2025 Utah Rural Schools Conference

2025 Utah Rural Schools Conference

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Full URSA 2025 Session Schedule will be published here NO LATER than June 1. Please check back soon!

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9:45am MDT

Empowering Coach-Teacher Collaboration: Elevating Impact with AI Room #145Amy Wood Not Your Grandmother's Spreadsheets: Deep Dive Into Google Sheets Room #135Kaley King Rural STEM Learning Pathways and Effective Educator Support: Strategies for Success Room #137Milo Maughan • Michelle Berg What's Next in Google Workspace? Essential Updates for Every Educator Room #131JoLynn Torgerson AI and Privacy: What Every Teacher Needs to Know Room #241John Lyman • Nicole Sanchez • Jeremy Zabriskie Elevate Your Institution's Competative Advantage with Family Engagement Room #238 How Nature and Movement Can Impact Educator and Student Wellness Room #144Sarah Roundy • Teri Davis Maintaining Privacy Through the Whistleblowing Process Room #133Nora Kurzova • Mark Meyers Raising Up Readers: Scaffolding Grade Level Text for All Room #234Jennifer Throndsen Taming the AI Dragon: Practical Gemini & Notebook LM for Educators Lecture HallClint Stephens SchoolAi: Using AI in the Classroom Room #233Jeff Couch Discover Hidden Gems in Utah’s Online School Library Room #138Kayla Towner Thank You for the Feedback Room #132Paula Carlson • Melissa Metcalf • Shelley Halverson Tier 1 Text: Scaffolded Reading Techniques to Engage Every Student Room #148Breyanna Evans • Rachelle Packer InstaTeacher: Teacher Leadership in the Age of Social Media CommonsJamie Marble • Kelbie Jackson USBE AI in Education Showcase - Teacher-Created Lesson Plans in All Grade Levels & Curriculum Areas CommonsPresenters TBD

11:10am MDT

Bringing Characters to Life Using Adobe Character Animator Room #144Rob Bentley AI for a Rise and Something to Aspire to! Lecture HallJason Snow Collective Efficacy: Empowering Teachers and Boosting Student Success Room #235Katie Jones Data-Driven Storytelling: Creating User Friendly Dashboards in Looker Studio Room #135Kaley King Rural STEM Learning Pathways and Effective Educator Support: Strategies for Success Room #137Milo Maughan • Michelle Berg What's Next in Google Workspace? Essential Updates for Every Educator Room #131JoLynn Torgerson Celebrating Educators: Creating Meaningful Recognition Practices Room #242Kristin Van Brunt Digital Skills, Analog Tools: Unplugged Coding for Kids Room #147Kelli Cannon Exploring Cultural Responsiveness: Practicum Experiences in Rural Educational Settings Room #136Laureen Graves • Heather Kennedy From Comics to Comprehension: Why Graphic Novels Belong in Every Classroom and School Library Room #241Gretchen Zaitzeff • Davina Sauthoff Lessons in Leadership from the Culture Code Room #231Dani Sloan Power Tools: Differentiate For All Your Learners Without Teacher Burn-Out Room #234Dari Thacker Taking a Unified Approach to Meet School Prevention Requirements Room #238Cathy Davis • Clarissa Stebbing Learning How to be Diagnostic. Evidence-Based Interventions Made Easy and How to Intensify Them for Each Tier. Room #145Sheryl Vernon

11:30am MDT

Mindset Shifts: Actionable Growth Mindset Techniques Room #144Dani Tuttle

1:40pm MDT

AI for a Rise and Something to Aspire to! Room #131Jason Snow Building a STARfleet: Mentoring for Teacher Retention Room #235Katie Jones Connecting to Best Practice: Small Moves for Big Effects Room #242Meghan Everette Elevating Your Art Instruction: Adobe Fresco Room #234Steve Weller Building STEM Leadership and Integration: Lessons from Utah’s SEI Cohort Room #135Kellie Yates • Kody Colvin Discovering what your students really know when “asking” the right questions Room #132Jennifer King Energize and Elevate Teaching and Learning for All! Room #137Kathy Einhorn Leading with Hope: Building Resilient Communities Room #141Holly Todd Professional Development Credit Options Room #237Joey Foote Reel Rights: Curating, Streaming, and Copyright Essentials for Schools Room #134Gretchen Zaitzeff Student and Child-Centered: Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model Lives in Rural Schools Room #147Darren Parry • Pam Powell • Sarah Allen Teaching through Modeling: DigCit in Action Room #136Dani Sloan Transform Your Canvas in 3 Minutes: Boosting Student Engagement and Reducing Failure Rates Room #238Jared Chapman Math the Matters: Reaching Every Student Room #148Molly Basham • Mike Spencer • Melissa Garber CATALYST - Coaching and Alignment Toward Adaptive Leadership Yielding Systemic Transformation Room #138Andrea Rorrer • Cori Groth • Quinn Kellis Lead From the Classroom to the Community CommonsFangaafa Tuifua USBE AI in Education Showcase - Teacher-Created Lesson Plans in All Grade Levels & Curriculum Areas CommonsPresenters TBD

3:10pm MDT

Try Walking In My Shoes Room #133BethAnne Chidester • Hillary Palmer Won't you be our neighbor? Free educator resources from PBS Utah Room #134Melanie Pehrson-Noyce • Annie Frazier Beyond the Page: Elevating Students with Digital Resources Room #242Chris Haught Building Bridges: Practical Strategies to Empower Teachers To Help All Language Learners Succeed Room #147Talia A. Casares • Patricia Zavala Compassion and Hope in Action Room #141Holly Todd From Silos to Synergy: Integrating Instructional Ecosystems Room #132Nathan Auck No Cap: Finding the "Joy Snacks" in Ed Tech Integration Room #241JoLynn Torgerson On the Edge of AI: Exploring Emerging Innovations Lecture HallEmma Moss • Jonathan Stewart Practical Classroom Management: Addressing the Current Behavioral Changes Room #145Lauren Ezzell Raising Resilient Kids In A Tech Heavy World Room #238Nate Webb Strategies to Reignite Your Joy of Teaching! Room #137Kathy Einhorn Taming the AI Dragon: Practical Gemini & Notebook LM for Educators Room #131Clint Stephens

2025 Utah Rural Schools Conference

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