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2022 Utah Rural Schools Conference

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Amber Wright

Utah State Board of Education - USBE
Education & Software Initiatives Specialist
Salt Lake City, UT

Amber Wright is on the Digital Teaching and Learning Team at the Utah State Board of Education. She previously taught elementary for 7 years at a charter school, then taught 1st and 2nd grade online and finally transitioned into a technology coaching role. She has an M.Ed in Curriculum Design and Instruction, a STEM endorsement, and is a Certified Instructional Coach. Amber is passionate about helping students and providing them with the tools they need to succeed!

1:45pm MDT

Assessment to Achievement: Improving Student Learning through Data-Driven Collaborative Practice ED 103 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 103Megan Lopez • Carrie Miller PCBL Leaders: Leading to Foster Personalized Competency Based Learning GEO 109 - Geoscience Building, Room 109Rachel Colledge PCBL & POG: Personalizing Education Today for Competent Citizens Tomorrow GC 106 - General Classroom Building, Room 106Michael Hakkarinen Sight Words, HFW, Word Lists, OH MY! GC 109 - General Classroom Building, Room 109Julie Clark • Christine Elegante

3:00pm MDT

Looking at Math Through a PCBL Lens GC 106 - General Classroom Building, Room 106Trish French How Do Youth Really Feel about Mental Health in Schools? BUS 126 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 126Theo Schwartz Teaching English in a Rural Environment ED 103 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 103Ren Hatt

8:00am MDT

Ask Them’ – Why listening to our students matters AU - AuditoriumMyron Dueck

9:45am MDT

Integrating Early Literacy and Numeracy Curriculum in Play-Based Learning ED 202 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 202Jared Lisonbee • Chelsea Oaks • Jessica Mackley Interpreting WIDA ACCESS Score Reports and the Instructional Implications CC Yankee Meadows - R. Haze Hunter Conference Center, Yankee Meadows Room (100 Level)Megan Lopez The Importance of Writing and its Connection to Reading GC 109 - General Classroom Building, Room 109Christine Elegante • Julie Clark Fill your Teacher Vacancies BUS 126 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 126Proximity Learning Embracing Authentic Learning Experiences: Assessing Students in Multiple Ways AU - AuditoriumMyron Dueck

11:10am MDT

Addressing Privacy and Compliance Risks When Administering Interventions ED 202 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 202David Sallay • Katy Challis Licensing Q&A GEO 108 - Geoscience Building, Room 108Malia Hite Ask Before You App! ED 103 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 103John Lyman What Are We Supposed to Do About Homework? AU - AuditoriumMyron Dueck

12:20pm MDT

Lunch and URSA Conference Awards ST Ballroom - Sharwan Smith Student Center

2:00pm MDT

Ignite Student Learning through Arts Integration and Utah's Portrait of a Graduate ED 111 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 111Cathy Jensen • Kelly Bruce Glynn Digital Literacy for All! BUS 238 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 238Rick Gaisford • Melanie Durfee Purpose in Practice GC 107 - General Classroom Building, Room 107Amber Wright • Clarence Ames R277-328 Educational Equity in Schools Overview and Q&A CC Charles Hunter - R. Haze Hunter Conference Center, Charles Hunter Room (100 Level)Holly Bell • Jeffrey Van Hulten From Passenger to Co-Pilot: Practical Ways to Assess WITH Our Students AU - AuditoriumMyron Dueck

2:40pm MDT

PCBL Grant Info Session ED 103 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 103Michael Hakkarinen

3:15pm MDT

Acadience Math Data Interpretation - Getting Ready for Year 2 CC Whiting Room - R. Haze Hunter Conference Center, Whiting Room (200 Level)Molly Basham High Quality Instruction - It Begins with Clarity ED 111 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 111Kami Dupree

8:30am MDT

Megaphonic Bliss! Finding Purpose and Hope in Our Students' Voices AU - AuditoriumJohn Arthur

9:45am MDT

Canvas for Elementary BUS 126 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 126Katie Blunt Supporting "Cultural Competence" in K12 Educators GEO 109 - Geoscience Building, Room 109Tony Pelligrini • Jenna Olson

11:00am MDT

Self-Directed Learners: The Missing Link In The PCBL Evolution? ED 215 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 215Michael Hakkarinen Cozy Centers: Developing a Cozy Wellness Area in Your Classroom! GC 303 - General Classroom Building, Room 303Chelsea Oaks • Jared Lisonbee • Jessica Mackley Making it Through the F.O.G. (Frustration, Overwhelmed, Guilt) in Education GC 106 - General Classroom Building, Room 106Holly Todd Building Better Relationships in Our Classrooms AU - AuditoriumJohn Arthur