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Wednesday, February 20
 

10:00am PST

Create Your Own Digital Escape Room: Digital Breakout Version
Looking for a new spin on Breakout EDU activities? Low on space or short on funds? Join us for a digital breakout that can be played without buying any additional equipment. Explore ways to use a digital lock box with digital
OR physical clues that can be scaled for any class size or grade.

Speakers
avatar for Jami Gardner

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 →
avatar for Shannon Ririe

Shannon Ririe

Instructional Technology Trainer, UEN - Utah Education Network
Shannon has been a trainer at UEN for three years now, and previously worked as a technology specialist and 5th-grade teacher. She loves her family, doing almost anything outdoors, and technology in the classroom, most definitely in that order.


Wednesday February 20, 2019 10:00am - 11:15am PST
Gardens Lobby

10:00am PST

Much Better Staff and Team Meetings
Oh, the drudgery of the staff meeting! Well, it turns out these can build staff morale, create stronger collaboration, and gather the stories that can help the community better understand your school's strengths. Join in and see!

Speakers
avatar for Rushton Hurley

Rushton Hurley

Executive Director, NextVista.org
Rushton Hurley is a former high school teacher, former principal of an online high school, author of three books on learning and schools, and founder and executive director of an educational nonprofit. Rushton has spoken to and trained over 100,000 teachers and school leaders around... Read More →


Wednesday February 20, 2019 10:00am - 11:15am PST
St. Helens D

10:00am PST

PBL, SEL, and Language Arts: These Things Belong Together
Come explore Compose Our World, a set of PBL and SEL experiences designed for 9th grade language arts classrooms. This curriculum is freely available and ready for you to take up and make your own. Come join us as we explore and hack this curriculum together.

Speakers
avatar for Bud Hunt

Bud Hunt

IT and Technical Services Manager, Clearview Library District
Bud Hunt is the IT and Technical Services Manager for the Clearview Library District in northern Colorado, where he serves a highly committed team of librarians and support staff in their work to be of service to their community through access to information, tools, high quality resources... Read More →
avatar for Kristina Stamatis

Kristina Stamatis

Student, University of Colorado Boulder
Teacher. Storyteller. Artist.


Wednesday February 20, 2019 10:00am - 11:15am PST
Cascade B

10:00am PST

RESTORE: Finding Balance with Technology In Your Life
Technology is taking over our lives! This provocative session explores new communication paradigms, runaway device infatuation, generation gaps, radical education, future game-changers and creative ways to engage the “new citizen.”  In this 75 minute session we will examine the rapid changes that technology has bought to how we communicate, entertain ourselves, learn, and spend. Bring your phone and bring your fears, because you'll leave with a week long plan for the steps you need to restore balance and regain control over the technology in your life.

Speakers
avatar for Michael Hakkarinen

Michael Hakkarinen

Instructional Technology Trainer, Utah Education Network
Michael Hakkarinen specializes in helping teachers engage students in the classroom with technology such as Mac Tools, Google Apps for Educators, iPads and more. He earned a Bachelor’s in English from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Master’s in Elementary Education... Read More →


Wednesday February 20, 2019 10:00am - 11:15am PST
St. Helens C
 
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