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Buffy Camps
Helen M. Knight Elementary
6th Grade English Teacher
Grand
About me
I am in my 20th year of teaching. Fifteen of those have been in sixth grade, with the most recent nine years teaching English after we departmentalized.
Wednesday
, July 9
10:30am
MDT
Conference Credit
PCHS
Joe B. Wright
11:00am
MDT
Conference Registration and Badge Pick-Up
PCHS
12:00pm
MDT
Conference Welcome, NUES URSA Award, Friend of Education Award
Eccles Center Theater
12:10pm
MDT
Keynote: Honoring the Ask – Respecting What it Takes to Engage in Coaching
Eccles Center Theater
Katie Dewey Hill
1:10pm
MDT
Conference Information
PCHS
1:30pm
MDT
High Engagement Writing
Room #148
Buffy Camps
2:30pm
MDT
Refreshment Break
Exhibitor Hall
2:50pm
MDT
Full Class Missions: Bridge the Gap Between Learning and Application for RISE Success
Room #233
Brooks Heder
Thursday
, July 10
8:00am
MDT
URSA 2026 Video Presentation
Eccles Center Theater
8:30am
MDT
Keynote: Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected
Eccles Center Theater
Jim Knight
9:45am
MDT
What's Next in Google Workspace? Essential Updates for Every Educator
Room #131
JoLynn Torgerson
“AI-Powered Literary Circles: Unlocking Eragon, The Book Thief, and Catching Fire”
Black Box Theater
Vanessa Torgerson
10:45am
MDT
Networking & Refreshment Break
Exhibitor Hall
11:10am
MDT
Power Tools: Differentiate For All Your Learners Without Teacher Burn-Out
Room #234
Dari Thacker
12:20pm
MDT
Lunch (click to see details)
Gym: LUNCH Hall
1:40pm
MDT
Elevating ELA Engagement with Adobe Express
Room #241
JoLynn Torgerson
2:40pm
MDT
Refreshment Break
Exhibitor Hall
3:10pm
MDT
How to Improve Fluency through Partner Reading-Paragraph Shrinking
Lecture Hall
Melinda Meccariello • Dina Wise
No Cap: Finding the "Joy Snacks" in Ed Tech Integration
Room #241
JoLynn Torgerson
Friday
, July 11
8:00am
MDT
Conference Credit
PCHS
Joe B. Wright
Conference Feedback
TBD
8:30am
MDT
CUES URSA Awards, Friend of Education Award, and Keynote Welcome
Eccles Center Theater
8:40am
MDT
Keynote: "Strong Instruction, Community, and Relationships"
Eccles Center Theater
Sayre Posey
9:45am
MDT
Diffusing Defiance- Navigating Resistance Effectively
Lecture Hall
Katie Clark
10:45am
MDT
Refreshment Break
Exhibitor Hall
11:00am
MDT
USETS - Your toolkits of One-Pagers Elevating Science
Room #134
Milo Maughan • Michelle Berg
Wednesday
, July 15
11:00am
MDT
Conference Credit
Online Form
Conference Registration and Badge Pick-Up
AU - Auditorium Foyer
Thursday
, July 16
8:00am
MDT
Conference Registration and Badge Pick-Up
AU - Auditorium Foyer
Friday
, July 17
8:00am
MDT
Conference Credit
Online Form
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