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2025 Utah Rural Schools Conference

Welcome to URSA 2025 at Park City High School!

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10:30am MDT

Conference Credit PCHSJoe B. Wright

11:00am MDT

What to do in Summit & Wasatch Counties a Link to Activities in the Area Conference Wi-Fi Information & Tech Support (RM 145TC) PCHS Exhibitors & Partners Hall Exhibitor Hall Presenter's Lounge & Workspace: RM 136TC, 236TC, 245TC Tech Support in RM 145TC PCHS Conference Registration and Badge Pick-Up PCHS

12:00pm MDT

Conference Welcome, NUES URSA Award, Friend of Education Award Eccles Center Theater

12:10pm MDT

Keynote: Honoring the Ask – Respecting What it Takes to Engage in Coaching Eccles Center TheaterKatie Dewey Hill

1:10pm MDT

Conference Information PCHS

1:30pm MDT

Analyzing Acadience Reading Data Room #132Dallas Brooks Earn Credits, Endorsements, and APPEL Competencies with Utah Microcredentials! Room #147Amy Coray • Daron Kennett Empowering Student Sensemaking: A Student-Driven Approach to Learning Room #232Lora Gibbons Exploring Earth & Sky: Navigating Stellarium, SOS Explorer and Universe Sandbox Room #135Thomas Quayle • Jason Trump High Engagement Writing Room #148Buffy Camps How to Ukulele Your Way to Classroom Success Room #237Chris Woods Rhythm, Rhyme, and the Hip-Hop Canon Room #144Elyse Arrington You've Got To Move It! (Incorporating Movement in Secondary Classrooms) Room #241Mary Saylor Accuracy & Automaticity: Science of Reading for Upper Elementary Students Room #137Jake Downs Beyond the Page: Elevating Students with Digital Resources Room #235Chris Haught Bucking the National Trend: Competency-Based Licensing Impacts Teacher Shortages Room #134Malia Hite Burnout or Resilience: Addressing the challenges of educators in today’s schools and classrooms? Room #143Dale COX • Meghan Everette Equal Opportunity in Education Room #238Holly Bell Mild to Spicy- Turning Up the Heat on Math Rigor Room #146Jenna Keyes • Paula Carlson • Stephanie Folkman On the Edge of AI: Exploring Emerging Innovations Lecture HallEmma Moss • Jonathan Stewart The National EdTech Plan in Action: Improving Technology Use in Utah Schools through Shared Successes Room #133Amber Wright • Rick Gaisford • Melanie Valentine The Power of Feedback: Using Data and Reflection to Enhance Instruction Room #131Kelbie Jackson The Role of Prevention and Intervention in school behavior Room #234Heidi Mucha What's New and Exciting in Adobe Express? Room #231Rob Bentley Centering On Students: PCBL In Action from Modern Classrooms In Utah Room #233Michael Hakkarinen Science of Reading Foundations: Building Student’s Executive Functioning Skills Room #142Jared Lisonbee • Cristina Barrera • Katrina Herd Vector Self Portraits Room #245Sarah Feik Best Practices for Using Scrible in the Classroom Room #138Kayla Towner Navigating the Landscape of School Mental Health: A Comprehensive Systems Approach Room #145Trevor Olsen • Chathuri (Chat) Illapperuma-Wood • Matthew T. Smith Polleneighbors Room #243Heather Paulsen Six Leadership Moves for High-Impact Professional Learning Systems Room #141Andrea Rorrer • Cori Groth • Kody Colvin Using TBRI and Connection to Teach Content and Standards Room #136Amie Huggins

2:30pm MDT

Refreshment Break Exhibitor Hall

2:50pm MDT

Elevating Classroom Management Room #237Kenneth Applegate Water Wise: Engaging Science, Inspiring Stewardship Room #146Milo Maughan • Jill Flygare • Chris Miller Won't you be our neighbor? Free educator resources from PBS Utah Room #241Annie Frazier • Melanie Pehrson You've Got To Move It! (Incorporating Movement in Secondary Classrooms) Room #133Mary Saylor A Legislation Update on Education Law Room #132Quinn Kellis AI for Administrators Room #131David Long • Cody Spendlove Designing Support for students with Executive Function Skill challenges Room #147Sheryl Vernon • Lauren Ezzell • Katie Clark From Potential to Proficiency: Driving Systemic Change Room #244Marci Houseman Leading the Way to Improved Literacy Outcomes-The Principals Pivotal Role Room #143Christine Elegante • Denice Maedgen Reaching Every Student: How Utah is Using Early Warning Systems to Support Student Success Room #134Nicole DellaRocco Roles and Responsibilities for Faculty and Staff for ALL Learners Room #148Tony Pellegrini • Jenna Olson Suicide Prevention in Schools Room #135Holly Todd Survey Says! Educator Job Satisfaction Room #144Meghan Everette • Julie Lundell The Big Six: Designing a District-Wide Technology Strategy Room #231Jared Covili The Power of Connection: Influencing Others Through Authentic Relationships Room #238Travis Henderson • Ryan Harris The White Whale of Reading: Effective Comprehension Instruction Lecture HallJake Downs Unlocking Digital Literacy: Empowering Teachers for Today's Middle Level Classroom Room #234April Stevenson Utilizing the New Focused Graduation Pathway to Keep Students Engaged Room #232Stephanie Patton Writing with Purpose: Build a Collaborative and Supportive Community of Writers Room #235Jenny Blauer Full Class Missions: Bridge the Gap Between Learning and Application for RISE Success Room #233Brooks Heder Building Better Bots: Elevating Teaching with AI Room #242Emma Moss • Jonathan Stewart