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/home

Thanks 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 [email protected]

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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. 

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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. 

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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 [email protected]

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. 

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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 [email protected]

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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 [email protected]

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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 [email protected]

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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 [email protected]

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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 [email protected]

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