2025 Utah Rural Schools Conference

Welcome to URSA 2025 at Park City High School!

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2:22pm MDT

Thursday July 16, 2026 2:22pm - 2:40pm MDT

ED 215 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 215

🕒 Format Alert: This is a fast-paced, 20-minute showcase that is grouped together with two other quick sessions in this time block.

Teach your students a simple, hands-on method for modeling Moon phases by using their own hand to represent the Moon’s position relative to the Earth and Sun; this interactive strategy helps them visualize and understand how phases change over time and serves as a memorable tool to support their success on the RISE test.

Participants MUST HAVE one of the following platforms/devices in order to participate in this session: None

Participants MAY FIND IT USEFUL to have one or more of the following platforms/devices during this session: None

Speakers

Jayceen Craven Walker

Education Program Specialist, Clark Planetarium

Jayceen has been with the planetarium in one way or another since 1987 at the Hansen when she was an actor in The ZAP Show. She joined the staff in 1989 and worked her way up through the ranks of part-time reservationist, science demo presenter, AstroVan presenter, volunteer coordinator... Read More →

Thursday July 16, 2026 2:22pm - 2:40pm MDT
ED 215 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 215 351 W. University Blvd., Cedar City, UT 84720

Utah Core Curriculum, Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Learning Strand or Track 20 minute focus on specific solutions or tools (Over The Shoulder)
Subject Area 46148
Audience Teachers, Curriculum Specialists
Grade Level Science

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2:22pm MDT

Jayceen Craven Walker

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