UEN Homeroom

Jared and Dani are joined by Liz Arias, a Senior Customer Success Manager for Adobe Education.  During the episode we discuss Adobe's statewide partnership with Utah schools to bring Creative Cloud to teachers and students.  

In our latest Homeroom we are pleased to welcome Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Jordan School District.  In this episode, we discuss the Supercast - a podcast hosted by Dr. Godfrey and featuring the amazing educators, students, and employees of the Jordan School District.  We find out how Supercast began and Dr. Godfrey shares the impact of telling the stories of his district.

In this episode of Homeroom, Jared and Dani talk 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.

We're excited to bring Kerri Hopkins and Anne Dibble from the Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program to discuss how all teachers can bring more art into their classrooms.  We learn how arts can improve academic performance across all subjects, the need to overcome our fears when expanding into the arts, and the different programs available to Utah schools through BTSALP.

As UEN Homeroom celebrates our one year anniversary Dani and Jared take a look back at some great moments from the podcast. You'll meet our producer, Fernando Lara, as he answers some tough questions from Utah students. We also reflect upon some moments that made us laugh, think, and celebrate the wonderful world of education in Utah.

This week we took UEN Homeroom on the road, literally, as we met with Cory Henwood, Digital Teaching and Learning Coordinator for Iron School District,  from the front seat of a car.  During this discussion we covered topics such as providing students with choice, using technology to empower students, and Launch High School, Iron's soon-to-open competency based high school.

Tami Pyfer, the Education Advisor to the Governor, recently dropped by UEN Homeroom as we kick off the 2019-2020 school year. As part of our conversation we discussed the state of education in Utah, the role of the Education Advisor and how she works on behalf of Utah teachers, and the need for teachers to share the good things they are doing in their classrooms.

Kiera Beddes, Language Arts teacher extraordinaire from Jordan School District, joins us in the Homeroom this week to talk about networking. Specifically, we explore how building your Professional Learning Network (PLN) can help you grow as a teacher. We talk about maintaining an online presence, reaching out and learning from others, and how a PLN can help with transitions in your teacher life.

Even during summer break, UEN Homeroom is working hard to bring another interview to our listeners. This week Tod Cracroft, the principal of Oakwood Elementary in Granite School District, discusses how school culture is built. We talk about the importance of building relationships, how music can help students connect to school, and how culture is at the heart of a successful school.

Jared Fawson moves from UEN Homeroom SuperSub into our featured expert this episode as we discuss professional learning. In this discussion we look at how learning has changed for educators, the need to have more diverse opportunities for professional growth, how tech plays a role in the changes, and golf.