UCET Podcast with Kiera Beddes

Welcome back to the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we get the chance to chat with Brandon Harrison, current UCET board member and Technology Integration Specialist for CUES as well as Joe B. Wright, the executive director of SEDC.  Over of the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions: What do the regional service cen...

Welcome back to the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we get the chance to chat with Michele Edgley, the current UELMA president. Over of the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions: What is something that you wish more people understood about libraries or librarians?  What struck you as the most positive and exciting...

Welcome back to the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we get the chance to chat with Tabitha Pacheco - Director of the Utah Teacher Fellows and Teacher and Community Engagement Specialist Stephan Seabury.  Over of the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions: What are the three most important qualities in a leader? How...

Welcome back to the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we get the chance to chat with Melanie Durfee, Michael Hakkarinen, and Rick Gaisford, (the Digital Teaching & Learning team at USBE)  about digital teaching & learning in Utah and how teachers adjust to the rapidly changing nature of technology. Over of the course of this episode, we...

Welcome back to the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we get the chance to chat with Justin Brooksby from the Utah Education Network (UEN) about what it means to connect different people and places within the Utah educational system. Over of the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions: What is something you wish more p...

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 wh...

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. Y...

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 ca...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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 Br...

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 D...

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...

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 fu...

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 theliv...

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.org Just a reminder to join UCET for UCET 2...

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.org Join us at UCET.org On Twitter @UCET On Facebook  On Instagram On 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.org Join us at UCET.org On Twitter @UCET On Facebook  On Instagram On 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.org Join us at UCET.org On Twitter @UCET On Facebook  On Instagram On 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.org Join us at UCET.org On Twitter @UCET On Facebook  On Instagram On 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.org Join us at UCET.org   On Twitter @UCET On Facebook  On Instagram On Youtube