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Friday, July 11
 

9:45am MDT

Illuminate Learning with Lucid Tools for FREE
Friday July 11, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Missing Jamboard? Need more collaboration and engagement? Lucid Tools has you covered!

Are you ready to transform your classroom into a hub of dynamic visual collaboration, all while magically reclaiming your valuable time? This session will introduce you to the Lucid Suite for Education—your new dynamic duo of visual learning tools: Lucidspark and Lucidchart!

Discover how:
  • Lucidspark acts as your "infinite, interactive digital whiteboard where ideas go to party!" It's perfect for engaging brainstorming, real-time group activities, and quick formative assessments that make learning instantly visible. 
  • Lucidchart, the "architect" for structured diagrams, which empowers both you and your students to create clear, professional visual representations of complex concepts, processes, and relationships – from breaking down the U.S. government's checks and balances to mapping out essay structures.
The best part? Thanks to an agreement with Instructure's Canvas, access to the full Lucid Suite is completely FREE for both educators and students! 

We'll explore practical, ready-to-use templates and actionable strategies that you can implement immediately, saving you precious planning and grading time. Get ready to boost engagement, clarify concepts, and streamline your workflow with the power of visual thinking!

Link to Session Slides: sedck12.org/ursa25lucid

Participants MUST HAVE one of the following platforms/devices in order to participate in this session: N/A

Participants MAY FIND IT USEFUL to have one or more of the following platforms/devices during this session: Active Canvas Teacher or Student account needed to create a free Lucid account. Bring your laptop, Chromebook or mobile device to play along!
Speakers
avatar for Clint Stephens

Clint Stephens

Educational Technology Innovation Specialist & Coach, 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 →
Friday July 11, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Room #241 1750 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060

9:45am MDT

Nearpod 2.0: Renaissance Next Connection
Friday July 11, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Discover the transformative potential of Nearpod's integration with Renaissance Next. This presentation explores how these powerful educational platforms combine to create a seamless learning ecosystem that enhances student engagement, provides real-time assessment data, and personalizes instruction. Learn how this integration empowers educators to deliver dynamic content while tracking growth through Renaissance's robust analytics—bringing together the best of interactive teaching and data-driven instruction for today's digital classroom.

Session repeats Session 8 in this same room on Friday morning, as well as Thursday at 1:40 pm in Room #244.

Participants MUST HAVE one of the following platforms/devices in order to participate in this session: Not Applicable

Participants MAY FIND IT USEFUL to have one or more of the following platforms/devices during this session: No
Speakers
avatar for Faith Smith

Faith Smith

National Academic Advisor, Renaissance
Renaissance is a global leader in assessment, reading, math, early literacy, and data-driven solutions for pre-K–12 schools and districts. We are committed to providing teacher-facilitated instructional delivery with resources to help students build a strong foundation for succ... Read More →
Friday July 11, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Room #244 1766 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060

9:45am MDT

The Power of Feedback: Using Data and Reflection to Enhance Instruction
Friday July 11, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
In this interactive session, we will explore how both formative and summative feedback can be powerful tools for improving teaching and student outcomes. Attendees will learn practical strategies for utilizing timely, actionable feedback to inform instruction, foster student growth, and refine teaching practices. Attendees will gain practical tools for analyzing team-based student data, fostering collaborative discussions that drive instructional decisions, and how to use AI to simplify your feedback and analyze student data. By the end of the session, participants will have a comprehensive understanding of how to use feedback, data, and reflection to create a dynamic, responsive learning environment that promotes continuous improvement for both students and educators.

NOTE: This session repeats on Wednesday, July 9 at 1:30 pm in Room 131.

Participants MUST HAVE one of the following platforms/devices in order to participate in this session: Not Applicable

Participants MAY FIND IT USEFUL to have one or more of the following platforms/devices during this session: Electronic Device and/or Pen/Pencil

Presentation
Speakers
avatar for Kelbie Jackson

Kelbie Jackson

Instructional Coach, Bear River High School
Kelbie Jackson is an Instructional Coach at Bear River High School with seven years of experience teaching English Language Arts. She is passionate about increasing literacy in secondary schools and improving student learning through teacher collaboration and Professional Learning... Read More →
Friday July 11, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Room #144 1750 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060

11:00am MDT

Pedagogy First: Guiding Principles for Using AI to Empower Students
Friday July 11, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Learn how to utilize AI in your classroom in ways that go beyond hype and truly foster deep learning. In this session, we’ll briefly review the underlying mechanics of large language models before proposing four guiding principles to help you implement AI strategically in your classroom: task alignment, cognitive awareness, digital literacy, and human-centeredness. Using these principles as a lens, we’ll workshop classroom scenarios and discuss the ways artificial intelligence can support and empower our students when implemented strategically.

NOTE: This session repeats on Thursday, July 10at 9:45 am in Room 244.

Participants MUST HAVE one of the following platforms/devices in order to participate in this session: Not Applicable

Participants MAY FIND IT USEFUL to have one or more of the following platforms/devices during this session: Mac Laptop, Windows Laptop, Android Tablet / Smartphone, iPad / iPhone, Windows Tablet / Smartphone, Chromebook
Speakers
avatar for Nicole Johnson

Nicole Johnson

Academic Advisor & Content Specialist, UEN - Utah Education Network
Nicole is an educational technology specialist who equips school counselors with the tools they need to implement comprehensive school counseling programs and increase equitable student outcomes through technology. She also provides academic planning and advising for teachers looking... Read More →
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Braxton Thornley

Senior Technology Trainer, Utah Education Network
Braxton specializes in using technology to personalize learning and utilizing artificial intelligence to promote student success. Before joining UEN’s professional development team, Braxton worked as a high school language arts teacher and digital learning coach in Jordan School... Read More →
Friday July 11, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Room #137 1750 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060

11:00am MDT

Keep It Together With Google Keep
Friday July 11, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
You may not have heard of Google Keep, but you NEED to know about it. Keep is an incredible and easy to use tool for organizing all of the bits of information busy educators tend to collect whenever, wherever, that always seems to get lost. Keep allows you to bring together notes, links, photos, really anything you can grab with your computer, tablet and phone! Beyond gathering and organizing your digital ‘stuff,’ you can share your notes, collaborate with others, set reminders… even drag-n-drop text and photos into your Google Docs! Join me today and make Google Keep an integral part of your daily workflow.

Session Slides: sedck12.org/ursa25keep

Participants MUST HAVE one of the following platforms/devices in order to participate in this session: Not Applicable

Participants MAY FIND IT USEFUL to have one or more of the following platforms/devices during this session: Any Gmail account
Speakers
avatar for Clint Stephens

Clint Stephens

Educational Technology Innovation Specialist & Coach, 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 →
Friday July 11, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Room #241 1750 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060

11:00am MDT

Nearpod 2.0: Renaissance Next Connection
Friday July 11, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Discover the transformative potential of Nearpod's integration with Renaissance Next. This presentation explores how these powerful educational platforms combine to create a seamless learning ecosystem that enhances student engagement, provides real-time assessment data, and personalizes instruction. Learn how this integration empowers educators to deliver dynamic content while tracking growth through Renaissance's robust analytics—bringing together the best of interactive teaching and data-driven instruction for today's digital classroom.

Session repeats Session 8 in this same room on Friday morning, as well as Thursday at 1:40 pm in Room #244.

Participants MUST HAVE one of the following platforms/devices in order to participate in this session: Not Applicable

Participants MAY FIND IT USEFUL to have one or more of the following platforms/devices during this session: No
Speakers
avatar for Faith Smith

Faith Smith

National Academic Advisor, Renaissance
Renaissance is a global leader in assessment, reading, math, early literacy, and data-driven solutions for pre-K–12 schools and districts. We are committed to providing teacher-facilitated instructional delivery with resources to help students build a strong foundation for succ... Read More →
Friday July 11, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Room #244 1766 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060

11:00am MDT

Singleton PLCs: We Survived, and Thrived!
Friday July 11, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Monticello High School, with its "singleton" teachers, couldn't use traditional PLCs. Instead, they adopted the Critical Friends (CF) model. This allowed teachers across disciplines to collaborate, analyze student work, and share best practices. The CF model created effective PLCs, despite the school's unique structure. Monticello now shares this success, offering a solution for schools with similar singleton challenges.

Participants MUST HAVE one of the following platforms/devices in order to participate in this session: Not Applicable

Participants MAY FIND IT USEFUL to have one or more of the following platforms/devices during this session: Not Applicable
Speakers
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KC Olson

Principal, Monticello High School
KC Olson, principal of Monticello High School, is dedicated to facilitating student and teacher growth and well-being. He has many years of experience in education as a teacher and administrator within the San Juan and Washington County School Districts. He earned his B.S. in physical... Read More →
Friday July 11, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Room #238 1758 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060
 
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