UCET Podcast

Welcome back to season 3 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we sit down with Teacher Winters, the current UCET president to discuss his chosen theme of the year and what it means to him. During this episode, we also chat with Jared Covili, a past UCET president, and current ISTE affiliate representative for the UCET board, about what role he plays in bringing together different groups under the UCET umbrella.Over of the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions:What is your first memory of UCET? What are some strengths and challenges to coalition-building?Why should teachers be a part of teacher organizations like UCET or content-specific organizations? What are some key ways to make sure coalition discussions are productive?How can someone get involved?At the end of the episode, we discuss how to start (and maintain) a movement. As was mentioned in the episode, edtech people are the best kind of people and the future of UCET continues to look bright as we grow and connect with other coalitions to make education in Utah the best it can be. You can follow Matt at @teacherwinters on Twitter and or his website https://www.teacherwinters.net and you can follow Jared at @covili on Twitter or on his website http://www.jaredcovili.com.Special thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

Welcome back to episode 9 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we got the chance to chat with Becca Esplin, edtech coach for Iron County and Braxton Thornley, secondary ELA teacher and school technology coach from Jordan District, about how they teach their students to use a variety of digital objects and exercise their creativity.You can follow their work on Twitter - @edtechbyte for Becca, @BraxtonThornley for Braxton, and @KBeddes for Kiera. Kiera also referenced the book Originals by Adam Grant a couple times in this episode. You can check out the Amazon link for the book here.Over the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions (and more!) with our guests:How do you lead and model creativity?Why should students be creating?What role does feedback play in student creativity?At the end of the episode, we take a minute to spotlight the amazing eMedia resource in Utah's Online Library, EdcampUT happening in June, and the LAST #utedchat of the year. Next season's episodes of the UCET podcast will start again in September. Connect with us!UCET Newsletter: https://ucet.org/newsletter/UCET Edcamps: https://ucet.org/edcamp/#utedchat Weds at 9 p.m. on Twitter: https://ucet.org/utedchat/Special thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

Welcome back to episode 8 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we sat down with two library media specialists to chat about their work, how they go about finding resources for their libraries, and how they can collaborate with teachers. We got the chance to speak with Cindy Mitchell and Lisa Morey from Jordan School District. You can follow their work on the Kiss the Book Blog (kissthebook.blogspot.com) or follow Cindy on Twitter @KisstheBook, or you can listen in on the Kiss the Book podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kiss-the-book/id1448161701) and follow the Kiss the Book Pinterest boards (https://www.pinterest.com/kissthebook/_saved/)Over the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions (and more!) with our library media specialist guests:What adjectives would you use to describe your position as library media specialist?How do you go about locating and vetting resources to add to your collections?What is one book you think every student or teacher should read?At the end of the episode, we take a minute to spotlight the upcoming EdcampUT events happening in April and June. Check out www.ucet.org/edcamp for more info about when and how to register!Connect with us!UCET Newsletter: https://ucet.org/newsletter/UCET Edcamps: https://ucet.org/edcamp/#utedchat Weds at 9 p.m. on Twitter: https://ucet.org/utedchat/Special thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

Welcome back to episode 7 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we take advantage of the opportunity of being together in person at the UCET conference to talk to a bunch of attendees as well as interview the UCET president, Clint Stephens. You can follow Clint on Twitter @sedcclint and check out his website https://sedcclint.com/ for more of his work with the Southwest Educational Development Center (SEDC).Over of the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions to attendees at this year's conference:Why are you here at UCET this year?What are you presenting? Or what session are you most excited for?As it's the theme this year, how do you connect with others at UCET?At the end of the episode, we take a minute to spotlight the upcoming EdcampUT events happening in April and June. Check out www.ucet.org/edcamp for more info about when and how to register!Connect with us!UCET Newsletter: https://ucet.org/newsletter/UCET Edcamps: https://ucet.org/edcamp/#utedchat Weds at 9 p.m. on Twitter: https://ucet.org/utedchat/Special thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

Welcome back to episode 6 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we are focusing on how to provide opportunities for students to engage virtually with experts, teams, and students, locally and globally. We not only want to discuss how to bring the world into our classrooms but how we can take our classrooms out into the world. We have two wonderful guests on this episode, Dany Macías, a teacher in Alpine School District, and Matt Winters, a UEN instructor. Over the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions:Why is it important to learn about the world beyond our city/state/country?What are some tech tools that can help educators engage virtually with people outside of the classroom?What are some challenges teaching a globalized perspective?At the end of the episode, we discussed some of the best ways to develop global citizens, for our students and for ourselves as educators.  If you want more, you can follow Dany on Instagram @Book_Talk_Lady and Matt can be found on Twitter @TeacherWinters or https://www.teacherwinters.net/ Resources mentioned in the episode:NearpodNewselaKisstheBook BlogFlipgrid PalsNational Endowment for the Humanities Professional Development ProgramsUN Sustainable Development GoalsNewslit.org Newsroom to Classroom featureUCET Grant Wakelet#Globaledchat every 3rd Thursday on TwitterSpecial thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

Welcome back to episode 5 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we are focusing on how to plan and provide professional learning experiences for a grade-level team, department, school, or professional conference, and how teachers can find the best professional learning for themselves. We have two guests on this episode, Daron Kennett, the Professional Learning Supervisor for Davis School District, and Rob Bentley, a UEN instructor. Over the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions:How can teachers use professional learning to rejuvenate their love of the profession?Why do teachers engage in professional learning? Why do you?What makes for excellent and/or effective professional learning for teachers? What are some challenges to designing good professional learning for teachers?At the end of the episode, we discussed the future of professional learning and how teachers can take ownership of their own professional development. If you want more, you can read Daron's book The Game Plan: A Multi-Year Blueprint to Create a School Culture of Literacy and Data Analysis and you can follow Rob at @robobent on Twitter. Special thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

Welcome back to episode 4 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we are focusing on modeling and facilitating the responsible repurposing and remixing of digital resources by students by discussing innovation in education and how teachers and students can best adapt to the ever-changing educational landscape. We have two guests on this episode, Quinn Rollins, a social studies teacher with Granite district and Kayla Towner, a UEN instructor, former elementary teacher with Davis district.Over of the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions:What is the biggest challenge facing the education sector?What is your favorite example of student innovation? Favorite example of teacher innovation?Why does innovation in education matter?What are the most critical skills for innovation?At the end of the episode, we discussed  why some educators are reluctant to change and how we can encourage innovation for all of our students. As was mentioned in the episode, we can't just teach how we were taught, we can and should innovate to be better. You can follow Quinn at @jedikermit on Twitter and you can follow Kayla at @mrstowner9 on Twitter. Special thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

Welcome back to episode 3 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we focus on encouraging responsible evaluation and appropriate responses to others' online communications through the lens of educational activism. We have two guests on this episode, John Arthur, Utah's 2021 Teacher of the Year from Salt Lake City School District, and Brooke Anderson, Data & Impact Specialist with the Utah Teacher Fellows and Teacher Specialist with Jordan District.Over of the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions:How can a teacher even start instigating change?How can teachers help students become agents of change for their communities?How can a teacher approach working with a decision maker who thinks differently than them?How can technology be leveraged to create change?How do you deal with burnout as a change-maker?At the end of the episode, we discuss some simple ways that teachers can start making positive changes for their schools and communities. As was mentioned in the episode, we need to make sure our kids are going to the joyous, just schools that they deserve, and teachers are a big part of making that happen. You can follow John at @9thevermore on Twitter and Youtube and you can follow Brooke at @anderbrooke on Twitter. Special thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

Welcome back to episode 2 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we focus on technology use in the liberal arts and discuss the place for liberal arts in a STEM focused world. We have three guests on this episode, Trent Mikesell from Nebo School District, Carol Shackelford from Jordan District, and Deborah Gatrell from Granite School District, with a combined total of 45 years in teaching the liberal arts. Over of the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions:Why study the liberal arts? What are some challenges to incorporating the liberal arts in the modern day classroom?What role does technology play in studying the liberal arts?How do you use technology to find, organize, and curate educational resources for yourself, colleagues, or students?How can teachers help students be more successful at managing all the data of their lives?We end the episode with a special highlight on Scrible, a web-based curation, annotation, and writing tool to help students manage the research process better. Go to https://www.scrible.com/utah/ for more information, or contact your district's digital learning specialist or school librarian for ideas on how to incorporate this resource into your classroom.If you want to continue the conversation, join us for #utedchat on Twitter, Wednesdays at 9 p.m. MST or go to www.ucet.org/newsletter to subscribe to the monthly UCET newsletter. Give Deborah a follow on Twitter @DeborahGatrell1 or Kiera Beddes @KBeddes. You can follow Trent's book reviews on Goodreads, here: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/960927-trent-mikesell. 

We start off the episode, introducing our new host, Kiera Beddes, a new member of the UCET board and an edtech teacher specialist with Jordan District. You can find Kiera on Twitter, @KBeddes. Our topic today focuses on how to seek out, join, and participate in local and global learning communities to pursue professional learning and stay current with research that supports student learning. Our featured guests are Ian Davey, a digital teaching and learning specialist with Ogden School District and Pam Turley, an edtech specialist with Nebo School District. You can find Ian on Twitter @iancdavey and at his website here: https://sites.google.com/view/ian-davey-prof-portfolio/home. Pam is on Twitter @pamturley55 and on her website here: https://sites.google.com/nebo.edu/nebo-ed-tech/home.Topics covered in this episode:How are teaching and learning changing? What are the most important ingredients for teacher improvement? How do you foster an atmosphere of professional learning in your schools?How can an educator find their best learning community?Why is it so important for educators to be a part of a wider network?We wrap up the episode with a couple of highlight on things dealing with the topic. For this episode, we spotlight the weekly edchat, #utedchat on Twitter, Wednesday nights at 9 p.m MST. and the Google Educator Group Utah. You can check out more about joining GEG Utah here: https://sites.google.com/pd.uen.org/geg-utah/homeThanks for joining us and we will see you next month! 

Join our host, Matthew Winters, for a special conversation live at UCET 2021! Joining the conversation is Cory Henwood, Emma Moss, David Joy, Frances Shoaf, Samantha Mitchell, Maxine Dee, and many others. Throughout the hour we talk about what is happening education, designing lesson plans, and engaging students through outdoor education and igniting their passions. If you would like to be on a future episode of UCET Podcast, please email matthew.winters@ucet.orgJoin us at UCET.orgOn Twitter @UCETOn Facebook On InstagramOn Youtube

Join our host, Matthew Winters, for a special conversation with UCET 2021 Keynote Olivia Van Ledtje and Cynthia Merrill. Olivia, better known as LivBits on Social Media, is a teenage Book Activist whose goal is to help engage students with books online. Come join the conversation about a vital perspective in education: the students! Join Olivia on social media at @thelivbits or at her site thelivbits.com. If you would like to be on a future episode of UCET Podcast, please email matthew.winters@ucet.org.Just a reminder to join UCET for UCET 2021 on March 20th. This online conference features teachers, trainers, and administrators from across Utah and the world engaging in discussions about best practices in education. Sign up to attend at UCET.org. Join us at UCET.orgOn Twitter @UCETOn Facebook On InstagramOn Youtube

Join our host, Matthew Winters, for a conversation about the effects of COVID-19 on educators across Utah. Joining Matt for this episode is Shawn Berry from Quest Academy, Cooper Remkes from Wahlquist Junior High School, and Mary Saylor from Launch High School. If you would like to be on a future episode of UCET Podcast, please email matthew.winters@ucet.orgJust a reminder to join UCET for UCET 2021 on March 20th. This online conference features teachers, trainers, and administrators from across Utah and the world engaging in discussions about best practices in education. Sign up to attend at UCET.org. Join us at UCET.orgOn Twitter @UCETOn Facebook On InstagramOn Youtube

Join our host, Matthew Winters, for a conversation about the importance of charter schools in Utah with Stephan Seabury and Nate Marshall from Providence Hall. If you would like to be on a future episode of UCET Podcast, please email matthew.winters@ucet.orgJoin us at UCET.orgOn Twitter @UCETOn Facebook On InstagramOn Youtube

Join our host, Matthew Winters, for a conversation about being an advocate as a teacher with Caren Burns, Amy Jaskowick, and Scott Judy. If you would like to be on a future episode of UCET Podcast, please email matthew.winters@ucet.orgJoin us at UCET.orgOn Twitter @UCETOn Facebook On InstagramOn Youtube

Join our host, Matthew Winters, for a conversation about avoiding teacher burnout with Kiera Beddes, Cory Henwood, Sally James, and Taunya James. If you would like to be on a future episode of UCET Podcast, please email matthew.winters@ucet.orgJoin us at UCET.orgOn Twitter @UCETOn Facebook On InstagramOn Youtube

Join our host, Matthew Winters, for a conversation about gratitude and voice in teaching with  Mario and Alberto  Herraez-Velazquez, Kacie O'Maley, And Tony Zani. If you would like to be on a future episode of UCET Podcast, please email matthew.winters@ucet.orgJoin us at UCET.orgOn Twitter @UCETOn Facebook On InstagramOn Youtube

UCET Podcast host Matthew Winters sits down with Emma Moss and Rachel Wright for a conversation about how to make your online classes more beautiful and enriching. If you would like to be on a future episode of UCET Podcast, please email matthew.winters@ucet.orgJoin us at UCET.org On Twitter @UCETOn Facebook On InstagramOn Youtube