2022 Utah Rural Schools Conference: Full Schedule

Conference WiFi: SUU-Conference Password: redhotsummer

1:45pm MDT

Nearpod + Google

If you use Nearpod and Google, join this session to learn some new ways to collaborate and extend learning using them together. We'll explore bringing in Google Slides, Docs, Forms and Jamboards. I'll do a mini-version of using the Google Slides add-on, but this is not a presentation on how to use the add-on.

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 →

URSA Presentations Summer '22 (1) pdf

Wednesday July 6, 2022 1:45pm - 2:45pm MDT
BUS 120 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 120 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Intermediate - basic core competency; some prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

1:45pm MDT

Spark Learning in Your Classroom With Google Workspace for Edu

Google Workspace for Edu provides teachers and students with a toolset to do amazing projects, engaging work, and to produce artifacts of student learning based on choice. However, that toolset is enormous and is consistently being updated to meet the needs of the education community. In this session, join UEN trainer Matthew Winters for a whirlwind session on the new updates to Google Workspace for EDU and how to use these updates within your classroom to help best support your learners.

Presenters

Matt Winters

Senior Trainer & Product Manager for Google, Utah Education Network - UEN

Matthew Winters is passionate about applying student choice, personalized learning, and competency based learning through technology to all levels of education. He holds a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction and a Master's in English Language and Literature. He most recently worked... Read More →

Wednesday July 6, 2022 1:45pm - 2:45pm MDT
ED 104 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 104 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Intermediate - basic core competency; some prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Other
Audience Teachers, Library Media Specialists, Counselors or School-based Mental/Behavioral Health Professionals, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists, Technology Coordinators / Facilitators, Curriculum Specialists
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

1:45pm MDT

Teach engaging STEAM activities with Ozobot

Ozobot is a toy robot that blends the physical and digital worlds while teaching young learners programming. This workshop will demonstrate how students train Ozobot robots to move by drawing pre-programed color codes or sending block-codes using Ozoblockly. Participants will also explore Ozobot STEAM lessons and activities aligned for K-8 students.

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 6, 2022 1:45pm - 2:45pm MDT
ED 102 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 102 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required., Intermediate - basic core competency; some prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Computer Science
Audience Teachers, Curriculum Specialists, All
Strand or Track Technology

1:45pm MDT

UEN's Film Festival in a Box

Lights! Camera! Action! Filmmaking in the classroom helps students develop communication, collaboration, and problem solving skills. Filmmaking can help you add creativity, student voice, and personalization to your professional practice. Not sure where to start? UEN can help! In this session, you'll learn about UEN's "Film Festival in a Box" -- a collection of free resources, mentoring opportunities, and coaching supports to help you utilize filmmaking in your teaching, amplify student voices, and even host your own class, school, or district film festival. Click here to access our Slides presentation. Visit uen.org/digitalarts to access UEN's Film Festival in a Box!

Presenters

Katie Blunt

Product Manager, UEN

Katie Blunt is the UEN product manager over eMedia and the host of UEN's PDTV series. Previously, Katie worked as an Educational Technology Specialist for the Canyons School District and taught sixth grade in the Jordan School District. She served as president of the Utah Coalition... Read More →

Dani Sloan

Product Manager and Sr. Technical Instructor, Utah Education Network

Dr. Dani Sloan helps educators lead, research, and teach digital citizenship. She's a UEN Product Manager, former Elementary Teacher, and current mom to a fifth grader. She's passionate about preparing students for a digital world, her dachshunds, and terrible reality TV.

Wednesday July 6, 2022 1:45pm - 2:45pm MDT
BUS 238 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 238 Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Cedar City, UT, USA

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Other
Audience Teachers, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

3:00pm MDT

Canva - Tips, Tricks, Ideas, and Resources

Unleash creativity with this powerful tool. See dozens of tips and tricks for using Canva including how to make data visual, embed media, generate QR codes, access and use the draw tool, cool features while presenting in Canva, and so much more. Get ideas for how you and your students can use Canva for unleashing creativity and collaboration.

Presenters

Colby Hawkins

Digital Learning Specialist, Jordan School District

Colby, a passionate educator with nine years of experience, has honed his expertise across various facets of the educational landscape. He spent six years teaching Social Studies at the secondary level, while also serving as an educational technology coach in his school. Currently... Read More →

Wednesday July 6, 2022 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
BUS 238 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 238 Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Cedar City, UT, USA

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience All
Strand or Track Technology

3:00pm MDT

Writing and Developing Science Assessment Clusters in the Utah Test Item Pool Service (UTIPS)

Participants will explore Science core guides and assessment exemplars with their personal devices based on their own individual grade level interest. Facilitators will guide participants through the exploration as well as provide instruction on how to add assessment exemplar components to UTIPS for classroom use. Participants should make sure their access to UTIPS is working. If they don't we will help them get set up at the workshop. Educators can reach out to Aliese Fry at aliese.fry@schools.utah.gov if they are having issues logging into the UTIPS system.

Presenters

Scott Roskelley

Secondary Science Assessment Specialist, Utah State Board of Education

Scott Roskelley has been involved in Utah science education since 2002. After spending 15 years in the classroom teaching 7th grade to high school, he moved to the Utah State Board of Education to develop the science assessments, first for SAGE, and then for RISE and Utah Aspire... Read More →

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.

Writing & Developing Science Assessment Clusters in UTIPS (2) pptx

Wednesday July 6, 2022 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
ED 111 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 111 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Intermediate - basic core competency; some prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Science
Audience Teachers, Curriculum Specialists
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology, Utah Core Curriculum, Assessment/Data Management

3:00pm MDT

Get in the Game: Customizable Educational Games

Come learn about some of the newer and more exciting educational games that you can customize and use with your students. Game-based learning can be an effective and engaging way to help students study the curriculum, but it can be next to impossible to find educational games that perfectly match what you teach. Online educational games like Blooket, Gimkit, Baamboozle, and Educandy, can be customized to exactly match the material you want your students to review. As students play these games, the gaps in their learning will be identified. Here's a link to the course web page and slides: bit.ly/gamesuen

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 6, 2022 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
GC 107 - General Classroom Building, Room 107 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

3:00pm MDT

Utah Nearpod Community - Learn, Collaborate & Share

The Utah Nearpod Community is a (free) place for Utah Nearpod users to learn, collaborate, and share resources that are relevant to teaching in Utah. In this kicked-back meetup, we'll share resources, discuss Nearpod certifications and badges, and discuss the needs of the Nearpod users in Utah. Whether you're already a member or just looking to learn more about Nearpod, we'd love to see you! Visit uen.org/nearpod and click on "Join Utah Nearpod Community" to learn more.

Presenters

Jami Gardner

Associate Director, Marketing & PR, UEN

URSA Presentations Summer '22 (1) pdf

Wednesday July 6, 2022 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
BUS 120 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 120 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience All
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology, Professional Learning Communities - PLC's, PLN's, etc.

9:45am MDT

Creativity and Accessibility with Google Docs!

Google Docs is an amazing tool for creating innovative projects with your students and encouraging student research and work. In this session we will explore Google Docs from beginner to advanced including some great recommendations for using Docs with parents, students, and community members. Come learn how to:

Use force copy in Google Docs
Create a pageless document for your online classrooms
Adding Google Drawings to your Docs

And much more! This session will teach you everything that you need to know about becoming a Google Level One and Level Two Certified Educator! Come join GEGUtah and learn about how to use Google in your classroom!

Presenters

Kelli Cannon

UCET Board Member, Jordan School District

Kelli Cannon has been an educator for ten years, teaching upper elementary students prior to her current role as a Digital Learning Specialist. Kelli is a Utah Teacher Fellow and holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Technology, as well as endorsements in Teaching English as a... Read More →

Matt Winters

Senior Trainer & Product Manager for Google, Utah Education Network - UEN

Thursday July 7, 2022 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
ED 104 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 104 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers, District / School Administrators, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists, Curriculum Specialists
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

9:45am MDT

Mobile Matters: Information Literacy for Educators

Today’s complex information landscape requires learners of all ages to take a second look at the news and media we consume. In this session, we will talk about how consuming information on a mobile device is different from a laptop (or television or newspaper) and everyday strategies to help students (and teachers) analyze and evaluate information.

Presenters

Dani Sloan

Product Manager and Sr. Technical Instructor, Utah Education Network

Thursday July 7, 2022 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
BUS 120 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 120 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers
Strand or Track Technology

9:45am MDT

Basic Canvas Course Setup

Canvas is a great tool that has played a huge role in transforming education over the last couple years. Come learn some of my favorite Canvas course setup features that take a canvas class from good to great! I’ll show you things from basic setup to course design ideas and time savers that will help you as you continually strive to improve the design of your Canvas courses!

Presenters

Stacey King

Teacher, Utah Online School

I am a teacher that has a passion for technology! I've always loved working with technology and using it to streamline processes, save time, and increase student learning and engagement. I love learning about new technologies and sharing the things I've learned with others!

Thursday July 7, 2022 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
GC 107 - General Classroom Building, Room 107 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Other
Audience Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

9:45am MDT

Fill your Teacher Vacancies

"Connecting All Learners With the Expert Teachers They Deserve"
Proximity Learning livestreams certified teachers into districts in pursuit of greater educational equity. Students everywhere deserve the most interactive, dynamic, and effective education possible. Proximity Learning teachers are trained to take full advantage of the cutting-edge digital tools at their disposal to help make that happen.

100% live interactivity over multiple platforms is the core reason that Proximity Learning teachers are so impactful. They aren’t just talking heads on a screen — they prioritize engagement and effectiveness.

Prepare for next year and fill your teacher vacancies now.

Presenters

Proximity Learning

VP of Business Development & School Partnerships, Proximity Learning

Dr. Michael Robinson's mission is to ensure that all students and educational practitioners receive the best experience in educational technology that will ensure immediate and future success in the real world. I am an educational professional with strong expertise in education... Read More →

Thursday July 7, 2022 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
BUS 126 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 126 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

Exhibitor Session, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Language Arts, Performing Arts / Visual Arts, Music, Computer Science, ESL, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, World Languages, STEM / STEAM, Special Education
Audience Teachers, District / School Administrators
Grade Level Technology, Utah Core Curriculum
Strand or Track Technology, Utah Core Curriculum

10:00am MDT

Digital Math Courses Reimagined with Derivita

Follow co-founder of Instructure and co-creator of Canvas, Devlin Daley, as he introduces URSA attendees to Derivita - an all-in-one digital math learning solution. Daley walks participants through the capabilities of the Derivita platform directly from within a Canvas Instance!

In this session you will see Derivita’s math test bank with 60,000+ math test items, SpotCheck -a real-time assessment tool, ability to deliver automated and targeted feedback, the process of automated grading for free-response questions and more!

Be prepared to participate for the chance to win a Derivita swag box!

Presenters

Devlin Daley

CEO, Derivita

Before founding Derivita, Devlin was co-founder of Instructure and co-creator of the Canvas LMS. He started Instructure while in graduate school at BYU and, in 2015, the company went public. Canvas remains the fastest growing LMS and is one of the world's Top 50 largest websites.In... Read More →

Charles Ward

VP of Sales and Marketing, Derivita

Created by the cofounder of Canvas, Devlin Daley, Derivita is a first of its kind math platform with a proprietary computer algebra system. Built for educators, Derivita provides a library of over 65,000 questions from Algebra to Calculus. Student submissions are entirely auto-graded... Read More →

Thursday July 7, 2022 10:00am - 12:10pm MDT
BUS 238 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 238 Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Cedar City, UT, USA

Exhibitor Session, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Mathematics, STEM / STEAM
Audience Teachers, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists
Grade Level Middle School / Jr. High - grades 6 - 8, High School - grades 9 - 12
Strand or Track Technology, Utah Core Curriculum

11:10am MDT

Ask Before You App!

We all love new Ed-Tech tools. However, certain provisions need to be in place before a Utah educator can use these tools. Join us for helpful tips for educators and administrators from USBE. Learn how to evaluate and integrate educational apps & online tools safely, responsibly, and effectively.

Presenters

John Lyman

Student Data Privacy Specialist, Utah State Board of Education

John is a seasoned instructional designer with over two decades of experience in education. As a professional at the Utah State Board of Education, he excels in creating captivating learning experiences. With a solid educational background, including a B.S. in Developmental Psychology... Read More →

Thursday July 7, 2022 11:10am - 11:30am MDT
ED 103 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 103 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

20 minute focus on specific solutions or tools (Over The Shoulder), Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Other
Audience Curriculum Specialists, All
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology, Leadership - includes evaluations (Teachers & Principals) and other admin topics, Other

11:10am MDT

Choice and Voice with Google Sheets/Forms

Google Sheets/Forms is an amazing tool for creating innovative projects with your students and encouraging student research and work. In this session we will explore Google Sheets/Forms from beginner to advanced including some great recommendations for using Sheets/Forms with parents, students, and community members. Come learn how to:

Create a Form to collect student work and connect a Sheet
Use Google Forms to create innovative learning experiences for your students
Use formulas in Google Sheets to quickly access student data.

Presenters

Kelli Cannon

UCET Board Member, Jordan School District

Matt Winters

Senior Trainer & Product Manager for Google, Utah Education Network - UEN

Thursday July 7, 2022 11:10am - 12:10pm MDT
ED 104 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 104 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers, District / School Administrators, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists, Curriculum Specialists
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

11:10am MDT

Using Tech to Save Time

Life is busy - people who work in schools are busier! In this session, we'll discuss how you can use technology to increase your productivity and streamline some of the things you do to make yourself more available for the things that really matter.

Presenters

Dani Sloan

Product Manager and Sr. Technical Instructor, Utah Education Network

Thursday July 7, 2022 11:10am - 12:10pm MDT
BUS 120 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 120 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience District / School Administrators
Strand or Track Technology

11:10am MDT

Be a Pilot!

This presentation would go over formative assessments and how to utilize them for the maximum benefit of the classroom. It will give ideas for quick and simple ways to give formative assessments, and then how to use them to create and pilot achievement from your students. Whether through assessment walls, exciting exit tickets, differentiating them, and using technology as a method of assessing at the end of a unit.
As an instructional coach I have seen the need to learn how to effectively use formative assessments and do so without great strain on the lesson planning. Teachers are so busy and sometimes this is what is lost in planning or in the classroom lesson.

Presenters

Courtnee Justice

Teacher/instructional coach/Utah Teacher Fellow, Emery School District

Courtnee Justice grew up in Emery County. I am the oldest of three and have one brother and one sister. I am a mother of five and am married to my high school sweetheart. I love my family very much. We try to experience life through travel and family time whether at the dinner table... Read More →

Thursday July 7, 2022 11:10am - 12:10pm MDT
GC 109 - General Classroom Building, Room 109 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Language Arts, Music, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Special Education, Health and Physical Education
Audience Teachers, District / School Administrators, Curriculum Specialists
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology, Assessment/Data Management

11:10am MDT

Getting Started with Google Sheets

Come learn the basics of Google Sheets! We will go over everything from how to create them, to organizing your data and even displaying it graphically. I have a few super fun tricks - like linking them to other Google Tools - that I will share with you, also!

Presenters

Stacey King

Teacher, Utah Online School

Thursday July 7, 2022 11:10am - 12:10pm MDT
GC 107 - General Classroom Building, Room 107 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Other
Audience Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

11:10am MDT

Exploring the Universe

The sky is not the limit... it's just the beginning! Through a generous grant from the STEM Action Center, CUES has been able to add Digitalis Digitarium portable planetarium to our check-out inventory. Digitarium is an easy-to-use, full-featured instant portable planetarium system, allowing us to take the wonders of the universe to the students - or to simply stow them in a closet when we don't need them.

Presenters

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 →

Thursday July 7, 2022 11:10am - 12:10pm MDT
CC GH - Hunter Conference Center, Great Hall Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

Playground, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience All
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

11:10am MDT

URSA Playground, Session 1

Come join us in the conference playground and experience hands-on activities using STEM-inspired technology, among other things. The Playground is not a typical session you attend, but rather a time for you to investigate, explore, and play firsthand with different STEM tools. Visit with the technology trainers from Utah’s Regional Service Centers, UEN, U of U, SUU STEM Center, Jordan District, and the STEM Action Center. Come and go as you'd like, or spend an hour or more in the Playground!

Ozobot, Bee Bot, Sphero Indi - facilitated by Nathan Wilson & JoLynn Torgerson, Southeast Educational Service Center (SESC)
Digitalis Digitarium - facilitated by Brandon Harrison, Central Utah Educational Services (CUES)
Nearpod VR Headsets for Virtual Fieldtrips - facilitated by Clint Stephens, Southwest Educational Development Center (SEDC)
Ino-Bot, Snap Circuits, Power Tiles, Makey Makey and more - facilitated by SUU STEM Center
Dash & Puzzlets, Cubelets, & Meowbits - facilitated by Kami Taylor, Jordan School District
Discover Engineering - facilitated by Craig Clifford, University of Utah
Nearpod - facilitated by Jami Gardner, Utah Education Network (UEN)
Curriculum Kits: Physics & Forces, Utah Lake & Renewable Energy - facilitated by Julienne Bailey, Utah STEM Action Center
Button Maker-Facilitated by Chris Haught, Southwest Educational Development Center (SEDC)

Presenters

Chris Haught

Media Specialist, SEDC

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 →

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 →

Brandon Harrison

Trainer, Central Utah Educational Services

Jami Gardner

Associate Director, Marketing & PR, UEN

Julienne Bailey

STEM Project Specialist, Utah STEM Action Center

Julienne is a Coordinator with the Utah STEM Bus Program. Her education in entertainment technology combined with her experience working for young people to create a passion for STEM Education. She is always looking for new ways to help students and adults alike to engage creatively... Read More →

Jolynn Torgerson

Tech Integration Specialist, SESC

JoLynn has been involved in public education for the last 17 years, with experience as a classroom teacher, site technology resource, behavior management paraprofessional, Title One paraprofessional, and coach. Her current role is a Technology Integration Specialist with SESC- Southeast... Read More →

Nathan Wilson

Technology Integration Specialist, Southeast Education Service Center

Thursday July 7, 2022 11:10am - 12:10pm MDT
CC GH - Hunter Conference Center, Great Hall Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

Playground, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience All
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

11:30am MDT

Sora Student Reading App for classroom learning and interventions.

SoraApp.com. Using the digital library, Sora- The student reading app, in the K-12 classroom to help address gaps in student learning and provide intervention strategies. App settings include Dyslexic font and adjustable contrast, font, size and speed for audio. Additional in app helps include word definition, bookmarking, and note taking. Reading and listening uses in the classroom could include individuals or groups, including classroom sets. Content possibilities include read-along (words on the page highlighted with narration), high-low (& peers won’t know), decodable/phonics books, and ESL/non-English reads. Social and emotional learning books include self-help books as well as empowering fiction/nonfiction novels as mirrors and windows. Multiple genre possibilities grab students' interest. Ability to download books and take them anywhere. Audiobooks are great for comprehension and long bus rides. ~~ Links: Sora Student Reading App for classroom learning and interventions

Presenters

Dawn Roberts

Media Specialist, NUES

NUES Media Specialist

Thursday July 7, 2022 11:30am - 11:50am MDT
ED 103 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 103 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

20 minute focus on specific solutions or tools (Over The Shoulder), Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Language Arts, Other
Audience All
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology, Utah Core Curriculum, Professional Learning Communities - PLC's, PLN's, etc., School-based Mental/Behavioral Health, Other

2:00pm MDT

Best Practices in Asynchronous Online Course Design

Many schools offer course content in asynchronous formats. In this session, I will show design practices that will improve student experience in an asynchronous online course. Here is the link to our presentation: http://bitly.ws/sFFa

Presenters

Valarie O'Bryan

Teacher and Concurrent Enrollment Instructor, Utah Online School

Val has been an online teacher for 10 years. She holds a doctorate in education (curriculum and instruction) from Kansas State University.

Janna Neville

Secondary Teacher, Utah Online School

I have had the pleasure of being a Secondary ELA teacher for the last 13 years. I was also the ELA, New Teacher Coordinator, and CTE Coordinator for the Washington County School District. I now work from my small farm as an online LA teacher for Utah Online School. Because of... Read More →

Thursday July 7, 2022 2:00pm - 2:20pm MDT
ED 103 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 103 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

20 minute focus on specific solutions or tools (Over The Shoulder), Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists
Grade Level High School - grades 9 - 12
Strand or Track Technology

2:00pm MDT

Showing and Telling with Google Slides

Google Slides is an amazing tool for creating innovative projects with your students and encouraging student research and work. In this session we will explore Google Slides from beginner to advanced including some great recommendations for using Slides with parents, students, and community members. Come learn how to:

Embed video, audio, and more in your slides
Create a master background for your slides
Change your slide orientation to better meet your learners' needs

Presenters

Kelli Cannon

UCET Board Member, Jordan School District

Matt Winters

Senior Trainer & Product Manager for Google, Utah Education Network - UEN

Thursday July 7, 2022 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
ED 104 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 104 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers, District / School Administrators, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists, Curriculum Specialists
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

2:00pm MDT

Utah’s Online Library: Scavenger Hunts Powered by Nearpod

In this session, we will share the newly created Nearpod lessons intended to teach students and teachers how to use Utah's Online Library and eMedia. These Nearpods will be shared with educators to add to their Nearpod Library. Educators will be able to select an eMedia Nearpod, intended for teacher/librarian training, or student scavenger hunts broken down by age level.

Resources will be available for download at uen.org/uol

Presenters

Dani Sloan

Product Manager and Sr. Technical Instructor, Utah Education Network

Thursday July 7, 2022 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
BUS 120 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 120 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers
Strand or Track Technology

2:00pm MDT

Canvas for Today's Learner

Let's get back to the basics of Canvas. What is most important to students, and parents when it comes to the design of your Canvas course? In this session, we will simplify the course creation process by using Canvas templates to create a blended course that best suits student learning in today's classroom.

Presenters

Justin Brooksby

Associate Director, Utah Education Network

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 →

Thursday July 7, 2022 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
BUS 126 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 126 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists, Technology Coordinators / Facilitators
Grade Level 5 - 6, Middle School / Jr. High - grades 6 - 8, High School - grades 9 - 12
Strand or Track Technology

2:00pm MDT

Digital Literacy for All!

The ed techs and librarians can do it without you! See specific examples of how to weave digital literacy in all grade levels and subject areas.

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 has been an elementary school teacher, school technology specialist, district technology specialist and trainer, state... Read More →

Melanie Durfee

Digital Teaching & Learning Specialist, Utah State Board of Education

Melanie Durfee, Phd., has 25+ years' education experience and currently works to support districts and charters as they implement their DTL plans. She has taught in rural Utah as well as Salt Lake City.

Thursday July 7, 2022 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
BUS 238 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 238 Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Cedar City, UT, USA

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Other
Audience All
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

2:00pm MDT

Purpose in Practice

Join us for a conversation on strategies, research, and tools to support student success through the effective use of technology. Learning is the priority, technology is a tool. Explore ways to find purpose in your edtech practice with ELA and Math software!

Presenters

Amber Wright

Digital and Instructional Materials Specialist, Utah State Board of Education

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... Read More →

Clarence Ames

Research & Implementation Manager, STEM Action Center

Clarence Ames is the Research & Implementation Manager and resident math nerd at the Utah STEM Action Center. He has an M.S. in Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences from Utah State University, and a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from Central Washington University... Read More →

Purpose in Practice (Math and ELA Software) pptx

Thursday July 7, 2022 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
GC 107 - General Classroom Building, Room 107 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Language Arts, Computer Science, Mathematics
Audience Teachers, District / School Administrators, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists, Technology Coordinators / Facilitators, Curriculum Specialists
Grade Level Elementary - grades K - 6
Strand or Track Technology

2:00pm MDT

Exploring the Universe

Presenters

Brandon Harrison

Trainer, Central Utah Educational Services

Thursday July 7, 2022 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
CC GH - Hunter Conference Center, Great Hall Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

Playground, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience All
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

2:00pm MDT

URSA Playground, Session 2

Ozobot, Bee Bot, Sphero Indi - facilitated by Nathan Wilson & JoLynn Torgerson, Southeast Educational Service Center (SESC)
Digitalis Digitarium - facilitated by Brandon Harrison, Central Utah Educational Services (CUES)
Nearpod VR Headsets for Virtual Fieldtrips - facilitated by Clint Stephens, Southwest Educational Development Center (SEDC)
Ino-Bot, Snap Circuits, Power Tiles, Makey Makey and more - facilitated by SUU STEM Center
Dash & Puzzlets, Cubelets, & Meowbits - facilitated by Kami Taylor, Jordan School District
Discover Engineering - facilitated by Craig Clifford, University of Utah
Nearpod - facilitated by Jami Gardner, Utah Education Network (UEN)
Curriculum Kits: Physics & Forces, Utah Lake & Renewable Energy - facilitated by Julienne Bailey, Utah STEM Action Center
Button Maker-Facilitated by Chris Haught, Southwest Educational Development Center (SEDC)

Presenters

Chris Haught

Media Specialist, SEDC

Clint Stephens

Educational Technology Specialist and UCET Preside, Southwest Educational Development Center

Brandon Harrison

Trainer, Central Utah Educational Services

Jami Gardner

Associate Director, Marketing & PR, UEN

Julienne Bailey

STEM Project Specialist, Utah STEM Action Center

Jolynn Torgerson

Tech Integration Specialist, SESC

Nathan Wilson

Technology Integration Specialist, Southeast Education Service Center

Thursday July 7, 2022 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
CC GH - Hunter Conference Center, Great Hall Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

Playground, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience All
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

2:00pm MDT

Do the Write Stuff

Experience real science and learn how to incorporate more writing in your curriculum. Come join us for two hours of hands-on science experiments and ways to engage your students in simple phenomena. Learn how to have students leave their thoughts in proper format on laminar sheets of cellulose or on magnetic digital memory discs stored on computational devices.

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 →

Jared Wright

Elementary Math & Science Assessment Specialist, USBE

Communication and Science (1) pdf

Utah Compose Informational Student docx

Utah Compose Opinion student version docx

Utah Compose Science docx

Thursday July 7, 2022 2:00pm - 4:15pm MDT
BUS 246 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 246 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

2 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Language Arts, Science
Audience Teachers, Curriculum Specialists, All
Grade Level 3 - 4, 5 - 6, Middle School / Jr. High - grades 6 - 8, High School - grades 9 - 12
Strand or Track Technology, Utah Core Curriculum, Assessment/Data Management

3:15pm MDT

Your Students Get SOEP Courses, Your School Keeps Full WPU

Since the passing of HB 417 last month, high schools with fewer than 1,000 students can keep full WPU any time their students enroll in an any SOEP course. The cost of the SOEP course will be covered by the state, without impacting the school's WPU for that student. Starting in Fall 22, your students can sign up for an online class with a UT certified teacher to accelerate their progress, remediate a credit, or take an elective that interests them. Further, your school can partner with ASU Prep Digital Powered by Juab School District to offer an online version of a course to your students that you have not been able to staff on-site. In this session, we'll talk about the steps for students to enroll in a free online course, what they can expect from the course and teacher, and how ASU Prep Digital and Juab School District have worked together to ensure high student achievement alongside academic integrity.

Presenters

Shannon Moberly

Partnerships Manager, ASU Prep Digital

Shannon Moberly serves as ASU Prep Digital's Partnerships Manager for Utah schools and districts. In this role, she facilitates student success and partner school satisfaction with her quick communication, process knowledge, and steadfast commitment to caring. Shannon began her career... Read More →

Krista Parrott

National Partnership Development Coordinator, ASU Prep Digital

Thursday July 7, 2022 3:15pm - 3:35pm MDT
ED 103 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 103 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

Exhibitor Session, Intermediate - basic core competency; some prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Counselors, District / School Administrators
Grade Level High School - grades 9 - 12
Strand or Track Technology, Counseling

3:15pm MDT

Google Certified Educator Level One/Two BootCamp

Becoming a Google Certified Educator provides you with a series of quickly applicable skills for your classroom and learners. In this session, we will explore how to become a Google Certified Educator including:

What you need to know to successfully complete the exam
Some lesser know Google tools and how to use them
Exploring the Google Coach, Trainer, and Innovator programs

Presenters

Kelli Cannon

UCET Board Member, Jordan School District

Matt Winters

Senior Trainer & Product Manager for Google, Utah Education Network - UEN

Thursday July 7, 2022 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
ED 104 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 104 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers, District / School Administrators, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists, Curriculum Specialists
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

3:15pm MDT

Google Classroom

Are you an avid Google Classroom user? Or maybe a novice? No matter your familiarity with the platform, I'll provide Google Classroom tips and tricks I used as a classroom teacher. I'll suggest setup ideas that should save you time, promotes routines and expectations with your students, and provide engagement opportunities as a classroom community. I'll also touch on ways you can collaborate with your colleagues to share the workload while implementing Google Classroom in each of your classrooms.

Presenters

Jolynn Torgerson

Tech Integration Specialist, SESC

Google Classroom URSA 22 Presentation pdf

Thursday July 7, 2022 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
GC 109 - General Classroom Building, Room 109 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers, Curriculum Specialists, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

3:15pm MDT

Scrible for Research

Media Literacy, Information Fluency and Scrible! What do they have in common? Find out how these topics come together to help students become better researchers and content curators! Are you tired of your students taking the first page results from Google and doing a copy/paste and calling it done when researching? Would you like to show them a way to collect, curate and cite the information they find anywhere online? Then come check out Scrible.
The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) has secured a statewide contract to provide Scrible Edu Pro for all Utah K-12 educators and students.

Presenters

Chris Haught

Media Specialist, SEDC

Thursday July 7, 2022 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
BUS 238 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 238 Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Cedar City, UT, USA

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Language Arts
Audience Teachers
Strand or Track Technology

3:15pm MDT

Using Canvas to Emulate Both the RISE and Aspire+ Assessments

Come learn how you can use tools already available in Canvas to mimic the processes and modalities of the two tests. You can simulate tests, or make highly engaging worksheets that are fun and the kids will model the modalities of both tests. Leave this class with the tools to make testing a lot easier on your students.

Presenters

Jason Snow

EdTech Specialist, Northern Utah Educational Services

21 years a science teacher, MEd in Technology to best bring technology to my students. Now the Technology Trainer of Northeastern Utah Educational Services.

Thursday July 7, 2022 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
BUS 243 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 243 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Intermediate - basic core competency; some prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers
Grade Level 3 - 4, 5 - 6, Middle School / Jr. High - grades 6 - 8, High School - grades 9 - 12
Strand or Track Technology

3:15pm MDT

Computer Science in YOUR Classroom

We have adopted CS standards in UT! But how in the world do you fit one more thing into your classroom? We'll be taking a look at those standards, what you might already be doing in your course, and what an integrated CS lesson can look like for you with computers, robotics, and unplugged!

Presenters

Jami Gardner

Associate Director, Marketing & PR, UEN

URSA Presentations Summer '22 (1) pdf

Thursday July 7, 2022 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
BUS 120 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 120 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience All
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

3:15pm MDT

eMedia: Explore, Create, Collaborate

eMedia is a digital library of free educational resources created specifically for Utah educators. eMedia allows you to explore, create, and collaborate with educators around the state to improve curriculum. In this session, learn the basics of exploring eMedia resources using search functions, filters, curated collections, and hubs. Learn how to create and share your own resources using the Open Author tool and UEN's lesson plan template. And learn how to use eMedia's collaboration and feedback tools to build your online professional learning network. Click here to access the eMedia Slides presentation.

Presenters

Katie Blunt

Product Manager, UEN

Thursday July 7, 2022 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
BUS 126 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 126 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Other
Audience Teachers, All
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

3:35pm MDT

Utah Microcredentials: Earn Credits and Endorsements for Your Self-Directed Learning!

Educators are self-directed learners, continually developing new skills and finding innovative ways improving their practice. The Utah Microcredentials System recognizes this and provides educators with an opportunity to earn USBE credits for these self-directed efforts.

Additionally, for the first time, you can now use microcredentials to earn USBE teaching endorsements! Beginning in 2022, Utah teachers can demonstrate competencies with microcredentials as an alternative to taking courses.

Come learn how to earn microcredentials, how to become a stipended microcredential reviewer, and how to participate in the creation of new microcredentials for other educators to earn!

A microcredential, also known as a badge, is a digital form of certification. It represents an educator’s demonstration of effective and consistent use of the target skill or concept as a part of instructional practice. Any educator in Utah’s public education system can earn microcredentials, including classroom teachers, instructional coaches, counselors, administrators, etc. Earning a microcredential provides the educator with three things: visible recognition of demonstrated competency, leadership opportunities, and USBE credit.

Presenters

Daron Kennett

Utah Microcredentials Manager, Davis School District

Daron received his PhD from USU. He has been a professional educator for 24 years, teaching English Language Arts, Reading, and ESL. Daron served in Davis's Curriculum Department as the Secondary ELA Supervisor, at USBE as the state ELA and ESL Assessment Specialist, and is currently... Read More →

Utah Microcredentials Flyer pdf

Thursday July 7, 2022 3:35pm - 3:55pm MDT
ED 103 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 103 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

20 minute focus on specific solutions or tools (Over The Shoulder), Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience All
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology, Professional Learning Communities - PLC's, PLN's, etc., Other

9:45am MDT

Creative Backbone: Promoting Learning not a Tool

One of the unfortunate side effects of adding technology to our classroom is that we focus less on learning and more on integrating the technology into our classrooms. This session flips that script and pushes creativity and learning to the forefront of technology integration. Throughout this session we will explore 3-5 simple scalable learning experiences using existing classroom tools like paper, pens, and tape with just a small slice of Google Workspace for Edu added into overall process. These activities include:

- Creating a Zine to show student learning
- Quick prototyped dioramas for writing processes
- Scrap pages for formative assessment
- Note Clothes
- Crafting Comics

Teachers will leave with activities they can use day one of the 2022-2023 school year that foreground creativity and learning within the technology integration process.

Presenters

Matt Winters

Senior Trainer & Product Manager for Google, Utah Education Network - UEN

Friday July 8, 2022 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
ED 104 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 104 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers, Library Media Specialists
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

9:45am MDT

Introducing Computer Science to the K-2 Learner

In this session we will unpack the newly adopted Utah Computer Science Standards for grades K-2. Using BeeBots and Sphero INDI robots we will practice hands-on CS aligned activities that will introduce concepts such as algorithms, programming, and computational thinking to your students.

Presenters

Nathan Wilson

Technology Integration Specialist, Southeast Education Service Center

Friday July 8, 2022 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
ED 102 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 102 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required., Intermediate - basic core competency; some prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Computer Science
Audience Teachers, Curriculum Specialists, All
Strand or Track Technology

9:45am MDT

Using CS First to Meet the New Standards

Come learn how you can use Googles CS First program to easily meet the new Computer Science Standards. Teach coding without knowing how to code, but you will love learning as you go. Let's make this one more thing, easy simple and integrated with what you are already doing.

Presenters

Jason Snow

EdTech Specialist, Northern Utah Educational Services

21 years a science teacher, MEd in Technology to best bring technology to my students. Now the Technology Trainer of Northeastern Utah Educational Services.

Friday July 8, 2022 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
BUS 238 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 238 Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Cedar City, UT, USA

Subject Area Computer Science
Audience Teachers, District / School Administrators, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists, Curriculum Specialists
Grade Level Elementary - grades K - 6
Strand or Track Technology

9:45am MDT

Canvas for Elementary

The Canvas for Elementary (C4E) platform allows you to create a digital classroom that is an extension of your physical elementary classroom. C4E allows you to set up a homeroom course and subjects to organize and focus student participation. In this session, you will learn how to utilize C4E as a flexible learning tool. You will learn to design and organize a homeroom course and subjects, add content, create and design pages, and add meaningful instruction tailored to elementary learners. Click here to access the C4E Slides presentation.

Presenters

Katie Blunt

Product Manager, UEN

Friday July 8, 2022 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
BUS 126 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 126 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists
Grade Level Elementary - grades K - 6
Strand or Track Technology

9:45am MDT

Inspire Wonder with Adobe Creative Tools

The Adobe Creative Suite of tools includes several powerful and practical educational tools. Most teachers, though, primarily use Adobe Creative Cloud Express. In this session we'll go beyond that tool and learn how Character Animator, Aero, and Rush can help infuse more creativity and wonder into your classroom. Here's a link to the slides for this session: bit.ly/adobecreativetools

Presenters

Rob Bentley

Instructor and Adobe Product Manager, Utah Education Network

Friday July 8, 2022 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
GC 107 - General Classroom Building, Room 107 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required., Intermediate - basic core competency; some prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers
Grade Level 5 - 6, Middle School / Jr. High - grades 6 - 8, High School - grades 9 - 12
Strand or Track Technology

9:45am MDT

The Power of Patterns and Themes in ELA and Social Studies Classrooms

Social Studies and ELA are ripe for collaborative opportunities but so often we silo these disciplines into separate spheres in both elementary and secondary settings. This session will engage teachers in planning instruction through the lens of literary themes, historical patterns, Utah’s Portrait of a Graduate competencies, and Utah core standards. We will collaboratively work to make connections between historical patterns such as power or perspective and literary themes like identity or survival. We will then connect these patterns and themes to Utah’s Portrait of a Graduate competencies like hard work and resilience. This approach helps students ask deeper questions, make meaningful connections to themselves and the world, and also build their literacy and historical critical thinking skills. Participants will leave with the skills to build and use rich text sets – including novels, picture books, primary sources, and nonfiction – that are connected to these themes and develop student skills.

Presenters

JoAnna Sorensen

PreK-6 Social Studies Education Specialist, USBE

After teaching sixth grade for 21 years in four Utah school districts, JoAnna Sorensen is now the PreK-6 Social Studies Specialist at the Utah State Board of Education. As a classroom teacher, JoAnna served on the Writing Committee for the Elementary Social Studies Standards Revision... Read More →

Naomi Watkins

Secondary ELA Specialist, Utah State Board of Education

A former middle school English Language Arts teacher and instructional coach, Naomi Watkins is currently the Secondary ELA Specialist at the Utah State Board of Education.

Robert Austin

Humanities Coordinator, USBE

Robert Austin is the Humanities Team coordinator at the Utah State Board of Education. Prior to coming to the USBE he taught middle school language arts and social studies for ten years.

Friday July 8, 2022 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
ED 111 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 111 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Language Arts, Social Studies
Audience Teachers, Curriculum Specialists
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology, Utah Core Curriculum

11:00am MDT

Google Demo Slam!

The Ultimate Demo Slam: Utah Google Certified Trainer Edition is an action-packed hour of pure Google Workspace excitement! The Google Certified Trainers in Utah will vie to become the Demo Slam master by presenting one SLAM* each. Participants will watch, learn, discuss, and ultimately judge which Demo Slam will be deemed ultimate Google champion for 2022! Come be a part of this URSA experience! *A SLAM is a two-minute demonstration of the capacities of our favorite tools. All Slams will focus on using the Google Workspace tools to positively impact productivity, instruction, and student learning.

Presenters

Matt Winters

Senior Trainer & Product Manager for Google, Utah Education Network - UEN

Friday July 8, 2022 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
ED 104 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 104 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers, Library Media Specialists
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

11:00am MDT

What's New in Nearpod!

No fluff, just awesomeness! I’ll show you all of the newest Nearpod features, programs and what’s coming in 2022. Come join the fun!!

Presenters

Jami Gardner

Associate Director, Marketing & PR, UEN

URSA Presentations Summer '22 (1) pdf

Friday July 8, 2022 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
BUS 126 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 126 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology

11:00am MDT

Canvas Tips and Tricks

Even if you have been using Canvas for a while, you may not have discovered all the helpful tools available. Join us for a lightning fast round of basic and advanced tips. You should have a basic knowledge of Canvas, we’ll cover a lot, but you’ll have access to the presentation with links to refer back to and share with others! Here is the link to the presentation.

Presenters

Chris Haught

Media Specialist, SEDC

Friday July 8, 2022 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
BUS 120 - Dixie Leavitt Business Building, Room 120 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Intermediate - basic core competency; some prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers, EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists
Grade Level Middle School / Jr. High - grades 6 - 8, High School - grades 9 - 12
Strand or Track Technology, Professional Learning Communities - PLC's, PLN's, etc.

11:00am MDT

How Do We Teach Media Literacy in a Tech Environment

Teaching Media Literacy is more important that ever, as students are on devices for school, homework, and for socializing. It's important for them to know how to vet and verify the information they are consuming, and know when to ask questions. This presentation will talk about Media Literacy, bias, misinformation, and how to help students navigate these topics in a digital world.

Presenters

Digital Respons-Ability

Operations Director, Digital Respons-Ability

We are the state contracted provider of Digital Citizenship training for all of Utah. We provide in-classroom instruction for grades K-12, as well as parent nights, free of cost to schools, clubs, and afterschool programs. Digital Citizenship includes such principles such as Online... Read More →

Friday July 8, 2022 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
ED 111 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 111 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Other
Audience All
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology, Utah Core Curriculum

11:00am MDT

Practical Digital Tools for the Classroom

Come learn about several practical digital tools that can make your job as a teacher easier. These tools are free, easy, and quick to apply to your teaching practice. Many of these are also tools that students can use on their class projects and reports as well. We'll look at ClassroomScreen, Remove.bg, Unscreen, Video Candy, PDF Candy, GoQR.me, Photopea, Soundzabound, eMedia, and more! Here's a link to the session slides: bit.ly/practicaldigital

Presenters

Rob Bentley

Instructor and Adobe Product Manager, Utah Education Network

Friday July 8, 2022 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
GC 107 - General Classroom Building, Room 107 Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd., Cedar City Utah

1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Subject Area Not Applicable
Audience Teachers
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Strand or Track Technology