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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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Tuesday, June 2
 

9:30am MDT

Putting Google AI to Work: A Practical Guide to Prompt Engineering and Productivity with Gemini
Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
3501
Feeling overwhelmed by your to-do list of emails, lesson plans, and administrative tasks? This hands-on workshop demonstrates how Gemini can become your productivity partner, streamlining your academic workflow. We will dive into the essential skill of prompt engineering, teaching you how to craft effective commands to get the results you need, fast. You'll learn practical strategies from drafting student communications and generating creative assignment ideas to summarizing research and managing your schedule. This session is dedicated to hands-on exploration, giving you the time and guidance to discover how AI can support you professionally and personally. You will leave with a toolkit of ready-to-use prompts and the skills to confidently use Gemini to save time, spark innovation, and reclaim valuable daily hours.
Presenter
avatar for Chris McCaffrey

Chris McCaffrey

Google Certified Trainer & Coach, Google ~ Kiker Learning
Chris McCaffrey is a Google for Education Certified Trainer & Coach as well as the Coordinator of Innovation, while managing the virtual academy at Wilson School District in PA. Drawing from over 25 years in education—including experience as a school board director, adjunct professor... Read More →
Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
3501

9:30am MDT

Make it Mario: Low-Tech Ideas to Gamify your Curriculum
Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
2313
In this fun and fast-paced presentation, teachers of all content areas will be given ideas and actionable steps to support their students in practice and review work while motivating them through competition and creative presentation.
Presenter
avatar for Katie Schmoldt

Katie Schmoldt

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District
I love history teaching, integrating technology, and anything outdoors!

avatar for Kaylie Sullivan

Kaylie Sullivan

Secondary English Language Arts Teacher
Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
2313
  Instructional Design & Planning

9:30am MDT

AVID Focused Note-Taking from the Elementary Perspective
Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
2303
AVID Focused Note-Taking from the Elementary Perspective: Jeny Wariner and Kristie Koyle

See AVID Focused Note-Taking in action from the very start of a student’s academic journey. This session highlights developmentally appropriate practices, classroom examples, and implementation insights that support strong instruction, student thinking, and schoolwide alignment from Kindergarten up.
Presenter
avatar for Jeny Wariner

Jeny Wariner

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District
With 30 years of experience in the trenches of education, Jeny Wariner understands the heart of the classroom. Currently an Instructional Coach at Glacier Hills Elementary, she specializes in bridging the gap between curriculum and classroom practice. Her commitment to excellence... Read More →
avatar for Kristie Koyle

Kristie Koyle

Kindergarten Teacher
Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
2303
  Instructional Priorities

9:30am MDT

Google NotebookLM - Your Teacher Assistant That You Wish You Always Had
Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
2212
Discover how to transform your existing curriculum into a personalized "second brain" that automates differentiation, creates instant student podcasts, and streamlines your heaviest teacher tasks. This session provides a hands-on roadmap to using NotebookLM as your ultimate teaching partner, turning hours of prep work into seconds of creative output.
Presenter
avatar for Nicole Reitz-Larsen

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 →
Tuesday June 2, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
2212
  Instructional Tools & Technology

10:40am MDT

Back to Basics with Google: Tips and Tricks for Getting Started and Beyond!
Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:40am - 11:40am MDT
2303
If you feel overwhelmed by technology, this session is the perfect place to slow down and build your confidence with the Google tools you use every day. We’ll cover information that can elevate your use with Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheets, and Google Drive by learning how to not only navigate these tools, but you’ll discover how they can enhance your instruction. Throughout the hour, we will focus on tips and tricks that make these tools that you can implement tomorrow. You’ll leave this session feeling empowered, with a handful of simple habits to integrate Google into your teaching practice.
Presenter
avatar for Emma Moss

Emma Moss

Digital Teaching & Learning Specialist, Canyons School District
Emma Moss is a Digital Teaching and Learning Specialist and AI Project Co-Lead in Canyons School District, as well as the Artificial Intelligence for K-12 Program Director in Utah. She founded the Utah AI Collaborative and leads monthly meet-ups on AI and innovation in education... Read More →
Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:40am - 11:40am MDT
2303

10:40am MDT

Your Google AI Teaching Assistant : Streamlining Courses and Research with NotebookLM
Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:40am - 11:40am MDT
3501
Imagine having a brilliant assistant helping you design courses, spark student curiosity, and accelerate your research. This workshop shows you how to make that a reality with Google's AI tools, focusing on NotebookLM—a robust platform that lets you ground the AI in your specific course materials. Learn how to offload routine prep work by instantly drafting syllabi, creating versatile rubrics, and generating creative case studies relevant to fields like volcanology or Pacific history. We'll explore practical strategies to design personalized learning activities that meet every student where they are and amplify your scholarship by using AI to summarize literature and refine your writing. You will leave with a new mindset for innovation, a list of ready-to-use prompts, and the skills to make NotebookLM your trusted partner.
Presenter
avatar for Chris McCaffrey

Chris McCaffrey

Google Certified Trainer & Coach, Google ~ Kiker Learning
Chris McCaffrey is a Google for Education Certified Trainer & Coach as well as the Coordinator of Innovation, while managing the virtual academy at Wilson School District in PA. Drawing from over 25 years in education—including experience as a school board director, adjunct professor... Read More →
Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:40am - 11:40am MDT
3501

10:40am MDT

Make it Mario: Low-Tech Ideas to Gamify your Curriculum
Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:40am - 11:40am MDT
2313
In this fun and fast-paced presentation, teachers of all content areas will be given ideas and actionable steps to support their students in practice and review work while motivating them through competition and creative presentation.
Presenter
avatar for Katie Schmoldt

Katie Schmoldt

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District
I love history teaching, integrating technology, and anything outdoors!

avatar for Kaylie Sullivan

Kaylie Sullivan

Secondary English Language Arts Teacher
Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:40am - 11:40am MDT
2313
  Instructional Design & Planning

10:40am MDT

Math Anxiety and Asset Based Instruction
Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:40am - 11:40am MDT
3503
Math Anxiety in students, making math a safe space to learn, be wrong and take risks. Strategies and bullet points about asset based teaching- "Transform Your Math Class Using Asset-Based Teaching for Grades 6-12"
Presenter
avatar for Lindsey Hausknecht

Lindsey Hausknecht

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District
avatar for Lisa Boyce

Lisa Boyce

Teacher
Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:40am - 11:40am MDT
3503
  Safe & Supportive Environment

12:40pm MDT

The What, How, and Why of NotebookLM
Tuesday June 2, 2026 12:40pm - 1:40pm MDT
3406
This session is perfect for beginners who want to learn about what NotebookLM can do and how they can use it for lesson planning or supporting student learning. We'll discuss what it is, how to use it, and why you'd pick it over other options.
Presenter
avatar for Sydnie Schoepf

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.
Tuesday June 2, 2026 12:40pm - 1:40pm MDT
3406

12:40pm MDT

Escape the Prep Time: Using AI to Build Classroom Escape Rooms in Minutes
Tuesday June 2, 2026 12:40pm - 1:40pm MDT
2305
Classroom escape rooms are highly engaging, memorable, and... incredibly exhausting to build. Between designing puzzles and aligning it all to your curriculum, a single activity can take hours of prep. But what if you had a digital assistant to do the heavy lifting?
In this hands-on session, we will unlock the power of AI to generate clever clues, and curriculum-mapped puzzles in a fraction of the time. You’ll walk away with a bank of ready-to-use prompts and a blueprint for creating your next classroom adventure before the school bell rings. Decrypt the stress of prep time—AI is your cheat code!
Presenter
avatar for Chandra Martz

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 →
avatar for Emma Moss

Emma Moss

Digital Teaching & Learning Specialist, Canyons School District
Emma Moss is a Digital Teaching and Learning Specialist and AI Project Co-Lead in Canyons School District, as well as the Artificial Intelligence for K-12 Program Director in Utah. She founded the Utah AI Collaborative and leads monthly meet-ups on AI and innovation in education... Read More →
Tuesday June 2, 2026 12:40pm - 1:40pm MDT
2305
  Instructional Design & Planning

12:40pm MDT

Motivating Students Through Choice, Rewards, and Recognition
Tuesday June 2, 2026 12:40pm - 1:40pm MDT
2307
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
avatar for Tami Dautel

Tami Dautel

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District
avatar for Stephanie Glover

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 →
Tuesday June 2, 2026 12:40pm - 1:40pm MDT
2307
  Safe & Supportive Environment

1:50pm MDT

Motivating Students Through Choice, Rewards, and Recognition
Tuesday June 2, 2026 1:50pm - 3:00pm MDT
2307
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
avatar for Tami Dautel

Tami Dautel

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District
avatar for Stephanie Glover

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 →
Tuesday June 2, 2026 1:50pm - 3:00pm MDT
2307
  Safe & Supportive Environment
 
Wednesday, June 3
 

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
avatar for Britta Scullion

Britta Scullion

Occupational Therapist, Canyons School District
Member of the district UATT team
avatar for Michele Edem

Michele Edem

Special Education Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District
avatar for Jenny Longenecker

Jenny Longenecker

Speech-Language Pathologist
avatar for Michaela Ball, M.S. CCC-SLP

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

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
avatar for Michelle Hall

Michelle Hall

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District
NR

Nicole Rudes

Math Teacher, Canyons School District
Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT
3600

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
avatar for Danielle Lyons

Danielle Lyons

Behavior Specialist, Canyons School District
Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am MDT
2507
  Safe & Supportive Environment

10:20am MDT

Boost Your Efficiency: Teacher Hacks and Shortcuts
Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am 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
avatar for Michelle Hall

Michelle Hall

Instructional Coach, Canyons School District
NR

Nicole Rudes

Math Teacher, Canyons School District
Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
3600

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
avatar for Abigail Müller

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

1:45pm MDT

Optimizing your workflow with Google Sheets, Skyward, Canvas, and Outlook
Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
2218
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.
Presenter
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Amanda Slaughter

ELA Teacher
Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
2218
  Instructional Tools & Technology

1:45pm MDT

Smarter Workflows: Boosting Executive Functioning with Google Tools and AI
Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
2406
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.
Presenter
avatar for Jonathan Stewart

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 →
avatar for Michaela Ball, M.S. CCC-SLP

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 1:45pm - 3:00pm MDT
2406
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