2019 Utah Rural Schools Conference: Full Schedule

1:45pm MDT

URSA Conference Playground

Come join us in the conference playground and experience hands-on activities using STEM inspired tech toys such as Sphero, Ozobot, Lego Mindstorm, Bee-Bots, Hummingbird, micro:bit, Vernier Probes, VR, app building and more! Visit with the technology trainers from Utah’s Regional Service Centers, UEN, and the STEM Action Center about STEM, coding, and makerspace activities.

Speakers

NUES

SESC

Southeast Education Service Center

The Southeast Educational Service Center (SESC) is one of Utah’s four Regional Service Centers (SEDC, CUES and NUES) established to assist school districts in providing equitable and cost effective services and programs for students in rural Utah. SESC is a not-for-profit service... Read More →

CUES

SEDC

Southwest Educational Development Center, or SEDC, provides services requested by our member schools in order to better serve the students in southwest Utah.

STEM Action Center

The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Action Center prioritizes STEM education, which works to develop Utah’s workforce of the future. The program drives research and implementation of STEM education best practices across Utah by coordinating STEM-related activities... Read More →

Education Partner

UETN - We Network for Education and Healthcare in Utah!

Ray Timothy

UETN connects all Utah school districts, schools, and higher education institutions to a robust network and quality educational resources. UETN is one of the nation's premier education networks. That mission encompasses a variety of services and a substantial infrastructure that serves... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm MDT
Multi Purpose A, Jennifer Leavitt Student Center, USU Eastern 452 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Technology

Audience All of the above
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Computer Science, STEM / STEAM
Session Format 2 hour In-Depth exploration workshop

1:45pm MDT

Integrating Prosocial Learning to Enhance Positive Youth Development (Hour 1 of 2)

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Integrating Prosocial Learning and Character Education with Education Standards to Enhance Positive Youth Development demonstrates how to meet educational standards that privilege cognitive aspects of learning while also advancing prosocial or Whole Child efforts (e.g., social emotional learning, academic development, character education, and mental health promotion). The session utilizes a growing body of research to reveal effective ways to implement a curriculum that integrates social, emotional, ethical, and civic aspects of learning with required state standards, and a wide range of "real world" examples that describe how any classroom or school anywhere, can lay a foundation for all young people to succeed.

Speakers

Kristie Fink

Character Education National Advocate, retired

Kristie Fink is a recognized leader and advocate in the field of character education and prosocial learning and was the first person in the nation to serve in a State Department of Education as a full-timeCharacter Education Specialist. She is the former executive director of the... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm MDT
Alumni Room 128, Jennifer Leavitt Student Center, USU Eastern 451 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Utah Core Curriculum

Audience Teachers, All of the above
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Language Arts, All Subject Areas
Session Format 2 hour In-Depth exploration workshop

3:00pm MDT

URSA Conference Playground

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Speakers

NUES

SESC

Southeast Education Service Center

CUES

SEDC

Southwest Educational Development Center, or SEDC, provides services requested by our member schools in order to better serve the students in southwest Utah.

STEM Action Center

Education Partner

UETN - We Network for Education and Healthcare in Utah!

Ray Timothy

Wednesday July 10, 2019 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Multi Purpose A, Jennifer Leavitt Student Center, USU Eastern 452 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Technology

Audience All of the above
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Computer Science, STEM / STEAM
Session Format 2 hour In-Depth exploration workshop

3:00pm MDT

Integrating Prosocial Learning to Enhance Positive Youth Development (Hour 2 of 2)

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Speakers

Kristie Fink

Character Education National Advocate, retired

Wednesday July 10, 2019 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Alumni Room 128, Jennifer Leavitt Student Center, USU Eastern 451 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Utah Core Curriculum

Audience Teachers, All of the above
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Language Arts, All Subject Areas
Session Format 2 hour In-Depth exploration workshop

10:45am MDT

Mathematics for All Students (Hour 1 of 2)

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Re-invigorate your math instruction by learning about evidence-based practices in elementary mathematics. Leave with concrete strategies you can use to enhance your planning, instruction, and assessment to create an equitable learning environment that enables all of your students to succeed in mathematics.

Speakers

Shannon Ference

Elementary Mathematics Specialist, Utah State Board of Education

Shannon Ference serves as the Elementary Mathematics Specialist at the Utah State Board of Education where she supports Utah schools in the implementation of state math standards to ensure equitable and quality mathematics education for all Utah students. She has served in various... Read More →

URSA July 2019 pptx

Thursday July 11, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am MDT
Room 225, Central Instructional Building, USU Eastern 451 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Utah Core Curriculum

Audience Teachers, District / School Administrators, Curriculum District Specialists
Grade Level Elementary - grades K - 6
Subject Area Mathematics
Session Format 2 hour In-Depth exploration workshop

1:45pm MDT

Mathematics for All Students (Hour 2 of 2)

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Speakers

Shannon Ference

Elementary Mathematics Specialist, Utah State Board of Education

Thursday July 11, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm MDT
Room 225, Central Instructional Building, USU Eastern 451 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Utah Core Curriculum

Audience Teachers, District / School Administrators, Curriculum District Specialists
Grade Level Elementary - grades K - 6
Subject Area Mathematics
Session Format 2 hour In-Depth exploration workshop

3:00pm MDT

Robotics in the Classroom (Hour 1 of 2)

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In this presentation, instructors will be introducing LEGO, Ozobot, and Bee-Bot robots with tips and tricks on how to use each and best-practice methods on how to integrate these technologies into the classroom .

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Becca Robison

Program Coordinator, STEM Action Center

The STEM in Motion program is dedicated to connecting educators to STEM resources. The STEM in Motion team travels the state, visiting schools and providing full-day STEM curriculum in K-8 classrooms. The STEM in Motion team is currently focused on connecting schools across the state... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2019 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Board Room, Jennifer Leavitt Student Center, USU Eastern 451 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Technology

Audience Teachers, Technology Coordinators / Facilitators
Grade Level Elementary - grades K - 6, Middle School / Jr. High - grades 6 - 8
Subject Area STEM / STEAM
Session Format 2 hour In-Depth exploration workshop

3:00pm MDT

Electricity and Magnetism: Hands-on 3D Activities and Resource Kits (Hour 1 of 2)

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Experience several activities developed by Clark Planetarium for the 5th grade Electricity and Magnetism Science Curriculum (Standards 3 and 4). These hands-on activities allow students to experience static electric, current electric, and magnetic phenomena and are aligned with the three dimensions of science understanding. Resource kits valued at $200 each are available to distribute to up to 10 teachers that attend this session. (If more teachers attend than the number of available kits, priority will be given to individual schools, districts, or a random drawing.)

Speakers

Robert Bigelow

Education Program Specialist, Clark Planetarium

Robert Bigelow has been providing science education programs to Utah students and teachers for over twenty-three years with the Hansen/Clark Planetarium. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Physics and is a NASA Solar System Ambassador.

Thursday July 11, 2019 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Multi Purpose A, Jennifer Leavitt Student Center, USU Eastern 452 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Utah Core Curriculum

Audience Teachers, Curriculum District Specialists
Subject Area Science, STEM / STEAM
Session Format 2 hour In-Depth exploration workshop

4:15pm MDT

Robotics in the Classroom (Hour 2 of 2)

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Speakers

Becca Robison

Program Coordinator, STEM Action Center

Thursday July 11, 2019 4:15pm - 5:15pm MDT
Board Room, Jennifer Leavitt Student Center, USU Eastern 451 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Technology

Audience Teachers, Technology Coordinators / Facilitators
Grade Level Elementary - grades K - 6, Middle School / Jr. High - grades 6 - 8
Subject Area STEM / STEAM
Session Format 2 hour In-Depth exploration workshop

4:15pm MDT

Electricity and Magnetism: Hands-on 3D Activities and Resource Kits (Hour 2 of 2)

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Speakers

Robert Bigelow

Education Program Specialist, Clark Planetarium

Thursday July 11, 2019 4:15pm - 5:15pm MDT
Multi Purpose A, Jennifer Leavitt Student Center, USU Eastern 452 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Utah Core Curriculum

Audience Teachers, Curriculum District Specialists
Subject Area Science, STEM / STEAM
Session Format 2 hour In-Depth exploration workshop

10:30am MDT

Building a Positive Classroom Culture using Restorative Practices (Hour 1 of 2)

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Participants will be given an overview of Restorative Practices in the classroom setting, compare traditional practices to restorative practices, and receive ideas for building a positive and restorative classroom culture. Ideas will be given for setting up a restorative cultures from day one, and participants will participate in culture building, informal, and formal restorative circles during the session.

Speakers

Janette Stubbs

PD Coordinator, Iron County School District

Janette Stubbs is the Professional Development Coordinator for Iron County School District. She has been in the classroom as a teacher for 18 years, served as a literacy coach and now works in the district office supporting teachers through professional development. She has a Masters... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am MDT
Room 223, Central Instructional Building, USU Eastern 451 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

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