Professional Development

Upcoming Events

Nearpod for Admins

Jan 29
In this workshop School and District level administrators will get started with Nearpod as an administrator to use it when engaging educators and stakeholders. Participants will know how to log in, create, edit and launch lessons in both Live and Student-Paced modes. We will also explore several instructional strategies that are supported directly by Nearpod and what an administrator should see if the teachers are using Nearpod to its fullest potential and suggestions to support teachers who are not.
Nearpod Camp Engage

Feb 04-07
Live trainings for all skill levels led by Nearpod and Flocabulary experts. Workshop-style sessions digging into topics that will help you apply new teaching strategies to your instruction and connect meaningfully with students. Up to 15 hours of PD, with opportunities for earning certifications and badges. Fun and intimate networking happy hours. Suggested pathways for navigating sessions so that you can blaze your own trail throughout your #CampEngage adventure.

Registration launches next week, including the full agenda. For now, block of your calendar. And let your friends and colleagues know by retweeting our Save the Date announcement!
Utah 102: Personalizing with Nearpod

Feb 12
Using the valuable resources teachers already have to create lessons that are highly personalized to their students as a whole or groups of students with specific learning needs. Determine how to build strong lessons using the formative assessments and multi media that will enrich every learning experience. Learn how to share lessons with others using the School Library in Nearpod.

UEN PDTV

UEN PDTV is on demand, YouTube hosted, streaming professional development for teachers in the state of Utah. These 10 minute episodes will focus on the latest tech tools and resources built around standards-based technology integration in the classroom. View all episodes on the UEN PDTV YouTube Channel or episodes are also available in UEN's eMedia.

In this virtual PDTV, Jared Fawson brings Katie Blunt in to talk about student engagement. While engaging tools and nifty websites are useful, they discuss how creating engaging content starts before implementation.

UEN Homeroom

Welcome to UEN Homeroom. This podcast is UEN’s chance to tell your stories and talk about the issues impacting Utah’s amazing teachers. We plan to feature educators and leaders from across the state of Utah in a fun and informative bi-monthly podcast.

This week Jared and Dani welcome Rachael Larkin, an AVID teacher from Matheson Jr. High, to UEN Homeroom. With a new year upon us, Rachael dropped by to discuss helping our students to set goals for their academic and personal lives. Our topics included: a brief overview of the AVID program, the importance of having students set goals, extrinsic vs intrinsic motivation in goal setting, how parents can play a role in helping students achieve goals, and setting goals for all areas of personal growth.