UCET 2015: Full Schedule

UCET welcomes keynote speakers, Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher) and Jay Mcfarland (@JayMcfarland).
Herriman High School Map

10:15am MDT

Electrify Your STEM and Language Arts with Technology

Session Evaluation

What better way to solidify student thinking than to have them document their observations using technology? This session provides a unique opportunity to have a hands-on experience while diving deep into STEM and Language Arts. Focusing on the S, T and E part of STEM, participants will engage in hands-on activities and use technology to document their scientific observations. After a short introduction to electricity, you will use the Engineering Design Process to create a simple switch. Using Google documents, participants will create a presentation to share their findings. When leaving this session teachers should be able to create an authentic STEM activity and integrate language arts using technology.

Speakers

Mashell Brown

Alison Fuller

5th Grade Teacher, Provo School Distirct

* 5th Grade STEM teacher, helped to launch and create STEM integrated curriculum * Pilot Group for 1:1 Chromebook Classroom in Provo School District * Presented to C-Forum about integrating technology and STEM * CMI experts

Megan Jenkins

5th Grade Teacher, Provo School Distirct

Megan was born and raised in the great state of Kentucky, go Wildcats! She attended BYU and graduated in 2012 with a degree in Elementary Education. Her desire to teach came from many influential people during her school years. Megan started teaching 5th grade and has fallen in love... Read More →

Thursday April 2, 2015 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
Room 2402 Jorgensen 11917 South 6000 West, Herriman, Utah 84096

BYOD, Session 1

Group Professional Learning
Topic 1:1 Strategies & Implementation, BYOD-BYOT
Subject Language Arts, STEM-STEAM
Audience Professional Developers, Teachers

10:15am MDT

Keep Your Canvas Clean

Session Evaluation

Files, pictures, links, and many more digital resources can be uploaded and shared through Canvas - but how do you keep it all organized? In this session you will learn how to make your Canvas content pages visually attractive, create modules to give your course easy navigation, and also learn to organize your files for easy access by both you and your students. http://michael-uen.weebly.com/keepcanvasclean.html

Speakers

Michael Hakkarinen

Trainer, UEN

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 →

Dustin Worm

Thursday April 2, 2015 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
Room 2406 Escossio 11917 South 6000 West, Herriman, Utah 84096

Interactive Lecture, Session 1

Host Organization Instructure
Group Digital Age Teaching & Learning
Topic Distance, Online & Blended Learning, Instructional Design & Delivery
Audience Professional Developers, Teachers

10:15am MDT

Make Information Beautiful

Session Evaluation

Help your students make information beautiful by including infographics, posters, and brochures into class assignments. Piktochart, Canva, and LucidPress/LucidChart make creativity possible and simple.

Speakers

Janae Hunt

Classroom Educator, Canyons School District

Janae Hunt is an Education Technology Specialist in Canyons School District.

Maria Jones

Teacher Librarian, Canyons School District

Maria Jones made the switch to Librarian after being an Educational Technology Specialist for 5 years. She is in her 7th year as the librarian at Corner Canyon High School where she finds fun and creative ways to blend the two jobs.

Thursday April 2, 2015 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
Room 2028 Seltz 11917 South 6000 West, Herriman, Utah 84096

Interactive Lecture, Session 1

Host Organization Piktochart
Group Digital Age Teaching & Learning
Topic Creativity and Productivity Tools-Resources, Literacies for the Digital Age
Audience Professional Developers, Teachers

10:15am MDT

8 Steps to Change -- How Go What Is To What You Want

Session Evaluation

Change is how anything new happens. To move from what you have to what you want, you have to take the proper steps to make those changes. This session is designed for anyone who has to change how they train and use new and upcoming technologies to implement them successfully. Learn the 8 steps that will lead to a change that will last after it has been achieved. Avoid the pitfalls that many changes run into by attending this session and put yourself and your organizations on the path to new ideas that will become reality. www.mylesofsuccess.com

Speakers

Myles Miller

CEO & Founder, LeadUP

Multi-national “Inc. 5000” company CEO, Top 360 Entrepreneur in the USA (#57) according to Entrepreneur Magazine, two-time Best Selling Author, Myles Miller is the CEO and Founder of LEADUP, LearningBreaks and SUCCESSHQ, international success development training companies spanning... Read More →

Thursday April 2, 2015 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
Room 2607 Sidwell 11917 South 6000 West, Herriman, Utah 84096

Lecture, Session 1

Host Organization Milo Service Enterprises
Group Professional Learning
Topic Professional Development
Subject CTE, Adult Education
Audience Professional Developers, Technology Coordinators-Facilitators

12:00pm MDT

Making Your 1:1 Technology Class Meaningful

Session Evaluation

Often we get “gung ho” about using technology in the classroom; but then have no idea where to begin. Using their own devices, participants will learn how to effectively launch their own 1:1 technology classroom and maintain engaging activities throughout the school year. Participants will experience how one classroom introduced chromebooks and continues to integrate their use in every subject area in a STEM classroom. Multiple examples will be shown, as well as a access to a webpage which contains helpful resources. During the presentation, using your own devices, participants will be able to walk through a launch project to kick off a 1:1 class. This session will be beneficial for students 4th through 12th.

Speakers

Mashell Brown

Alison Fuller

5th Grade Teacher, Provo School Distirct

Megan Jenkins

5th Grade Teacher, Provo School Distirct

Thursday April 2, 2015 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Room 2402 Jorgensen 11917 South 6000 West, Herriman, Utah 84096

BYOD, Session 2

Group Professional Learning
Topic 1:1 Strategies & Implementation, BYOD-BYOT
Subject STEM-STEAM
Audience Professional Developers, Teachers

12:00pm MDT

Beyond Google: Getting the Most out of Google with Add-ons

Session Evaluation

Google is great, but add-ons make it better! Add-ons extend the functionality of Google Apps for Education by allowing teachers and students to collaborate, communicate, provide meaningful feedback and assess learning like never before! As an added bonus, learn about a few web tools that use your Google Apps for Education account to login.

Speakers

Maria Jones

Teacher Librarian, Canyons School District

Dustin Worm

Thursday April 2, 2015 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Room 2028 Seltz 11917 South 6000 West, Herriman, Utah 84096

Interactive Lecture, Session 2

Group Digital Age Teaching & Learning
Topic Creativity and Productivity Tools-Resources, Open Educational Resources
Audience Professional Developers, Teachers

3:00pm MDT

Planning an Edcamp

Session Evaluation

#Edcamp phenomena is sweeping the nation and Utah has not been left behind. This past October Utah had it's first ever #edcamput. Come see what it took to plan. Come and learn from us, about our successes, and what we would change.

Speakers

Jared Covili

UCET Board Member, UCET

Jared Covili has been a trainer at Utah Education Network (UEN) for 13 years. He specializes in teaching strategies for classroom integration of technology such as Google Apps for Education, geospatial learning, social media strategies, and digital devices. Previously, Jared was a... Read More →

Robin Farnsworth

3rd Grade Teacher, Granite School District

All presenters have presented professional development trainings for teachers and others in education field. We have not presented formally on this topic, but have shared our findings and passions about the topic in many smaller business settings in order to get sponsors and update... Read More →

Tyler Howe

Presenter, Granite School District

Thursday April 2, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Room 2401 Samples 11917 South 6000 West, Herriman, Utah 84096

Lecture, Session 4

Group Professional Learning
Topic Professional Development
Subject Adult Education
Audience Curriculum-District Specialists, Professional Developers

12:00pm MDT

eMazing Presentations; Better Than Your Average Sideshow

Session Evaluation

Participants will learn how to use the amazing new presentation tool, Emaze. Emaze provides editable templates for dynamic presentations that can include moving parts, video, audio clips, images, text and more! emaze.com

Speakers

Michelle Zey

EdTech, Canyons District

A former English teacher, Michelle Zey is currently an Educational Technology Specialist working with Alta High School and Albion Middle School in the Canyons District. Michelle enjoys short walks on the beach, rock climbing, ice cream eating and has a very cute dog named Toby. You'd... Read More →

Friday April 3, 2015 12:00pm - 12:20pm MDT
Main Gym 11917 South 6000 West, Herriman, Utah 84096

Over the Shoulder, Session 6

Group Digital Age Teaching & Learning
Topic Instructional Design & Delivery, Storytelling-Multimedia
Audience Professional Developers, Teachers

12:00pm MDT

Inexpensive, Efficient, Formative Data Gathering with Plickers

Session Evaluation

Plickers is a powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices. Become one of the 40,000 teachers who have taken advantage of this revolutionary technology tool. https://www.plickers.com/

Speakers

Adrienne Buck

Teacher, Canyon School District

Bachelor of Science Elementary Education Master of Education Educational Technology 11 years classroom teaching experience 2 months experience with Plickers

Robert Gordon

Canyons School District

Education Technology Specialist, Canyons School District Robert is currently serving as UCET Past President, and working as a Canyons Educational Technology Team Lead. Formerly a clssroom teacher and Technology Integration Specialist for the NUES region. | Robert loves working with... Read More →

Friday April 3, 2015 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Room 2403 Anderson 11917 South 6000 West, Herriman, Utah 84096

Interactive Lecture, Session 6

Group Digital Age Teaching & Learning
Topic Assessment, Special Populations-Assistive & Adaptive Technologies
Subject Math, Science
Audience Professional Developers, Teachers

1:15pm MDT

Social PD & Networking

Session Evaluation

In this session, participants will explore using a blog, Twitter and other forms of social media to blend professional development (PD) with independent learning and the building of a professional learning network (PLN). Come connect with us and have time for account set-up, examples, tips and tricks for getting the most out of your time online! http://csdedtech.blogspot.com

Speakers

Michelle Zey

EdTech, Canyons District

Friday April 3, 2015 1:15pm - 2:15pm MDT
Room 2032 Topham 11917 South 6000 West, Herriman, Utah 84096

Interactive Lecture, Session 7

Group Professional Learning
Topic Personalized Learning, Professional Development
Audience Professional Developers, Teachers