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Michelle Smietana
Weilenmann
4th Grade
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
Accuracy & Automaticity: Science of Reading for Upper Elementary Students
Room #137
Jake Downs
2:30pm
MDT
Refreshment Break
Exhibitor Hall
2:50pm
MDT
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
Exhibitors & Partners Hall
Exhibitor Hall
Keynote: Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected
Eccles Center Theater
Jim Knight
9:45am
MDT
Thank You for the Feedback
Room #132
Paula Carlson • Melissa Metcalf • Shelley Halverson • Greg Maughan
10:45am
MDT
Networking & Refreshment Break
Exhibitor Hall
11:10am
MDT
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 and I: Exploring Generative AI for K-12 Education
Room #245
Matt Winters
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
Friday
, July 11
8:00am
MDT
Conference Credit
PCHS
Joe B. Wright
Conference Feedback
TBD
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
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