development Center

Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Hunter Conference 112- Yankee Meadows

Learning Strands Utah Core Curriculum
Audience District/School Administration, Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

1:30pm MDT

Formative Assessment: The Underused Magic Bullet

Research demonstrates that formative assessment can dramatically improve the caliber of student learning but unfortunately it is underused by most classroom teachers. Formative assessment is a planned process in which evidence of students’ status is used to by teachers to adjust their ongoing instructional procedures or by students to adjust their current learning tactics. Because formative assessment is a ubiquitous ‘buzzword’ in education, educational leaders need to take a close look at what it means and how it is different from other kinds of assessment. The focus of this presentation will be on how evidence of student understanding is gathered and used by teachers and students in a formative way to promote learning. Formative assessment strategies will be addressed, and a model for implementing a school-wide program for formative assessment will be presented.

Presenters

Lee Montgomery

Professor of Graduate Education, Southern Utah University

For the past 30 years Dr. Lee Montgomery has been a professor of graduate education at Southern Utah University. He teaches courses in educational psychology, philosophy and ethics, assessment and curriculum design.

Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:30pm - 3:40pm MDT
Business Building 208

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, Assessment, SLO's, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels

1:30pm MDT

Taking Your First Steps With Canvas

New users of the Canvas LMS will appreciate this even paced training that will introduce you first to the student side of Canvas, and then slowly ramp up to an all out overview of this amazing LMS. By the end of the two hours participants will be able to create a Canvas Course, add people, and then build assignments, discussions, and pages for their students to access online.

Presenters

Michael Hakkarinen

Instructional Technology Trainer, Utah Education Network

Michael Hakkarinen specializes in helping teachers engage students in the classroom with technology such as Mac Tools, Google Apps for Educators, iPads and more. He earned a Bachelor’s in English from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Master’s in Elementary Education... Read More →

Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:30pm - 3:40pm MDT
Education Building 111

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

2:40pm MDT

Developing Your Leadership

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Develop yourself as a leader and advocate for public education. Develop and grow your story of self and how to advocate for public schools and your students. Engage with other leaders through social media. We will also discuss social justice and opportunities to get involved.

Presenters

Chase Clyde

Government Relations and Political Action Director, Utah Education Association

UEA Director of Government Relations and Political Action

Wednesday July 12, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Hunter Conference 111- Shooting Star

Learning Strands Educational Leadership
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Leadership

2:40pm MDT

Everything you need to know about #UTedChat & other Twitter Chats

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Twitter has become a very popular tool for educators to use when trying to improve their teaching skills because it allows you to connect with other teachers all over the world. Getting involved with different Twitter chats is another way teachers can increase their knowledge and have fun learning. #UTedChat is a weekly Twitter chat that focuses on Utah teachers and helps us connect with one another so we can learn from teachers in our own state dealing with some of the same questions and issues we face.

As fun as and informative as these Twitter chats can be, they can also be downright difficult to figure out how to follow along AND add to the conversation. Come learn how to effectively participate in these chats by learning about different technology tools that can help this process along. We will cover a multitude of different tools that will make following along as well as contributing a snap!

We will look at both free and paid versions of tools allowing everyone the opportunity to learn and grow with #UTedChat each week as well as the many other Twitter chats available!

Presenters

Derek Larson

EdTech Director, SEDC

Wednesday July 12, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Hunter Conference 112- Yankee Meadows

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

2:40pm MDT

Introduction to the WIDA Screener

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Did you know the W-APT screener for English Learners (ELs) has been replaced with the new WIDA Online Screener? In this session, participants will understand the purpose of and changes to the new WIDA Screener, practice speaking and listening scoring, learn the requirements for administration, and access support resources from WIDA.

Presenters

Ann-Michelle Neal

School Psychologist/UMTSS Education Specialist, USOE

Wednesday July 12, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Education Building 103

Learning Strands Assessment
Audience Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Teachers, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area ESL

2:40pm MDT

Research 2 Write

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Chris Haught

UCET & UELMA Board Member, UCET & UELMA

Wednesday July 12, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Business Building 110

Learning Strands Media, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Language Arts, Science, Social Studies

2:40pm MDT

Slice and Dice Data Like a Ninja: Advanced Google Forms and Sheets

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

You’ve used Google Forms to quickly collect data. The automatic summaries and charts are great, but what’s next? How can you see beyond simple averages and totals to make better decisions and gain true insights? Join me to learn more about some powerful features in Forms and Sheets like data validation, data filters, and pivot tables. We’ll also take a look at some useful add-ons that will allow you to do some amazing things for any classroom.

Presenters

Clint Stephens

Educational Technology Specialist and UCET Preside, Southwest Educational Development Center

Wednesday July 12, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Education Building 339

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, Sage/Data Management, SLO's, Technology
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels

2:40pm MDT

Some of the Best Educational Online Libraries/Resources for Educators

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

During this session you will learn about and see some of the best online libraries of resources available to educator at all levels and in all subject. All the highlighted resources are free to use by educators.

Presenters

Rick Gaisford

Board Member, UCET

Rick Gaisford has 35 years in education and has been involved with educational technology for over 30 years at the classroom, school, district and state levels. He was an elementary school teacher, school technology specialist, district technology specialist and trainer. For the past... Read More →

Wednesday July 12, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Hunter Conference 114- Vermillion Cliffs

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

9:00am MDT

PLC 101: Building and Sustaining a Collaborative Culture

PLC 101 Building and Sustaining a Collaborative Culture pdf

Keynote Speakers

Joe Cuddemi

Speaker/Author, Solution Tree

Joe Cuddemi, a consultant, has 30 years of experience in education. He has served as a teacher, counselor, and principal in a wide variety of educational settings. Joe is also an adjunct professor at Colorado State University.He specializes in the implementation and development of... Read More →

Thursday July 13, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Hunter Conference Great Hall

Keynote

Learning Strands PLC's- Professional Learning Communities
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

10:10am MDT

Can You Hear Me Now? Text-To-Speech

Text-to-Speech instructional tools from World Book, CultureGrams, Gale Resources, Overdrive Read-along Titles and MORE. Researchers have found that seeing and hearing text when reading: Improves word recognition; Increases attention and information memory; Allows focus on comprehension; and, Increases student staying power for reading.

Presenters

Theresa Wilson

Technology Integration Specialist, SESC

Technology Integration & Data Mentoring Specialist for the Southeast Education Service Center since 2002. SESC serves Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan School Districts.

Thursday July 13, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Business Building 101

Learning Strands Sage/Data Management, Technology
Audience Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area ESL, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Special Education, STEM/STEAM

10:10am MDT

Developing Your Leadership

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Chase Clyde

Government Relations and Political Action Director, Utah Education Association

UEA Director of Government Relations and Political Action

Thursday July 13, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Hunter Conference 111- Shooting Star

Learning Strands Educational Leadership
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Leadership

10:10am MDT

Effective Formative Assessment with Digital Games and Contests

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Formative assessment is a powerful part of the teaching and learning process. Come learn how you can use the following formative evaluation tools to inject more excitement and fun into your classroom and at the same time gain insight into what your students really know and understand: Kahoot!, Socrative, Quizizz, and Nearpod. If time permits we'll also discuss: Plickers, Formative, and Classflow. Come ready to compete for prizes!

Presenters

Rob Bentley

Instructor and Adobe Product Manager, Utah Education Network

Thursday July 13, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 205

Learning Strands Technology
Audience Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels

10:10am MDT

iMovie Basics using the iPad

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

This course will help you learn basic skills when it comes to creating a movie using your iPad by helping you understand how to film, edit, and produce videos using iMovie. This is intended to be a hands-on session where participants will be working on their own devices as we discuss certain functionalities. This session is designed to help you feel 100% comfortable using this in your classroom and you will also be given different ideas that will help you implement it.

Presenters

Greg Cox

student data privacy, Utah State Board of Education

Former 4th grade teacher and currently working with the Utah State Board of Education as a student data privacy trainer. Love making videos and teaching others how to use it as well.

Thursday July 13, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Hunter Conference 112- Yankee Meadows

Learning Strands Technology
Audience Library Media Specialists, Teachers, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels

10:10am MDT

Introduction to the WIDA Screener

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Ann-Michelle Neal

School Psychologist/UMTSS Education Specialist, USOE

Thursday July 13, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 206

Learning Strands Assessment
Audience Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Teachers, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area ESL

10:10am MDT

Master Digital Photography with Apple Photos

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

A picture is worth 1,000 words - unless it looks bad or you can’t find it! With the new “Photos” by Apple (available on all Mac Computers) you can create albums, slideshows, and more. Additionally, this new program has all the benefits of the program formerly known as “Aperture” for editing your digital images from cameras, iPhones, iPads, or found online.

Presenters

Michael Hakkarinen

Instructional Technology Trainer, Utah Education Network

Thursday July 13, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 111

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

10:10am MDT

New Teacher 911

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Putting out fires and providing CPR (Coaching, Planning, Resources) for new teachers.

Presenters

Jackie Loertscher

Induction Coach, Duchesne County School District

Induction Coach

Kimberley Murray

Induction Coach, Duchesne County School District

Induction Coach

Thursday July 13, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Business Building 110

Learning Strands Provisional Teachers
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels

10:10am MDT

Painless Password Management

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Clint Stephens

Educational Technology Specialist and UCET Preside, Southwest Educational Development Center

Thursday July 13, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 104

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

10:10am MDT

Phenomenal Phenomenon in Science

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Melissa Mendenhall

Elementary Science Specialist, Alpine School District

Ashley Russon

Secondary TSA, Alpine School District

Science and Technology are two things I love use in my classroom. When I am not learning with amazing science teachers I am probably playing some sport or outside doing something :D

Thursday July 13, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 103

Learning Strands Utah Core Curriculum
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Science

10:10am MDT

Techniques for Going Beyond the Data to Identify Root Causes

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Assessment data can be useful at identifying problems in a school, but the exact cause of the problem will not always be obvious. If the underlying problem is misidentified, then any interventions may fail. In this presentation, we will borrow from the field of public policy and review various techniques policy makers, administrators, and even teachers can use to identify the root causes of problems in schools, including boundary analysis, classification analysis, and assumptional analysis. At the end of presentation, participants will be better equipped to identify problems in their schools in order to make better informed solutions.

Presenters

David Sallay

Student Data Privacy Auditor, USBE

David started as the Chief Privacy Officer at USBE in December 2021. He is a Fellow in Privacy (FIP) Certified Information Privacy Professional-US Sector (CIPP/US), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT), and Certified Data... Read More →

Thursday July 13, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 215

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, PLC's- Professional Learning Communities, Sage/Data Management, SLO's
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels

10:10am MDT

Your One for Digital Learning

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

The digital learning journey can be daunting to begin. This presentation will focus on one thing a week you can do as you embark on this epic adventure.

Presenters

Tony Campbell

Director of Learning & Innovation, WCSD

Your One for Digital Learning pdf

Thursday July 13, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Business Building 201

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel, Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Library Media Specialists, Teachers, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels

10:10am MDT

You, Your School, or District Needs A Podcast

Participants will get a Podcast 101/102 session for those interested in creating a podcast for themselves, their classes, school or district.

Presenters

Derek Larson

EdTech Director, SEDC

Christopher J. Nesi

Educator and Podcast Host, House of #EdTech Podcast

Christopher J. Nesi is a passionate educator, podcast host, and thought leader. With over 15 years of experience in the classroom, Chris has dedicated his career to helping educators integrate technology effectively and meaningfully into their instruction.

Thursday July 13, 2017 10:10am - 12:20pm MDT
Education Building 202

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Language Arts, Visual/Performing Arts

11:20am MDT

Digital Teaching and Learning (DTL) Prgram Updates and Best Practices

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

This session will update participants on The Digital Teaching and Learning Program and highlight best practices and great examples from schools and districts around the state.

Presenters

Rick Gaisford

Board Member, UCET

Sarah Young

Chief of Staff, Utah State Board of Education

Thursday July 13, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Hunter Conference 114- Vermillion Cliffs

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, PLC's- Professional Learning Communities, SLO's, Technology
Audience Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels

11:20am MDT

Enhancing K-12 Curriculum with Video Conferencing

Presenters

Charice Carroll

Distance Education Specialist, UEN

Kimberly Davis

Distance Education Specialist, UEN

Thursday July 13, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Business Building 110

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Cross Curriculum

11:20am MDT

Fast Feedback with Quizzes in Google Forms

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Educators know that collecting feedback early in the learning process results in better outcomes. Learn how to quickly create and deliver multiple choice and checkbox questions. Grading is automated for fast feedback.

Presenters

Theresa Wilson

Technology Integration Specialist, SESC

Technology Integration & Data Mentoring Specialist for the Southeast Education Service Center since 2002. SESC serves Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan School Districts.

Thursday July 13, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Business Building 101

Learning Strands Assessment, Technology
Audience Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

11:20am MDT

Finland -- An Educator's Dream

Finland has become known worldwide for its education system, particularly for its encouragement of hands-on learning and creativity, its low-stress learning and teaching environment, and its project-based approach. We will delve into what works for Finland and how we can apply some of the techniques and ideas in our U.S. schools. You will also learn about a great educational opportunity to visit Finland and see some of these schools for yourself!

Presenters

Elizabeth Bowler

Teda International School

Thursday July 13, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Education Building 105

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Learning Strands General Learning and Culture, Improving Instruction
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

11:20am MDT

Getting Started with Google Sites

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Nathan Wilson

Technology Integration Specialist, Southeast Education Service Center

Thursday July 13, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Education Building 339

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

11:20am MDT

Interior Decorating Your Canvas Course

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

If you’ve been using Canvas you’ll love this fast paced hour of secrets, tips, and tricks for making your Canvas course look and work like a polished online learning environment. Learn to make tabs on pages, organize modules, add multimedia, and more.

Presenters

Michael Hakkarinen

Instructional Technology Trainer, Utah Education Network

Thursday July 13, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Education Building 111

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

11:20am MDT

Maximize Your Retirement Benefits

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Your state pension plan is an incredibly rich retirement benefit. But will it be enough to support you throughout a potential retirement period of 20-30 years or more? Please come to this informative, educational workshop so you can understand how your pension works, and what you can be doing now beyond your pension to maximize your retirement benefits and retirement readiness!

Presenters

Kory Cox

Stakeholder Liaison, Utah Retirement Systems

Kory is a native of Utah, where he enjoys spending time with his family and serving his community. He graduated from the University of Utah in Political Science, and earned Master’s degrees from LaSalle University and Southern Utah University.Kory has been with Utah Retirement... Read More →

Thursday July 13, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Business Building 208

Learning Strands Benefits
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

11:20am MDT

NAEP in Your School

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

An overview of NAEP in our state and schools. How Utah students compares to the Nation.

Presenters

Angela Battaglia

Thursday July 13, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Business Building 102

Learning Strands Assessment
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies

11:20am MDT

Sparking Creativity Through Genius Hour

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Allowing students to study and research their interests is the basis of personalized learning. Genius Hour is giving students time each day/week to study the topic of their choice. Learn about Genius Hour and the great free resources that are available to get started and be successful implementing Genius Hour with your students.

Presenters

Shannon Ririe

Instructional Technology Trainer, UEN - Utah Education Network

Thursday July 13, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Education Building 206

Learning Strands Technology, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Computer Science, STEM/STEAM

11:20am MDT

We Gotta Get Out of This Place (BreakoutEDU)

1 Hour Session, BYOD- Hands On, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Andrew Clark

Regional Technology Trainer, NUES

Derek Larson

EdTech Director, SEDC

Clint Stephens

Educational Technology Specialist and UCET Preside, Southwest Educational Development Center

Thursday July 13, 2017 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
Hunter Conference 112- Yankee Meadows

Learning Strands Utah Core Curriculum
Audience District/School Administration, Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

1:30pm MDT

'THE' most crucial curriculum-Character Education

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Development of individual character, self-esteem, and personal integrity has a direct impact on the way a person thinks, speaks, and acts. Direct instruction and discussion of what it means AND looks like to be a person of strong character will make a positive impact on a person's success and they way he/she influences the world. South Sevier Middle School has developed a character education program called me2we where students are challenged to shift their thinking from being self-centered and judgmental to being more accepting and tolerant of others. A discussion of what this "crucial curriculum" looks like and the results that come from its implementation will be held to help generate an understanding and interest in development of similar ideas in schools of all levels.

Presenters

Joelle Hansen

Michelle Nielson

Principal, South Sevier Middle School

Michelle Nielson has been the principal of SSMS for the last 6 years. Some major shifts in school procedure and practices have occurred to help better align the school's WHAT with its WHY that are bringing great success. Besides loving her middle school students, faculty and staff... Read More →

Thursday July 13, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Education Building 104

Learning Strands Character Education
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Character Education

1:30pm MDT

Beginning Google Forms

20 ways to use Google Forms in the classroom and in schools pdf

Presenters

Brandon Harrison

Trainer, Central Utah Educational Services

Thursday July 13, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Education Building 339

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

1:30pm MDT

Can You Hear Me Now? Text-To-Speech

Presenters

Theresa Wilson

Technology Integration Specialist, SESC

Technology Integration & Data Mentoring Specialist for the Southeast Education Service Center since 2002. SESC serves Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan School Districts.

Thursday July 13, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Business Building 101

Learning Strands Sage/Data Management, Technology
Audience Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area ESL, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Special Education, STEM/STEAM

1:30pm MDT

Cyber Security for the Teacher

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Will be covering definitions of cyber security and briefly touch different areas within cybersecurity and talk about how to protect yourself. This will hopefully get passed along to students and other teachers as this usually scares people and helps them to be more security minded.

Presenters

Scott Harpster

System Engineer, Southwest Educational Development Center

System Engineer at SEDC and have been with SEDC for 10 years.

Josh Kleinke

Systems Specialist, SEDC

@josh_kleinke

Thursday July 13, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Business Building 102

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel, Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Library Media Specialists, Teachers, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

1:30pm MDT

Effective Formative Assessment with Digital Games and Contests

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Rob Bentley

Instructor and Adobe Product Manager, Utah Education Network

Thursday July 13, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Education Building 205

Learning Strands Technology
Audience Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels

1:30pm MDT

Got Overdrive?

Check out some of the special features in the Overdrive Library and see if using ebooks in the classroom is right for you!

Presenters

Chris Haught

UCET & UELMA Board Member, UCET & UELMA

Thursday July 13, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Business Building 110

Learning Strands Technology
Audience Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Language Arts

1:30pm MDT

Maximize Your Retirement Benefits

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Kory Cox

Stakeholder Liaison, Utah Retirement Systems

Thursday July 13, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Business Building 208

Learning Strands Benefits
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

1:30pm MDT

Solving the Case of the Mystery Skype Classroom

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Get ready to load up the Mystery Machine and put on your Sherlock detective hat because it's time to solve the case of the Mystery Skype Classroom!

Do you want to find ways to help your students learn more about other states or counties here in Utah? How about connecting with different classrooms across the U.S. or world? How can you do all these things with a shrinking or non-existent field trip budget? Join us to learn how Mystery Skype can help you make learning fun again!

Presenters

Derek Larson

EdTech Director, SEDC

Thursday July 13, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Hunter Conference 112- Yankee Meadows

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

1:30pm MDT

Tech Ninjas: Students Supporting Technology

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Get a student tech club started at your school and have students become the teachers. A group of 6 teachers came together with an idea of creating a technology group consisting of five students from each grade. We applied for School Community Council money and received enough to purchase equipment. We have a green screen, Makey Makey, Virtual Reality, iPads, and Chromebooks for each member, t-shirts and sweatshirts. This presentation is how we put our ideas to work to create a group of students that work in classrooms and what they do to help the entire school with technology.

Presenters

Buffy Camps

6th grade teacher, HMK Elementary

Jill Tatton

Director of Student Services, Grand County School District

Thursday July 13, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Education Building 206

Learning Strands Technology, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area STEM/STEAM

1:30pm MDT

Transforming Teaching and Making Learning Memorable

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

In order to keep students interested in school, and help them retain and build upon what they have been taught, teachers need to design and orchestrate enriching and meaningful experiences for students and ensure that they can process learning to increase the extraction of meaning. This presentation will explore five key factors that can enhance learning, how memory affects learning, and seven things teachers can do to increase and acquisition of knowledge and make learning lasting and memorable. Materials will be provided to participants.

Presenters

Prent Klag

Professor of Education, Southern Utah University

I have served in a variety of roles during my educational career. I have been an elementary teacher, school principal, lab school director, curriculum developer, department chair, dean, and a member and officer in several state and national organizations. I have many areas of interest... Read More →

Thursday July 13, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Business Building 203

Learning Strands PLC's- Professional Learning Communities, Utah Core Curriculum, Improving Instruction
Audience Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Instructional Strategies

1:30pm MDT

21st Century Tools for 21st Century Instruction and Learning

Web-based tools are becoming more accessible and affordable for educators and the learners whom we serve. Come enjoy the vision of Bart and Tony from SUU's College of Education and Human Development as they share their researched-based practices to meet educational leaders and learners needs in the 21st Century!

Presenters

Tony Pellegrini

Professor and Department Chair, Teacher Education, Southern Utah University - SUU

Dr. Tony Pellegrini is a professor of Education at Southern Utah University. He received his B.A from Brigham Young University, his M.Ed. from Utah State University, and terminal degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, before eventually becoming school principal at Blanding... Read More →

Thursday July 13, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Education Building 202

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, PLC's- Professional Learning Communities, SLO's, Technology
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Adult Education, Language Arts

1:30pm MDT

Communicating Competency and Fostering Trust

Recognize the power of communication and how conversations affect our neurology. Learn to build smarter brains by communicating trust and helping students access wisdom. Develop shared meaning about what needs to be accomplished and why. Foster co-creative conversations that lead to growth and progress. Get ahead during difficult conversations.

Presenters

Mariam Herrmann, BCET

Ed Therapist, Click on Learning

BCET with expertise in language development, reading disabilities, concept development, slow processing speed, and social/emotional learning. I service people from age 7 to adult.

Thursday July 13, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Education Building 202

Learning Strands General Learning and Culture
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

1:30pm MDT

Faculty Self-Reflective Process to add Value to Teacher Performance.

Ken Bain's text, "What the Best College Teachers Do" outlines several wholistic principles of teaching and learning to move our practice as remarkable. This session will address our crafting of a self-reflective process for our faculty (both full-time and adjunct) that provides us a metric approach to identify strengths, challenges, and future professional development needs for individual instructors and our department.

Presenters

Tony Pellegrini

Professor and Department Chair, Teacher Education, Southern Utah University - SUU

Thursday July 13, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Education Building 202

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, PLC's- Professional Learning Communities, SLO's
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Adult Education

1:30pm MDT

Google Classroom - Full Throttle

It’s fast to setup, easy to use, and great for engaging learners of all ages in all subjects. Google Classroom will not only make it easy for you to blend instruction between a face-to-face classroom and online environment, but you’ll also be amazed at how simple it makes sharing and assigning Google Documents to students. After we do a quick practice demo in Google Classroom participants will then have time and support to build their own Google Classroom experiences for students.

Presenters

Michael Hakkarinen

Instructional Technology Trainer, Utah Education Network

Thursday July 13, 2017 1:30pm - 3:40pm MDT
Education Building 111

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

2:40pm MDT

'THE' most crucial curriculum-Character Education

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Joelle Hansen

Michelle Nielson

Principal, South Sevier Middle School

Thursday July 13, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Education Building 104

Learning Strands Character Education
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Character Education

2:40pm MDT

Beat the Clock! Teach More in Less Time

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Involved in this presentation is a set of classroom strategies and beliefs that will give the teacher more time to teach. The information presented is research based and is used nationwide. It gives teachers the tools to manage their classroom in a way that even the most difficult student can learn. What teachers will take from this is a belief system and a set of strategies which are the foundation of the nationally acclaimed Time to Teach seminars. Punishment does not work! It is a temporary fix for a set of behaviors. This will impact your teaching.

Presenters

Mariam Herrmann, BCET

Ed Therapist, Click on Learning

BCET with expertise in language development, reading disabilities, concept development, slow processing speed, and social/emotional learning. I service people from age 7 to adult.

Thursday July 13, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Education Building 204

Learning Strands Classroom Management
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

2:40pm MDT

Body Language a key to better teaching

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Neal Peacock

Teacher, Emery High School

Kevin Reynolds

Thursday July 13, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Education Building 202

Learning Strands Classroom Management
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels

2:40pm MDT

Differentiated Professional Development using Badges and Micro-Credentials

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Greg Cox

student data privacy, Utah State Board of Education

Former 4th grade teacher and currently working with the Utah State Board of Education as a student data privacy trainer. Love making videos and teaching others how to use it as well.

Thursday July 13, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Hunter Conference 111- Shooting Star

Learning Strands PLC's- Professional Learning Communities, Technology
Audience Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels

2:40pm MDT

Fast Feedback with Quizzes in Google Forms

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Theresa Wilson

Technology Integration Specialist, SESC

Technology Integration & Data Mentoring Specialist for the Southeast Education Service Center since 2002. SESC serves Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan School Districts.

Thursday July 13, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Business Building 101

Learning Strands Assessment, Technology
Audience Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

2:40pm MDT

More Than Just Highlighting: Using Annotated Reading to Connect All Readers to Text

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Explore Annotated Reading as a purposeful reading strategy that connects with the strategic instruction anchor of the five Anchors of Differentiation. This session links all students (students with needs, gifted and typically performing students) in a tier 1 setting with a purposeful, teacher guided strategy to increase comprehension of narrative and information text across grade levels. Learn appropriate annotation strategies for students ranging from kinder to 12th grade that will support reading comprehension of complex texts. View videos of your Utah colleagues using annotation skills in their classrooms and align your classroom needs to the core standards. View resources connected with instructing annotated reading that you can take to your classroom today. Objectives for this session include: 1. Participants will demonstrate conceptual knowledge of annotated reading as a strategic instruction differentiation strategy to benefit all learners in a tier 1 setting through examples, research, demonstration and video models. 2. Participants will explore and categorize specific annotated reading actions for narrative and informational text across elementary and secondary grade levels. 3. Participants will choose one standard from their grade UCS ELA standards that can be addressed through annotated reading and choose 2-3 narrative or information annotated strategies to instruct with a classroom of students.

Presenters

Jessica Sitton

Instructional Coach/ Implementation Specialist, UPDN

I love working with you! I have worked with the UPDN as an instructional coach and implementation specialist since June 2016 and I love getting to know all these wonderful teachers in Utah! Before I was the special education director and a teacher at Reagan Academy Charter School... Read More →

AnnotatedReadingMTSSPPTPrintout pdf

AnnotationImplementationChecklistVocab docx

Design Your Own Implementation Checklist docx

NonFictionAnnotation pdf

AnnotationPeerReviewGuide.pd pdf

StudentSampleAnnotations pdf

Blank Rubric docx

More than Just HighlightingNotes docx

Teaching Students to be Smart Annotators pdf

NonfictionSample docx

Thursday July 13, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Education Building 215

Learning Strands Utah Core Curriculum
Audience Curriculum District Specialist, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Language Arts, Special Education

2:40pm MDT

Protect your Data - Computer Backups and Password Management all for free

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Protect yourself with daily encrypted backups to google drive and lastpass password management to store all your passwords. We will go over how to install and setup and use both systems.

Presenters

Scott Harpster

System Engineer, Southwest Educational Development Center

System Engineer at SEDC and have been with SEDC for 10 years.

Josh Kleinke

Systems Specialist, SEDC

@josh_kleinke

Thursday July 13, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Business Building 102

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

2:40pm MDT

Slice and Dice Data Like a Ninja: Advanced Google Forms and Sheets

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Clint Stephens

Educational Technology Specialist and UCET Preside, Southwest Educational Development Center

Thursday July 13, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Education Building 339

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, Sage/Data Management, SLO's, Technology
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels

2:40pm MDT

Transforming Teaching and Making Learning Memorable

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Prent Klag

Professor of Education, Southern Utah University

Thursday July 13, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Business Building 203

Learning Strands Improving Instruction, PLC's- Professional Learning Communities, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Instructional Strategies

2:40pm MDT

Virtual Field Trips

Participants will discover the strategies and resources that they can use to design Virtual Field Trips, as well as tips and tricks to ensure their success. Join us as we explore Google Earth, Cardboard, Virtual Reality and more!

Presenters

Chris Haught

UCET & UELMA Board Member, UCET & UELMA

Thursday July 13, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Business Building 110

Learning Strands Technology, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Language Arts, Social Studies

2:40pm MDT

We Gotta Get Out of This Place (BreakoutEDU)

1 Hour Session, BYOD- Hands On, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Andrew Clark

Regional Technology Trainer, NUES

Derek Larson

EdTech Director, SEDC

Clint Stephens

Educational Technology Specialist and UCET Preside, Southwest Educational Development Center

Thursday July 13, 2017 2:40pm - 3:40pm MDT
Hunter Conference 112- Yankee Meadows

Learning Strands Utah Core Curriculum
Audience District/School Administration, Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

9:00am MDT

Creative Storytelling using Adobe Spark

Want to see how fast and easy it is for you and your students to create stunning animated videos, attractive visual stories, and exquisite social graphics? Then this session is for you! Learn how to use the storytelling apps Adobe Spark Video, Adobe Spark Post, and Adobe Spark Page, and then spend time creating your own. Time for collaboration amongst other attendees will be given to discuss possible usages of these apps in your class.

Presenters

Brandon Harrison

Trainer, Central Utah Educational Services

Adobe Spark Educator Guide pdf

Adobe Spark PD Instructor copy pdf

Adobe Spark graphic pdf

Adobe Spark PD Slides pptx

Adobe Spark Helps docx

Friday July 14, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Education Building 339

1 Hour Session, BYOD- Hands On

Learning Strands Technology
Audience Library Media Specialists, Teachers, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

9:00am MDT

Cyber Security for the Teacher

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Scott Harpster

System Engineer, Southwest Educational Development Center

System Engineer at SEDC and have been with SEDC for 10 years.

Josh Kleinke

Systems Specialist, SEDC

@josh_kleinke

Friday July 14, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Business Building 102

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel, Curriculum District Specialist, District/School Administration, Library Media Specialists, Teachers, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

9:00am MDT

Irlen Syndrome

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

This presentation will give an overview of the symptoms of Irlen Syndrome. Individuals with Irlen Syndrome may seem brighter than their ability to perform. They often have highly developed auditory skills and can answer questions orally but do poorly on weekly written tests and run out of time. They spend an extraordinary amount of time on homework and can often appear fidgety or distracted. This is not a visual problem as most of these students have 20/20 vision or can be corrected to 20/20 vision with glasses, but still do not perform up to expectations. They may report to teaching staff or parents that words move or disappear on the page, they may have difficulty copying text from the board to paper. It may also affect math, lining up numbers, miss-reading signs and symbols, making careless mistakes and reading music. Many are miss-diagnosed as having dyslexia or ADHD.

At this presentation, you will be given tools to better identify students with Irlen Syndrome, identify physical cues and simple accommodations that can be easily used in the class or workplace environment.

Presenters

Shanda Badger

Irlen Diagnostician, Iron County School District

Shanda Badger is a retired special education teacher. She worked with the optometric community for 23 years before teaching. She has been working with children and adults that have Irlen Syndrome since 2008. She and her family enjoy all of the outdoor activities Cedar City has to... Read More →

Friday July 14, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Education Building 105

Learning Strands PLC's- Professional Learning Communities
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

9:00am MDT

Make, Create, and Innovate with Makey Makey

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Explore the fun technology that is Makey Makey! During this session you will have the opportunity to combine your creative talents, various conductive materials, and a Makey Makey to bring your STEM ideas to life. Makey Makey is an invention kit that allows you to turn everyday objects into touch-pads and controllers.

Presenters

Nathan Wilson

Technology Integration Specialist, Southeast Education Service Center

Friday July 14, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Business Building 201

Learning Strands Technology
Audience Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Computer Science, STEM/STEAM

9:00am MDT

Master Digital Photography with Apple Photos

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Michael Hakkarinen

Instructional Technology Trainer, Utah Education Network

Friday July 14, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Education Building 111

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

9:00am MDT

Reimagine learning with the Classroom Trifecta of ClassDojo, Kahoot!, and GoNoodle

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Do you want to help your class run smoother, more effective, and still have time to allow your students to get their wiggles out? If so, this is the session for you! We will be going over three great FREE tools to help you get your class in order for more success and more fun. First is Class Dojo, a great tool to help your students (and their parents) track daily behaviors. Next is Kahoot!, an excellent way to get your students excited about review and formative assessment. Third is GoNoodle, a website that will allow you to give your students a needed movement break, even if Mother Nature isn't playing nice. Come see how to keep learning while still getting great academic results!

Presenters

Derek Larson

EdTech Director, SEDC

Friday July 14, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Education Building 104

Learning Strands Technology, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience Teachers, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels

9:00am MDT

School Community Councils and the School LAND Trust Program

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

This presentation will provide an overview of issues related to the school trust lands, permanent state school fund, and School LAND Trust Program. Training will be provided on the law and rules applicable to the school community councils.

Presenters

Tim Donaldson

School Childrens Trust Director, USOE

Tim Donaldson is the School Children’s Trust Director for the Utah State Board of Education in Salt Lake City. In that capacity Tim is responsible for independent oversight of the prudent and profitable management of the 4 million surface and subsurface acres of Utah school trust... Read More →

Friday July 14, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Business Building 101

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, SLO's
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

9:00am MDT

Tech Ninjas: Students Supporting Technology

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Buffy Camps

6th grade teacher, HMK Elementary

Jill Tatton

Director of Student Services, Grand County School District

Friday July 14, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Education Building 206

Learning Strands Technology, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area STEM/STEAM

9:00am MDT

Virtual Field Trips

Presenters

Chris Haught

UCET & UELMA Board Member, UCET & UELMA

Friday July 14, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Business Building 110

Learning Strands Technology, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Language Arts, Social Studies

9:00am MDT

Quick Look at Google Keep

Presenters

Clint Stephens

Educational Technology Specialist and UCET Preside, Southwest Educational Development Center

Friday July 14, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Education Building 202

Learning Strands Technology
Audience District/School Administration, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels

9:00am MDT

Basics of Dutch Oven Cooking

Learning techniques of controlling heat, cooking time, mixing recipes, proper clean-up, and taste testing of final results.

Presenters

Selene Corbridge

Office Manager, SEDC

Kevin Corbridge

Friday July 14, 2017 9:00am - 11:10am MDT
Hunter Conference Patio

Learning Strands Life Skills
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

9:00am MDT

Create Your Own Educational Escape Room

If you're looking for a way to step up student engagement and tackle the Four Cs of education (creative thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication), then join us for Breakout EDU. In this 2-hour workshop you'll participate in a 45 minute Breakout EDU immersive learning game, then spend time learning the tools and resources needed to develop your own game.

Presenters

Jami Gardner

Associate Director, Marketing & PR, UEN

Shannon Ririe

Instructional Technology Trainer, UEN - Utah Education Network

Friday July 14, 2017 9:00am - 11:10am MDT
Business Building 208

Learning Strands Utah Core Curriculum
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

10:10am MDT

Beat the Clock! Teach More in Less Time

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Mariam Herrmann, BCET

Ed Therapist, Click on Learning

BCET with expertise in language development, reading disabilities, concept development, slow processing speed, and social/emotional learning. I service people from age 7 to adult.

Friday July 14, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 203

Learning Strands Classroom Management
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

10:10am MDT

Got Overdrive?

Check out some of the special features in the Overdrive Library and see if using ebooks in the classroom is right for you!

Presenters

Chris Haught

UCET & UELMA Board Member, UCET & UELMA

Friday July 14, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Business Building 110

Learning Strands Technology
Audience Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Language Arts

10:10am MDT

Interior Decorating Your Canvas Course

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Michael Hakkarinen

Instructional Technology Trainer, Utah Education Network

Friday July 14, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 111

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

10:10am MDT

Irlen Syndrome

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Shanda Badger

Irlen Diagnostician, Iron County School District

Friday July 14, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 105

Learning Strands PLC's- Professional Learning Communities
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas

10:10am MDT

Make, Create, and Innovate with Makey Makey

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Nathan Wilson

Technology Integration Specialist, Southeast Education Service Center

Friday July 14, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Business Building 201

Learning Strands Technology
Audience Library Media Specialists, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Computer Science, STEM/STEAM

10:10am MDT

Protect your Data - Computer Backups and Password Management all for free

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Protect yourself with daily encrypted backups to google drive and lastpass password management to store all your passwords. We will go over how to install and setup and use both systems.

Presenters

Scott Harpster

System Engineer, Southwest Educational Development Center

System Engineer at SEDC and have been with SEDC for 10 years.

Josh Kleinke

Systems Specialist, SEDC

@josh_kleinke

Friday July 14, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Business Building 102

Learning Strands Technology
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

10:10am MDT

Reimagine learning with the Classroom Trifecta of ClassDojo, Kahoot!, and GoNoodle

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Derek Larson

EdTech Director, SEDC

Friday July 14, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 104

Learning Strands Technology, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience Teachers, Technology Coordinators/Facilitators
Grade Level All Grade Levels

10:10am MDT

School Community Councils and the School LAND Trust Program

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Tim Donaldson

School Childrens Trust Director, USOE

Friday July 14, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Business Building 101

Learning Strands Administration- Includes Evaluation, SLO's
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels

10:10am MDT

Sparking Creativity Through Genius Hour

1 Hour Session, Traditional Lecture/Audience Participation

Presenters

Shannon Ririe

Instructional Technology Trainer, UEN - Utah Education Network

Friday July 14, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 206

Learning Strands Technology, Utah Core Curriculum
Audience All School/District Personnel
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Computer Science, STEM/STEAM

10:10am MDT

The PE (and Classroom!) Adventure

This session will introduce participants to some quick and easy, (all requiring little or no equipment) to use activities to not only use in a physical education class, but for any class! Great for ice-breakers, getting your students up and moving, changing up the same routine, or just for fun. Be advised that this is a hand-on, moving session where you will be having fun, laughing, and participating in each of the activities.

Presenters

Brandon Harrison

Trainer, Central Utah Educational Services

The PE Classroom Adventure pdf

Friday July 14, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Hunter Conference 111- Shooting Star

1 Hour Session, BYOD- Hands On

Learning Strands Life Skills, Physical Activities
Audience Curriculum District Specialist, Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Physical Education and Health

10:10am MDT

Your Most Powerful Teacher

School administrators are under immense pressure to show improvement in student achievement. The public, the legislature, accreditation boards, and colleges are all demanding higher student performance. The key to achieving these goals is to raise reading levels and improve critical thinking skills. In this session, we will show you the benefits of adding a certified teacher librarian to your team. Twenty-five separate state studies demonstrate that teacher librarians raise student achievement. We will show you how a teacher librarian can improve reading scores, writing skills, critical thinking, college readiness, and more, across all subject areas in your school. The research indicates this positive impact is even more pronounced among at-risk students. Come learn how to harness the potential of “Your Most Powerful Teacher.”

Presenters

Brian Ferguson

Teacher Librarian, Davis District

Brian is on the Steering Committee for schoollibraryPALS (Parents Advocating for Libraries in Schools). He is a member of the NEA Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules and serves as UEA parliamentarian. He is a retired teacher librarian from Davis District.

Caitlin Gerrity

Associate Professor, Southern Utah University

Caitlin Gerrity is an Associate Professor and Program Director for the School Library Media Endorsement Program at Southern Utah University. She teaches college-level information literacy skills and prepares teacher librarians for the State of Utah and beyond.

Friday July 14, 2017 10:10am - 11:10am MDT
Education Building 202