UTAH EDUCATION NETWORK
Professional Development Newsletter January 8th-12th
Welcome!
Our team over at UEN are getting ready to share our Spring course offerings! Look for links below to join courses that start today!
In this week's newsletter, you will find:
- UENVideo with Teacher Tips and SciTech Now
- UEN Homeroom Podcast: New episode on What Does Digital Equity Look Like In Schools?
- Course Spotlight on Spring 2024 Courses
- eMedia Hub Spotlight: Physical Education Hub
- Upcoming Professional Development opportunities from UCET, UELMA, UCTM, and Edcamps
- Resource Share: Utah's Online School Library Updates
Get Ready For UCET / UELMA 24 with UEN Tools | UEN Teacher Tips
Utah Coalition for Educational Technology is excited to partner with UELMA, Utah’s librarian conference, for an amazing 2024 conference. Join UEN, along with speakers from across the country, on March 19th-20th at the Salt Palace.
Universal Design for Learning Tools in Canvas | UEN Teacher Tips
SciTech Now: MOTUS Bird Tracking
Soar into the fascinating world of wildlife conservation as we explore the Eccles Wildlife Education Center’s new MOTUS tower. Learn how a partnership with Tracy Aviary helped build these towers all across Utah, gathering real-time insight into birds' migration routes, timing, speed and behavior.
Join Dani and Matt as they delve into the complex world of digital equity in Utah's schools. Hear them chat with educators and technology leaders who witnessed the pandemic's impact firsthand and explore what initiatives like Digital Teaching and Learning and one-to-one device programs are doing to bridge the digital divide in Utah's classrooms.
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UEN's Spring 2024 courses are open for all Utah educators! UEN has some great six-week courses open for registration right now! Many courses start on January 11th and run for six-weeks. These courses are paced with a UEN instructor that will be there with you to answer questions and engage with your ideas every step of the way. Like all UEN courses, you can receive USBE or SUU credit for any of these courses.
Courses are quickly filling up, make sure to register today!
Check out recent professional development events around Utah
UEN at Edcamp St. George
UEN Trainers at UTedchat
UEN Trainer Braxton Thornley joined UTedchat right after winter break to discuss how to leverage technology to get things done in the classroom. Join UCET and UTedchat on Twitter every Wednesday night at 8 PM MT.
UCET / UELMA 24 Presentations
Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics - January 30th-31st
EdcampUtah - February 17th
Utah Council of Teachers of English - February 2nd
UCET / UELMA 2024 - March 19th-20th
Coming to you from the Utah State Board of Education in collaboration with the Utah Education Network, we are excited to announce the addition/return of four resources to Utah's Online School Library. Accessible now in Utah's Online School Library:
- National Geographic Kids
- Media Literacy: Identifying Media Bias
- Media Literacy: Identifying Fake News
- Media Literacy: Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
- Media Literacy: How Social Media Impacts News
- Media Literacy: Legitimate News Sources
- Gale In Context: High School
- Gale In Context: Global Issues
Please join us for any of our three webinar sessions. Links should be coming to you soon.
- Overview for Secondary Teachers: Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at 3 p.m.
- Overview for Elementary Teachers: Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 4 p.m.
- Train the trainers: Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at 1 p.m.
- Registration Link & Description (coaches & library media specialists)
We encourage you to use these resources and share them with your districts, schools, and teachers. Support materials and classroom activities can be accessed by visiting the online library. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us.
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UEN provides professional development for educators across the state of Utah.