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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9:10am MDT

Assistive Technology Sandbox: Hands-On Exploration

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT

2305

This session will be structured as an Assistive Technology Sandbox, where participants rotate through short, hands-on stations to explore tools that support student access, communication, and independence. Each station will feature a brief overview, quick demonstration, and time to interact with the technology while considering real classroom scenarios.

The sandbox format encourages participants to experiment with tools in a low-pressure environment, helping build familiarity and confidence with assistive technology. By the end of the session, participants will have explored several AT options and identified tools or strategies they may want to try in their own classrooms.

Presenter

Britta Scullion

Occupational Therapist, Canyons School District

Member of the district UATT team

Michele Edem

Special Education Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District

Jenny Longenecker

Speech-Language Pathologist

Michaela Ball, M.S. CCC-SLP

AT/AAC Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District

Michaela Ball is a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) who works to support teachers and SLPs in the Canyons School District in Sandy, Utah and serves on the district’s Utah Assistive Technology Team. She began her journey working in film as a production sound recordist and now uses... Read More →

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT
2305

Content Area Special Education
Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Admin, Related Service Providers
Ed Tech Tool Artificial Intelligence (AI), Google/CSDdocs

9:10am MDT

Boost Your Efficiency: Teacher Hacks and Shortcuts

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT

3600

Back by popular demand! 😎

Ready to work smarter, not harder? Join us for a fast-paced session packed with practical tech tips across Outlook, Google Workspace, Canvas, Apple, Notability, and beyond. These basic, easy-to-implement strategies will help you streamline your workflow, save time, and simplify your day — starting immediately.

Presenter

Michelle Hall

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District

Nicole Rudes

Math Teacher, Canyons School District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT
3600

Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Classroom Teachers
Ed Tech Tool Secondary Canvas, Google/CSDdocs

9:10am MDT

ClassLink Analytics for Teachers

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT

3507

During this session, you will learn valuable tips and tricks of how to make the most out of ClassLink. The session will focus on how to customize your settings, LaunchPad, and MyBackPack. It will also take you into the world of ClassLink Analytics, where you can see how devices are being used in your classroom.

Presenter

Chandra Martz

DTL Specialist, General

Chandra Martz is a Digital Teaching and Learning Specialist for Canyons School District, where she supports DTL and STEAM initiatives. She has been working in educational technology since 2012, helping K–12 educators and students integrate innovative tools and practices that enhance... Read More →

ClassLink

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT
3507

Instructional Design & Planning

Audience Classroom Teachers
Ed Tech Tool ClassLink
Instructional Priority Classroom Management

9:10am MDT

Science of Reading- A World of Words: Vocabulary

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT

2410

A student’s reading ceiling is often set by their oral vocabulary. We’ll examine how to cultivate a classroom that expands a child’s mental lexicon through rich conversation and explicit instruction. Learn how to turn everyday talk into a sophisticated toolkit for tackling complex texts.

Presenter

Julie Butler

Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District

Bernice Allen

Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District

Lauren Watkins

APPEL Coaching Coordinator, Canyons School District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT
2410

Instructional Design & Planning

Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Admin, SpEd
Instructional Priority Science of Reading, Scaffolding

9:10am MDT

Strategies for Engagement with Arts Integration

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT

2307

This session will share and apply arts integration strategies for all classroom teachers. It will connect you with ready-to-use strategies that can provided high level engagement strategies for student learning. We will explore how to use Arts Integration as a tool for assessment, allowing students to demonstrate competency through visual, performing, and media arts. Participants will also learn how to bridge their classroom to the professional world via BTS Arts Coaches, Artists in Residence, and POPS resources.

Presenter

Jamie Workman

K-12 Arts Specialist/ BTS Arts Specialist, Utah State Board of Education

Jamie Workman brings a bold mix of experience and creativity to her role at the Utah State Board of Education, where she supports the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program. A Westminster University alum, Jamie started her career teaching in South Korea. When she returned... Read More →

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT
2307

Instructional Design & Planning

Content Area Arts
Audience Elementary Teachers, Classroom Teachers

9:10am MDT

The journey from Spoon-feeding to Chopsticks: Using Rigor and Quality Interactions

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT

3511

Quality Interactions paired with maintaining rigor is key to learning.

Presenter

Courtney Long

Principal

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT
3511

Instructional Priorities

Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Admin Staff, Classroom Teachers
Instructional Priority Multilingual Supports

9:10am MDT

Vibe Coding with Canva AI

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT

3418

Through live modeling and guided creation, teachers will learn how to build drag-and-sort activities, self-checking matching tasks, structured digital scavenger hunts, game-style review boards, and branching simulations that place students in realistic scenarios. The focus is on practical design moves that work across grade levels and content areas.

Presenter

Jackie Ricks

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District

I’m passionate about inquiry-based, active learning strategies to support teaching and learning. I love trying to make systems more efficient and applicable. I also have a penchant for learning new things!

Nicole Reitz-Larsen

Educator, Canyon School District

Nicole is a Computer Science Teacher, International Facilitator and Advocate for teachers and students. She is active in local and national computer science communities, in person and online. You can often find her having fun participating in a webinar or leading discussions around... Read More →

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT
3418

Instructional Tools & Technology

Audience Classroom Teachers, Counselors
Ed Tech Tool Canva, Artificial Intelligence (AI)

9:10am MDT

Determining Your Reality While Giving Yourself Compassion

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT

3412

How do you feel about your teaching right now? How do you make sure you know what's happening, while also being gracious to yourself.

Presenter

Rachel Marshall

Instructional Specialist, Canyons District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT
3412

Professional Learning & Educator Growth

Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Admin Staff, Classroom Teachers, Counselors, Admin

9:10am MDT

How to Support Healthy Conflict in a Team

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT

2218

Participants will learn about the differences between healthy and unhealthy conflict, why conflict is scary, how to facilitate healthy conflict in a team, and how to respond to unhealthy conflict.

Presenter

Leigh Ann Fisher

teacher specialist, Canyons District

Julie Butler

Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT
2218

Professional Learning & Educator Growth

Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Admin Staff, Classroom Teachers, Counselors, Admin

9:10am MDT

Wait! I have a full CTESS Evaluation next year?: I'm a Career 4 teacher and need a CTESS refresher before the school year starts

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT

2416

For Career teachers only: Do you want to be even more “Effective” on your CTESS teacher evaluation? Do you have clarifying questions about the CTESS process? Do you want to be sure you understand the elements of CTESS? This workshop will review of the CTESS evaluation system through highlighting and providing exemplars of the key elements of the district teacher evaluation. It is a great place to bring your evaluation questions and provide a solid foundation for your next years’ CTESS.

Presenter

Shawnda Moss

Evaluations Specialist; APPEL Program Director

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT
2416

Professional Learning & Educator Growth

Audience Classroom Teachers

9:10am MDT

Anti-Scam Academy

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT

3410

How do you feel about your teaching right now? How do you make sure you know what's happening, while also being gracious to yourself.

Presenter

Jodi Ide

Teacher Specialist, Canyons SD

Jodi Ide has taught high schoolers and educators to question everything—except her music preferences and the Oxford comma. A social studies specialist with a soft spot for media literacy-themed picture books, she’s on a mission to make sure “once upon a time” doesn’t mean... Read More →

Gretchen Zaitzeff

District library media specialist, Canyons School District

As co-lead of the Utah Information, News, and Media Literacy Collaborative, Gretchen Zaitzeff brings a strong background in fostering critical media engagement and empowering educators to integrate information, news, and media literacy across the curriculum. She works as the District... Read More →

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT
3410

Safe & Supportive Environment

Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Classroom Teachers

9:10am MDT

Tiered Behavior Classroom Interventions

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT

2507

Practical ways to intensify classroom behavior interventions to support tier 1, 2, and 3 behaviors.

Presenter

Danielle Lyons

Behavior Specialist, Canyons School District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT
2507

Safe & Supportive Environment

Audience Classroom Teachers, Admin
Ed Tech Tool Canva, Google/CSDdocs
Instructional Priority PBIS & Classroom Management

9:10am MDT

Effective Co-Teaching Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT

3416

Basics: This session provides a practical overview of co-teaching models—from Station Teaching to Team Teaching—designed to enhance student engagement and support diverse learners in general education settings. Participants will learn how to build professional relationships, share instructional responsibilities, and move beyond "one teach, one assist" to create true parity in the classroom.

Presenter

Allison Duncan

Math Goddess, Canyons District

Bethany Baker

SPED Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District Special Education Dept

Lauren Gooch

SpEd Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT
3416

Student Supports (MTSS)

Content Area Special Education
Audience Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Admin Staff, Classroom Teachers, Admin
Ed Tech Tool Artificial Intelligence (AI)

10:20am MDT

Boost Your Efficiency: Teacher Hacks and Shortcuts

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT

3600

Presenter

Michelle Hall

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District

Nicole Rudes

Math Teacher, Canyons School District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
3600

Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Classroom Teachers
Ed Tech Tool Secondary Canvas, Google/CSDdocs

10:20am MDT

The Evidence of "Aha!": Capturing Deeper Thinking in Amplify

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT

2412

How do we know when students are truly getting it—beyond just producing the correct answer? As we move toward full implementation of Amplify, this session explores how teachers can recognize and capture the evidence of deep thinking that happens during instruction—not just at the end of it. Participants will briefly explore Amplify’s formative assessment tools, then shift into the heart of the work: making student thinking visible through models, discourse, and strategic questioning. Through real classroom examples, we will highlight how teachers use student work and conversation as powerful informal data sources to guide instruction in the moment. Educators will leave with a clear lens for identifying rigorous thinking and practical strategies for elevating and responding to student thinking every day.

Presenter

Cynthia Lloyd

Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District

Cynthia Lloyd is the Elementary Math, Science, and STEM Specialist in Canyons School District who helps teachers unlock the power of math to spark scientific inquiry and real-world problem-solving. She is passionate about designing integrated, hands-on learning experiences that connect... Read More →

Hannah Seguin

3rd Grade Teacher, Canyons School District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
2412

Data-Based Decision Making

Content Area Math
Audience Elementary Teachers, Admin Staff, Classroom Teachers
Ed Tech Tool Amplify Desmos Math
Instructional Priority Explicit Instruction

10:20am MDT

Class of ’86: A Pedagogical Time-Warp to the Future of Learning

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT

2313

Dust off your high-tops and grab your walkman—we’re going back to 1986 to discover the future of Tier 1 instruction! This high-energy session uses the iconic cinema of 40 years ago to decode the modern frameworks that drive student success today. We’ll look at how the "Class of ’86" can teach us to remove learning barriers through Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and boost engagement using the 5 C’s—Control, Collaboration, Challenge, Choice, and Caring. Whether you’re channeling the leadership of Maverick or the autonomy of Ferris Bueller, you’ll walk away with actionable strategies that align with CSD’s MTSS framework, ensuring every student in your "brat pack" has the support they need to thrive. Don't be "left behind" in the past; join us for a nostalgic deep dive that will leave you ready to "move the stars" for your students!.

Presenter

Abigail Müller

Teacher, Canyons School District

I’m an Elementary Educator that loves using technology to help them create, collaborate, communicate, and think critically.

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
2313

Instructional Design & Planning

Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Classroom Teachers
Ed Tech Tool Adobe, Google/CSDdocs
Instructional Priority Mulilingual Supports, Scaffolding

10:20am MDT

Connecting Math to the Real World Through 3 Act Math Tasks

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT

2414

Attendees will learn how to bring highly engaging real world math problems into their classroom using the 3 Act Math Tasks from the BFF kit. This is our presentation from last year: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17UVBP3NckJawuaPEYydpDGGtJkTOBcP9KxyS1bkPVNU/edit?usp=sharing

Presenter

Maria Guizar

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District

Senja Merrill

Instructional Coach

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
2414

Instructional Design & Planning

Content Area Math
Audience Elementary Teachers, Admin Staff, Classroom Teachers
Instructional Priority Explicit Instruction

10:20am MDT

Games and Movement in the Classroom

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT

2509

Boost learning with lively games and movement that raise OTRs and spark student engagement.

Presenter

Michelle Erb

Teacher, Altara Elementary/Canyons School District

Pat Denning

Elementary Teacher

I am a 3rd grade teacher from Altara Elem. I love to teach math and science and I do it all day long!

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
2509

Instructional Design & Planning

Audience Classroom Teachers
Ed Tech Tool Adobe
Instructional Priority Opportunities to Respond

10:20am MDT

Science of Reading- Beyond the Page: Comprehension

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT

2410

Comprehension is the ultimate goal of reading. This session explores how background knowledge and oral language skills synthesize to create deep meaning. Discover how to move beyond basic recall and teach students to engage in high-level discourse that fosters critical thinking.

Presenter

Julie Butler

Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District

Bernice Allen

Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
2410

Instructional Design & Planning

Content Area ELA
Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Admin, SpEd
Instructional Priority Science of Reading, WISR

10:20am MDT

UDL & AI: Best Practice without Prep Overload

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT

3406

In this session, we'll discuss what UDL is, why UDL is best practice for the classroom, and how you can incorporate AI into your lesson planning to make UDL feasible with the time you have. This course is for anyone that wants to learn about UDL as a beginner or anyone who knows UDL and wants to take it to the next level (intermediate/advanced). This session is for you!

Presenter

Sydnie Schoepf

Instructional Coach, Hillcrest High, Canyons District

Sydnie has 17 years in education and a PhD in Curriculum & Instruction. She loves to nerd out about all things learning and EdTech. When she's not working, you can catch her playing with her two puppies, reading, or both.

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
3406

Instructional Design & Planning

Audience Classroom Teachers
Ed Tech Tool Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Instructional Priority Mulilingual Supports, Scaffolding

10:20am MDT

Collaborative Quests: Enhancing Peer Collaboration through Student Talk

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT

3414

What if AI could help students talk more, not less? In this hands-on model lesson, participants step into a student role and experience a collaborative simulation set in the world of "The Giver". Each person takes on a secret role in a town hall meeting and uses AI guided prompts, hidden memories, moral dilemmas, and character motivations to spark live student to student discussion. Built around the QTEL PIE framework: Prepare, Interact, Extend; this session invites educators to experience the lesson and then debrief how the chatbot supports engagement, peer collaboration, and standards based instruction.

Although the example uses "The Giver," the approach can be adapted across grade levels and content areas, from science debates to historical simulations to collaborative math problem solving. Participants will leave with a practical model for using AI as a behind the scenes facilitator that amplifies student voice, supports purposeful talk, and deepens engagement with content, with one another, and with complex ideas. Ideal for classroom teachers, instructional coaches, and leaders looking for student-centered ways to integrate AI into instruction.

Presenter

Scott Christensen

Secondary ELA Specialist, Canyons School District

Scott Christensen brings 20+ years of experience in education as a teacher, instructional coach, and education specialist in grades K-12 in public schools and charter schools from Washington State, Florida, North Dakota, and Utah. He has taught English/Language Arts in grades 7-11... Read More →

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
3414

Instructional Priorities

Audience Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Admin Staff, Classroom Teachers
Ed Tech Tool Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Instructional Priority Structured Classroom Discussion

10:20am MDT

Click, Create, Share! Canva Banners for Beginners

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT

2503

Step by step tutorial on how to make a banner in canva to use for your parent square messages.

Presenter

Annie Nixon

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District

Megan White

Teacher, Canyons School District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
2503

Instructional Tools & Technology

Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Admin Staff, Classroom Teachers, Counselors, Admin
Ed Tech Tool Canva, ParentSquare

10:20am MDT

Vibe Coding with Canva AI

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT

3418

Presenter

Jackie Ricks

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District

Nicole Reitz-Larsen

Educator, Canyon School District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
3418

Instructional Tools & Technology

Audience Classroom Teachers, Counselors
Ed Tech Tool Canva, Artificial Intelligence (AI)

10:20am MDT

Maximize Your Growth: Leveraging the Coaching Cycle for Student Impact (and earn USBE credit)

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT

2218

Participants will learn about how a Coaching Cycle is personalized professional learning with the purpose of increasing teacher skills and student outcomes. All teachers have access to coaching and some teachers can choose to engage in a deep coaching cycle to improve their instruction and earn USBE credit at the same time.

Presenter

Julie Butler

Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
2218

Professional Learning & Educator Growth

Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Admin

10:20am MDT

Purposeful Movement Without Chaos: Defining “Look Fors” and Leveraging AI to Support Classroom Practice

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT

2305

This interactive 60-minute workshop supports teachers in integrating purposeful, structured student movement into instruction—without sacrificing clarity, safety, or learning focus. Participants will explore how clearly defined “look fors” (observable student behaviors and conditions) create structure for movement-rich classrooms. Through collaborative scenarios and guided practice, teachers will develop and refine their own look fors for a variety of movement opportunities. The session will be tech "light" with an opportunity to apply the "look for" guidelines within the Magic School AI tools as a support for planning, refining, and adapting movement routines for diverse classroom contexts.

By the end of the session, participants will:
Identify and articulate clear, observable “look fors” for student movement
Practice designing "look fors" across multiple instructional scenarios
Use MagicSchoolAI to generate structured academic tasks refined by teacher determined "look fors"
Establish norms and routines that support safe, efficient movement

Presenter

Jessica Miller

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District

Experienced as a classroom teacher and as an Ed Tech Coach, my current role is supporting my classroom colleagues in using instructional best practices. I am excited to collaborate with you!

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
2305

Safe & Supportive Environment

Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Classroom Teachers
Ed Tech Tool MagicSchool, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Instructional Priority PBIS & Classroom Management

10:20am MDT

Tiered Behavior Classroom Interventions

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT

2507

Practical ways to intensify classroom behavior interventions to support tier 1, 2, and 3 behaviors.

Presenter

Danielle Lyons

Behavior Specialist, Canyons School District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
2507

Safe & Supportive Environment

Audience Classroom Teachers, Admin
Instructional Priority PBIS & Classroom Management

10:20am MDT

More Than Just Presence: The General Educator’s Role in the IEP Process

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT

3416

Do you know your role in the IEP process? This session outlines the crucial contributions general education teachers bring to the IEP table, including data collection, implementing modifications, and supporting student success in the inclusive classroom. Participants will learn how to turn legally required attendance into meaningful collaboration, ensuring students with disabilities thrive in the general education curriculum.

Presenter

Bethany Baker

SPED Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District Special Education Dept

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
3416

Student Supports (MTSS)

Content Area Special Education
Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Admin Staff, Classroom Teachers, Counselors, Admin

1:45pm MDT

Games and Movement in the Classroom

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT

2509

Boost learning with lively games and movement that raise OTRs and spark student engagement.

Presenter

Michelle Erb

Teacher, Altara Elementary/Canyons School District

Pat Denning

Elementary Teacher

I am a 3rd grade teacher from Altara Elem. I love to teach math and science and I do it all day long!

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
2509

Instructional Design & Planning

Audience Classroom Teachers
Instructional Priority Opportunites to Respond, PBIS & Classroom Management

1:45pm MDT

Independent Accountability in Group Work for the Creative Classroom

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT

3507

Do you love the idea of students collaborating on creative group projects but struggle to keep them accountable, productive and on task? Participants will have the chance to practice effective grouping strategies and a students self-tracking system to scaffold group projects and keep students on track and moving through a creative project step-by-step.

Presenter

Suzie DuVal

Theatre Teacher

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
3507

Instructional Design & Planning

Audience Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Classroom Teachers
Instructional Priority Scaffolding

1:45pm MDT

Intellectual Agency: Putting Learners in the AI Driver’s Seat

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT

3410

This professional learning session equips educators with high-impact protocols to ensure students become critical thinkers—not passive copy-pasters. They will learn and practice protocols that prioritize student agency and human judgment to guide students to critically read, question, and humanize AI's authoritative yet flawed answers. Leave with the transformative strategies needed to ensure every student embraces their intellectual agency and takes the AI driver’s seat in their learning journey.

Learning Intention: Cultivate intellectual agency by shifting from a focus on AI-generated products to a focus on the human-led process, ensuring students maintain cognitive ownership and authority over their work.

Success Criteria: Design learning experiences where students demonstrate authority over AI to reflect their own informed perspectives and academic nuance.

Presenter

Naomi Watkins

Secondary ELA Specialist, USBE - Utah State Board of Education

Dr. Naomi Watkins is the Secondary English Language Arts Specialist for the Utah State Board of Education, where she provides strategic oversight for ELA instruction, standards, and adolescent literacy. With over 20 years of experience in education and a Ph.D. specializing in adolescent... Read More →

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
3410

Instructional Design & Planning

Audience Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Classroom Teachers, instructional coaches
Ed Tech Tool Artificial Intelligence (AI)

1:45pm MDT

Nature by Design: Arts-Integrated Connections on Animal Adaptations, Environments, and Landscapes.”

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT

2410

When science is taught through hands-on, standards-based art projects, student engagement is at its highest and concepts are better retained. This class will explore connections between elementary scientific concepts and visual art practices focusing on animal adaptations, environments, and weathering; alongside art concepts such as: landscapes, texture, and paper folding. Attendees will also learn skills to create and adapt future arts-integrated lessons and projects of their own.

Presenter

Melinda Van De Graaff

BTS Visual Art Elementary Educator

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
2410

Instructional Design & Planning

Content Area Arts
Audience Elementary Teachers, Classroom Teachers, BTS Visual Arts Educators

1:45pm MDT

UDL & AI: Best Practice without Prep Overload

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT

3406

Presenter

Sydnie Schoepf

Instructional Coach, Hillcrest High, Canyons District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
3406

Instructional Design & Planning

Audience Classroom Teachers
Ed Tech Tool Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Instructional Priority Scaffolding

1:45pm MDT

Jazz Up Your Reading By Using Collaboration

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT

3418

Ready to energize your reading instruction? In this interactive session, participants will explore active reading strategies that “jazz up” literacy through purposeful collaboration. Attendees will learn creative and structured ways to partner students so they read, think, and process text together in meaningful ways.
Participants will leave with ready-to-implement structures that increase student voice, accountability, and engagement while building strong comprehension skills through collaborative learning.

Presenter

Michele Law

Sprucewood Elementary 2nd Grade Team Leader, Canyons School District

Kindergarten through 3rd Grade iPads

Alisa Hyer

Secondarly Literacy Instructional Coach, Canyons School District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
3418

Instructional Priorities

Audience Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Classroom Teachers

1:45pm MDT

Make Student Talk a Routine

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT

2507

This presentation will give tips and tricks on how to increase Student Talk during independent work time and ways to easily implement routines for Student Talk into lessons that teachers already have!

Presenter

Alexandria Jensen

Teacher

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
2507

Instructional Priorities

Audience Classroom Teachers
Instructional Priority Structured Classroom Dsicussion, Explicit Instruction

1:45pm MDT

Harnessing the Power of Canvas New Quizzes

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT

3511

Detailed instruction on how to use each type of question in Canvas New Quizzes to maximize student engagement, reduce cheating, and minimize grading time.

Presenter

Angela Alires

Teacher, Alta High School

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
3511

Instructional Tools & Technology

Audience Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Classroom Teachers
Ed Tech Tool Canvas

1:45pm MDT

Optimizing your workflow with Google Sheets, Skyward, Canvas, and Outlook

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT

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This presentation would go over tips and tricks about how to better use things such as Skyward, Canvas, and Outlook, with things such as how to develop rules to automatically sort emails, how to set up Nightly Sync in Canvas, how to get attendance reports, how to email and print progress reports and missing assignment lists, downloading and uploading XLSX files and analyzing data, etc.

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Amanda Slaughter

ELA Teacher

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
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Instructional Tools & Technology

Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Admin Staff, Classroom Teachers, Counselors, Admin
Ed Tech Tool Google/CSDdocs, Secondary Canvas, Elementary Canvas

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You CAN Make a Difference

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT

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Do you feel like you are the only one in your grade level/PLC/school implementing or promoting best practices? Are you wanting to help shift mindsets among your peers? In this session we will talk about 5 things YOU can do to become an effective change agent in your school to help shift instructional practices.

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Allison Duncan

Math Goddess, Canyons District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
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Professional Learning & Educator Growth

Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Admin

1:45pm MDT

Smarter Workflows: Boosting Executive Functioning with Google Tools and AI

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT

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This session will introduce educators to accessible assistive technology strategies that support students’ executive functioning skills. The training will focus on leveraging embedded Google tools (such as Google Docs, Google Keep, Google Calendar, and Google Tasks) alongside emerging AI tools within MagicSchool to scaffold student independence. Participants will explore hands-on strategies for using built-in features—such as checklists, reminders, templates, and AI-generated task supports. By the end of the session, educators will leave with ready-to-use routines and digital supports that can be embedded into daily classroom instruction to strengthen executive functioning and increase student access to learning.

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Jonathan Stewart

DTL Specialist, General

Jonathan Stewart has been an educator for over 20 years. He is a facilitator and trainer for the AI in K12 project for the Utah State Board of Education. He is also the co-lead of the AI team in Canyons School District in Sandy, UT, in addition to other projects related to education... Read More →

Michaela Ball, M.S. CCC-SLP

AT/AAC Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
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Student Supports (MTSS)

Audience Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Admin Staff, Classroom Teachers, Counselors, Admin, Special Education Teachers and Related Service Providers
Ed Tech Tool Google/CSDdocs, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Instructional Priority PBIS & Classroom Management, Scaffolding

1:45pm MDT

Supporting ML Students in Math Instruction

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT

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This workshop will focus on integrating high yield instructional strategies in the diverse ML math classroom, including cooperative learning, asset based instructional strategies, and QTEL strategies. It will focus on simple integration of these while still maintaining rigor and pace with strategies that implement whole brain teaching and Kagan structures to maintain high engagement in the math classroom.

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Laura Bettison

teacher

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
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Student Supports (MTSS)

Audience Elementary Teachers, Classroom Teachers
Instructional Priority Multilingual Supports

1:45pm MDT

Tier 2 Academic Vocabulary: Good for All. Essential for Some.

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT

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This session explores how Tier 2 academic vocabulary—high-utility, cross-disciplinary thinking words—can act as a hidden barrier to student success when not explicitly taught. Participants examine how students may understand content but struggle with the language of tasks, and learn practical strategies for embedding, modeling, and reinforcing Tier 2 vocabulary to improve clarity, equity, and student performance across disciplines.

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Jodi Ide

Teacher Specialist, Canyons SD

Amy Gutiérrez

Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District

Amy has dedicated the past 26 years to education in various capacities, starting as a middle and high school ESL and Spanish teacher, then serving as a Culture and Equity Coordinator. Currently, she is a Teacher Specialist for Canyons School District in Sandy, Utah. Throughout her... Read More →

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
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Student Supports (MTSS)

Audience Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Admin
Instructional Priority Systematic Vocabulary Instruction

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