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

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

10:20am MDT

Teaching While Wired: Strategies for Regulating Educator Nervous Systems in a Digitally-Driven Classroom

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

2307

In today’s tech-saturated classrooms, educators often operate in a constant state of low-level stress without recognizing how deeply it impacts their nervous systems, decision-making, and classroom climate. This session explores how dysregulation shows up in teaching and offers practical, in-the-moment strategies—rooted in physiology, not theory—that help educators regulate themselves without stopping instruction. Participants will leave with simple, adaptable techniques to co-regulate their classrooms, navigate tech-related stress, and reduce burnout by aligning their practices with how the nervous system actually works.

Presenter

Lesli Morris

DTL Specialist, Canyons School District

Lesli Morris is a Digital Teaching and Learning Specialist for Canyons School District in Sandy, Utah. She also holds ESL, instructional coaching, and educational technology endorsements, and is an ISTE Certified Educator.

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
2307

Professional Learning & Educator Growth