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2018 Utah Rural Schools Conference

Utah Rural Schools Association appreciates the great support from:
Utah State University Eastern
Utah State Board of Education
Utah Education and Telehealth Network
Utah’s Rural School Districts
Everyone who attends

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8:00am MDT

Conference Registration Hunter Conference Center Registration Booth Conference Credit Online Conference Wi-Fi All Venues

8:30am MDT

Tech Support/Help Desk Education Building Second Floor LobbyRobert Potts Sponsor/Vendor Booths Hunter Conference Center

9:00am MDT

6 New School Rules That Will Transform Your District (Keynote) Hunter Conference Center Great HallAnthony Kim Conference WiFi All Venues

10:00am MDT

EdGenuity Professional Development (Full Day) Centrum 229 (American First Events Center)Ashley Giordano

11:05am MDT

Stop Just Collecting Data - Start Using It! Hunter Conference Center, Sage Valley 101James Seaman 3 Text-to-Speech tools and 5 ways your students can use them Hunter Conference Center, Shooting Star 111Theresa Wilson Engaging Students with Nearpod Education Building, Room 339Chris Haught Metaphors: Tools for Teaching Critical Thinking (repeats) Hunter Conference Center, Whiting Room 211Stanley Ivie • Jeri Ivie Shrink Art: Curriculum Connections on a Tiny Scale Hunter Conference Center, Red Hill 212Anne Dibble • Kerri Hopkins Snow College's Statewide IVC Program Education Building, Room 104John VanOrman Using Edgenuity Beyond Credit Recovery Education Building, Room 105Michael Bullock The Core Four of Personalized Learning: Essential Elements of a PL Design and Implementation (repeats) Hunter Conference Center, Charles Hunter 107Dana Britt • Anthony Kim Tech Support/Help Desk Education Building Second Floor LobbyAndrew Clark Preparing Students for the ACT Through Core Instruction (2-Hour Session) Hunter Conference Center, Yankee Meadows 112Whitney Barlow • Megan Lopez • Rebecca Peterson, PhD URSA Board Meeting (2-Hour Session) Hunter Conference Center, Vermillion Cliffs 114URSA Board

11:25am MDT

Sponsor/Vendor Booths Hunter Conference Center

11:50am MDT

Break Education Building Second Floor Lobby

12:00pm MDT

Beyond Google Docs: Using Technology in the Language Arts Classroom (repeats) Education Building, Room 105Kate Carney Building Resiliency by Helping Students Develop Habits of Mind (Repeats) Hunter Conference Center, Sage Valley 101Leilani Nautu Get Those Behinds/Backsides/Bottom-ends Out of Those Chairs (repeats) Sharwan Smith Student Center, Starlight 208Karen Sampson • Courtney Thomas Makerspaces: Innovation in Education Sharwan Smith Student Center, Escalante C & D 144Jared Covili Metaphors: Tools for Teaching Critical Thinking (repeats) Hunter Conference Center, Whiting Room 211Stanley Ivie • Jeri Ivie Mission Driven: EdTech Leadership in Utah Schools Education Building, Room 104Dr. Amanda Cadran • Cory Henwood Phenomenon-based Learning Using Museum Objects Education Building, Room 339Madlyn Runburg • McKenna Lane Practicing Mindfulness in Your School Hunter Conference Center, Red Hill 212Emily Argyle Pre-Employment Transition Services Hunter Conference Center, Shooting Star 111Aimee Langone • Lavinia Gripentrog wrong email Utah's New Educational Leadership Standards - An Introduction Education Building, Room 202David Smith OTS: Competency Based Administrative Internships Sharwan Smith Student Center, Cedar Breaks 141Bart Reynolds OTS: Flippin' Sweet Dude Sharwan Smith Student Center, Cedar Breaks 141Andrew Clark OTS: The Data Gateway: How to Access and Use the Data Gateway Sharwan Smith Student Center, Cedar Breaks 141Emily Berry Aligning your PL Vision to Your Work: How to Make the Pieces Fit Together (repeats) Hunter Conference Center, Charles Hunter 107Dana Britt • Anthony Kim Playground: Ask UEN Sharwan Smith Student Center, Lounge 144Justin Brooksby Playground: LocoXtreme Robots & micro:bit Sharwan Smith Student Center, Brian Head A & B 144Clint Stephens Playground: Makeymakey, Ozobot & Sphero Sharwan Smith Student Center, Lounge 144Nathan Wilson • Theresa Wilson Playground: Shrink Art Sharwan Smith Student Center, Brian Head A & B 144Ann Dibble Playground: Teacher Toolboxes Sharwan Smith Student Center, Brian Head A & B 144Chris Haught Playground: zSpace Sharwan Smith Student Center, Brian Head A & B 144Brandon Harrison Tech Support/Help Desk Education Building Second Floor LobbyMark Houtz Preparing Students for the ACT Through Core Instruction (2nd Hour) Hunter Conference Center, Yankee Meadows 112Whitney Barlow • Megan Lopez • Rebecca Peterson, PhD URSA Board Meeting (2nd Hour) Hunter Conference Center, Vermillion Cliffs 114URSA Board

12:45pm MDT

Lunch Sharwan Smith Ballroom

1:50pm MDT

2017 NAEP Results Education Building, Room 102Angela Battaglia Early Childhood Matters Most, Especially in Rural Settings! Education Building, Room 203Anne Brown • Isaac Troyo Effective Formative Assessment with Digital Games and Contests Hunter Conference Center, Vermillion Cliffs 114Jamie Gardner Empowering with EdTech (repeats) Hunter Conference Center, Whiting Room 211Cory Henwood Eureka Moments: Innovative Strategies to Enhance Student Thinking, Insight and Ideas Education Building, Room 202Prent Klag Get Those Behinds/Backsides/Bottom-ends Out of Those Chairs (repeats) Sharwan Smith Student Center, Starlight 208Karen Sampson • Courtney Thomas Guaranteed Curriculum Guides to Give Students Direction Education Building, Room 215Randy Madsen Incredible OER Materials! Education Building, Room 105Alan Griffin Informal Science Enhancement Hunter Conference Center, Sage Valley 101Nikki Wayment • Nikki Wayment Just a Bunch of Cool Teaching Ideas Education Building, Room 104Mike Roberts Pi Day Workshop Hunter Conference Center, Shooting Star 111Josh White Poetry Across the Curriculum Education Building, Room 204Mark Carling The Future of Utah Writing Education Building, Room 339Heather Gross • Megan Lopez The School LAND Trust Program for Districts and Local Boards Education Building, Room 111Natalie Gordon What's Going On at the STEM Action Center? Hunter Conference Center, Red Hill 212Kellie Yates OTS: Developing and Engaging Soft-Leadership Competencies Sharwan Smith Student Center, Cedar Breaks 141Tony Pelligrini OTS: Iron County School District Leadership Team Sharwan Smith Student Center, Cedar Breaks 141Janette Stubbs OTS: Teacher Leadership/Educational Administration: Capitalizing on Common Principals and Foundations Sharwan Smith Student Center, Cedar Breaks 141Tony Pelligrini The Core Four of Personalized Learning: Essential Elements of a PL Design and Implementation (repeats) Hunter Conference Center, Charles Hunter 107Dana Britt • Anthony Kim Makerspaces: Innovation in Education Sharwan Smith Student Center, Escalante C & D 144Jared Covili Playground: Ask UEN Sharwan Smith Student Center, Lounge 144Justin Brooksby Playground: LocoXtreme Robots & micro:bit Sharwan Smith Student Center, Brian Head A & B 144Clint Stephens Playground: Makeymakey, Ozobot & Sphero Sharwan Smith Student Center, Lounge 144Nathan Wilson • Theresa Wilson Playground: Shrink Art Sharwan Smith Student Center, Brian Head A & B 144Ann Dibble Playground: Teacher Toolboxes Sharwan Smith Student Center, Brian Head A & B 144Chris Haught Playground: zSpace Sharwan Smith Student Center, Brian Head A & B 144Brandon Harrison Tech Support/Help Desk Education Building Second Floor LobbyScott Harpster Leveraging Learning Opportunities by Maximizing the B Variable: Implementing High Effect-Size Practices to Increase Student Outcomes (2-Hour session) Hunter Conference Center, Yankee Meadows 112Rebecca Peterson, PhD

2:30pm MDT

Sponsor/Vendor Booths Hunter Conference Center

2:50pm MDT

Break Education Building Second Floor Lobby

3:00pm MDT

2017 NAEP Results for Utah Standards Education Building, Room 102Angela Battaglia Elementary Canvas "Inception" (repeats) Education Building, Room 203Sally James • Cassie Walker Empowering with EdTech (repeats) Hunter Conference Center, Whiting Room 211Cory Henwood Getting Started with Blended Teaching and Learning (repeats) Hunter Conference Center, Vermillion Cliffs 114Jamie Gardner Juvenile Justice Reforms & Amendments Education Building, Room 105Brian Olmstead Making Mathematical Tasks Work in Your Classroom Hunter Conference Center, Shooting Star 111Whitney Barlow • Shannon Ference Maximize Your Retirement Hunter Conference Center, Red Hill 212Kory Cox Positive Classroom Management Through Restorative Practices Hunter Conference Center, Sage Valley 101Janette Stubbs Principals and the School LAND Trust Program Education Building, Room 111Natalie Gordon SAGE Strand Scores: How to Use for Targeted Intervention Education Building, Room 215Rod Hinck • Matthew Rhees Screencastify: Making Short Learning Videos Education Building, Room 204Christine Hunter Shmoop ACT Prep! Education Building, Room 202Shmoop-We Speak Student Teambuilding and PE Activities for All! Hunter Conference Center, East Outside PatioBrandon Harrison Ten Things Every Teacher Should Be Doing In Their Classes Every Day Education Building, Room 104Mike Roberts The Wide World of WIDA Education Building, Room 339Megan Lopez • Lisa McLachlan Aligning your PL Vision to Your Work: How to Make the Pieces Fit Together (repeats) Hunter Conference Center, Charles Hunter 107Dana Britt • Anthony Kim Tech Support/Help Desk Education Building Second Floor LobbyClint Stephens Leveraging Learning Opportunities by Maximizing the B Variable: Implementing High Effect-Size Practices to Increase Student Outcomes (2nd Hour) Hunter Conference Center, Yankee Meadows 112Rebecca Peterson, PhD