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8:30am MDT

The Resilience Breakthrough AuditoriumChristian Moore

10:30am MDT

Christian Moore Book Signing Outside of the AuditoriumChristian Moore

11:00am MDT

Vendors WHS Commons How to Drill Down your Data and then what next? 216Travis Hepworth • Trish Lay Let me HELP YOU! -Jerry Mcguire 218Ellie Gallagher Response to Intervention 220Joanna Andres • Scott Stewart Daily Dose of Digital Citizenship 217Jason Snow Conversación es la clave 219Nathan Shepherd Investigations Tips and Tricks 212Alicia O'Neil Play is the highest form of research (--Albert Einstein) 519Erika Knight Close Reading in the Secondary Classroom 215June Hawkins Jones Getting Started with Sora and Digital Reading 210Kristen Griesmer Give Them The World By Getting EPIC 508Amanda Blazzard • Mike Mawhinney Music and Literacy Grades K-2 510Jennifer Purdy Using Evidence Effectively in Writing--Grades 4-8 512Amanda Hadlock • Trina Wilkinson What Every Teacher Needs to Know about the Science of Reading- Part 1 of 2 509Emily Jorgenson But When Do I Pee? 514Christina Albers • Chris McIntosh • Kacey Warburton Mental Health First Aid Workshop 309Jennifer Roskelley Mindfulness in the Classroom—Stress Management for Teachers and Students 515Tanji Wolfert Trauma-Informed Positive Behavior Supports to Improve Classroom Culture & Learning 513Piper Riddle • Tessa Lane Welcome to SPED in WCSD 517Heather Baird • Bridgett Bakula Apple Classroom 457Casey Veatch Centers-Based Teaching & Learning with STEM 211Chad Ransom Classroom Cameras for Professional Development 405Tanner Anderson Getting Started with Canvas for Elementary Teachers 516Dani Sloan Intro to Reflex 507Julia Fischer Nearpod 518Michael Hakkarinen Studio Boards 209Christi Roberts Wixie 101; Learn About the New Version of Wixie 208Carolyn Daly

12:00pm MDT

Lunch WHS Cafeteria

1:00pm MDT

Vendors WHS Commons Chasing the Victory: Using student centered learning goals to drive teacher and student improvement. 455Garrick Peterson “You Can’t Escape this Test”: Escape Rooms as Exams 216Lauren Johnson Creating a Culture of Achievement 519Kat Mitchell • Christina Albers Librarians Idea Share 523Erin Heywood Extension Groups 3-5 (in English and in Spanish) 520Gemma Arro • Amy Castro • Jose Corroto • Hayley DeJong • Junie Hayter • Igor Salvador • Sarai Soli Let me HELP YOU! -Jerry Mcguire 218Ellie Gallagher What's Fluency Got To Do With It? 212Julie Flack • Jodi Mantilla • Alicia O'Neil Why teach science in elementary school?: A conversation with colleagues 522Ryan Nixon Promise of Leadership - Part 1 512Andy Phillips Close Reading in the Secondary Classroom 215June Hawkins Jones Getting Started with Sora and Digital Reading 210Kristen Griesmer Music and Literacy Grades 3-5 510Jennifer Purdy What Every Teachers Needs to Know about the Science of Reading- Part 2 of 2 509Emily Jorgenson Surviving (and Even Thriving in) Your First Year 521Craig Jeppson 10 Tools to Foster Resiliency AuditoriumChristian Moore Mindfulness in the Classroom—Stress Management for Teachers and Students 515Tanji Wolfert Resiliency is HOT (and important) - Part 1 306Ben Belnap Trauma-Informed Positive Behavior Supports to Improve Classroom Culture & Learning 513Piper Riddle • Tessa Lane Special Education Assessment Basics 517Bridgett Bakula Apple Classroom 457Casey Veatch Back to School With Reflex 507Julia Fischer Benefits of Sound Amplification 405Stacey Lignell Centers-Based Teaching & Learning with STEM 211Chad Ransom Intro to Canvas Content 516Dani Sloan Nearpod 518Michael Hakkarinen Studio Boards 209Christi Roberts Vernier Science and Math Go Direct Probes (Elementary) 217Jason Snow What is in your Waffle? 309Jamie Hagan Wixie 101; Learn About the New Version of Wixie 208Carolyn Daly A Person Is A Person, No Matter How Small. 514Carrie Carlson • Taren Schilowsky

2:00pm MDT

Utilizing Sora in the Classroom – A Deeper Dive 210Kristen Griesmer “You Can’t Escape this Test”: Escape Rooms as Exams 216Lauren Johnson Fix our Kids. Please! 523Kim Heaton • Shannon Richey Digital Camera Basics 615Joe Mellen What's Fluency Got To Do With It? 212Julie Flack • Jodi Mantilla • Alicia O'Neil Engagement! What does that really mean? 510Amanda Porter Check Yo Self before you wreck Yo Self (bad mindframes are bad for your health) 455James Judd Culturize Your Classroom For Success 520Jennifer Brimley Poster Session 205Junie Hayter • Jennifer Crystal • Teresa Pugmire • Amy Castro • Brooke Mair • Kristi Larsen • Raul Balderas • Allison Nickell • Brian Thorne • Julianne Wunder • Silvia Reina • Teresa Segura Promise of Leadership Continued (Part 2) 512Andy Phillips Close Reading in the Secondary Classroom 215June Hawkins Jones Creating Superstar Writers 514Andrew Bernstein Get 'Em to Read . . . and Like It 214Kasie Payne Phonemic Awareness: Haggerty Strategies K-3 509Taura Holmes • Emily Jorgenson • Lana Wright Resiliency is HOT (and important) - Part 2 306Ben Belnap Teacher's are Not in the Trenches 517Cathy Kendall The Mountains are Calling and [We] Must Go 312Laura England • Nathan Florence • Williams, Steve SPED Transition Information 519Lane House Canvas Mastery Gradebook (Standard Based) 518Michael Hakkarinen Centers-Based Teaching & Learning with STEM 211Chad Ransom Coding and Creativity Using Sphero Part 1 459Jeff Couch Creating Digitally Engaging Content 516Dani Sloan Discovery Streaming: The Power of Differentiation 209Christi Roberts Getting Started with Gizmos 507Julia Fischer Using iPads in your classroom 457Casey Veatch Vernier Science and Math Go Direct Probes (Secondary) 217Jason Snow Wixie 101; Learn About the New Version of Wixie 208Carolyn Daly Dual Language Immersion Program Session 218Ellie Gallagher

3:00pm MDT

5th Grade Teachers Idea Share 522Brooke Mair Elementary SPED Idea Share 523Kristin Hellmann Digital Camera Basics 2 615Joe Mellen Resources to enable and empower teachers and staff to implement and carry out interventions 521Justine Kinsman Being Objective about Objectives 517Cathy Kendall Dual Language Immersion Program Session 218Ellie Gallagher Do I look like an idiot?!?: Effective Implementation and Assurances 513Piper Riddle Tomorrow’s Leaders Today 306Chris McIntosh Close Reading in the Secondary Classroom 215June Hawkins Jones Creating Superstar Writers 514Andrew Bernstein Extending Children's Thinking Through Intentional High-Level Questioning 520Amy Andelin • Tara Boswell Get 'Em to Read . . . and Like It 214Kasie Payne Utilizing Sora in the Classroom – A Deeper Dive 210Kristen Griesmer Wasatch School District Secondary Literacy Intervention Teachers 509Lana Wright You've Got to Move it, Move it 519Jerri Holowka 10 minute Stress Management Techniques to use during Class 512Jared Hendry Mental Health First Aid Workshop 309Jennifer Roskelley Centers-Based Teaching & Learning with STEM 211Chad Ransom Coding and Creativity Using Sphero Part 2 459Jeff Couch iPad, uPad, we all Pad for iPad! 220Hayley DeJong • Teresa Pugmire Using iPads in your classroom 457Casey Veatch Wixie 101; Learn About the New Version of Wixie 208Carolyn Daly Discovery Streaming: From Differentiation to Personalization 209Christi Roberts Engagement! What does that really mean? 510Amanda Porter

8:30am MDT

Keynote AuditoriumDarrell Scott

10:00am MDT

Awaken the Learner AuditoriumDarrell Scott Vendors WHS Commons Wait...I can use Canvas in the Elementary Classroom? 521Nicole VandenBos Wake Up Brain! 220Lauren Jennings • Amy Mahoney Current Research Regarding Student Grading 510Crae Wilson School Counselors Idea Share 512Wes Mangum Third Grade Idea Share 522Sydney Mellen Resiliency Through the Arts Part 1 514Cally Flox Check Yo Self before you wreck Yo Self (bad mindframes are bad for your health) 455James Judd Getting Started with Investigations 212Alicia O'Neil Flipped Learning in High School 518Shana Croft Spotlight on Strategies 209Christi Roberts Leadership Circles 215Brett Zabel • Eric Campbell Giving Students Access to Grade Level Text 515Lana Wright Phonemic Awareness for Early Learners 517Jamie Robinson • Jessica Smith Reading Strategies Across Content Areas 519Tara Jarvie Word Study Instruction: Best Practices for Spelling and Morphology 513Piper Riddle Happy Class 306Shelley Halverson Professional Emotions: Learning to work with and not in spite of our emotions 216Lauren Johnson Adobe Spark 516Rob Bentley Apple Classroom 457Casey Veatch Classroom Cameras for PD 405Tanner Anderson If a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, a Simulation Is Worth a Million! 507Julia Fischer iPad, uPad, we all Pad for iPad! 213Hayley DeJong • Teresa Pugmire The Power of STEMgagement 211Chad Ransom Using Wixie in Your Learning Center Rotations 208Carolyn Daly Vernier Science and Math Go Direct Probes (Secondary) 217Jason Snow

11:00am MDT

Awaken the Learner AuditoriumDarrell Scott Helping ELLs via Dual Immersion Tactics 215MARISELA BAKER • Kalin Harrison PrePARe training follow up (Wasatch counselors only) WHS Counselor's Office Conference RoomAmy Watts Vendors WHS Commons Current Research Regarding Student Grading 510Crae Wilson First and Second Grade Idea Share 522Megan Hales Involving and supporting the Latino Community in your school 520Gemma Arro • Sherry Greenwell Preschool and Kindergarten Idea Share 210Tara Boswell Being Objective about Objectives 521Cathy Kendall Flipped Learning in High School 518Shana Croft Learning Stations in the Secondary Classroom 214Kami Glick Why Question? 212Jodi Mantilla • Alicia O'Neil Spotlight on Strategies 209Christi Roberts A Week in Your Life Using Benchmark 515Lana Wright Advanced Happy Class 306Shelley Halverson Reading Strategies Across Content Areas 519Tara Jarvie Mental Health First Aid Workshop 309Jennifer Roskelley Resiliency Through the Arts Part 2 514Cally Flox Teaching with Heart 517Heidi Iordachescu The What, The Why and The How of PBIS 512Wes Mangum • Allan Whitmore Adobe Rush 516Rob Bentley Apple Classroom 457Casey Veatch Intro to Reflex 507Julia Fischer The Benefits of Sound Amplification 405Stacey Lignell The Power of STEMgagement 211Chad Ransom Vernier Science and Math Go Direct Probes (Elementary) 217Jason Snow Using Wixie in Learning Center Rotations 208Carolyn Daly

12:00pm MDT

Lunch Day 2 WHS Cafeteria

1:00pm MDT

It's About Life - When health conditions come to school. 607Aubreigh Music for the modern classroom- NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED 518Angelica Garrido-Cardenas Idea Share for Secondary Mathematics 522Jodi Mantilla Secondary Language Arts Idea Share 523Kasie Payne Secondary Science Idea Share 310Scott Ward Reading Works of Art: Visual and Auditory Literacy 514Cally Flox Canvas tricks to dramatically reduce time spent grading 216Jonathan Welling Differentiating for Language Learners 218Ellie Gallagher Learning Stations in the Secondary Classroom 214Kami Glick Supporting the Visible Learner: Learning Intentions and Success Criteria 513Megan Hales • Emily Jorgenson • Piper Riddle Tear Down That Wall! Building classroom relationships for success of all our students. 517Amanda Porter #100Books 521Monique Fausett Benchmark Q & A 515Lana Wright Let's Make A Plan! How teachers can help the underachieving readers who walk into their classroom next week. 519Teresa Pugmire Classroom Management 101: Creating the Conditions for Learning 220Craig Jeppson The What, The Why and The How of PBIS 512Wes Mangum • Allan Whitmore Working With LGBTQ+ Students 510Stephanie Larsen Adobe XD 516Rob Bentley Back to School With Reflex 507Julia Fischer Coding and Creativity Using Sphero Part 2 459Jeff Couch Discovery Streaming: From Differentiation to Personalization 209Christi Roberts STEM Career Challenges 211Chad Ransom Using iPads in your classroom 457Casey Veatch Wixie for the 4C’s; Creativity, Collaboration, Critical Thinking Skills, & Communication 208Carolyn Daly

2:00pm MDT

It's About Life - When health conditions come to school. 607Aubreigh Vendors WHS Commons What would Ben Franklin think of my classroom? What does Civic Education look like in any content area? 510LaNay King Chasing the Victory: Using student centered learning goals to drive teacher and student improvement. 508Garrick Peterson Fourth Grade Idea Share 219Heidi Westrop Secondary CTE Idea Share 515Brett Zabel Secondary Social Studies Idea Share 213Ashley Painter Secondary Special Education Idea Share 509Glenda Gray Reading Works of Art: Visual and Auditory Literacy 514Cally Flox A New Hope: Canvas Mastery Paths to Diversify Instruction 310Matthew Sproul Bring the Natural History Museum of Utah to Your Classroom 217Dawn Roberts Differentiating for Language Learners 218Ellie Gallagher For Associates Eyes Only 523James Judd Do No Harm: Avoiding Literacy Malpractice with Effective, Evidence-Based, Explicit Reading Instruction 513Emily Jorgenson • Piper Riddle Let's Make A Plan! How teachers can help the underachieving readers who walk into their classroom next week. 519Teresa Pugmire Classroom Management 101: Creating the Conditions for Learning 220Craig Jeppson How To Rock "Band" This School Year! 522Tammi Niederhauser 10 minute Stress Management Techniques to use during Class 512Jared Hendry Mental Health First Aid Workshop 309Jennifer Roskelley If you're always trying to be normal, you'll never know how amazing you can be. 520Melinda Sheridan Coding and Creativity Using Sphero Part 2 459Jeff Couch Collaborating & Growing Your PLN Thought Edchats -- #WasatchEdChat 215Duke Distefano • Erin Heywood Discovery Streaming: From Differentiation to Personalization 209Christi Roberts Getting Started with your MAC Book 457Casey Veatch STEM Career Challenges 211Chad Ransom Wixie for the 4C’s; Creativity, Collaboration, Critical Thinking Skills, & Communication 208Carolyn Daly

3:00pm MDT

Wasatch School District's Welcome AuditoriumPaul Sweat