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Thursday
, July 16
AU - Auditorium
8:30am •
Becoming Better Grownups: Rediscovering What Matters and Remembering to Fly
9:45am •
Brad Montague Breakout Session
11:10am •
AI as a Design Variable
AU - Auditorium Foyer
8:00am •
Conference Registration and Badge Pick-Up
9:45am •
Getting Your New Teachers to Stay: Research to Impact Practice in Small Schools
9:45am •
Policy Implications for Principalship: "An Unfunded Mandate"
9:45am •
School nurse to student ratio and Utah legislative ratio recommendation
9:45am •
Teaching Communication to Replace Challenging Behavior
9:45am •
zSpace
9:45am •
Going for Gold: The New Gold Medal Schools Framework
BC 103 - Braithwaite Liberal Arts Center, Room 103
9:45am •
Patterns & Partnerships
1:30pm •
Evidence-Based Instruction Available to Your Area from The UURC
CC Charles Hunter - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Charles Hunter Room (100 Level)
9:45am •
10 Minute Movement ideas for Language Arts k-6th grade
11:10am •
We can help your students learn more about engineering.
1:30pm •
Great Grading!
2:50pm •
Demystifying Mastery: The What, the Why and the How of Proficiency Scale Construction
CC Rondthaller Room - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Rondthaller Room (200 Level)
8:00am •
Presenter's Lounge & Workspace
CC Sage Valley - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Sage Valley Room (100 Level)
9:45am •
Commemorate America250 Utah with History, Civics, and Heart
11:10am •
Engagement 101
1:30pm •
3D in 8th Grade Science - Oxidation in Action in Utah
2:50pm •
3D Science lessons- Gravity and Inertia
CC Shooting Star - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Shooting Star Room (100 Level)
9:45am •
Beyond Aspire Plus: Navigating the Transition in High School Assessment
11:10am •
Scam Academy - Teaching Students to Outsmart the Algorithms
1:30pm •
You've Got To Move It! (Incorporating Movement in the Secondary Classroom)
2:50pm •
Scaffolding Tier 1 Phonics Instruction
CC Whiting Room - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Whiting Room Room (200 Level)
9:45am •
AI, Bloom, and the Cognitive Gap in Educational Technology
11:10am •
Chaos Coordinators: Frontload the Calm, Teach the Tough
1:30pm •
From Prompt to Page: Building Better Canvas Content with AI
2:50pm •
Leaving Children Behind: Grade Retention in the 21st Century
CC Yankee Meadows - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Yankee Meadows Room (100 Level)
9:45am •
Facilitating Career and Technical Education Pathways for Students with Disabilities in Utah
11:10am •
Portrait of Secondary Transition for Students with Disabilities: A Roadmap for Educators, Students, and Families
1:30pm •
From Data to Insights: Monitoring Student Achievement Over Time via Utah RISE
2:50pm •
Literacy, Mental Health, and School Engagement for Students with Learning Disabilities
ED 102 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 102
9:45am •
Canva Reimagined: Unlock the Magic
11:10am •
Intro to PCBL: Guiding Principles & Strategies for Improving Learning
1:30pm •
Digital Resilience: Strategies for Managing Social Media and Student Focus in Grades 6–12
2:50pm •
Navigating Sensitive Materials and Collection Development: Updated Strategies for School, Library, and Classrooms
ED 202 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 202
11:10am •
AI on the Ground: Research Meets Rural Realities
1:30pm •
The Reclaimed Classroom: Leading AI for Teaching and Learning
ED 203 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 203
9:45am •
Making Sheets Work For You
11:10am •
Positive Childhood Experiences in the K-12 Setting
1:30pm •
A Beginners Guide to Augmentative and Alternative Communication
2:50pm •
Collaborative Roots: Building Parent-Teacher Trust to Transform Student Outcomes
ED 204 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 204
9:45am •
Basic Self Care: What do you need to know
1:30pm •
Teacher's are Leaders Inside and Outside of the Classroom
2:50pm •
Teachers are leaders and should be the shapers our profession
ED 215 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 215
9:45am •
20 in 20: Rapid-Fire Strategies for Classroom Engagement
10:06am •
Community Access to Care for First Episode Psychosis
10:27am •
Partnership Power! Bringing Poetry to Life with Statewide Competitions from the Division of Arts & Museums
11:10am •
Supporting Students with Complex Needs
11:31am •
Unmuting Your Classroom: Supporting Multilingual Learners
11:52am •
Igniting STEAM
1:40pm •
Task management using Trello
2:01pm •
Virtual Field Trips: Instructional Resources
2:22pm •
Simulating Moon Phases using your hand
2:50pm •
Supporting Student Learning and Creativity with Google Vids
ED Level 2 Foyer, East - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Level 2 Foyer
8:00am •
Conference WiFi Informatiion and Tech Support
GC 106 - General Classroom Building, Room 106
9:45am •
Simple and Easy Adaptations in the Classroom
11:10am •
Engagement Strategies for the Middle Years 6th-8th Grade
1:30pm •
Today's Middle School Student
2:50pm •
Middle Level Educators Unite
GC 109 - General Classroom Building, Room 109
9:45am •
The Power of Student Voice: Enhancing Literacy Through Oral Language
11:10am •
The Science of Learning in Utah Math Classrooms
1:30pm •
Building Better People Through Lessons from History, Lessons from the Holocaust
2:50pm •
Becoming Digitally Deliberate
GC 201 - General Classroom Building, Room 201
9:45am •
Printable Potential: Using 3D Printing in the Classroom
1:30pm •
Writing Formative Assessment Clusters
GC 306 - General Classroom Building, Room 306
9:45am •
Kinesthetic Astronomy 4th grade
1:30pm •
Art Tools and Teacher Tricks
SC 122 - Science Center, Room 122
9:45am •
Supporting Multilingual Learners in the ELA Classroom
11:10am •
Exploring Utah's Writing Benchmark Platform
1:30pm •
Rediscovering Health Through Rural and State Partnership
2:50pm •
Implementing the Success Sequence: Key to Updated Health Education Standards
SC 127 - Science Center, Room 127
9:45am •
School Leadership Theory vs. Practice: Doing what should be done while doing what has to be done
11:10am •
Managing Change as a New School Administrator
1:30pm •
From Fragmented to Focused: Strengthening Your School’s System of Support
2:50pm •
Virtual Field Trips at the Springville Museum of Art
SC 128 - Science Center, Room 128
9:45am •
Why Some PLCs Pop and Other Don't: Small Shifts That Lead to Big Results
11:10am •
Everything that Matters Begins with Trust: How to Create It, Sustain It, and Restore It
1:30pm •
Leading High Leverage Practices in Schools
2:50pm •
Current Problems in School Leadership: A Think Tank Experience
TBD
10:45am •
Networking and Refreshment Break
2:30pm •
Refreshment Break
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46085
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Computer Science
CTE
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Music
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Professional Development
Science
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Counselors or School-based Ment
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Counselors or School-based Mental/Behavioral Health Professionals
Curriculum Specialists
District / School Administrators
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EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists
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Teachers
Technology Coordinators /
Technology Coordinators / Facilitato
Technology Coordinators / Facilitators
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45720
5 - 6
Adult Education
All Grade Levels
Career and Technical Education
Computer Science
Elementary - grades K - 6
ESL
Health and Physical Education
High School - grades 9 - 12
Instructional Coaching
Language Arts
Leadership
Mathematics
Media Literacy
Mental/Behavioral Health
Middle School / Jr. High - grades 6 - 8
Music
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Other
Performing Arts / Visual Arts
PK - 2
Science
Social Science
Social Studies
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