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The 4 C's
Premiered: May 26, 2022

In this episode of PDTV, Host Katie Blunt travels to Park City, Utah, to see the 4Cs of education in action! Kindergarten teacher Amanda Lawing at Trailside Elementary shares how she’s had success using technology tools to develop creative and engaging lessons that encourage the 4Cs in her classroom.

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Instructional Design with Nearpod
Premiered: May 10, 2022

In this episode of UEN PDTV, host Katie Blunt is in Moab, Utah where she walks us through the importance of researching and strategizing to find the best ways to use educational technology tools in your classroom. Then, we see it in action as 2nd-grade teacher Abbey Martinez at Helen M. Knight Elementary explains how she’s had success using Nearpod as a digital tool to create productive and engaging lessons for her students.

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Reflective Practice & Data Analysis
Premiered: April 12, 2022

On this episode of UEN PDTV, teachers from Alpine School District share the secrets of their success with mathematics instruction. Host Katie Blunt guides us in understanding how reflective practice and data analysis have contributed to positive changes in their students' attitudes, interactions, and academic achievements.

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UCET Recap
Premiered: March 31, 2022

On this episode of UEN PDTV, Katie Blunt travels to Provo to visit with attendees at the annual conference of the Utah Coalition for Educational Technology (UCET). She talks to a teacher, an administrator, and a UCET board member about how the UCET conference provides them with opportunities for professional growth

 

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Computational Thinking
Premiered: March 17, 2022

On this episode of UEN PDTV, Katie Blunt travels to Manti Elementary where computer science specialist, Julia Bratton, demonstrates how she incorporates critical thinking, project-based learning, and computational thinking into her classroom.

 

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Information Fluency
Premiered: February 28, 2022

On this episode of UEN PDTV, Katie Blunt discusses with Utah State Board of Education curriculum specialists Robert Austin and Naomi Watkins about information literacy in the classroom. We learn from Utah teachers Charlotte Ducos and William Shields on how they are preparing students to navigate the vast wealth of information they are presented with every day and how to lead challenging, yet historically accurate, discussions in the classroom.

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Spaceward Bound
Premiered: January 25, 2022

On this episode of UEN PDTV, Katie Blunt sits down with Dr. David Joy about his "Mission to Mars" and what he brought back with him to his classroom. We find out about the elements of a Mars simulation, how outdoor education is a passion of David's and how he has created personal learning environments.

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Essential Technology Skills
Premiered: January 11, 2022

Katie Blunt talks to Dr. Camille Cole from Canyons School District about EdTech Competency 1A: essential education technology skills. We see how three 1st grade teachers at Crescent Elementary are mastering this competency by implementing Canvas in the classroom.

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Introduction to Ed Tech Competencies
Premiered: October 28, 2021

This season of UEN PDTV we are doing things differently. We will be introducing and exploring the new Education Technology Competencies throughout the season. In this episode, Katie Blunt, the new PDTV host, goes through the Utah Ed Tech Competencies with Rick Gaisford from USBE and then sees the competencies in action at UVU!

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