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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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Daniel Kimball
Teacher
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
12:10pm
MDT
Beyond Self Care: Leading Systemic Approach to Well-Being for Educators
AU - Auditorium
Gail Markin
1:30pm
MDT
AI, Bloom, and the Cognitive Gap in Educational Technology
CC Whiting Room - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Whiting Room Room (200 Level)
Valarie O'Bryan
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
8:30am
MDT
Becoming Better Grownups: Rediscovering What Matters and Remembering to Fly
AU - Auditorium
Brad Montague
9:45am
MDT
Stop Doing All the Work! Simple Adaptations for Your Classroom
GC 106 - General Classroom Building, Room 106
April Stevenson
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
Chaos Coordinators: Frontload the Calm, Teach the Tough
CC Whiting Room - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Whiting Room Room (200 Level)
Kristin Hellmann • Dana Blazzard
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
2:50pm
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
Collaborative Roots: Building Parent-Teacher Trust to Transform Student Outcomes
ED 203 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 203
Shannon Neeley • Sydney Whatcott
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
Strategies for Students Reading Below Grade Level in Middle School
GC 106 - General Classroom Building, Room 106
April Stevenson • Laura Mauer
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
What does a balanced approach to instructional technology use look like in reality?
ED 204 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 204
Tony Campbell • Jared Wilkinson
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