UCET 2021: Full Schedule

2021 Refresh at #ucet21 with Olivia Van Ledtje and Gitanjali Rao.

Activities | Virtual Platform (Hopin)
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Google Meet | Zoom

9:00am MDT

Contact-less Hall Passes with Social Distancing

e-hallpass is a cloud-based contact-less hall pass system that includes social distancing tools and has features that help limit all manor of hall abuse--truly The Hall Pass For The Future:

🙌 Contact-less Hall Passes
↔͍↔ New Social Distancing Tools
🏫 Limit Passes Building-Wide
👤 Limit Passes For Any Student (Or Group)
🚽 Limit Passes To Any (bath)Room
✈ "Frequent Flyer" Detector
👥 Prevent Student Meet-ups
🚭 Anti-Vaping Features
✅ Increase Accountability
👮 Enhance School Security
⏰ Tardy Management Features
⟳ Time Saver for Teachers and Admins
🆓 Free Pilot

Runs on all platforms.

Speakers

Nicole Doolittle

Executive Director/Producer, e-hallpass/FlexTime Manager

Adios Paper Passes!Live chat with e-hallpass What is e-hallpass - 2 min videoe-hallpass, the #1 New School Saftey App provides:🙌 Contactless Hall Passes🚦 Social Distancing🛂 Unlimited Customizable Pass Limits🚽 Limit Passes by Locations (ie Bathrooms)👥 Prevent Meetups🛡 Security Booster✅ and so much more🆓 Free Pilotwww.e-hallpass.com... Read More →

Sponsors

Nicole Doolittle

Executive Director/Producer, e-hallpass/FlexTime Manager

Saturday March 20, 2021 9:00am - 9:20am MDT
Session (Room) 13

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators
Vendor Gold

9:00am MDT

Mac Tips 101: Preview & QuickTime

Preview & QuickTime are two Mac based apps that are more versatile than they first appear. Learn how to annotate and edit photos with preview. Then edit movies and screen cast from your device with QuickTime. As a teacher and Innovative Learning Coach these have become some of my best go-to quick solutions to provide information.

Speakers

Merinda Davis

Innovative Learning Coach, Alpine School District

Merinda Davis is an Innovative Learning Coach for Alpine School District. She taught at BYU as a Clinical Faculty Associate and before that taught social studies at Lakeridge Jr. High School in Orem, Utah. As an active educator; Department Chair and District Leadership Committee... Read More →

Saturday March 20, 2021 9:00am - 9:20am MDT
Session (Room) 10

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators

9:00am MDT

What can Canvas do for You?

By now you may have the Canvas basics down, but what more is there that Canvas can do? Come discover what other tips and tricks you can use to make your course more engaging!

Speakers

Chris Haught

Media Specialist, SEDC

Chris Haught is the Technology/Media Mentor at Southwest Educational Service Center (SEDC), a regional Service Center that serves six district and seven charter ELA’s.Chris works closely with the region’s librarians providing support and training on Utah’s Online Library, the... Read More →

Saturday March 20, 2021 9:00am - 9:20am MDT
Session (Room) 9

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators

9:00am MDT

Take Your Canvas Course Design to the Next Level

Would you like to design more engaging and accessible Canvas courses without requiring any html or css skills? Join us to learn how DesignPLUS - a set of tools integrated with Canvas - make it easy for Canvas course designers to build higher quality courses in much less time. We'll demonstrate the tools in action so you can see for yourself why course designers everywhere say that DesignPLUS is a game-changer.

Speakers

Kenneth Larsen

Co-founder, Chief Instructional Designer, Cidi Labs

Booth 216

Sponsors

Kenneth Larsen

Co-founder, Chief Instructional Designer, Cidi Labs

Booth 216

Saturday March 20, 2021 9:00am - 9:25am MDT
Session (Room) 21

OTS, Intermediate

Host Organization UCET
Audience Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators, Instructional Designers
Vendor Platinum

9:25am MDT

Better than Google: Using Utah's Online Library for Student Research

This session will be a quick look into using Utah's Online Library for student research. Participants will learn how to use the Gale Reference Collection research tools to cite, gather, and organize research for learners of all ages.

Speakers

Dani Sloan

Product Manager and Sr. Technical Instructor, Utah Education Network

Dr. Dani Sloan helps educators lead, research, and teach digital citizenship. She's a UEN Product Manager, former Elementary Teacher, and current mom to a fifth grader. She's passionate about preparing students for a digital world, her dachshunds, and terrible reality TV.

Saturday March 20, 2021 9:25am - 9:45am MDT
Session (Room) 10

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators
Vendor UEN

9:25am MDT

Digital Tools to Support the Science and Engineering Practices

It is overwhelming to consider introducing a new science framework on top of digital instruction, and may seem impossible to engage students in the Science and Engineering Practices online. This presentation demonstrates simple, ready-to-implement tips and tools that will help. In particular, we will focus on:

- Asking questions
- Developing models
- Planning and carrying out investigations
- Analyzing and interpreting data

Speakers

Maggie Millar

Teacher, Murray City School District

Maggie Millar is an Elementary Science Coach in Salt Lake City School District. She is passionate about using best practices to help all students see themselves as scientists and engineers.

Saturday March 20, 2021 9:25am - 9:45am MDT
Session (Room) 9

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists

9:25am MDT

SEL, School Culture, Remediation Activities alongside each other with ease

Take a big step toward personalizing every schedule every day with FlexTime Manager (FTM). FTM takes the headache out of scheduling SEL, Genius Time, remediation and enrichment activities while providing students with Voice and Choice. FTM makes all of the following a breeze: scheduling and taking attendance, roster management, scheduling multiple activities during the same period, A/B/C lunch functionality, incorporating additional PD time for departments to meet in teams, and much more.

FTM Scheduling Process is a Breeze:
❶ Teachers put on their Flex Calendar what activities they are offering
❷ Students sign up for the activity they want
❸ FTM Prioritizes Teacher Needs over Student Voice & Choice
❹ Integrates Attendance With Any SIS
❺ Teachers can schedule multiple activities for a single period
❻ Students get Notifications when a change occurs
❼ Student App convenience

Speakers

Nicole Doolittle

Executive Director/Producer, e-hallpass/FlexTime Manager

Sponsors

Nicole Doolittle

Executive Director/Producer, e-hallpass/FlexTime Manager

Saturday March 20, 2021 9:25am - 9:45am MDT
Session (Room) 13

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators
Vendor Gold

10:00am MDT

Competency Based Learning and IXL

IXL’s personalized learning platform is the perfect complement for your competency based education model. Our adaptive curriculum and targeted guidance empower
learners to achieve mastery at their own pace, while actionable insights from our
Analytics and Continuous Diagnostic make it simple for teachers to provide timely,
differentiated instruction.

Speakers

Regan Benson

educational consultant, IXL

Regan Benson was a former Utah Teacher for 4th and 6th grades. She has been a former professional development trainer for teachers and now educational consultant for IXL learning.IXL is personalized learning. Featuring a comprehensive curriculum, the IXL Real-Time Diagnostic, and... Read More →

Sponsors

Regan Benson

educational consultant, IXL

Saturday March 20, 2021 10:00am - 10:20am MDT
Session (Room) 22

OTS, Intermediate

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators

10:00am MDT

Digital Escape Rooms & Scavenger Hunts

Learn best practices for creating digital escape rooms and scavenger hunts in Google Forms.

Speakers

Shelly Ward

Salt Lake County Library Services, Taylorsville Library

Saturday March 20, 2021 10:00am - 10:20am MDT
Session (Room) 10

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers

10:00am MDT

High-Frequency Word Fluency: Adaptive Sight Word Worksheets

For early-grade teachers who want to better monitor student progress in high-frequency-word fluency, Sara.ai Worksheets are printable, offline assignments that intelligently probe and document sight word fluency. Unlike static HFW lists and activities, graded Sara.ai Worksheets automatically update student profiles and make progress visible on a teacher dashboard.

Additionally, to provide emergent readers with a regular practice of fluent reading, adaptive-learning algorithms track students’ word fluency and populate individualized worksheets with sentences containing only two of fewer non-fluent words. These sentences are drawn from a growing library of sentences which contain primarily Fry sight words. This library is already over 100,000 words in length, providing endless, non-repetitive, and topically-broad assignments.

Sara.ai Worksheets also allow teachers to get parents involved with simple guidance to help students complete assignments at home, providing parents with the tools to grade assignments as well.

Speakers

Russ Fugal

Founding Editor, Sara.ai Books

I founded Sara.ai Books to publish children’s books, educational tools and children’s voices. I want children’s voices to be heard and supported by a professional editor as children’s voices are typically unheard by publishers. Adults control the plots of nearly all children’s... Read More →

Sponsors

Russ Fugal

Founding Editor, Sara.ai Books

Saturday March 20, 2021 10:00am - 10:20am MDT
Session (Room) 13

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers
Vendor Gold

10:00am MDT

Utah Microcredentials: Recognizing and Rewarding ALL Professional Learning

Educators are self-directed learners, continually developing new skills and finding ways improving their practice. The Utah Microcredentials System recognizes this and provides educators with an opportunity to earn certification and credit for these self-directed efforts.

A microcredential, also known as a badge, is a digital form of certification. It represents an educator’s demonstration of effective and consistent use of the target skill or concept as a part of instructional practice. Any educator in Utah’s public education system can earn microcredentials, including classroom teachers, instructional coaches, counselors, administrators, etc. Earning a microcredential provides the educator with three things: visible recognition of demonstrated competency, leadership opportunities, and USBE credit.

Come learn how to earn microcredentials, how to become a stipended microcredential reviewer, and how to participate in the creation of new microcredentials for other educators to earn!

Speakers

Daron Kennett

Utah Microcredentials Manager, Davis School District

Daron received his PhD from USU. He has been a professional educator for 24 years, teaching English Language Arts, Reading, and ESL. Daron served in Davis's Curriculum Department as the Secondary ELA Supervisor, at USBE as the state ELA and ESL Assessment Specialist, and is currently... Read More →

Aubree Gardner

Professional Learning Specialist, Davis School District, Professional Learning Department

Aubree received her Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Utah. She taught elementary school, worked as an assessment specialist in Salt Lake District, and is now a professional learning specialist in Davis School District.

Saturday March 20, 2021 10:00am - 10:20am MDT
Session (Room) 9

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators

10:00am MDT

District Workflow Automation with Script

Join Script in this 20-minute session to learn about the cutting-edge workflow automation solution being implemented in school districts across the US. This customizable solution is built specifically for K12 district administrators and offers OCR technology, ADA compliant digital forms, powerful reporting, and access for staff and parents. See how districts are modernizing paper processes and extracting useful data. District attendees will receive a percentage off their Script subscription!

Speakers

Casey Finestone

District Outreach Specialist, Script

Basinger Brenton

District Outreach Specialist, Script, LLC

Sponsors

Casey Finestone

District Outreach Specialist, Script

Basinger Brenton

District Outreach Specialist, Script, LLC

Saturday March 20, 2021 10:00am - 10:45am MDT
Session (Room) 20

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience School/District Administrators
Vendor Platinum

10:25am MDT

Digital Literacy for the Emergent Bilingual: Supporting English Language Leaners through Technology

What does digital literacy mean for a student who is learning English? What does digital literacy mean for a student who has not yet learned basic computer skills? As classes move to online formats, how can teachers identify weaknesses in digital literacy for students with budding second language abilities?

In this presentation, strategies will be provided for teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs) to support their digital literacy while also supporting their language acquisition. Concepts to be discussed include: assessing basic technology skills, using technology-specific vocabulary supports, engaging ELLs with online language resources, and modifying online assignments to promote language acquisition. Additionally, a comprehensive list of resources will be provided for teachers to utilize.

Supporting emergent bilinguals can be difficult, especially when differentiating for diverse technological abilities is required; however, the tools and methods proposed through this presentation can ease the burden of teachers with ELLs.

Speakers

Leah Davis

Teacher and Ph.D. Candidate, Utah State University, Alpine School District

Saturday March 20, 2021 10:25am - 10:45am MDT
Session (Room) 9

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators

10:25am MDT

Enhancing your Canvas Page using Canva

Every wonder how you get those pinterest ready Canvas pages? Well look no further because with Canva you can have it all! With it's easy interface and various templates to choose from you don't have to dig your brain for some amazing inspiration. Come join me in this session and explore the world of creativity!

Speakers

Maxine Dee

TPACK Coach, Canyons School District

Saturday March 20, 2021 10:25am - 10:45am MDT
Session (Room) 10

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators

10:25am MDT

Focus Skills: The Game-Changer for Instructional Planning

With so many skills to teach and so little time, where should you focus your efforts to maximize student growth? Research shows that certain skills lay the foundation for future learning, making them essential and non-negotiable. These are Focus Skills.

Attend this session for new insights on Focus Skills—along with practical strategies for using Focus Skills to boost the power of instruction in your classroom and across your district. You’ll also explore:
• How Focus Skills relate to state standards
• Why Focus Skills are critical for closing achievement gaps and improving student outcomes

Speakers

David McMullen

Account Executive, Renaissance

I assist educators that need computer-adaptive interim assessments for screening, progress monitoring, and diagnostics, along with formative assessments for skill checks. In addition, we offer digital practice products that increase student growth in reading and math.

Tanna Colwell

National Academic Advisor, Renaissance

Renaissance Learning is your partner for Accelerated Reader, Accelerated Math, and Star Assessments (including Star Spanish!)

Sponsors

Tanna Colwell

National Academic Advisor, Renaissance

Renaissance Learning is your partner for Accelerated Reader, Accelerated Math, and Star Assessments (including Star Spanish!)

Saturday March 20, 2021 10:25am - 10:45am MDT
Session (Room) 13

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators
Vendor Silver

10:25am MDT

IXL - Data Reports Utah Teachers Love

Dive into some fan-favorite reports from IXL Analytics that will help you take instructional action in your classroom.

Speakers

Regan Benson

educational consultant, IXL

Sponsors

Regan Benson

educational consultant, IXL

Saturday March 20, 2021 10:25am - 10:45am MDT
Session (Room) 22

OTS, Intermediate

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators

11:00am MDT

New Nearpod Features

In 20-minutes see the newest features in Nearpod to engage learners and take your Nearpod lessons to the next level.

Speakers

Jami Gardner

Associate Director, Marketing & PR, UEN

As the Product Manager for the state’s contract with Nearpod, Jami Gardner shares her Nearpod expertise with educators across the state of Utah. Jami is also passionate about helping teachers integrate the 4Cs into their lessons by using educational escape rooms and computer science... Read More →

Saturday March 20, 2021 11:00am - 11:20am MDT
Session (Room) 13

OTS, Intermediate

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators
Vendor UEN

11:00am MDT

Tricks to Get Students Logging in Asynchronously

Small changes in your asynchronous course design will motivate students to log in and get to work without tears or threats! Although I focus on Canvas, you could employ the same techniques across many platforms.

Speakers

Valarie Anderson

Teacher, Utah Online School

Stacey King

Teacher, Utah Online School

I am a teacher that has a passion for technology! I've always loved working with technology and using it to streamline processes, save time, and increase student learning and engagement. I love learning about new technologies and sharing the things I've learned with others!

Saturday March 20, 2021 11:00am - 11:20am MDT
Session (Room) 10

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Secondary Teachers

11:00am MDT

You can do THAT in Flipgrid?!

Flipgrid has made some awesome updates. Take a look as I demo some of the new features and share some resources for you to use. Learn how to control who has access to your grid, how to add a guest code so parents and/or guest speakers/visitors can check out the learning. Mics only mode is now available for those who are camera shy or who get distracted adding stickers to videos. Students and teachers can record their screens. The Discovery Library is full of great resources from Wonderopolis, code.org, Lego Education, Adobe, and many more. See how easy it is to share their topics with your class(es). A Flipgrid educator account (free) will be helpful, but not required.

Speakers

Geri Smith

Elementary Instructional Technology Coach, Murray City School District

I'm in my 6th year as a tech coach in our district (there are 2 of us serving our 10 schools). I taught 2nd grade for 14 years prior to becoming a tech coach and a semester of online 2nd grade. I primarily work with K-6 teachers and students. I am a Google Certified Educator Levels... Read More →

Saturday March 20, 2021 11:00am - 11:20am MDT
Session (Room) 9

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists

11:25am MDT

Collaborative Activities in an Asynchronous Learning Environment

Just because students are working remotely doesn't mean that they have to do it all on their own. There are many ways to build collaborative activities into Canvas to keep students working with and learning from each other even if they aren't working in real time or in a classroom. From projects to essays, I will show you how I get students talking and working together.

Speakers

Valarie Anderson

Teacher, Utah Online School

Stacey King

Teacher, Utah Online School

Saturday March 20, 2021 11:25am - 11:45am MDT
Session (Room) 10

OTS, Intermediate

Host Organization UCET
Audience Secondary Teachers

11:25am MDT

Integrating Coding in Elementary

Many teachers want pre-made integrated coding lessons for other subject areas. What's better is teaching techniques and strategies to help teachers integrate more easily.

Speakers

McKay Perkins

CSTA Leader, CSTA

Saturday March 20, 2021 11:25am - 11:45am MDT
Session (Room) 13

OTS, Advanced

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers

11:25am MDT

Need Data? There’s a Google Form for That.

Teachers, coaches, and admin have a lot of data they need to collect. Enter Google Forms/Sheets for an easy way to collect and share data. Track assessment data, intervention data, observation data, log your anecdotal notes, behavior data, and more. See how to create a Form and a branching Form, receive links to many example Forms, and see what the data looks like in a Google Sheet (where you can easily share with your teaching team, your admin, and support personnel (coach, special ed, etc.)). Leave with examples and the ability to customize them for your needs.

Speakers

Geri Smith

Elementary Instructional Technology Coach, Murray City School District

Saturday March 20, 2021 11:25am - 11:45am MDT
Session (Room) 9

OTS, Intermediate

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators

12:00pm MDT

A Beginners Guide to 3d Design

Learn to solve real world problems with 3d design and 3d printing. In this presentation we'll learn the basics of a free program called Tinkercad to create 3d models and objects.

Speakers

Jeff Mortensen

Technology Coach, Alpine School District

Saturday March 20, 2021 12:00pm - 12:20pm MDT
Session (Room) 13

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Technology Coaches/Specialists

12:00pm MDT

Lucidspark--How to Kickstart a Discussion

Lucidspark is the newest member of the Lucid family. With this tool, you can lead your class/team/faculty in a brainstorming session about any topic under the sun. Join us for a quick tutorial that includes how to log in, how to engage users, and how to organize ideas.

Speakers

Katie Jones

Innovative Learning Coach, Alpine School District

Katie Jones is an Innovative Learning Coach in Alpine School District and has presented at many local conferences. She has a Masters Degree in Educational Technology, and is personable and dang funny (and probably shouldn't write her own descriptions in the future). Britney Davis... Read More →

Lauralee Ward

Innovative Learning Coach, Alpine School District

I am an innovative learning coach for Alpine District. I love exploring ways that technology can deepen learning, enhance engagement, and help create personalized learning experiences for elementary school students.

Saturday March 20, 2021 12:00pm - 12:20pm MDT
Session (Room) 9

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators

12:00pm MDT

Tech Tips for New Teachers

Are you a new teacher interested in learning about different engaging technology tools? Then this is the place to be! We will be diving into different tech tools that we have used and come to love. These tools will be easy to implement your first day back!

Speakers

Jessica Mitchell

5th Grade Teacher, Bell View Elementary

Ashley Templeton

Teacher - Bell View Elementary, Canyons School District

Saturday March 20, 2021 12:00pm - 12:20pm MDT
Session (Room) 10

OTS, Intermediate

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers

12:00pm MDT

Bad Meetings Have to End: Re-thinking Staff Gatherings & Meetings in a Virtual Setting

Has the COVID-19 Pandemic caused you to “re-think” group activities such as meetings, professional development opportunities, and culture building events with staff? In a year where we have had to be certain to mitigate the risk of exposure “getting together” for any purpose has been challenging. Although the technology for virtual meetings has been available for years, education has not heavily utilized that technology until NOW. Ironically, the promise of virtual meetings is increased efficiency, collaboration, and reduced costs, yet for many of us, that hasn’t happened! We haven’t found the keys to effective virtual meetings. In this presentation, I will share with you tips and ideas that will help you unlock the potential of virtual meetings. These tips will help you increase engagement and participation, build better culture and teams for virtual connections, complete collaborative work, make decisions virtually, and finally get the results you are keep chasing. You will leave with some “try it tomorrow” ideas that will help you model the kinds of virtual interactions that we hope for our teachers with their students.

Speakers

Amy Hunt

Chief Academic Officer, Park City School District

Saturday March 20, 2021 12:00pm - 12:45pm MDT
Session (Room) 16

OTS, Intermediate

Host Organization UCET
Audience School/District Administrators
Strands Leadership

12:25pm MDT

CommonLit: An UnCommonly Good Resource

This OTS session will focus on using the resource CommonLit, a web-based free reading library of hundreds of standards-based texts. During this session, we will explore the library, the assessment options, look at the data dashboard, and discuss ways to use it to enrich your classroom. This resource is accessible for both elementary and secondary teachers.

Speakers

Kiera Beddes

Secondary ELA Teacher, Utah Teacher Fellows

I am secondary ELA teacher in UT. I love edtech, social science, and reading. Let's connect!

Saturday March 20, 2021 12:25pm - 12:45pm MDT
Session (Room) 10

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers

12:25pm MDT

Introduction to Digital Designing with Canva

Who says you have to be a pro designer to design like one? With hundreds of premade templates, you can be a designer too! This session is for the untrained designer with great ideas - we will walk through the basics of Canva and explore all the different files you can create with it, from worksheets to newsletters to the coolest looking graphic organizers you've ever seen.

Speakers

Zoe Lu

Digital Teaching & Learning Specialist, Ogden School District

Zoe is a Digital Teaching and Learning Specialist with Ogden School District. She is a Google Level 1 & 2 Certified Educator and a Google Certified Trainer.

Saturday March 20, 2021 12:25pm - 12:45pm MDT
Session (Room) 9

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators

12:25pm MDT

Revolutionizing Keyboarding Education

The Learning Lights Keyboard is the BIGGEST advancement in keyboarding education in over a decade! Come see our new show/hide computer keyboard designed by teachers, made for student touch type mastery and learn some new ideas for teaching keyboarding in the classroom.

KeyMaster's Learning Lights Keyboard is a fun and innovative way to encourage students to key by touch. The press of a button "hides" key lettering, taking away the temptation to look at one's fingers while typing. Restore full key visibility for everyday activities. Students will master their keyboarding technique faster and better with a KeyMaster keyboard!

Keyboarding skills are more important than ever with 77% of all careers requiring some level of computer proficiency. In today's tech driven world, advanced computer skills are essential in preparing students for the careers of tomorrow. Proficient touch typing frees up cognitive working memory, allowing learners to focus on advanced tasks such as coding, programming, and composing rather than the process of typing.

We hope that you find great success in educating young learners and that our products can enhance and accelerate your keyboarding programs.

Speakers

Kelly Seale

CEO, KeyMaster Electronics

Kelly Seale, a Utah educator of 17 years, is the owner and founder of KeyMaster Keyboarding, a company dedicated to supporting keyboarding educators by developing products and resources that revolutionize how touch typing is taught. Kelly currently works as Nebo District's CTE program... Read More →

Shauna Whittekiend

Keymaster Electronics, Founder & CEO, KeyMaster Keyboarding

Shauna Whittekiend is an ambitious and dedicated educator with 25+ years of experience in secondary education. She began her career as a 7th grade keyboarding teacher and has witnessed first-hand the benefits and rewards that come with developing a strong keyboarding skill. Since... Read More →

Saturday March 20, 2021 12:25pm - 12:45pm MDT
Session (Room) 13

OTS, Intermediate

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists

1:00pm MDT

Are Your Students Engaged?

Today’s blended and hybrid learning environments require a different approach to measuring student engagement. Utilizing data analytics as a tool to see how and when students are using their online resources allows districts to identify “best practice” application usage across classes, as well as monitor student-level daily engagements to identify at-risk needs for connectivity and instruction. Join our session to see how districts are putting analytics into action.

Speakers

Leo Brehm

Product Manager, CatchOn

Leo Brehm is an accomplished Senior Executive, Consultant, Board Member, and Thought Leader with more than 22 years of success in the education and e-learning industries. At present, he serves as the a Product Manager for CatchOn Inc., where he is actively involved in the design and... Read More →

Caitlyn Brown

Customer Success Manager, CatchOn

As a customer success manager, Caitlyn Brown works with school districts to ensure they leverage the full value of CatchOn following implementation. She has supported K–12 learning through her work as a member of ENA’s Customer Engagement team as well as at the Discovery Center... Read More →

Sponsors

Leo Brehm

Product Manager, CatchOn

Saturday March 20, 2021 1:00pm - 1:20pm MDT
Session (Room) 13

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators
Vendor Gold

1:00pm MDT

Kami App: Interactive Student Annotations

Kami App is a wonderful tool for students to annotation pdfs in a variety of tools. This OTS session will focus on how to use the Kami app in an ELA or social studies classroom specifically, but any content area teacher will find uses for Kami. We will also discuss how to integrate with LMS like Canvas or Google Classroom.

Speakers

Kiera Beddes

Secondary ELA Teacher, Utah Teacher Fellows

I am secondary ELA teacher in UT. I love edtech, social science, and reading. Let's connect!

Saturday March 20, 2021 1:00pm - 1:20pm MDT
Session (Room) 10

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers

1:00pm MDT

Put your accessibility glasses on with tota11y!

Do you design with accessibility in mind? Tota11y is an accessibility visualization toolkit created by Khan Academy that can help you do just that! Join us in exploring how to use this tool to visualize how your site performs with assistive technologies, and learn about best practices along the way!

Speakers

Sarah Eastman

Digital Teaching & Learning Specialist, Ogden School District

Sarah Eastman is a Digital Teaching & Learning Specialist in the Ogden School District. She has five years of experience teaching with technology in the classroom, and now works to support others to integrate technology into their own instructional practices. Sarah has a Masters degree... Read More →

Saturday March 20, 2021 1:00pm - 1:20pm MDT
Session (Room) 9

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists

1:00pm MDT

Digital Skills Development For Everyone!

Digital Skills are among the most important tools young students can acquire as they progress through their educational journey and prepare as digitally literate citizens of the future. With advancements in Educational Technology including online-delivery, gamification and AI-based learner progression designed by the team at RoboGarden, teachers at any level of digital comfort and experience can provide the benefits of digital skills acquisition in their classroom from K-12. Created in partnership with Digital Industry experts, RoboGarden ensures student remain engaged while building skills that will allow them to succeed as the world continues to require a continuously growing pool of digitally skilled talent. In parallel, while advancing through RoboGarden’s online adventures and developing new skills, students are growing the computational thinking mindset that improves performance across subject matter, with the teacher required solely to direct students to the RoboGarden program and assign login credentials.
RoboGarden ensures teachers can track student progress and assign the best learning journeys for each student in the class with a simple, informative dashboard-based Learning Management System. RoboGarden’s international roster of user-schools consistently demonstrate student enthusiasm and focus, while teachers consistently report achieved learning outcomes and ease of delivery. Often teachers wish to develop their own digital skills and RoboGarden is glad to help with teacher-focused training and workshop programs.
RoboGarden is a leading solution for digital skills development in any K-12 classroom, we look forward to assisting Utah teachers in offering their students the best chance to succeed in the digital world!

Speakers

Mohamed ElHabiby

President/PhD Professor, RoboGarden Inc.

Dr. Elhabiby is goal-driven business professional with strong R&D industrial experience, continually recognized for impressive contributions to strategy definition and execution, process improvements, and special assignments in terms of jump-starting new businesses and building best-in-class... Read More →

Sponsors

Mohamed ElHabiby

President/PhD Professor, RoboGarden Inc.

Saturday March 20, 2021 1:00pm - 1:45pm MDT
Session (Room) 20

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators
Vendor Gold

1:25pm MDT

Create unique learning experiences with ThingLink

With ThingLink, you can create unique learning experiences with interactive images, videos, and 360° media for students of any age! Join this session for a quick demonstration on how you can start using ThingLink to elevate your digital instruction today!

Speakers

Sarah Eastman

Digital Teaching & Learning Specialist, Ogden School District

Saturday March 20, 2021 1:25pm - 1:45pm MDT
Session (Room) 9

OTS, Intermediate

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists

1:25pm MDT

Get Hyped with HyperDocs

Have you wondered how you can take engagement and learning to the next level in your classroom? Then you are ready to get hyped about HyperDocs! HyperDocs are digital learning experiences, designed by teachers to provide choice and depth of learning for students. Come to this 20-minute Over the Shoulder to not only see the possibilities, but quick tips for getting started with using HyperDocs in your classroom!

Speakers

Emma Moss

Digital Teaching & Learning Specialist, Canyons School District

Emma Moss is a Digital Teaching & Learning Specialist in Canyons School District. Emma has a Bachelor’s in Social Science Teaching and a Master’s of Education in Learning and Technology; with additional endorsements and certifications in Business & Marketing, EdTech, AVID, and... Read More →

Saturday March 20, 2021 1:25pm - 1:45pm MDT
Session (Room) 10

OTS, Intermediate

Host Organization UCET
Audience Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists

1:25pm MDT

Teaching Girls to Code and Change the World

In this session you will learn about Girls Who Code's free programs including afterschool Clubs, a high school Summer Immersion Program, and our Code at Home series. You will learn an overview of the programs and ready-to-go tools to bring back to your community.

Speakers

Amanda Souza

Manager of Community Partnerships, Girls Who Code

Amanda Souza is a dedicated advocate for educational equity. She has served students in several capacities and now works with Girls Who Code to increase computer science skills for female students.

Saturday March 20, 2021 1:25pm - 1:45pm MDT
Session (Room) 13

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators

2:00pm MDT

Build Meaningful VR STEM Content: Let's Create on Inspirit!

Attendees will design their own VR STEM experience on Inspirit (www.inspirit.academy). We will start by asking them to identify a gap in their STEM curriculum. They will then brainstorm ideas for how VR will solve that problem. We will end the session by having each attendee build their own VR experience and presenting their experiences to each other.

We will incorporate our research at the Stanford VHIL Lab ([vhil.stanford.edu](http://vhil.stanford.edu/)) and at the Stanford Graduate School of Education on developing technologies that support universal access to immersive learning content in this session. We focus on studying the educational and learning affordances of high-fidelity immersive VR, and very often in our field experiments, we see VR being used a few times in the classroom. We will teach participants how to align with existing curricula and systems, and existing beliefs about the technology, to support more meaningful and long-term integration. We will also cover what it takes to bridge the best practices of academic research in VR with practical considerations for making this technology work in a real-world setting (both virtual and in-person).

Speakers

Amrutha Vasan

Sales, InspiritVR

Aditya Vishwanath

CEO/Co-Founder, Inspirit (Inspirit Learning, Inc.)

Saturday March 20, 2021 2:00pm - 2:20pm MDT
Session (Room) 19

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators

2:00pm MDT

Empowering Emergent Bilinguals to Thrive

As the number of emergent bilingual students, or English language learners, continues to increase in your school each year, you need culturally responsive solutions designed to support not only language learning, but also academic achievement.
Rosetta Stone® English for grades K–6 is an adaptive blended learning program that supports students’ English language development through academic conversations. The program integrates speaking, listening, and grammar in the subjects of math, science, social studies, general knowledge, and biographies.

Speakers

Nikki Osborn

Account Executive, Lexia Learning

Nikki Osborn, M. Ed, Lexia Account Executive with 20 years experience in K-12 education specializes in partnering with Utah educators to support the literacy and language achievement of all students. Nikki has presented on various topics related to Structured Literacy, the Science... Read More →

Sponsors

Nikki Osborn

Account Executive, Lexia Learning

Saturday March 20, 2021 2:00pm - 2:20pm MDT
Session (Room) 10

OTS, Intermediate

Host Organization UCET
Audience Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators
Vendor Platinum

2:00pm MDT

LOOM: Using video to teach in an unknown World!

If you are a teacher or leader that has been quarantined or know students that have been quarantined due to COVID-19, the thought of "how am I going to teach" has probably crossed your mind. Well, Loom is your answer. Using this fantastic App, teachers and leaders can easily guide a classroom using video recording. Loom has the ability to record the presenter, screen or both. It also has the ability to embed to online platforms like Canvas.

Speakers

Kesha Prince

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District

Dream, Believe, Dare, Do!

Saturday March 20, 2021 2:00pm - 2:20pm MDT
Session (Room) 9

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators

2:00pm MDT

More Learning, Less Netflix

Are students logged into a Zoom class but watching NetFlix in a different tab? Are they using the educational apps and programs that your school or district has purchased? Join our session to learn how educators are using NetRef to keep students engaged and on task and also see usage data to determine ROI, student engagement, PD needs and facilitate discussions around best teaching practices.

Speakers

Thomas Drake Chappell

Educational Technology Director, Millard School District

Joe Warden

Education Partnerships Manager, NetRef

Sponsors

Joe Warden

Education Partnerships Manager, NetRef

Saturday March 20, 2021 2:00pm - 2:20pm MDT
Session (Room) 13

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators
Vendor Platinum

2:00pm MDT

NASA for Your Classroom

SPACE NERD TEACHERS UNITE! Crewed mission to the Moon are right around the corner, Percy (Perseverance) the rover on Mars, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built shipped out of Utah headed for Kennedy Space Center, and NASA is igniting young minds like never before. Teachers will learn how to get free resources from NASA for use in the classroom (both digital and physical). Lesson plans, stickers, posters, STEM activities, contests. You will even learn how to borrow LUNAR SAMPLES your students can view up close. Win a free STEM assembly for your school (virtual or in-person as rules permit). Learn how your student's projects can be displayed on an international web site to be viewed by students around the world. Attendees will also have first priority for future PD presented by a NASA representative coming to Northern Utah this spring. ALL SUBJECT AREAS (K-12) invited!

Speakers

Jennifer Jones

Space Foundation Teacher Liaison, NASA Solar Syste, Quest Academy Charter School

Solar System Ambassador, NASA, JPLSpace Station Ambassador, NASA, ISS National LaboratoryInternational Teacher Liaison Officer, Space FoundationSpaceward Bound Educator, Mars Desert Research Station, Mars SocietyGrowing Beyond Earth Ambassador, Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens... Read More →

Saturday March 20, 2021 2:00pm - 2:45pm MDT
Session (Room) 20

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers

2:25pm MDT

A Powerful Ally to Demonstrate and Enhance Learning

In this presentation we will show you how to create a digital portfolio of your students that enables teachers to save time, get data and use it during your Parent Teacher Conferences. You will have the opportunity to learn how to use essential Seesaw tools, see examples of students’ work and be ready to start using this engaging resource in your classroom. It’ll be really meaningful for those who are seeking to create a consistent organization and flow to support students' navigation, autonomy and learning, especially when you are teaching a second language in a dual immersion classroom and need to contemplate the learning of academic content and language skills.

Speakers

Jessica Bell’Aver

Portuguese teacher, Jordan School District

Technology; Dual Language Immersion; Teaching Strategies; Portuguese; English.

Leine Moratelli

DLI Portuguese Teacher, Majestic Fields Elementary School

I'm currently a 3rd grade Dual Immersion Portuguese teacher in the Utah State Immersion program and I'm passionate about it. I have experience in the area of Education, working mainly in the following areas: English, Portuguese for foreigners, and teaching methodologies. My main goal... Read More →

Saturday March 20, 2021 2:25pm - 2:45pm MDT
Session (Room) 9

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Elementary Teachers

2:25pm MDT

Are Your Students Engaged?

Speakers

Leo Brehm

Product Manager, CatchOn

Caitlyn Brown

Customer Success Manager, CatchOn

Sponsors

Leo Brehm

Product Manager, CatchOn

Saturday March 20, 2021 2:25pm - 2:45pm MDT
Session (Room) 10

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Technology Coaches/Specialists, School/District Administrators
Vendor Gold

2:25pm MDT

ARTrageous Online: Short Film & Arts Integration Curriculum

Session starts at 17:48 in the recording

Introducing a new tool that allows teachers to bring inspiring, diverse, local thought leaders into the classroom via short video presentations. Full 7-12 grade standards-linked lesson plans and arts-integrated activities are included in each module to enhance student engagement, comprehension, and social & emotional learning in English, science, and social studies.

Speakers

Suzi Montgomery

Founder/ Executive Director, Montgomery Media Arts Institute

Suzi Montgomery is the Founder of the Montgomery Media Arts Institute dedicated to advancing media literacy education through media arts, tapping into the dynamic nature of podcast and film as an instructional resource for social good. She has done extensive work with organizations... Read More →

Susan Klinker

Education Program Manager, West Valley Arts / Utah Cultural Celebration Center

Saturday March 20, 2021 2:25pm - 2:45pm MDT
Session (Room) 19

OTS, Beginning

Host Organization UCET
Audience Secondary Teachers, Technology Coaches/Specialists, Teacher Librarians, CTE

2:25pm MDT

Quicker College Acceptance and Less Paperwork with Parchment

Join us to learn how Parchment is already partnering with numerous districts in Utah. We’re connecting and empowering learners to seek limitless opportunities, while easing the stress of managing and processing requests at schools. Parchment’s platform is the most widely adopted digital credential service, allowing learners, academic institutions, and employers to request, verify, and share credentials in a simple and secure ways. The platform has helped millions of people and thousands of schools and universities exchange more than 100 million transcripts and other credentials globally.

Speakers

Daniel Gasparino

Regional Sales Manager, Parchment, Inc.

Sponsors

Daniel Gasparino

Regional Sales Manager, Parchment, Inc.

Saturday March 20, 2021 2:25pm - 2:45pm MDT
Session (Room) 13

OTS, Intermediate

Host Organization UCET
Audience School/District Administrators, Counselors, Registrars, Director of Secondary Education, Director of Technology
Vendor Platinum