💻 Format Alert: This is an extended, 2-hour hands-on session—please bring your own laptop or tablet to fully participate!
This session will be a Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) lesson (related to the book by Dr. Peter Liljedahl). Participants will participate in a BTC lesson start to finish, including launch, a thin sliced task, all the different types of consolidation (Gallery walk, teacher scribe, Check Your Understanding, Notes to my future forgetful self). The session will include the newest updates to BTC research. For the second half of the workshop, participants will create their own lesson (launch, task, consolidation) using existing curriculum and standards for their grade level. Note: It may be useful to have a device and access to your curriculum for the second half of the workshop. I will have paper you can use if you don't have one :)
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: Any of these
This session details the launch and operation of the Jordan Innovation Lab, a 4−6 grade district Makerspace. We will share specifics on working with community partners, acquiring high-end equipment and integration of classroom content. We will also share hosting district-wide field trips and "Teacher Tinker Time".
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
Administrator, Digital Teaching and Learning, Jordan School District
Jared Covili is the Administrator for Digital Teaching and Learning in the Jordan School District. Â Jared's background is in secondary education where he was a Language Arts teacher at the secondary level. Jared received his Bachelor's degree in English and his Master's degree in... Read More →
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums is your state agency dedicated to advancing Utahns’ quality of life through arts and museum experiences and cultural opportunities.
We offer a wide array of programs and resources to support schools and educators across the state. We can help provide arts learning opportunities that align with learning objectives and standards, support multilingual learners, integrate with STEM subjects and other courses across the curriculum, and contribute to growth and professional development for learners of all ages with unique opportunities for educators and school administrators.
Join us to learn more about opportunities like our Living Folk Arts Education Series which can bring hands-on art experiences from working artists directly to your students at no cost. Or our Teaching Artist Rosters which can connect you with skilled artists from almost any discipline that can work with your school to design exciting learning opportunities. Our Teacher-Initiated Projects program offers one-on-one arts training directly to teachers who just want to learn a new skill. And that’s just to name a few.
We are here to introduce these programs and help you find ways to put them to work in schools and communities like yours.
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
Participants will discover how events during meiosis lead to unique gamete formation. Â Specifically, the events of independent assortment and crossover are demonstrated through engaging hands-on activities that allow participants to visualize how unique gametes are formed. This 3 lesson units helps students make sense of meiosis and the mechanisms leading to unique gametes.
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: Any of these
