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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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Cassandra Heftel
Wednesday
, July 15
11:00am
MDT
Conference Credit
Online Form
Conference Registration, Badge Pick-Up & Text Alerts Opt-In
AU - Auditorium Foyer
12:00pm
MDT
Conference Welcome, NUES & CUES URSA Award, Friend to Education Award
AU - Auditorium
1:30pm
MDT
Learner-Centered Design: Evidence, Iteration, and Impact
SC 122 - Science Center, Room 122
Nathan Auck
2:30pm
MDT
⚡ Break Time: Snacks, Drinks & Exhibitor Hall Showcase
CC Great Hall - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Great Hall (200 Level)
2:50pm
MDT
Rediscovering True Education: Classroom Practices That Actually Work
GC 109 - General Classroom Building, Room 109
Kenneth Applegate
4:00pm
MDT
Evening Activities
Cedar City, Utah
Thursday
, July 16
8:00am
MDT
🎒 Explore the Exhibitor Hall & Educational Partners
CC Great Hall - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Great Hall (200 Level)
Conference Registration, Badge Pick-Up & Text Alerts Opt-In
AU - Auditorium Foyer
9:45am
MDT
10 Minute Movement ideas for Language Arts k-6th grade
CC Charles Hunter - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Charles Hunter Room (100 Level)
Ashley Boyack
10:45am
MDT
🤝 Meet Our Partners: Exhibitor Showcase and Refreshment Break
CC Great Hall - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Great Hall (200 Level)
11:10am
MDT
The Science of Learning in Utah Math Classrooms
GC 109 - General Classroom Building, Room 109
Jennie Earl
12:10pm
MDT
Lunch - Food Truck Roundup at the Auditorium!
AU - Auditorium Parking Lot (Outside)
1:50pm
MDT
Great Grading!
CC Charles Hunter - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Charles Hunter Room (100 Level)
Tony Campbell • Jared Wilkinson
2:32pm
MDT
Simulating Moon Phases using your hand
ED 215 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 215
Jayceen Craven Walker
2:50pm
MDT
⚡ Quick Stop: Visit the Exhibitor Hall for a Refreshment Break!
CC Great Hall - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Great Hall (200 Level)
3:10pm
MDT
Demystifying Mastery: The What, the Why and the How of Proficiency Scale Construction
CC Charles Hunter - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Charles Hunter Room (100 Level)
Nathan Auck
4:00pm
MDT
Evening Activites
Cedar City, Utah
Friday
, July 17
8:00am
MDT
🎒 Explore the Exhibitor Hall & Educational Partners
CC Great Hall - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Great Hall (200 Level)
Conference Credit
Online Form
8:30am
MDT
Joanna Andres, Utah’s 2025-26 Teacher of the Year
AU - Auditorium
Joanna Andres
9:50am
MDT
Thinking on our Feet: A Building Thinking Classrooms Experience
GC 306 - General Classroom Building, Room 306
Wendy Moss-Doong
10:50am
MDT
⚡ Break Time: Snacks, Drinks & Exhibitor Hall Showcase
CC Great Hall - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Great Hall (200 Level)
11:10am
MDT
Beyond the Read Aloud: Bringing Stories to Life
CC Charles Hunter - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Charles Hunter Room (100 Level)
Sally Baird
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