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Jentri Nay
South Sanpete School District
3rd Grade Teacher
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
Earn Credits, Endorsements, and APPEL Competencies with Utah Microcredentials!
Room #147
Amy Coray • Daron Kennett
Mild to Spicy- Turning Up the Heat on Math Rigor
Room #146
Jenna Keyes • Paula Carlson • Stephanie Folkman
Science of Reading Foundations: Building Student’s Executive Functioning Skills
Room #142
Jared Lisonbee • Cristina Barrera • Katrina Herd
2:30pm
MDT
Refreshment Break
Exhibitor Hall
2:50pm
MDT
Elevating Classroom Management
Room #237
Kenneth Applegate
Won't you be our neighbor? Free educator resources from PBS Utah
Room #241
Annie Frazier • Melanie Pehrson
Designing Support for students with Executive Function Skill challenges
Room #147
Sheryl Vernon • Lauren Ezzell • Katie Clark
The White Whale of Reading: Effective Comprehension Instruction
Lecture Hall
Jake Downs
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
AI and I: Exploring Generative AI for K-12 Education
Room #245
Matt Winters
Commemorate America250 with National History Day
Room #136
Wendy Rex Atzet • Tatiana Chudy
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
11:30am
MDT
Mindset Shifts: Actionable Growth Mindset Techniques
Room #144
Dani Tuttle
12:20pm
MDT
Lunch (click to see details)
Gym: LUNCH Hall
1:40pm
MDT
Connecting to Best Practice: Small Moves for Big Effects
Room #242
Meghan Everette
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
How to Improve Fluency through Partner Reading-Paragraph Shrinking
Lecture Hall
Melinda Meccariello • Dina Wise
Movement Integration for K-6 classes
Room #234
Ashley Boyack
Writing Instruction in Grades 3-6
Room #142
Denice Maedgen • Courtney Bills
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
Connecting to Best Practice: Small Moves for Big Effects
Room #143
Meghan Everette
The Power of Feedback: Using Data and Reflection to Enhance Instruction
Room #144
Kelbie Jackson
10:45am
MDT
Refreshment Break
Exhibitor Hall
11:00am
MDT
Integrated Singing Games for the Elementary Classroom
Room #147
Katie Hejazi-Far
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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