Aprendiendo con AI: Human Connection in the Classroom
Premiered: December 4, 2025
Join us in this episode of PDTV where we visit Moroni Elementary to see how 4th-grade Dual Language Immersion teacher, Talia Casares is using artificial intelligence to elevate teaching and learning. Learn how Talia integrates AI into her classroom to create opportunities for students to read, write, speak, and listen in their target language. Watch now to see AI in action and gather ideas you can bring to your own classroom!
Apply the EdTech competencies taught in this video using the resources linked below!
Project-Based Learning with a Side of Fries
Premiered: November 13, 2025
We’re headed to Loa Elementary in Loa, Utah, where 3rd-grade teacher Bailey Torgerson is combining creativity and technology in a deliciously fun classroom project! Her students are designing their own food trucks and pitching why their creations deserve to be the top spot to eat. Throughout this episode, you’ll see how Bailey uses iPads, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and personalized learning strategies to help her students build creative and critical thinking with information fluency skills.
Apply the EdTech competencies taught in this video using the resources linked below!
- Utah Educational Technology Competencies
- Utah’s Portrait of a Graduate - USBE
- Universal Design for Learning Framework - Cast.org
- Personalized Competency-Based Learning Framework - USBE
- Project-Based Learning - PBLWorks
- Research Resources
- Information Literacy Resources
- Technology Tools
Creative Problem-Solving with CTE
Premiered: October 23, 2025
Meet Dustyn Allen, an art teacher turned computer science educator at the Sevier Career and Technical Education Center. In this episode, we explore how Dustyn combines creativity, coding, gaming and digital media to inspire his students. Discover how his student-driven approach empowers learners to build technical skills, critical thinking and real-world problem-solving abilities.
Apply the EdTech competencies taught in this video using the resources linked below!
Little Learners, Big Mentors
Premiered: October 2, 2025
Welcome to a new episode of UEN PDTV! This week, we’re in Logan, Utah, at Adams Elementary, where kindergartners and college students discover what they have in common. With the help of the USU Robotics Team, teacher Sondra Knudsen is teaming up with college mentors for STEM Day, introducing young learners to the exciting world of robots.
Apply the EdTech competencies taught in this video using the resources linked below!
- Utah K-12 Computer Science Standards
- Critical Thinking Models
- Critical Thinking on UEN’s PDTV
- Coding, Robotics, and Engineering
- UEN’s Nearpod Product Page
Building Skills through Broadcast Collaboration
Premiered: September 11, 2025
Welcome to a new episode of PDTV! Today, we’re visiting Canyons School District to meet Justin Anderson, Video & Digital Broadcast Specialist and the driving force behind CSDTV. Discover how media production and school broadcasts are empowering students, building real-world skills and making a lasting impact in education.
Apply the EdTech competencies taught in this video using the resources linked below!
- CSDTV (Canyons School District Television)
- CSD Film Festival
- UEN Digital Media Arts (DMA)
- UEN’s eMedia DMA hub
- Information Fluency Standards
- UEN’s Canvas Product Page
- Recommended Film Equipment List for Schools
- In the Field with UEN-TV
- UEN Students in Focus
- Tumbleweeds Kids Film Festival
- Next Vista for Learning
- All American High School Film Festival

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