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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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Dawn Rae Peterson
Central Utah Academy
Testing Coordinator/Counselor
Gunnison, Utah
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Wednesday
, July 15
11:00am
MDT
🎒 Explore the Exhibitor Hall & Educational Partners
CC Great Hall - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Great Hall (200 Level)
Conference Credit
Online Form
Conference Registration, Badge Pick-Up & Text Alerts Opt-In
AU - Auditorium Foyer
12:10pm
MDT
Beyond Self Care: Leading Systemic Approach to Well-Being for Educators
AU - Auditorium
Gail Markin
1:30pm
MDT
Carrots over Sticks: Transforming School Culture Through Positive Incentives
GC 109 - General Classroom Building, Room 109
Nathan Blackner
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
From Chaos to College-Ready: Streamlining MS and HS Research with Scrible
CC Red Hills Room - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Red Hills Room (200 Level)
DawnRae Smith • Shilpa Duvoor • Tiffany Swindlehurst
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
zSpace
AU - Auditorium Foyer
Brandon Harrison
Brad Montague Breakout Session
AU - Auditorium
Brad Montague
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
Scam Academy - Teaching Students to Outsmart the Algorithms
CC Shooting Star - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Shooting Star Room (100 Level)
Dani Sloan
12:10pm
MDT
Lunch - Food Truck Roundup at the Auditorium!
AU - Auditorium Parking Lot (Outside)
1:50pm
MDT
Top Ten Ways to Differentiate in Canvas
ED 203 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 203
Jason Snow
You've Got To Move It! (Incorporating Movement in the Secondary Classroom)
CC Shooting Star - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Shooting Star Room (100 Level)
Mary Saylor
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
Personalized Education with Limitless Possibilities | Advancing Specialized Services in Rural Communities.
CC Red Hills Room - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Red Hills Room (200 Level)
Jamie Webb
Statewide Online Education Program: Essential Insights for Administrators & Counselors
SC 129 - Science Center, Room 129
Meagan Johnston
Leaving Children Behind: Grade Retention in the 21st Century
CC Whiting Room - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Whiting Room Room (200 Level)
Pam Powell
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
Joanna Andres Breakout Session
AU - Auditorium
Joanna Andres
You Are Not the Test Score: Reclaiming Care and Influence in an Age of Testing
CC Whiting Room - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Whiting Room Room (200 Level)
Joshua Hales
Emergency Recovery Planning
ED 203 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 203
Scott Eyre • Ashley Pistello
Unplug and Play: Teaching Computational Thinking Skills Through Game Play
SC 129 - Science Center, Room 129
Traci Rindlisbach
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
Navigating the Noise: Empowering News-Literate Students with Checkology
CC Whiting Room - R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Whiting Room Room (200 Level)
Chris Haught
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