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

Reclaiming Student Voice: How Emotional Safety Transforms Engagement

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

2511

This presentation will cover how voice equals identity and signs a classroom is not emotionally safe and simple practices to open students up.

Presenter

Melissa Quinones

Choir and Theatre Teacher

Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
2511

Safe & Supportive Environment

Audience Middle School Teachers
Instructional Priority PBIS & Classroom Management

10:40am MDT

Effortless Chromebook Monitoring Using LanSchool Air

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

2511

Master LanSchool Air to gain easy, powerful control over student chromebooks. You will learn to instantly monitor student screens, blank devices to eliminate distractions, and restrict web access. Discover how LanSchool's simplicity, Skyward integration, and new AI off-task monitoring feature can transform your classroom management.

Make sure your LanSchool account is activated BEFORE class. If you aren't sure, go to lanschoolair.lenovosoftware.com (or click the LanSchool link in ClassLink) and login with Google using your csddocs account. If it doesn't work, contact the IT Help Desk and ask for help activating your LanSchool account.

Presenter

Tyler Oliphant

Math Teacher

Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:40am - 11:40am MDT
2511

Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Classroom Teachers
Ed Tech Tool LanSchool

12:40pm MDT

Safe and Successful Creative Movement

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

2511

Explore practical strategies for using creative movement as an instructional tool in elementary classrooms. This session introduces routines, games, and management techniques that help channel students’ energy into focused, safe learning experiences. Participants will practice simple movement approaches that support academic concepts while building physical awareness, spatial safety, and positive expression. Leave with curriculum‑connected lessons—including examples integrated with Wonders—that use creative movement to enhance and enrich classroom learning.

Presenter

Mindy Curtis

Teacher Specialist, General

Dr. Mindy Curtis has been teaching, writing, devising, directing, choreographing, and producing in theatres, schools, and non-profit venues across the U.S. for decades. Her educational and theatrical work has consistently explored the power of content integration, collaborative creation... Read More →