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Digital Teaching and Learning Specialist, Canyons School District
Chandra Martz is currently a Digital Teaching and Learning Specialist for Canyons School District. She has been supporting Educational Technology since 2012. Chandra has a Masters in Education, a technology endorsement, and a K-8 math endorsement. In Spring 2021, Chandra graduated... Read More →
Friday November 6, 2015 3:40pm - 4:40pm MST
Room 120Desert Hills High School
4th Grade Elementary Teachers can learn about 3-Dimensional Science, Science Notebooks, learn a lesson that meets their Curriculum for Science and find out about FOSS Science Kit Resources for them!
Kelli has taught Science for 12 years in the district. She currently teaches 4 classes of Science on A-days at SCMS and is a teacher on special assignment over Secondary Science on B-days.
I taught kindergarten and third grade before becoming a staff developer. I now have the unique opportunity of working for the teachers and students of Washington County as the high ability coordinator. Creating unique learning opportunities that meet the varied needs of high ability... Read More →
Friday November 6, 2015 4:50pm - 5:50pm MST
Room 120Desert Hills High School
Genius hour is the method many teachers throughout the world are implementing personalized learning in the classroom. Genius Hour is giving students time each day/week to study the topic of their choice. Genius Hour/20% time has gained a lot of attention in the past few years. In this session we will discuss strategies to use PBL (project based learning) for grades K-12 and the tools to do so provided by the Utah Education Network.
Jared teaches, guides, consults, and helps educators of any level effectively use technology in the classroom. Creating meaningful and engaging professional learning experiences that can be applied directly into the classroom are Jared's focus as he develops courses and presentations... Read More →
Dani Sloan is a technology specialist with expertise in using social media in the classroom. She has a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education and a Master’s in Instructional Design and Educational Psychology from the University of Utah, where she is currently an Adjunct Instructor... Read More →
Saturday November 7, 2015 9:50am - 10:50am MST
Room 120Desert Hills High School
For teachers who love books, encourage reading, and want to help spread the reading wings of their students...multiple ways to teach and assess genres with exciting activities!
This hands-on workshop is solidly based in the Engineering Design Process, employing questioning strategies to guide student learning through three structural engineering units.
A recent transplant to St. George, I currently teach 6th grade. My background includes reading and math interventions, 3rd grade classroom teacher, and K-5 Science Specialist. My classroom engineering background includes a Raytheon-EiE Teacher Scholarship at the Museum of Science... Read More →
Saturday November 7, 2015 1:10pm - 2:10pm MST
Room 120Desert Hills High School
How to sign up and use Remind to contact parents, Symbaloo to make it easy for your students to get to the websites you have chosen, and my.uen.org to have a website to keep everything available. Website for this class
5th Grade Elementary Teachers can learn about 3-Dimensional Science, Science Notebooks, learn a lesson that meets their Curriculum for Science and find out about FOSS Science Kit Resources for them!
Kelli has taught Science for 12 years in the district. She currently teaches 4 classes of Science on A-days at SCMS and is a teacher on special assignment over Secondary Science on B-days.
I taught kindergarten and third grade before becoming a staff developer. I now have the unique opportunity of working for the teachers and students of Washington County as the high ability coordinator. Creating unique learning opportunities that meet the varied needs of high ability... Read More →
Saturday November 7, 2015 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
Room 120Desert Hills High School
