2017 Utah Rural Schools Conference has ended

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2017 Utah Rural Schools Conference

Utah Rural Schools Association appreciates the great support from:
Southern Utah University
Utah State Board of Education
Utah Education and Telehealth Network
Utah’s Rural School Districts
Everyone who attends

10:10am MDT

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 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

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 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

1:30pm MDT

Administrative Style Business Building 102Stanley Ivie 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 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

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 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

10:10am MDT

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

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 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 208Kory Cox NAEP in Your School Business Building 102Angela Battaglia 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

1:30pm MDT

'THE' most crucial curriculum-Character Education Education Building 104Joelle Hansen • Michelle Nielson 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 Maximize Your Retirement Benefits Business Building 208Kory Cox 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

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 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 We Gotta Get Out of This Place (BreakoutEDU) Hunter Conference 112- Yankee MeadowsAndrew Clark • Derek Larson • Clint Stephens

9:00am MDT

CBEAR writing Business Building 203Amanda Bingham • Kimberly Hawks • Machelle Maxwell • Rachel Maxwell 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

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 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 Tier 1 Instruction - AMPLIFIED Business Building 203Cody Spendlove UEN's Growing Resources for Early Childhood Education Building 205Lisa Cohne