UTAH EDUCATION NETWORK
Professional Development Newsletter May 1st-5th
Welcome!
UEN's Professional Development Team often shares great material via social media. Check out all our social media handles at the end of this newsletter to learn with our team!
In this week's newsletter, you will find:
- The newest videos from UENVideo including PDTV, GEGUtah, and eMedia
- A new episode of UEN Homeroom on Artificial Intelligence with Utah Educators
- Course Spotlight on Education and Digital Storytelling
- Changes to the Educational Technology Endorsement Program
- Upcoming Professional Development opportunities from UEN, Utah State Board of Education, Utah Rural Schools Association, Instructure, Show Up for Teachers, ISTE, Four Corners CSTA, and the Smithsonian Institute
- Resource Spotlight: NASA Digital Learning Week
PDTV: Communicating Complex Ideas
Join us for part two of our special two-episode series of UEN’s PDTV at Providence Hall High School. In this episode, we watch Catherine Jensen’s 10th-grade students deliver captivating TED-style talks, expertly using digital tools to convey complex concepts with ease.
Apply the EdTech competencies taught in this video with the Teacher Toolbox: https://www.uen.org/pdtv/
GEGUtah April Meetup: Exploring Looker Studio with Ian Davey
eMedia Update - World Languages Hub
Ready to take your language teaching to the next level? In this video, eMedia product manager Katie Blunt introduces the new World Languages eMedia Hub, your go-to source for the best teaching resources in all languages and dual language immersion.
Time is running out to claim your Nearpod Creator Badge! To earn the April/May Nearpod Badge Challenge, create your own Nearpod lesson and launch it with 3+ students by the end of May.
Create your own Nearpod lesson:
- Start fresh within the Nearpod platform
- Import a Google Slides or PowerPoint presentation
- Use the Google Slides add-on
Questions? Contact Jami Gardner, UEN Nearpod Product Manager, at jgardner@uen.org.
Check out recent professional development events around Utah
UEN Professional Development at the Tumbleweeds Film Festival
UEN & ULEAD Supporting Innovative Educational Practices
AI with UEN in Canyons School District
UEN Leading Schools - June 20th-23rd
UETN Tech Summit - June 11th-12th
Utah Rural Schools Association Conference - July 12th-14th
Utah State Board of Education Meaningful Inclusion of Students with Disabilities Conference
Discover ways to achieve meaningful inclusion through intentional collaboration at this conference for school administrators, general and special education teachers, instructional coaches, related service providers, educator preparation program staff and student teachers.
Show Up for Teachers - July 19th
Utah Instructure Learning Event
Learn how to accomplish your goals using Instructure products such as Canvas. Instructure is hosting a user's event on May 19th. It's NO COST to join.
ISTELive 2023 - June 25th-28th
Smithsonian National Education Summit
Four Corners Computer Science Convening
For K-12 educators and administrators that work directly with Native American students. If you already teach CS OR are curious about teaching CS OR would like to connect with others doing similar work, this conference is for you!
This event will take place at Fort Lewis College in beautiful Durango, CO. Due to generous funding from Google and support from CSTA, registration, transportation, lodging, and meals are covered for those who qualify. Register here.
Resource Spotlight
NASA Television on UEN TV Channel 9.2
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