Summit Location

Provo Peaks Elementary School

665 E Center St. Provo, UT 84606


Summit Agenda

Tuesday, May 30th

8:00-8:30 Continental breakfast - Faculty Room / Library

8:30-9:30 Keynote address - Library

Dr. Joe Jensen, Principal, Timpanogos High School 

If computers are bicycles of the mind, where do we want our students to go?

Library

9:30-9:40 Break

9:40-11:10 Plenary session - Charting a Path with Flexible Pedagogies - Library

What does "flexible learning" look like? And how do we use it to re-engage our students? In this session, we will find the common path that winds through frameworks for teaching and technology integration including MTSS, UDL, the SAMR model, the 4 Cs, and more. By the end of this session, you will have a plan for what you hope to accomplish at the Summit.

11:10-11:30 Session selection - Library

Register for the breakout sessions you plan to attend for the rest of Summit, in line with your plan from the plenary session.

11:30-12:15 Lunch catered by Cafe Rio - Faculty Room / Library / Outside

12:15-1:45 Breakout Session 1

Stationary Bike Track

Eduprotocols Part I: Setting the stage for flexible learning - Tina McCulloch, PCSD Innovative Learning Specialist - Rm 202

Learn about various collaborative learning frames for all content areas that move students into higher levels of Bloom's taxonomies.

Electric Bike Track

Digital Accessibility Basics - Danielle Macias, USBE Virtual Support Specialist - Rm 204

Design digital content with accessibility in mind by applying the four guiding principles of accessibility: POUR (Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust).

Road Bike Track

Engagement through Student-directed Learning - Jim Davis, PCSD Innovative Learning Specialist - Rm 203

How do we re-engage students and develop self-direction in the age of TikTok?

Creating with Nearpod for Teachers of Young Learners - Alyssa Navarette, Nearpod District Strategy Consultant - Rm 205

Create engaging learning experiences for young students with Nearpod’s content and activities.

Mountain Bike Track

Coding in Scratch - Amy Rosenvall, PCSD CS/STEM Specialist, McKay Perkins, BootupPD - Rm 206

Discover a series of lessons using block coding to increase mastery.

Amplifying Student Voice and Choice - Jayson Mansanarez, PCSD Teacher - Library

Explore how to increase opportunities for student voice and choice by providing options for demonstrating understanding.

Student-centered Film in Your Curriculum - Julie Gale, Director of Education & Family Programs at Utah Film Center - Rm 207

Want to do filmmaking projects to help teach core curriculum standards but don't know where to get started? Let Utah Film Center help! 

1:45-2:00 Break

2:00-3:30 Breakout Session 2

Stationary Bike Track

How to use your touch screen TV - Kincade Brickey, PCSD Audiovisual Specialist - Rm 206

Learn how to more effectively use your touch screen TV for classroom instruction.

Filmmaking Technology & Tools for the Classroom - Julie Gale, Director of Education & Family Programs at Utah Film Center - Rm 207

Want to make film projects in your classroom but not sure what equipment to invest in? Utah Film Center will show you how to build and maintain your filmmaking equipment whether you have $20 or $200 to devote to film equipment. We will also show you how to manage the equipment in your classroom so students will use it with care as they make their films. 

Electric Bike Track

Accessibility and Differentiation in Canvas - Suzy Cox, PCSD Director of Innovative Learning - Kiva (near entrance to Library)

Explore the tools and features embedded in Canvas that help increase accessibility and allow for differentiation.

Road Bike Track

Eduprotocols, Part II - Tina McCulloch, PCSD Innovative Learning Specialist - 202

Apply the Eduprotocol learning frames to develop interactive & creative online spaces.

Nearpod to the Next Level: Making Student Thinking Visible  - Alyssa Navarette, Nearpod District Strategy Consultant - Rm 205

Explore advanced uses of the Nearpod Platform to make student thinking visible.

Increasing Student Engagement and Creativity with Adobe Express - Jeremy Harris, PCSD Teacher and Adobe Specialist - Rm 203

Intimidated by Adobe Express? Never fear, the Dark Lord of Design is here! Get "hands-on" with Adobe Express as we investigate ways for students to share their voice.

Mountain Bike Track

PCBL + PBL + Tech - Danielle Macias, USBE Virtual Support Specialist - Rm 204

Empower students to personalize their learning through Personalized Competency-Based Learning, Project Based Learning, and technology integration. 

MAPping Success with Canvas - Mary Wade, PCSD Innovative Teacher of the Year - Library

Leverage Canvas to maximize student Mastery, Autonomy, & Purpose.

3:30-5:00 Optional: Community Bike Ride led by Mary Wade - Meet by front doors

Explore Provo on bike led by our PCSD Innovative Teacher of the Year (and former director of BikeWalkProvo).

Separate registration required

Wednesday, May 31st

8:00-8:30 Continental breakfast - Faculty Room / Library

8:30-10:00 Breakout Session 3

Stationary Bike Track

Integrating Digital Citizenship - Tina McCulloch, PCSD Innovative Learning Specialist - Rm 202

Discover natural connections to digital citizenship in your core curriculum to build a positive class culture.

Research-ready with Scrible - Davina Sauthoff, USBE Library/Media Specialist - Rm 204

Explore how to use Scrible with your students to organize and annotate sources, create bibliographies, and more!

Electric Bike Track

Kami for Beginners: Creating a shared workspace for every student - Jim Davis, PCSD Innovative Learning Specialist - Rm 203

Join us for a 90-minute journey into the interactive world of Kami, where teachers and students can collaborate and learn together in a shared digital workspace.

Road Bike Track

Spark Learning with Google Workspaces for EDU - Matthew Winters, UEN Senior Technology Trainer - Rm 205

In this rapid-fire session, learn tips and tricks within Google that you can employ quickly and easily within your classroom.

Data Analysis and Visualization Across Grade Levels and Content Areas  - Omar Naranjo, PCSD Innovator - Library

Discover how to engage students in analyzing and visualizing data to meet standards and explore global trends.

Mountain Bike Track

Create + Collaborate in Canva - Jami Gardner, UEN IT Product Manager / Instructor - Rm 206

Explore how you can use Canva to create engaging educational resources and set up Canva classrooms to share Canva with students.

Adobe Express + Utah’s Online School Library - Rob Bentley, UEN IT Product Manager / Instructor - Rm 207

Learn how to use the great Adobe Express tools along with Utah's Online Library to get your students creating exciting student projects.

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-11:45 Breakout Session 4

Stationary Bike Track

AI in Education Roundtable - Suzy Cox, PCSD Director of Innovative Learning - Rm 204

Discuss the current reality and future possibilities of AI and how it will impact education and provide input into how PCSD should address student AI use.

Electric Bike Track

Creativity and Accessibility with Google Docs - Matthew Winters, UEN Senior Technology Trainer - Rm 205

Learn how to create, edit, and explore learning within Google Docs, both as a teacher and with your students.

Road Bike Track

Kami - the Digital Engagement Tool - Megan Anderson, PCSD Innovator - Rm 203

Kami is a digital classroom tool that creates flexible and collaborative learning environments.

Create Your Own Nearpod Lessons - Jami Gardner, UEN IT Product Manager / Instructor - Rm 206

In this session we will cover how to edit lessons from the Nearpod Library and create new lessons using PowerPoints‚ Google Slides‚ and PDF files.

Mountain Bike Track

Your Trail Map to Adventure - Nicole Murray, PCSD Innovator - Library

Rethinking rubrics and success criteria to amplify and enable student voice and choice.

Adobe Express: Your Ticket to Beautiful and Quick Book Projects- Rob Bentley, UEN IT Product Manager / Instructor - Rm 207

Learn how to use Adobe Express to create book trailers, book posters, fliers and memes, and web pages dedicated to specific books or book genres.

11:45-12:30 Lunch catered by R&R BBQ - Faculty Room / Library / Outside

12:30-2:00 Breakout Session 5

Stationary Bike Track

Upping Your Canvas Game with DesignPLUS - Michelle Muldowney-Stevens, Cidi Labs - Rm 202

Make your Canvas life easier and more beautiful! Learn to use DesignPLUS to create templates for Canvas pages, assignments, and discussions and automate the creation of modules!

Electric Bike Track

Creating Customizable Content in Kami - Jim Davis & Tina McCulloch, PCSD Innovative Learning Specialists - Rm 203

Become a Kami Ninja and foster your students’ academic growth through the use of accessibility tools and timely feedback loops.

Road Bike Track

Breakout with Google: Creating & Implementing Innovative Escape Rooms in Your Classroom - Matthew Winters, UEN Senior Technology Trainer - Rm 205

This session provides appropriate and scalable ways that you can engage students with escape rooms.

Fun with Robotics in the K-2 Classroom - Jami Gardner, UEN IT Product Manager / Instructor - Rm 206

Spend some hands-on time with robotics that are great for our youngest learners! 

Graphic Homework Assignments in the Secondary Classroom - Heather Ambler, PCSD Teacher - Rm 204

How to have students create infographics, flow charts, and timelines to enrich their understanding about the topic at hand.

Mountain Bike Track

Empowering Student Voices with Digital Passion Projects - John Arthur, 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year - Library

So, you’ve got digital tools and technology and students ready to use them—now what? If you are ready to engage your students with digital projects that will motivate and empower them, then come join us and receive lesson plans, instructional materials, and practical advice from Utah’s 2021 Teacher of the Year.

2:00-2:15 Break

2:15-3:15 Keynote address - Library

John Arthur, SLC 6th Grade Teacher, 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year, National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Megaphonic Bliss: Finding Purpose and Hope in Our Students' Voices

3:15-3:30 Prize drawing - Library

Stick around for prizes from our core technology partners and local vendors!

Thursday, June 1st

8:00-12:00 Optional: Implementation Day - Library

Come on your own or with your grade level or content area team to make plans to implement what you learned at the Summit with the support of the Innovative Learning staff. Participants will be eligible for district credit.

Separate Registration Required