UEN Homeroom

This week UEN Homeroom is pleased to rebroadcast our interview with Dr. Janice Bradley, Assistant Director with the Utah Education Policy Center. During the conversation we cover topics like how to deal with a teacher who's a "downer", what role does a school leader play in changing a toxic culture, and how can a teacher make a difference in a negative school culture.

This week UEN Homeroom is pleased to rebroadcast the Utah Podcasters Unite panel discussion from the UCET Conference.  Jared, Dani, and Fernando were joined by the hosts of three Utah education podcasts to chat about all things audio and education. Jake from the Teaching Literacy Podcast, Quin from Edtrex Rewind, and Tracy from Little Things First are all Utah educators who started podcasts to inf...

This week UEN Homeroom is pleased to rebroadcast our interview with Rushton Hurley, the founder and executive director of Next Vista for Learning, to the podcast. In our conversation we focus on how teachers can effectively develop opportunities for students to create videos in class. Topics included in the discussion are: How teachers can use student video projects to engage kids in learning. How...

UEN Homeroom is excited to have Dr. Ben Springer, Director of Special Education in Wasatch School District, as a guest on the podcast this week.   Our conversation focused on how to support parents during COVID 19 by addressing the following issues: what teachers can do to support parents right now, how educators can keep students’ best interests at the forefront of our minds during these difficul...

Dani and Jared are pleased to welcome Shannon Ririe Lyon, UEN Super Trainer and Computer Programming Guru,  to UEN  Homeroom this week.  During our conversation on the Hour of Code we discuss topics like: why the Hour of Code  is such a successful program, how teachers can get started with computer programming beyond Hour of Code, the benefits of having students get involved with computer programm...

Jared and Dani welcome Quinn Rollins to UEN Homeroom this week.  Quinn is a Social Studies teacher at Cyprus High School in the Granite School District and he is also the author of Play Like a Pirate in which he shares the importance of bringing play into your curriculum.  During our discussion we cover topics such as:  the importance of sharing your passions with students,  the need to give stude...

Dani and Jared welcome the eTwinz, Mario and Alberto Herraez- 5th and 6th Grade Spanish Immersion teachers from Davis School District, to UEN Homeroom this week.  Our discussion centered around the role that language has in expanding student perspectives and opening them to diverse cultures.  Topics this week include: the benefits of dual language programs in schools, how teachers can provide glob...

UEN Homeroom wants to help you get burned in with education. This week we welcome Amber Harper, the Burned In Teacher, to talk about teacher burnout and how to re-energize educators. Our topics include: the reasons that teachers suffer from burnout, the three types of burnout and their characteristics, how to overcome anxiety and frustration as a teacher and more.

This week Dani and Jared welcome Valentina Arismendi Chirinos to UEN Homeroom. Valentina is a student at the University of North Carolina who recently presented at the Adobe Max conference on the topic of Digital Literacy. Our conversation focused on topics such as: how young people define digital literacy, the role that digital literacy plays in developing critical thinking skills and how Adobe d...

Dani and Jared are excited to welcome Victor Karkar to UEN Homeroom this week. Victor is the CEO and cofounder of Scrible, an educational software that seeks to tackle the massive research and writing skills crisis among America’s students. During our conversation, we address such topics as: why it is vital that students are able to research effectively, how Scrible helps students determine what i...

This week Jared and Dani connect with Justin Anderson, an  educational technology team lead from the Canyons School District.  As part of the episode they explore what digital citizenship looks like for today's students.  We discussion issues such as:  What it means to be a good digital citizen. Beyond cyberbullying, what else does digital citizenship entail. How digital citizenship has changed in...

This week UEN Homeroom is pleased to welcome Rushton Hurley, the founder and executive director of Next Vista for Learning, to the podcast.  In our conversation we focus on how teachers can effectively develop opportunities for students to create videos in class.  Topics included in the discussion are: How teachers can use student video projects to engage kids in learning. How film festivals promo...

In honor of International Podcast Day, Jared and Dani kick off season three of UEN Homeroom with a discussion on innovation during COVID.  They discuss topics such as:  the innovative ways in which Utah teachers are instructing students, what innovation looks like in our current classrooms, and how to help struggling teachers to adapt the "new now" they are facing in schools.

Jared, Dani, and Fernando take a look back at Year Two in UEN Homeroom.  We share some of our favorite moments and give out some annual awards.  The biggest question is:  which of the UEN Homeroom staff will give themselves an award?  Listen to find out...

Dani and Jared are excited to have Max Gonzalez, Program Manager at UETN,  join them to share information about the new  Reimagine Teaching project.  As pare of our discussion we learn how teachers can qualify for a $200 stipend related to distance teaching professional development through the CARES Act.   https://reimagine.uen.org/  

As we move into our 3rd season of UEN Homeroom, the two Jareds (Covili and Fawson) catch up with the guys from Skill Struck.  Our conversation focuses on the importance of providing students with real world opportunities to show what they know.  We also discuss how student internships can provide opportunities for schools to connect with their local communities, the need for students to prepare fo...

In the last of our Back to School episodes, Jared and Dani talk with Nicole Johnson, UEN Admin Assistant extraordinaire, about her experiences as a student during COVID.  As part of the conversation we cover topics such as:  what COVID required of students, how schools and educators fared providing instruction during distance learning, and what schools can do to help support students if classes go...

UEN Homeroom continues along with our Back to School series as Utah prepares for the return of teachers and students to our buildings.  This week we connect with Moe Hickey, CEO of Voices for Utah Children.  Our conversation focuses on the fiver key areas of healthy development for kids: health, school readiness, safety, economic stability, and diversity.  We also learn what Voices is doing to adv...

In the next installment of our Back to School series, Jared and Dani talk with Katie Dewey Hill, an educator development specialist from the Utah State Board of Education.  To help teachers get ready for a new school year, we discuss the impact the instructional coaching can have on improving teaching.  Our conversation also addresses the relationship between an educator and their instructional co...

Jared and Dani are continuing the Back to School series this week by talking with Rachel Fletcher, a school counselor at the Salt Lake Center for Science Education.  As we discussed the need for schools to address the social and emotional needs of student and staff, we also covered the following topics:  how we can help students, teachers, and parents who are dealing with anxiety related to school...

In our Back to School series, UEN Homeroom visits with Shanna Bingham, a Kindergarten teacher from the Granite School District.  During our conversation we talk about the issues surrounding returning to school and look back at remote learning from last year.  Topics in the podcast include:  how to build relationships with students and parents, the need to connect with students using video and more...

This week UEN Homeroom is rebroadcasting our conversation with  Holly Todd, the Project Aware Coordinator for Jordan School District.  This episode shares ideas on social and emotional learning in schools.  We also discuss the need to help students understand their emotions, how to provide self-care for teachers, and the need to teach kids "soft skills" that can prepare them for real life.

This week UEN Homeroom is pleased to welcome Todd Call, Educational Coordinator for the Digital Teaching and Learning Grant at the Utah State Board of Education.  Our conversation focuses on the impact of the DTL grant and how Utah schools are using the program to improve education throughout the state. While once considered a technology hardware grant, the DTL program has made big strides to brin...