2025 Utah Rural Schools Conference: Grid

Welcome to URSA 2025 at Park City High School!

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What to do in Summit & Wasatch Counties 11:00am - 4:00pm

Conference Welcome...

Keynote: Honoring the Ask – Respecting What it Takes to Engage in Coaching 12:10pm - 1:25pm

Exhibitors & Partners Hall 11:00am - 4:00pm

Refreshment Break

On the Edge of AI: Exploring Emerging Innovations 1:30pm - 2:30pm

The White Whale of Reading: Effective Comprehension Instruction 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Conference Credit 10:30am - 5:00pm

Conference Registration and Badge Pick-Up 11:00am - 4:00pm

Presenter's Lounge & Workspace: RM 136TC, 236TC, 245TC Tech Support in RM 145TC 11:00am - 4:00pm

Conference Wi-Fi Information & Tech Support (RM 145TC) 11:00am - 4:00pm

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The Power of Feedback: Using Data and Reflection to Enhance Inst... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

AI for Administrators 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Analyzing Acadience Reading Data 1:30pm - 2:30pm

A Legislation Update on Education Law 2:50pm - 3:50pm

The National EdTech Plan in Action: Improving Technology Use in... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

You've Got To Move It! (Incorporating Movement in Secondary Clas... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Bucking the National Trend: Competency-Based Licensing Impacts T... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Reaching Every Student: How Utah is Using Early Warning Systems... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Exploring Earth & Sky: Navigating Stellarium, SOS Explorer and U... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Suicide Prevention in Schools 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Using TBRI and Connection to Teach Content and Standards 1:30pm - 3:50pm

Accuracy & Automaticity: Science of Reading for Upper Elementary... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Best Practices for Using Scrible in the Classroom 1:30pm - 3:50pm

Six Leadership Moves for High-Impact Professional Learning Systems 1:30pm - 3:50pm

Science of Reading Foundations: Building Student’s Executive Functioning Skills 1:30pm - 3:50pm

Burnout or Resilience: Addressing the challenges of educators in... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Leading the Way to Improved Literacy Outcomes-The Principals Piv... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Rhythm, Rhyme, and the Hip-Hop Canon 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Survey Says! Educator Job Satisfaction 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Navigating the Landscape of School Mental Health: A Comprehensive Systems Approach 1:30pm - 3:50pm

Mild to Spicy- Turning Up the Heat on Math Rigor 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Water Wise: Engaging Science, Inspiring Stewardship 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Earn Credits, Endorsements, and APPEL Competencies with Utah Mic... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Designing Support for students with Executive Function Skill cha... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

High Engagement Writing 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Roles and Responsibilities for Faculty and Staff for ALL Learner... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

What's New and Exciting in Adobe Express? 1:30pm - 2:30pm

The Big Six: Designing a District-Wide Technology Strategy 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Empowering Student Sensemaking: A Student-Driven Approach to Lea... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Utilizing the New Focused Graduation Pathway to Keep Students En... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Centering On Students: PCBL In Action from Modern Classrooms In... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Full Class Missions: Bridge the Gap Between Learning and Applica... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

The Role of Prevention and Intervention in school behavior 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Unlocking Digital Literacy: Empowering Teachers for Today's Midd... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Beyond the Page: Elevating Students with Digital Resources 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Writing with Purpose: Build a Collaborative and Supportive Commu... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

How to Ukulele Your Way to Classroom Success 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Elevating Classroom Management 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Equal Opportunity in Education 1:30pm - 2:30pm

The Power of Connection: Influencing Others Through Authentic Re... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

You've Got To Move It! (Incorporating Movement in Secondary Clas... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Won't you be our neighbor? Free educator resources from PBS Utah 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Building Better Bots: Elevating Teaching with AI 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Polleneighbors 1:30pm - 3:50pm

From Potential to Proficiency: Driving Systemic Change 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Vector Self Portraits 1:30pm - 3:50pm

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What to do in Summit & Wasatch Counties 7:45am - 4:00pm

Computer Systems Troubleshooting Practice With AI 9:45am - 12:10pm

What’s Said and What’s Meant: Writing Dialogue That Reveals Character 9:45am - 12:10pm

Every Seat Matters: Creating Classrooms of Belonging 9:45am - 12:10pm

PD: Walking with You Through the APPEL Orchard 9:45am - 12:10pm

The Crime at Vista Heights Middle School - An AI Math Mystery Review 9:45am - 12:10pm

Using an AI Chatbot to analyze lab data 9:45am - 12:10pm

Kindergarten Storytelling with AI Animation 9:45am - 12:10pm

USBE AI in Education Showcase - Teacher-Created Lesson Plans in All Grade Levels & Curriculum Areas 9:45am - 12:10pm

InstaTeacher: Teacher Leadership in the Age of Social Media 9:45am - 12:10pm

“AI-Powered Literary Circles: Unlocking Eragon, The Book Thief, and Catching Fire” 9:45am - 12:10pm

USBE AI in Education Showcase - Teacher-Created Lesson Plans in All Grade Levels & Curriculum Areas 1:40pm - 4:10pm

Lead From the Classroom to the Community 1:40pm - 4:10pm

URSA 2026 Video Pr...

SESC & SEDC URSA Awards & Keynote Welcome

Keynote: Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other... 8:30am - 9:30am

Keynote Breakout: Fundamentals of Leadership Coaching (A Growth... 9:45am - 10:45am

Evening Activities 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Exhibitors & Partners Hall 8:30am - 4:00pm

Networking & Refreshment Break

Refreshment Break 2:40pm - 3:05pm

Lunch (click to see details) 12:20pm - 1:30pm

Rock Band - The Secret to Building Meaningful Music Programs in Rural Schools 1:40pm - 4:10pm

Not Your Grandmother's Spreadsheets: Deep Dive Into Google Sheet... 9:45am - 10:45am

A Love Affair With Picture Books Across the Standards 11:10am - 12:10pm

Discovering what your students really know when “asking” the rig... 1:40pm - 2:40pm

How to Improve Fluency through Partner Reading-Paragraph Shrinki... 3:10pm - 4:10pm

What's Next in Google Workspace? Essential Updates for Every Edu... 9:45am - 10:45am

What's Next in Google Workspace? Essential Updates for Every Edu... 11:10am - 12:10pm

AI for a Rise and Something to Aspire to! 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Taming the AI Dragon: Practical Gemini & Notebook LM for Educato... 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Thank You for the Feedback 9:45am - 12:10pm

Unlocking Authentic Expression: How AI Empowers Writers 1:40pm - 2:40pm

From Silos to Synergy: Integrating Instructional Ecosystems 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Maintaining Privacy Through the Whistleblowing Process 9:45am - 10:45am

Strengthening Leadership Capacity Through Communities of Practic... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Teaching Ethnic Studies in Utah: New Requirements, Trusted Mater... 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Try Walking In My Shoes 3:10pm - 4:10pm

From Past to Press: Teaching News Literacy Strategies through So... 9:45am - 10:45am

Important Lessons in School Safety from a Behavioral Health Pers... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Reel Rights: Curating, Streaming, and Copyright Essentials for S... 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Won't you be our neighbor? Free educator resources from PBS Utah 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Taming the AI Dragon: Practical Gemini & Notebook LM for Educato... 9:45am - 10:45am

Data-Driven Storytelling: Creating User Friendly Dashboards in L... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Building STEM Leadership and Integration: Lessons from Utah’s SE... 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Strengthening Paraeducator Capacity: A Collaborative Professiona... 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Commemorate America250 with National History Day 9:45am - 10:45am

Exploring Cultural Responsiveness: Practicum Experiences in Rura... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Teaching through Modeling: DigCit in Action 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Radical Candor for Educators 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Rural STEM Learning Pathways and Effective Educator Support: Str... 9:45am - 10:45am

Rural STEM Learning Pathways and Effective Educator Support: Str... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Energize and Elevate Teaching and Learning for All! 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Strategies to Reignite Your Joy of Teaching! 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Discover Hidden Gems in Utah’s Online School Library 9:45am - 12:10pm

CATALYST - Coaching and Alignment Toward Adaptive Leadership Yielding Systemic Transformation 1:40pm - 4:10pm

Trigonometry in Motion 9:45am - 10:45am

Sine Curves and Spaghetti 11:10am - 12:10pm

Leading with Hope: Building Resilient Communities 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Teaching with Heart: Fostering Compassion and Hope in Every Clas... 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Pathways to Success: Positive School Experiences Supporting Stud... 9:45am - 10:45am

Building Foundations: Strategies for Successful Early Learning I... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Writing instruction for grades K-2 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Writing Instruction in Grades 3-6 3:10pm - 4:10pm

The Pressure is on: Using SEEd to Design Highly Effective 3D Les... 9:45am - 10:45am

AI for a Rise and Something to Aspire to! 11:10am - 12:10pm

Playful Pathways: Teaching Science of Reading Using Developmenta... 1:40pm - 2:40pm

USSA Meeting 4:00pm - 5:00pm

How Nature and Movement Can Impact Educator and Student Wellness 9:45am - 10:45am

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Early College Q&A

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Self-Determination is on the Menu! 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Empowering Coach-Teacher Collaboration: Elevating Impact with AI 9:45am - 10:45am

Learning How to be Diagnostic. Evidence-Based Interventions Made Easy and How to Intensify Them for Each Tier. 11:10am - 2:40pm

Understanding Weather: Heat, Water, and Air 9:45am - 12:10pm

Kinesthetic Astronomy 1:40pm - 4:10pm

Amplify Classroom Voices with Adobe Podcast 9:45am - 10:45am

Digital Skills, Analog Tools: Unplugged Coding for Kids 11:10am - 12:10pm

Student and Child-Centered: Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model Li... 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Building Bridges: Practical Strategies to Empower Teachers To He... 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Tier 1 Text: Scaffolded Reading Techniques to Engage Every Student 9:45am - 12:10pm

Math the Matters: Reaching Every Student 1:40pm - 4:10pm

Leaving the Classroom for Leadership: Lessons in First Year Scho... 9:45am - 10:45am

Lessons in Leadership from the Culture Code 11:10am - 12:10pm

Leading Off the Grid: Innovation and Leadership in Rural Schools 1:40pm - 2:40pm

From One Spark to a System: Scaling MTSS in Remote Schools 3:10pm - 4:10pm

School Improvement In Successful Schools: Making Good Schools Gr... 9:45am - 10:45am

Leading Deeper Learning with Deeper Purpose 11:10am - 12:10pm

Addressing Key Challenges in Educational Leadership: Insights from SUU’s Administrative Leadership Masters Project 1:40pm - 4:10pm

SchoolAi: Using AI in the Classroom 9:45am - 10:45am

Scrible 101: Free Research and Writing Platform for Newbies 11:10am - 12:10pm

Scrible 102: Scaffolding Research and Writing in ELA & Social St... 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Make Your LMS a Math Powerhouse 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Power Tools: Differentiate For All Your Learners Without Teacher... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Elevating Your Art Instruction: Adobe Fresco 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Movement Integration for K-6 classes 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Raising Up Readers: Scaffolding Grade Level Text for All 9:45am - 10:45am

Collective Efficacy: Empowering Teachers and Boosting Student Su... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Building a STARfleet: Mentoring for Teacher Retention 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Enhancing Science and Engineering Practices Through Mind Mapping 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Let Them Count 9:45am - 10:45am

3 Dimensional Science: Evaluating Pool Chemistry 11:10am - 12:10pm

Professional Development Credit Options 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Utah Out-of-School-Time Needs Assessment--Findings and Next Step... 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Elevate Your Institution's Competetive Advantage with Family Eng... 9:45am - 10:45am

Taking a Unified Approach to Meet School Prevention Requirements 11:10am - 12:10pm

Transform Your Canvas in 3 Minutes: Boosting Student Engagement... 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Raising Resilient Kids In A Tech Heavy World 3:10pm - 4:10pm

AI and Privacy: What Every Teacher Needs to Know 9:45am - 10:45am

From Comics to Comprehension: Why Graphic Novels Belong in Every... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Elevating ELA Engagement with Adobe Express 1:40pm - 2:40pm

No Cap: Finding the "Joy Snacks" in Ed Tech Integration 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Introducing K-2 Computer Science using Robotics 9:45am - 10:45am

Celebrating Educators: Creating Meaningful Recognition Practices 11:10am - 12:10pm

Connecting to Best Practice: Small Moves for Big Effects 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Beyond the Page: Elevating Students with Digital Resources 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Empowering Rural Schools Through the Statewide Online Education Program (SOEP): Navigating Opportunities and Challenges. 9:45am - 12:10pm

Supporting Language Development through the Creative Process 1:40pm - 4:10pm

Pedagogy First: Guiding Principles for Using AI to Empower Stude... 9:45am - 10:45am

Using Nearpod to Support Multilingual Learners 11:10am - 12:10pm

Nearpod 2.0: Renaissance Next Connection 1:40pm - 2:40pm

URSA Board Meeting 3:10pm - 4:10pm

AI and I: Exploring Generative AI for K-12 Education 9:45am - 10:45am

AI and I: Exploring Generative AI for K-12 Education 11:10am - 12:10pm

AI and I: Exploring Generative AI for K-12 Education 1:40pm - 2:40pm

AI and I: Exploring Generative AI for K-12 Education 3:10pm - 4:10pm

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What to do in Summit & Wasatch Counties 8:00am - 12:00pm

Energizing your Classroom 9:45am - 10:45am

CUES URSA Awards,...

Keynote: "Strong Instruction, Community, and Relationships" 8:40am - 9:40am

Exhibitors & Partners Hall 8:30am - 11:00am

Refreshment Break

Diffusing Defiance- Navigating Resistance Effectively 9:45am - 10:45am

HELP! My Students Can't Write...Advancing Thinking Through Writi... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Conference Credit 8:00am - 1:00pm

AI for Administrators 9:45am - 10:45am

Adding in AI for Accessibility with Google Tools 11:00am - 12:00pm

Elevating Your Literacy Instruction with the Arts 9:45am - 12:00pm

The Exploratorium 9:45am - 12:00pm

From Comics to Comprehension: Why Graphic Novels Belong in Every... 9:45am - 10:45am

USETS - Your toolkits of One-Pagers Elevating Science 11:00am - 12:00pm

Updates from the School Safety Center 9:45am - 10:45am

Adventure Awaits: Guiding Students with Disabilities to Postscho... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Connecting with your Community 9:45am - 10:45am

Google Demo Slam: 2025 9:45am - 10:45am

Pedagogy First: Guiding Principles for Using AI to Empower Stude... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Elevate Learning and Leadership with the CLEAR Feedback Framework 9:45am - 12:00pm

CYA: The Most Important Skill for Personal and Professional Fulfillment 9:45am - 12:00pm

Navigating the Information Jungle: Strategies for Teaching Infor... 9:45am - 10:45am

The Adventure Awaits: A Teachers Guide to unlocking their Leader... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Connecting to Best Practice: Small Moves for Big Effects 9:45am - 10:45am

School Attendance and the Effect on Risk and Protective Factors 11:00am - 12:00pm

The Power of Feedback: Using Data and Reflection to Enhance Inst... 9:45am - 10:45am

AI and Privacy: What Every Teacher Needs to Know 9:45am - 10:45am

Self Care: What is it? 11:00am - 12:00pm

Building Dignity in Schools: Exploring the Dignity Index 9:45am - 10:45am

Engendering Hope in Teachers and Students: Using the Skills of I... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Antecedents in the Classroom: What's the Function? 9:45am - 10:45am

Integrated Singing Games for the Elementary Classroom 11:00am - 12:00pm

Customized Learning: ELA and Health Education Integration 9:45am - 12:00pm

Raising Up Readers: Scaffolding Grade Level Text for All 9:45am - 10:45am

ELL as a Foreign Language 11:00am - 12:00pm

Superpower to Success: Leading People, Teams, and Yourself in To... 9:45am - 10:45am

PBL Reimagined - Unleashing Student Potential through EdTech & C... 11:00am - 12:00pm

How to Solve the AI Plagiarism Problem: Process over Product 9:45am - 10:45am

Unlock Creativity in Your Classroom with Adobe Express 9:45am - 10:45am

Bringing Stories to Life with Robotics and Balloons Over Broadwa... 9:45am - 10:45am

Scrible: Elevate Student Research and Writing in Your K-12 Class... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Learning to Learn: Teaching that Supports the Science of Learnin... 9:45am - 10:45am

Creating a predictable environment for optimal behavior In our s... 11:00am - 12:00pm

New Teacher Retention: Influence Your Young Teachers to Stay 9:45am - 10:45am

Singleton PLCs: We Survived, and Thrived! 11:00am - 12:00pm

Illuminate Learning with Lucid Tools for FREE 9:45am - 10:45am

Keep It Together With Google Keep 11:00am - 12:00pm

Nearpod 2.0: Renaissance Next Connection 9:45am - 10:45am

Nearpod 2.0: Renaissance Next Connection 11:00am - 12:00pm

Conference Feedback 8:00am - 1:00pm

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Beyond Self Care: Leading Systemic Approach to Well-Being for Ed... 12:10pm - 1:10pm

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Conference Registration and Badge Pick-Up 11:00am - 4:00pm

Coaching Learning Intentions and Success Criteria as Formative Assessment Opportunities 1:30pm - 3:50pm

Are We on the Same Page? Unpacking Reading on Grade Level 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Group Contingencies and the Good Behavior Game for Classroom Man... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

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Building Science Thinkers Through Literacy and Data Analysis Str... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Data Privacy Basics Live! 2:50pm - 3:50pm

From Policy to Practice: Navigating Utah’s 2026 Early Literacy C... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

The Teacher Brain Budget Hack 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Utah School Safety in 2026: Understanding the Updated Legislativ... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Teacher Reflection and Instruction Data Made Easy With AI 2:50pm - 3:50pm

From PD to Practice: A Practical System for PD That Sticks 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Want to make a Canvas Quiz in three minutes? You can. 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Creating a Connected Classroom: Strategies to decrease behaviors and increase academics. 1:30pm - 3:50pm

What Worked When It Mattered? Pandemic Recovery Success in Utah 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Craft Your Digital Teaching Assistant: Building Custom AI Assist... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

From Generic to Gem: Building Your First Gemini Gems 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Beyond the Basics: Navigating Disciplinary Literacy in the ELA C... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Increasing Student Attendance 2:50pm - 3:50pm

The Dignity Index: How to disagree without being disagreeable 1:30pm - 2:30pm

A Brief Introduction to Trust-Based Relational Interventions (TB... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Rising Above Low Expectation: How to Scaffold Learning for Stude... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

An Educational Expedition: Rediscovering Educator Joy 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Conference WiFi Informatiion and Tech Support 11:00am - 4:00pm

Build the Ramp: AI Tools for Differentiation, Engagement, and Reporting in Rural Middle Level Classrooms 1:30pm - 3:50pm

Carrots over Sticks: Transforming School Culture Through Positiv... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Rediscovering True Education: Classroom Practices That Actually... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Sing It. Draw It. Learn It! 1:30pm - 3:50pm

Fractions and Art: Beyond the Pizza 1:30pm - 3:50pm

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Learner-Centered Design: Evidence, Iteration, and Impact 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Using the Early Math Assessment Data 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Teacher Leaders as the Engine of School Improvement: From Strate... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Mobilizing Rural Partnerships: Building Coalitions for Student S... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Why PD Sucks (and Why Personalization is the Cure) 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Bridging the Gap: Addressing Teacher Recruitment and Retention i... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

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AU - Auditorium	AU - Auditorium Foyer	BC 103 - Braithwaite Liberal Arts Center, Room 103	CC Charles Hunter - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Charles Hunter Room (100 Level)	CC Rondthaller Room - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Rondthaller Room (200 Level)	CC Sage Valley - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Sage Valley Room (100 Level)	CC Shooting Star - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Shooting Star Room (100 Level)	CC Whiting Room - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Whiting Room Room (200 Level)	CC Yankee Meadows - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Yankee Meadows Room (100 Level)	ED 102 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 102	ED 202 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 202	ED 203 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 203	ED 204 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 204	ED 215 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 215	ED Level 2 Foyer, East - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Level 2 Foyer	GC 106 - General Classroom Building, Room 106	GC 109 - General Classroom Building, Room 109	GC 201 - General Classroom Building, Room 201	GC 306 - General Classroom Building, Room 306	SC 122 - Science Center, Room 122	SC 127 - Science Center, Room 127	SC 128 - Science Center, Room 128	TBD

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Becoming Better Grownups: Rediscovering What Matters and Remembe... 8:30am - 9:30am

Brad Montague Breakout Session 9:45am - 10:45am

AI as a Design Variable 11:10am - 12:10pm

Conference Registration and Badge Pick-Up 8:00am - 4:00pm

Getting Your New Teachers to Stay: Research to Impact Practice in Small Schools 9:45am - 12:10pm

Policy Implications for Principalship: "An Unfunded Mandate" 9:45am - 12:10pm

School nurse to student ratio and Utah legislative ratio recommendation 9:45am - 12:10pm

Teaching Communication to Replace Challenging Behavior 9:45am - 12:10pm

zSpace 9:45am - 12:10pm

Going for Gold: The New Gold Medal Schools Framework 9:45am - 12:10pm

Patterns & Partnerships 9:45am - 12:10pm

Evidence-Based Instruction Available to Your Area from The UURC 1:30pm - 3:50pm

10 Minute Movement ideas for Language Arts k-6th grade 9:45am - 10:45am

We can help your students learn more about engineering. 11:10am - 12:10pm

Great Grading! 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Demystifying Mastery: The What, the Why and the How of Proficien... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Presenter's Lounge & Workspace 8:00am - 4:00pm

Commemorate America250 Utah with History, Civics, and Heart 9:45am - 10:45am

Engagement 101 11:10am - 12:10pm

3D in 8th Grade Science - Oxidation in Action in Utah 1:30pm - 2:30pm

3D Science lessons- Gravity and Inertia 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Beyond Aspire Plus: Navigating the Transition in High School Ass... 9:45am - 10:45am

Scam Academy - Teaching Students to Outsmart the Algorithms 11:10am - 12:10pm

You've Got To Move It! (Incorporating Movement in the Secondary... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Scaffolding Tier 1 Phonics Instruction 2:50pm - 3:50pm

AI, Bloom, and the Cognitive Gap in Educational Technology 9:45am - 10:45am

Chaos Coordinators: Frontload the Calm, Teach the Tough 11:10am - 12:10pm

From Prompt to Page: Building Better Canvas Content with AI 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Leaving Children Behind: Grade Retention in the 21st Century 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Facilitating Career and Technical Education Pathways for Student... 9:45am - 10:45am

Portrait of Secondary Transition for Students with Disabilities:... 11:10am - 12:10pm

From Data to Insights: Monitoring Student Achievement Over Time... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Literacy, Mental Health, and School Engagement for Students with... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Canva Reimagined: Unlock the Magic 9:45am - 10:45am

Intro to PCBL: Guiding Principles & Strategies for Improving Lea... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Digital Resilience: Strategies for Managing Social Media and Stu... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Navigating Sensitive Materials and Collection Development: Updat... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

AI on the Ground: Research Meets Rural Realities 11:10am - 12:10pm

The Reclaimed Classroom: Leading AI for Teaching and Learning 1:30pm - 3:50pm

Making Sheets Work For You 9:45am - 10:45am

Positive Childhood Experiences in the K-12 Setting 11:10am - 12:10pm

A Beginners Guide to Augmentative and Alternative Communication 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Collaborative Roots: Building Parent-Teacher Trust to Transform... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Basic Self Care: What do you need to know 9:45am - 12:10pm

Teacher's are Leaders Inside and Outside of the Classroom 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Teachers are leaders and should be the shapers our profession 2:50pm - 3:50pm

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Supporting Student Learning and Creativity with Google Vids 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Conference WiFi Informatiion and Tech Support 8:00am - 4:00pm

Simple and Easy Adaptations in the Classroom 9:45am - 10:45am

Engagement Strategies for the Middle Years 6th-8th Grade 11:10am - 12:10pm

Today's Middle School Student 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Middle Level Educators Unite 2:50pm - 3:50pm

The Power of Student Voice: Enhancing Literacy Through Oral Lang... 9:45am - 10:45am

The Science of Learning in Utah Math Classrooms 11:10am - 12:10pm

Building Better People Through Lessons from History, Lessons fro... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Becoming Digitally Deliberate 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Printable Potential: Using 3D Printing in the Classroom 9:45am - 12:10pm

Writing Formative Assessment Clusters 1:30pm - 3:50pm

Kinesthetic Astronomy 4th grade 9:45am - 12:10pm

Art Tools and Teacher Tricks 1:30pm - 3:50pm

Supporting Multilingual Learners in the ELA Classroom 9:45am - 10:45am

Exploring Utah's Writing Benchmark Platform 11:10am - 12:10pm

Rediscovering Health Through Rural and State Partnership 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Implementing the Success Sequence: Key to Updated Health Educati... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

School Leadership Theory vs. Practice: Doing what should be done... 9:45am - 10:45am

Managing Change as a New School Administrator 11:10am - 12:10pm

From Fragmented to Focused: Strengthening Your School’s System o... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Virtual Field Trips at the Springville Museum of Art 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Why Some PLCs Pop and Other Don't: Small Shifts That Lead to Big... 9:45am - 10:45am

Everything that Matters Begins with Trust: How to Create It, Sus... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Leading High Leverage Practices in Schools 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Current Problems in School Leadership: A Think Tank Experience 2:50pm - 3:50pm

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Joanna Andres, Utah’s 2025-26 Teacher of the Year 8:30am - 9:30am

Joanna Andres Breakout Session 9:50am - 10:50am

Grow Lab 9:50am - 12:10pm

Technology: What Are We (Or Should We Be) Afraid Of? 9:50am - 10:50am

Navigating the Noise: Empowering News-Literate Students with Che... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Presenter's Lounge & Workspace 8:00am - 12:00pm

3D Science Assessments and the New HS RISE 9:50am - 10:50am

Bridging the Gap to Grade-Level Text in the secondary classroom... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Courtside Culture - Lessons in Leadership from Basketball's Grea... 9:50am - 10:50am

Norms of Collaboration: Fostering Belonging On and Offline 11:10am - 12:10pm

You Are Not the Test Score: Reclaiming Care and Influence in an... 9:50am - 10:50am

Beyond the Read Aloud: Bringing Stories to Life 11:10am - 12:10pm

Advancing Opportunity: Utah Rural Education Supported By Communi... 9:50am - 10:50am

Mammoth Plans and Jazz Hands: Building an Innovation Lab for Stu... 11:10am - 12:10pm

The People Puzzle: Solved with Business Chemistry 9:50am - 10:50am

Mixing through Meiosis - Variation in Gametes (3 lesson unit) 11:10am - 12:10pm

Beyond Plagiarism: Reimagining Assessment & Assignments in the A... 9:50am - 10:50am

Real or Rendered? Promoting Digital Media Literacy in the Age of... 11:10am - 12:10pm

AI Tools for Digital Storytelling: Google Vids and Adobe Podcast 9:50am - 10:50am

Bringing Characters to Life Using Adobe Character Animator 11:10am - 12:10pm

Emergency Recovery Planning 9:50am - 10:50am

4-Part Model to School Culture 11:10am - 12:10pm

From Policy to Practice: What Utah’s HB 393 Means for Dyslexia a... 9:50am - 10:50am

The Future Ready Student: Resources for Early Postsecondary Tran... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Conference WiFi Informatiion and Tech Support 8:00am - 12:00pm

Strategies for Students Reading Below Grade Level in Middle Scho... 9:50am - 10:50am

Beyond the B.E.A.C.O.N.: Lighting the Way for AI in Education 11:10am - 12:10pm

Where have all the Teachers Gone (and can we get those left to S... 9:50am - 10:50am

Partnership Power: Expanding Classroom Horizons with Division of... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Understanding & Supporting Student Behavior: A Teacher-Centered Approach 9:50am - 12:10pm

Thinking on our Feet: A Building Thinking Classrooms Experience 9:50am - 12:10pm

Conference Credit 8:00am - 12:00pm

GEG Utah Demo Slam 2026 9:50am - 10:50am

In Our Google Era: 50 Tools Shaping the Future of Learning 11:10am - 12:10pm

New Teacher Retention: Influence Your Young Teachers to Stay 9:50am - 10:50am

What does a balanced approach to instructional technology use lo... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Surviving the RISE: Lowering the Cognitive Lift 9:50am - 10:50am

Building Sustainable School Wellness Systems In Rural Communitie... 11:10am - 12:10pm

Unplug and Play: Teaching Computational Thinking Skills Through... 11:10am - 12:10pm

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