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Dawn Roberts
NUES - Northeastern Utah Educational Services
Media Specialist
Heber City, UT
About me
Dawn is the Media Specialist at NUES. She admins the NUES Sora digital library.
Wednesday
, July 9
10:30am
MDT
Conference Credit
PCHS
Joe B. Wright
11:00am
MDT
Exhibitors & Partners Hall
Exhibitor Hall
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
1:30pm
MDT
Exploring Earth & Sky: Navigating Stellarium, SOS Explorer and Universe Sandbox
Room #135
Thomas Quayle • Jason Trump
Beyond the Page: Elevating Students with Digital Resources
Room #235
Chris Haught
Polleneighbors
Room #243
Heather Paulsen
2:30pm
MDT
Refreshment Break
Exhibitor Hall
2:50pm
MDT
Won't you be our neighbor? Free educator resources from PBS Utah
Room #241
Annie Frazier • Melanie Pehrson
A Legislation Update on Education Law
Room #132
Quinn Kellis
Designing Support for students with Executive Function Skill challenges
Room #147
Sheryl Vernon • Lauren Ezzell • Katie Clark
Thursday
, July 10
8:00am
MDT
URSA 2026 Video Presentation
Eccles Center Theater
8:07am
MDT
SESC & SEDC URSA Awards & Keynote Welcome
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
Commemorate America250 with National History Day
Room #136
Wendy Rex Atzet • Tatiana Chudy
From Past to Press: Teaching News Literacy Strategies through Social Studies Historical Thinking
Room #134
Jodi Ide • Gretchen Zaitzeff
Thank You for the Feedback
Room #132
Paula Carlson • Melissa Metcalf • Shelley Halverson • Greg Maughan
Keynote Breakout: Fundamentals of Leadership Coaching (A Growth Model)
Eccles Center Theater
Jim Knight
10:45am
MDT
Networking & Refreshment Break
Exhibitor Hall
11:10am
MDT
AI for a Rise and Something to Aspire to!
Room #143
Jason Snow
A Love Affair With Picture Books Across the Standards
Lecture Hall
Teresa Pugmire
Exploring Cultural Responsiveness: Practicum Experiences in Rural Educational Settings
Room #136
Laureen Graves • Heather Kennedy
From Comics to Comprehension: Why Graphic Novels Belong in Every Classroom and School Library
Room #241
Gretchen Zaitzeff • Davina Sauthoff
12:20pm
MDT
Lunch (click to see details)
Gym: LUNCH Hall
1:40pm
MDT
AI for a Rise and Something to Aspire to!
Room #131
Jason Snow
Building STEM Leadership and Integration: Lessons from Utah’s SEI Cohort
Room #135
Kellie Yates • Kody Colvin
Leading with Hope: Building Resilient Communities
Room #141
Holly Todd
Reel Rights: Curating, Streaming, and Copyright Essentials for Schools
Room #134
Gretchen Zaitzeff
Student and Child-Centered: Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model Lives in Rural Schools
Room #147
Darren Parry • Pam Powell • Sarah Allen
Teaching Ethnic Studies in Utah: New Requirements, Trusted Materials
Room #133
Wendy Rex Atzet • Etiana Coley Mells
Supporting Language Development through the Creative Process
Room #243
Mindy Curtis • Liz Brown
USBE AI in Education Showcase - Teacher-Created Lesson Plans in All Grade Levels & Curriculum Areas
Black Box Theater
2:40pm
MDT
Refreshment Break
Exhibitor Hall
3:10pm
MDT
Won't you be our neighbor? Free educator resources from PBS Utah
Room #134
Annie Frazier • Melanie Pehrson
Beyond the Page: Elevating Students with Digital Resources
Room #242
Chris Haught
Building Bridges: Practical Strategies to Empower Teachers To Help All Language Learners Succeed
Room #147
Talia A. Casares • Patricia Zavala
From One Spark to a System: Scaling MTSS in Remote Schools
Room #231
Jenna Olson • Jenny Atcitty • Heather Amado
Strengthening Paraeducator Capacity: A Collaborative Professional Learning Model in Rural Utah
Room #135
Cori Groth • Kody Colvin
Teaching with Heart: Fostering Compassion and Hope in Every Classroom
Room #141
Holly Todd
5:30pm
MDT
Evening Activities
Ecker Middle School
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
Navigating the Information Jungle: Strategies for Teaching Information Literacy
Room #142
Kayla Towner
Diffusing Defiance- Navigating Resistance Effectively
Lecture Hall
Katie Clark
From Comics to Comprehension: Why Graphic Novels Belong in Every Classroom and School Library
Room #134
Gretchen Zaitzeff • Davina Sauthoff
Elevating Your Literacy Instruction with the Arts
Room #132
Liz Brown • Amy Hickenlooper
10:45am
MDT
Refreshment Break
Exhibitor Hall
11:00am
MDT
Creating a predictable environment for optimal behavior In our schools and classrooms
Room #237
Elizabeth Howcroft
HELP! My Students Can't Write...Advancing Thinking Through Writing K-5
Lecture Hall
Amy Mahoney
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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