2024 Utah Rural Schools Conference

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2024 Utah Rural Schools Conference

10:30am MDT

What is there to see and do in Sevier County? Big Rock Adventures

11:00am MDT

Conference Registration and Badge Pick-Up RHS Commons

12:00pm MDT

Conference Welcome & Keynote Speaker: Tami Pyfer RHS AuditoriumTami Pyfer

1:30pm MDT

Statewide Online Education Program (SOEP) General Information and Q & A Room B 108Jill Baldwin Come Blast off with Mission.io (infiniD) Mac Computer LabJason Snow • Lisa Perry Integrating Computer Science Standards in the Elementary Classroom Room G 107Jodi Anderson Mindful Teaching, Leadership, and Reflection Practices Room G 102Jessica Koltz Put Your Coding to Flight! Room G 108Nathan Wilson RISE ELA Assessment Changes Room B 118Teresa McEntire • Cydnee McCarty Use Your Teacher Voice! Claiming Space as Leaders & Advocates Room B 202John Arthur Utah Microcredentials: Earning Credits and Endorsements through Self-Directed Learning Room B 117Amy Coray • Daron Kennett What is Self Care? Why is it so Important! Room A 207Sheryl Vernon 60 in 60: Unleashing the 4C's with Google Tools Room A 205Emma Moss • Kelli Cannon • Julie Kaster A Collaborative Discussion about Public Education, Choice, Innovation and Partnerships Room B 109Cassie Hays • M.Ed. APPEL-SpEd -Professional Licensure Path for Paraeducator Room A 202Kathleen Webb Beaver District’s Cellular Network – Wireless Access for Students and Teachers Room G 103Lane Limb • Ian Spaulding • David Long Classroom A.I. Magic with Adobe Room A 204Rob Bentley Closing the Digital Divides Room B 212Rick Gaisford Inquiry Strategies to Engage Localized Learning Room A 206Wendy Rex-Atzet • PhD Lessons from a Middle School Family Engagement Pilot Program Room A 203Cori Groth • Lisa Wisham • Emily McDowell Let's Talk: Cultivating Classroom Culture with Purpose! Room B 201Julie Lundell • Melanie Durfee School Improvement & "The Secret Sauce" Room B 204Julie Neilson • Kaytlin McDonough Unlocking the Potential of Blended Learning Room B 205Kayla Towner An Introduction to Personalized Competency Based Learning Room B 211Nathan Auck Engaging Science with Art Integration Room B 213Liz Brown Using Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) in Schools Room A 201Heather Allred • C. Kami Walker • Cindy Lund

1:50pm MDT

Botany Boxes- from Sleuth to Scientist Room B 108Heather Paulsen

2:10pm MDT

Statewide Online Education Program (SOEP) Updates, Funding, Q & A Room B 108Jill Baldwin

2:30pm MDT

Refreshment Break RHS Commons

2:50pm MDT

Prints Charming- Exploring 3D Printing in the Elementary Classroom Room B 108Kelli Cannon A Guide to Social Media Video in the Classroom Room B 201Dani Sloan Book Creator Mac Computer LabBrandon Harrison Math Tools Room G 108Jaci Keetch Social and Emotional Wellness for Adolescents Room A 207Sarah Schafer Using Acadience Reading (ALO) to Drive Instruction Room B 118Teresa McEntire • Cydnee McCarty We the Digital People: Creating Resources Together Room B 109Kasey Chambers • Traci Rindlisbach Beyond the Myths: Real Privacy Solutions for Teachers Room A 206John Lyman • Nicole Sanchez • Jeremy Zabriskie Burnout or Resilience: Personal and Organizational Strategies Room B 202Meghan Everette • Jordan Green • Dale Cox Educator Licensing Q&A Room B 212Malia Hite Ensuring Student Success with Professional Learning for Paraeducators Room A 203Cori Groth • Kody Colvin • Andrea K. Rorrer Google Bake-Off Room A 205Julie Kaster Lights! Camera! Curriculum! Room B 204Katie Blunt Monroe Elementary's PLC Journey Room G 102Chett Heath Seamless Curriculum For All Grade Levels Room B 117Courtnee Justice UPPAC and Common Ethical Pitfalls for Educators Room G 107Ben Rasmussen What’s New with the Adobe Creative Suite? Podcasting Tools, Artificial Intelligence and Animation Room A 204Rob Bentley Why Rural Matters 2024 Report Room A 202Quinn Kellis

3:10pm MDT

Sora, Student Reading App, beyond the library - into the classroom. Room B 108Dawn Roberts

3:30pm MDT

Google Tips and Tricks Room B 108Kelli Cannon

5:30pm MDT

Opening Family Social and Street Festival #thankateacher Richfield City Park

6:00pm MDT

Superintendents of Rock+ Concert Richfield City Park

6:30am MDT

Yoga in the Park Richfield City Park

8:00am MDT

Keynote Speaker: Josh Shipp; The Life-Changing Power of One Caring Adul RHS AuditoriumJosh Shipp

9:45am MDT

2024 Legislative Session and How it Impacts You Room A 202Jennifer Throndsen Building Collective Efficacy through Observable Impact Room G 102Katie Jones Creating Robust Mental Health Frameworks to Support Students’ Well-Being Room A 201Jenna McGinnis • Molly Davis Difficult Conversations – Tools For Communicating When The Sakes Are High Room A 203Tony Pellegrini Fluent Reading Is Not Just Fast Reading Room A 206Teresa Pugmire How to Supercharge Learning and Engagement Through the Arts Room G 107Laurie Baefsky • Lisa Cluff • Liz Brown PBS Storymaker: A Project-based Approach to Empowering Young Storytellers Room B 204Katie Blunt Physical Education Standards in Education-Based Athletics Room B 118Everett Kelepolo • Teri Davis • Jamie Sheetz Q&A WITH JOSH RHS AuditoriumJosh Shipp Snow College and completing Education Degrees without leaving Rural Utah Room B 212Dr. David J. Rodríguez Sanfiorenzo Social Mediocracy Room G 103Eliza LeBeau Teaching Elections and Civic Engagement Room G 108Robert Austin • Stephan Seabury The 17 Ways to Submit Assignments into Canvas Mac Computer LabJason Snow The Utah Coaching Community of Practice - What We've Learned this Year Room B 109Katie Dewey Hill Waterford Room B 104 Adobe Fresco: Digital Drawing for the Next Generation Room B 205Steve Weller Laser Focus: Limitless Possibilities. Using Google Tasks To Increase Efficacy Room A 205Mary Saylor Learning How to be Diagnostic. Evidence-Based Intervention Made Easy and How to Intensify the Intervention for Each Tier. Room B 211Sheryl Vernon Aligning Curriculum with the Utah Early Learning Standards Room B 117Cristina Barrera • Katrina Herd • Jared Lisonbee Crash Course AI Room A 204Emma Moss • Gretchen Zaitzeff Engage Learners with Stories: Role Playing Games in Your Classroom Room A 207Matthew Winters Give Yourself Permission Room B 108Holly Todd Mathing Around with Robotics Room B 201Dani Sloan • Kayla Towner • Braxton Thornley Polleneighbors- Pollinating Minds, Growing Scientists Room B 213Heather Paulsen

10:45am MDT

Networking and Refreshment Break RHS Commons

11:10am MDT

Engaging Learning Adventures: Escape Rooms and Scavenger Hunts Room G 107Kristin Van Brunt Educator Licensing: What is your path to a Professional License? Room B 204Malia Hite Empower Yourself and Your Students with National Board Certification Room B 118Tony Zani I Just Have Big Emotions, Okay?!: Building Emotional Literacy Through Interactive Read-Alouds Room A 201Amie Bigelow Save The KIds: Raising Resilient Kids in a Tech Heavy World Room B 104Nate Webb Shifting from “PD” to “PL” Can Make a Difference for Student Outcomes Room B 212Cori Groth • Kody Colvin • Andrea K. Rorrer Students’ Behavioral, Social, and Emotional (BSE) Needs: How Leadership Teams Support & Respond Room G 103piper riddle The Art & Science of Being That One Caring Adult RHS AuditoriumJosh Shipp ULEAD Promising Practices: Attendance Research & Strategies Room B 202Meghan Everette • Jordan Green Ultimate Hack on the Canvas Mobile App Room G 108Jason Snow University of Utah Price College of Engineering Youth Programs Room A 206Morgan Boyack • Ian Bunker Using 3D Science to Help Student Sense Making Room G 102Thomas Wilder • Donna Ward • Lindsey Hansen Working with and Evaluating Difficult School Employees Room A 203Doug Stump

12:20pm MDT

Lunch at SVC Arena SVC Arena, Snow College

1:40pm MDT

Climate Change In Schools Through Connection Room A 201Paula Tippetts • Chelsea Bailey Formative and Summative Assessments with Canvas Room G 107Joseph Foster Unleashing the Power of Learning Maps Room G 108Dari Thacker Using SEEd to Design Highly Effective 3D Lessons Room B 202Denver Smith • Brice Reeves • Jan Hermansen Adult Education in a Rural Setting Room B 117Stephanie Patton • Mark Stewart Be the One Caring Adult...Don't Let the Story End Room B 108Holly Todd Charting a Course to Financial Freedom: The Utah Treasurer's Investment Challenge for Educators Room G 102Ania McGrath Difficult Conversations – Tools For Communicating When The Sakes Are High Room A 203Tony Pellegrini Early Math at Home: How to Make Math Fun for Utah Families Room G 103Clarence Ames Empowering Educators: AI Tools That Amplify Teaching Impact Room A 204Kasey Chambers • Jared Covili Engaging Students through Active Participation Room B 109Denice Maedgen • Harmony Langford Google Sheets in Every Classroom: Data-Driven Thinking for Deeper Learning Room A 205Braxton Thornley Harnessing the Power of Afterschool: Statewide Needs Assessment Findings Room B 212Cori Groth • Lisa Wisham • Megan Vlaming Promoting Student Success Through CTE Pathways Room B 204Mark Anderson • Jennifer Christensen • Brett Callister Raising Readers Room B 211Jenny Blauer Schools that Thrive! Creating the Conditions for Deeper Learning Room A 202David Boren STAR TEACHERS & the Next Generation: Mentoring supports growth in ALL teachers Room A 206Katie Jones Unleash Creativity and Innovation with the New Adobe Express Room B 201Rob Bentley Building Number Sense & Problem Solving Skills in the Early Grades Room B 213Molly Basham When words fail, music succeeds": Creating music with learners across content/grades Room A 207Matthew Winters Word Study: Supporting Orthographic Knowledge Development Across the Grades Room B 205Breyanna Evans • Megan Bryant Fourth Grade Kinesthetic Astronomy Room B 118Jason Trump

2:40pm MDT

Refreshment Break RHS Commons

3:10pm MDT

AI: The Stress-Reliever for Teachers Room A 204Dani Sloan • Kayla Towner Empowering Young Student's Voice and Choice Through Play-Based Learning Room G 107Jared Lisonbee • Cristina Barrera • Katrina Herd Igniting Post School Success through Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy Room B 202Deanna Taylor • Samantha Sego Micro-Coaching Sessions Using Social Media: Maximize Impact, Minimize Time Room B 109Kasey Chambers • Traci Rindlisbach Promising practices and future possibilities for using Qualtrics to collect data Room B 211Wynn Shooter • Willie Chen Three-Dimensional Science and PCBL Room G 102Milo Maughan • Melissa Mendenhall Unleashing the Power of "The Question" Room G 108Dari Thacker All Means All: High Engagement Strategies for Every Student Room A 206Emma Moss Cruising Through History with Literacy and Robotics Room B 212Emily Perkins • Michelle Kantaris GEG Utah Demo Slam 2024 Room A 205Kelli Cannon Panel Discussion: Mentorship and Support for New Principals: Understanding the Needs of First Year Administrators in Rural Schools. Room A 202Doug Stump Phoenix Rising: Incinerating Preconceptions About Reading and Learners Room B 204Gretchen Zaitzeff RIP Illiteracy Room B 108Kelbie Jackson • Jamie Marble See Student Strengths: A New Vision for Education Room B 117Nathan Auck Student Led IEP's Room G 103Carlee Christensen Supporting Neurodivergent Learners (ADHD & Autism) at School Room A 201Katie Clark Unwrapping UEN's eMedia Hubs: A “Candy Store” of Educational Content Room B 201Katie Blunt

6:00pm MDT

Family Ice Cream Social Freemont State Park Fremont Indian State Park: Museum, Hike, Star Party and Scorpion Hunt Freemont State Park

6:00am MDT

Trail Walk/Jog/Run Richfield Lion's ParkBrandon Harrison

6:30am MDT

Yoga in the Park Richfield City Park

8:30am MDT

Keynote Speaker: Chad Warnick, 2023 Utah Teacher of the Year RHS AuditoriumChad Warnick

9:45am MDT

Teacher retention and job satisfaction Room B 108JR Brandon Getting the Most Out of Your PLC Team Room A 207Kelbie Jackson Igniting Post School Success through Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy Room B 202Deanna Taylor • Samantha Sego Learning Any Subject through Student-Created Media Projects Room B 212David Black Unleashing the Power of Rough Draft Thinking Room G 107Dari Thacker Unlocking Student Success: Navigating Utah's Data Gateway for Enhanced Data Literacy Room B 109Aaron Brough A New Approach to Standards-Based Grading Room B 117Denver Smith A Pedagogy of Possibilities: Fire Up Your Staff and Students Room A 203Jeremy Smith Engage and Empower with what's new with Google Workspace for Edu Room A 205Matthew Winters Four Domain CALL Institutes Room B 211Greg Firn Good, Awesome, Mindblowing a look into Teacher Ai Room A 204Jason Snow Growth-Oriented Evaluations Room A 202Julie Lundell Human Connection: The greatest predictor of math achievement Room G 103Clarence Ames Implementing PBIS in a Small Rural District Room A 206Jamie Webb Nearpod Unboxed: Building Collaborative and Creative Classrooms Room G 102Braxton Thornley School LAND Trust Program, Crash Course Room B 118Kira Bennett Supporting Pre-Service and APPEL Learners in Performance Assessment Success Room B 204Tony Pellegrini Work Smarter Not Harder: Tips and Tricks for Effective Classroom Management Room A 201Lauren Ezzell The Power of Goals Room G 108Brandi Webster Discovering the Hidden Gems: Navigating Utah’s Online School Library Room B 201Kayla Towner Motivating, Engaging and Taking Ownership of Learning Room B 213Jennifer Throndsen SEEd Boot Camp: Fundamentals of Effective and Rigorous Science Teaching Room B 205Emily Perkins • Michelle Kantaris

10:05am MDT

Let's Go Lateral: For When Things Seem Upside Down Room B 108Emma Moss

10:25am MDT

Teacher Leadership - Finding the “Right Fit” Room B 108Kelli Cannon • Kiera Beddes

10:45am MDT

Refreshment Break RHS Commons

11:00am MDT

Integrated Movement and Curriculum k-6 Room G 102Ashley Boyack The Art in Utah’s Core Standards – Tools from the UMFA Room A 206Katie Seastrand Critical Lessons From a First Year Principal Room A 203David Phillips Culturally Honoring Pedagogy Across Rural Spaces Room B 118Pam Powell • Dr. Henry Fowler • Rose Graham Empowering Collaboration and Transparency: A Continuous Improvement Journey with Shared Leadership Room B 109KC Olson Engaging the Disengaged Room A 207Kelbie Jackson Essay Writing Made Easy Room G 108Ashlie Robins • Kiersten Smith Functional Behavior Assessment: Conducting a Sound Assessment and Addressing the requirements for an EBD classification Room A 201Sheryl Vernon • Lauren Ezzell Library Lockers Room B 212Chris Haught Oral Language Needs Explicit and Systematic Instruction Too! Room B 211Amy Mahoney Self-Paced Learning: A Model for Student Accountability Room B 117Denver Smith Teaching Our Youngest Citizens: Civics in the Third and Fifth Grade Classroom Room G 107Pam Su'a Technology Tools for Diverse Learners Room B 108Emma Moss The AI Trail: Exploring AI with Future Learners in Mind Room A 204Matthew Winters Time in Text...What, Why, and How Room B 202Krista Hotelling • Denice Maedgen Translate the WIDA Test for Your Students Room G 103Kimberly Hawks Utah State Board of Education's General Teacher Preparation Competencies: Why they will impact student learning in Utah Room B 204Tony Pellegrini Wait! What? Accountability Redefined. Room A 202Greg Firn