2026 Elevated Teaching Summit: Full Schedule

Vision

In Canyons School District, we believe that all stakeholders benefit from purposeful technology integration within the learning process, focusing on student achievement. Educational technology will be used to empower teachers, students, and other stakeholders to gain the knowledge and skills needed to adapt, create, consume, and connect responsibly and ethically with the broader world in preparation for meaningful life opportunities.

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9:30am MDT

Student-Talk and Movement Strategies to Support Vocabulary Acquisition and Retention

OPEN SEATS

Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT

2307

Limited Capacity seats available

In this break-out, two different student-talk / vocabulary strategies will be demonstrated with attendees acting in the student roles. Krista Edwards and Emily Gonzalez will model strategies for Tier 1 Vocabulary Instruction, using lessons that they have used in the past and taught with improved student outcomes and student engagement. Krista will start with demonstrating a lesson pairing visual scaffolds to vocabulary acquisition, and Emily will demonstrate a strategy using physical movement in a World Language classroom to support vocabulary acquisition. Following these two demonstrations, there will be time for a debrief and conversation on how these strategies apply to your classroom and content. Teachers will leave with the confidence that they have actionable strategies they can implement immediately.

Presenter

Krista Edwards

Instructional Coach

Emily Gonzalez

High School Spanish Teacher

Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
2307

Instructional Priorities

Content Area ELA, World Language/DLI, Social Studies, CTE, Special Education, Science
Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Classroom Teachers
Instructional Priority Multilingual Supports

10:40am MDT

Designing Intentional Reading Experiences

OPEN SEATS

Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:40am - 11:40am MDT

2307

Limited Capacity seats available

Stop hunting for the "perfect strategy" and start making your instructional thinking visible. This PD is designed to help you slow down and explore how intentional planning makes the same text more accessible and more rigorous for every student.

Presenter

Anne Clyde

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District

Alisha Dimapilis

Health Teacher

Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:40am - 11:40am MDT
2307

Instructional Design & Planning

Audience Classroom Teachers, Admin

12:40pm MDT

Motivating Students Through Choice, Rewards, and Recognition

OPEN SEATS

Tuesday June 2, 2026 12:40pm - 1:40pm MDT

2307

Limited Capacity seats available

This session will empower participants to motivate their students through relevant examples of STUDENT CHOICE through choice boards in Google Docs/Google Slides, REWARDS through tracker charts in Google Docs, and RECOGNITION through badges and certificates in Canva. Presenters will show several examples and allow attendees to make copies of resources that could be utilized in the elementary classroom. Come away from this session with new ideas and ready-to-use materials!

Presenter

Stephanie Glover

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District

Stephanie Glover is an Instructional Coach at Altara Elementary. She has been working in the field of education since 2007 in various positions such as an Elementary Ed Tech Coach as well as a 2nd-5th grade teacher. In 2007, Stephanie earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary... Read More →