2018 Utah Rural Schools Conference has ended

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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

2:25pm MDT

Explore the World with Google Expeditions Hunter Conference Center, Shooting Star 111Jared Covili HyperDocs Education Building, Room 339Christine Hunter Standards Based Grading with the 3D Gradebook Education Building, Room 105Jeffrey Winget Stay Out of the Headlines! Become Secure Through Data Governance Education Building, Room 204David Sallay • Whitney Phillips The 4 C's of 21st Century Learning Hunter Conference Center, Sage Valley 101Janna Neville The Loyalty Factor: How Serving Education Customers the Right Way Improves Everything! (repeats) Education Building, Room 215J. Lynn Jones USBE Assessment Updates for 2018-2019 Education Building, Room 111Jared Wright • Cydnee Carter UURC Tier I, II and III Opportunities and Distance Services Overview Hunter Conference Center, Red Hill 212Carrie Faulkner Resilience Can Be Taught! 10 Tools to Motivate ANY Student (repeats) Hunter Conference Center, Charles Hunter 107Christian Moore Acting Out Behavior Cycle (2-Hour Session) Hunter Conference Center, Yankee Meadows 112Jennifer McKenzie Recognizing and Remediating Dyslexia (2-Hour Session) Education Building, Room 205Katrina Palmer

3:40pm MDT

Being ADHD Hunter Conference Center, Sage Valley 101Shawn Green Classroom Technology Pitfalls in the Modern Classroom Education Building, Room 204Greg Cox • Whitney Phillips Mystery Skype Hunter Conference Center, Red Hill 212Brandon Harrison Slice and Dice Data Like a Ninja: Advanced Google Forms and Sheets Education Building, Room 339Clint Stephens The Loyalty Factor: How Serving Education Customers the Right Way Improves Everything! (repeats) Education Building, Room 215J. Lynn Jones The Winds of Change: Restorative Practices and Safe Schools Education Building, Room 104Christy W. Hutchinson • Lillian Tsosie-Jensen • Gayle Threet Resilience Can Be Taught! 10 Tools to Motivate ANY Student (repeats) Hunter Conference Center, Charles Hunter 107Christian Moore Acting Out Behavior Cycle (2nd Hour) Hunter Conference Center, Yankee Meadows 112Jennifer McKenzie Recognizing and Remediating Dyslexia (2nd Hour) Education Building, Room 205Katrina Palmer

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 The Core Four of Personalized Learning: Essential Elements of a PL Design and Implementation (repeats) Hunter Conference Center, Charles Hunter 107Dana Britt • Anthony Kim

12:00pm MDT

Building Resiliency by Helping Students Develop Habits of Mind (Repeats) Hunter Conference Center, Sage Valley 101Leilani Nautu 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 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

1:50pm MDT

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 Incredible OER Materials! Education Building, Room 105Alan Griffin Just a Bunch of Cool Teaching Ideas Education Building, Room 104Mike Roberts Pi Day Workshop Hunter Conference Center, Shooting Star 111Josh White 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: 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 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

3:00pm MDT

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 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 Screencastify: Making Short Learning Videos Education Building, Room 204Christine Hunter 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 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

9:00am MDT

Building Resiliency by Helping Students Develop Habits of Mind (Repeats) Education Building, Room 102Leilani Nautu Carbon County Mining Ghost Towns Education Building, Room 205Neal Peacock • Kevin Reynolds Create Digitally Engaging Content using Canvas LTIs Hunter Conference Center, Shooting Star 111Justin Brooksby Irlen Syndrome Hunter Conference Center, Red Hill 212Shanda Badger The Penultimate Google Demo Slam Hunter Conference Center, Whiting Room 211Jared Covili What is your strategy for keeping yourself relevant in Education? Education Building, Room 203Marz Cesarini • David Long • Cody Spendlove • Jim Stewart • Cory Stokes Where Is My Ink Well? Education Building, Room 105Andrew Clark So, We Are a Digital District, Now What? Hunter Conference Center, Charles Hunter 107Tony Campbell • James Sparks Dutch Oven Cooking Hunter Conference Center, East Outside PatioKevin Corbridge • Selene Corbridge

10:10am MDT

Elementary Canvas "Inception" (repeats) Education Building, Room 205Sally James • Cassie Walker Getting Started with Blended Teaching and Learning (repeats) Hunter Conference Center, Shooting Star 111Jamie Gardner Keep It Together With Google Keep General Classroom Building, GC Room 306Clint Stephens Neighborhood Naturalists: Engaging Youth in Citizen Science Using iNaturalist Hunter Conference Center, Sage Valley 101Paul Wiseman Politics & Elections: Why They Matter to Your Classroom Education Building, Room 102Chase Clyde So I Have a Canvas Account, Now What?! Hunter Conference Center, Whiting Room 211Jared Covili What is your strategy for keeping yourself relevant in Education - Part II? Education Building, Room 203Marz Cesarini • David Long • Cody Spendlove • Jim Stewart • Cory Stokes Digital Teaching and Learning (DTL) Program: Updates and Best Practices Hunter Conference Center, Charles Hunter 107Rick Gaisford Dutch Oven Cooking Hunter Conference Center, East Outside PatioKevin Corbridge • Selene Corbridge