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UTAH EDUCATION NETWORK

Professional Development Newsletter April 8th-12th

UTAH EDUCATIONNETWORKProfessional Development Newsletter April 8th-12th
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Welcome!

Check out some of the great UEN offerings this Spring!


In this week's newsletter, you will find:


  • UENVideo with Teacher Tips, Students in Focus, and Shorts
  • UEN Homeroom Podcast: New episode "Educators in the Legislative Process"
  • Course Spotlight on Creative Google Skills
  • eMedia Hub Spotlight: Utah Academic Library Consortium Hub
  • UEN Leading Schools 2024 Registration
  • Upcoming Professional Development opportunities from UCET, UELMA, and Edcamps
  • Resource Share: Artificial Intelligence Edcamp April 18th at Canyons School District

Fighting Mis, Dis and Mal Information | UENTeacherTips

This UEN Teacher Tip offers a quick-start guide to help you, as an educator, equip your students with the knowledge to navigate the complex information landscape confidently, engage in meaningful discourse and combat the spread of misinformation.

Fighting Mis, Dis and Mal Information | #UENTeacherTips

Redefining Possibilities | Students in Focus

In this Students In Focus episode, we feature two gripping student documentaries and an industry spotlight from Nathan Efstation, an audio engineer at PBS Utah, who'll share his expertise on the art of sound design. Immerse yourself in the talented work of aspiring filmmakers and learn what it takes to excel in this industry.

Redefining Possibilities | Students in Focus

Unlock the power of UEN’s eMedia - Utah's digital library of educational resources!

Explore a vast collection of engaging content created just for Utah learners. From lesson plans to multimedia tools, eMedia has everything you need to elevate your curriculum.

Unlock the power of UEN's eMedia - Utah's digital library of educational resources! 📚
Welcome back to UEN Homeroom!


Delve into the connection between education and legislation in Utah. Join Dani and Matt on this episode of UEN Homeroom as they chat with experts on how this process intertwines with the world of education and learn practical ways for educators to actively participate and have their voices heard. Get ready to gain a deeper understanding of the mechanisms that shape educational policies and practices in our state!

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Participants will explore strategies for using the Google For Education Suite creatively in their classrooms. Participants will explore how to use Google For Education Suite tools such as Google Sites, Docs, Sheets, Forms, Earth, and Slides and create a unit learning hub for their classroom. The course will focus on developing students’ skill sets in these tools and best practices for classroom collaboration, student choice, and assessment.


This course, along with many others, is part of UEN's Summer 2024 catalogue. Sign up today, space is limited.

Welcome to the Utah Academic Library Consortium hub. The Utah Academic Library Consortium (UALC) was formed in 1971 to continually improve the availability and delivery of library and information services to the higher education community in the State of Utah.

UEN invites school leaders to participate in this unique professional learning summit free of charge. Participants will be guided alongside their peers through a design-thinking process to work on self-selected problems of practice across three days.This year, the Leading Schools Summit will take place in the Zions Bankcorporations Technology Center and Lucid Software in the Salt Lake City area on June 18-20, 2024.

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The UEN Professional Development Team is excited to come to your school and work with your teachers on a variety of topics ranging from podcasting to Minecraft, digital literacy, or a variety of technology tools (Adobe, Nearpod, Google, Canvas, Canva, Utah's Online Library, and eMedia) and more. Request Free Professional Development

Check out recent professional development events around Utah

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UEN PD Team Extending Their Knowledge

UEN Trainer Braxton Thornley recently shared that he will be working towards his Master's at the University of Utah in the upcoming year. Congratulations to Braxton!
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UEN at Davis' LeadingEDGE Program

UEN Product Manager Kayla Towner spent part of this week working with educators in Davis County School District as part of their LeadingEDGE program.

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UEN PD Team Sharing Information About AI

UEN Trainer Braxton Thornley shared some great articles on Twitter this week about the ways educators are using AI in their classrooms.
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EdcampCUT - April 27th at Red Hills Middle School

An edcamp is a participant-driven conference - commonly referred to as an "unconference". Edcamps are designed to provide FREE participant-driven professional development for K-12 educators. Come join us for a fun day of learning! Register for the conference today.
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Utah Rural Schools Association Conference - July 15th-17th

The conference provides hands on and break-out sessions that will focus on insights and interventions with strategies to provide professional learning to improve student outcomes. There will be sessions focused on strengthening mental and behavioral health supports, student supports, grading practices, literacy best practices, strengthened the guaranteed curriculum at each school, and developing a culture of investment.


Learn more at https://utahruralschools.org/conference

Canyons School District is hosting an Artificial Intelligence Edcamp on April 18th from 4:30-6:30 at their district offices. Like all edcamps it is completely free, includes a great keynote, and time to connect and share with your fellow educators. This edcamp's sessions will completely focus on AI in education and how educators are approaching the ideas.


As always registration is free! Fill out the form at the link below!

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Utah Education Network

Learn more about Utah Education Network including our free professional development courses, media productions, professional development at your school, and more at UEN's website.

Email: training@uen.org
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Location: 101 South Wasatch Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Phone: (800) 866-5852
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