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Welcome to URSA 2026 at Southern Utah University! All sessions will be in buildings on the upper campus (east end). Here’s the
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PLAN AHEAD - Tentative Future Conference Dates
July 7&8, 2027 - Price, UT
July 17-19, 2028 - Richfield, UT
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Friday
, July 17
AU - Auditorium
8:30am •
Joanna Andres, Utah’s 2025-26 Teacher of the Year
9:50am •
Joanna Andres Breakout Session
CC Charles Hunter - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Charles Hunter Room (100 Level)
9:50am •
Technology: What Are We (Or Should We Be) Afraid Of?
11:10am •
Beyond the Read Aloud: Bringing Stories to Life
CC Great Hall - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Great Hall (200 Level)
8:00am •
🎒 Explore the Exhibitor Hall & Educational Partners
10:50am •
⚡ Break Time: Snacks, Drinks & Exhibitor Hall Showcase
CC Red Hills Room - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Red Hills Room (200 Level)
9:50am •
NUES TAP: Building Better Questions Together with the NUES Teacher Assessment Project
CC Rondthaler Room - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Rondthaler Room (200 Level)
8:00am •
Presenter's Lounge & Workspace
CC Shooting Star - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Shooting Star Room (100 Level)
9:50am •
Courtside Culture - Lessons in Leadership from Basketball's Greatest Minds
11:10am •
Norms of Collaboration: Fostering Belonging On and Offline
CC Vermillion Cliffs - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Vermillion Cliffs Room (100 Level)
9:50am •
AI and the Classroom: Protecting the Student Thinking Process
CC Whiting Room - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Whiting Room Room (200 Level)
9:50am •
You Are Not the Test Score: Reclaiming Care and Influence in an Age of Testing
11:10am •
Navigating the Noise: Empowering News-Literate Students with Checkology
CC Yankee Meadows - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Yankee Meadows Room (100 Level)
9:50am •
Advancing Opportunity: Utah Rural Education Supported By Community Partnerships
11:10am •
Mammoth Plans and Jazz Hands: Building an Innovation Lab for Students
ED 102 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 102
9:50am •
The People Puzzle: Solved with Business Chemistry
11:10am •
Mixing through Meiosis - Variation in Gametes (3 lesson unit)
ED 104 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 104
9:50am •
Beyond Plagiarism: Reimagining Assessment & Assignments in the Age of AI - USBE + Google Sponsored Session
11:10am •
Real or Rendered? Promoting Digital Media Literacy in the Age of AI - USBE + Google Sponsored Session
ED 202 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 202
9:50am •
AI Tools for Digital Storytelling: Google Vids and Adobe Podcast
11:10am •
Bringing Characters to Life Using Adobe Character Animator
ED 203 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 203
9:50am •
Emergency Recovery Planning
11:10am •
4-Part Model to School Culture
ED 204 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 204
9:50am •
New Teacher Retention: The Experiences That Shape Career Decisions
11:10am •
What does a balanced approach to instructional technology use look like in reality?
ED 215 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 215
9:50am •
From Policy to Practice: What Utah’s HB 393 Means for Dyslexia and Daily Classroom Instruction
11:10am •
The Future Ready Student: Resources for Early Postsecondary Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities
ED Level 2 Foyer, East - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Level 2 Foyer
8:00am •
Conference WiFi and Tech Support Information
GC 106 - General Classroom Building, Room 106
9:50am •
Strategies for Students Reading Below Grade Level in Middle School
GC 109 - General Classroom Building, Room 109
9:50am •
Where have all the Teachers Gone (and can we get those left to STAY)?
11:10am •
Partnership Power: Expanding Classroom Horizons with Division of Arts & Museums
GC 201 - General Classroom Building, Room 201
9:50am •
Understanding & Supporting Student Behavior: A Teacher-Centered Approach
GC 306 - General Classroom Building, Room 306
9:50am •
Thinking on our Feet: A Building Thinking Classrooms Experience
GC 311 - General Classroom Building, Room 311
9:50am •
3D Science Assessments and the New HS RISE
11:10am •
Bridging the Gap to Grade-Level Text in the secondary classroom marks a critical shift from "learning to read" to "reading to learn" through evidence-based, equitable instruction.
GC 409 - General Classroom Building, Room 409
9:50am •
Grow Lab
Online Form
8:00am •
Conference Credit
SC 016 - Science Center, Room 016
9:50am •
GEG Utah Demo Slam 2026
11:10am •
In Our Google Era: 50 Tools Shaping the Future of Learning
SC 128 - Science Center, Room 128
9:50am •
Surviving the RISE: Lowering the Cognitive Lift
11:10am •
Building Sustainable School Wellness Systems In Rural Communities
SC 129 - Science Center, Room 129
9:50am •
Unplug and Play: Teaching Computational Thinking Skills Through Game Play
11:10am •
From Notes to Writing: Using Two-Column Notes to Strengthen Student Thinking
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GC 407 - General Classroom Building, Room 407
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2 Hour Poster Session - informal discussions with various small groups during a 2-hour window
20 minute focus on specific solutions or tools (Over The Shoulder)
Break
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Keynote
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Not Applicable
PK - 2
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Conference Speakers
Counselors or School-based Ment
Counselors or School-based Mental / Behavioral Health Professionals
Counselors or School-based Mental/Behavioral Health Professionals
Curriculum Specialists
District / School Administrators
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EdTech Coach/Digital Teaching & Learning Specialists
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Technology Coordinators / Facilitato
Technology Coordinators / Facilitators
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Adult Education
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Computer Science
ESL
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Language Arts
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Music
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Social Science
Social Studies
Special Education
STEM / STEAM
World Languages
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