The Utah Education Network, in collaboration with the Utah State Board of Education, has established a partnership with the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation to offer the research-based, job-embedded Leadership in Blended and Digital Learning program for school leaders.

This week we sit down to reflect on UCET2016 and all the #techmadness that we enjoyed March 17th and 18th at the University of Utah.

Join Dani, Shannon, Michael and Jared as they review the highlights of the UCET 2018 conference.

Meet UEN PD Trainer Rob Bentley and learn about one of his classes, "Use Tech To Teach". This class is perfect for getting started learning about new technology that you can use in your classroom.

The Pioneer Online Library has a NEW name - Utah's Online Library. In this episode we will talk about the changes that along with this new name and review some of the great tools available from UEN.

Michael visits Joel P. Jensen Middle School to talk with Dustin Plott and Belinda Gambrino about their efforts to use VR in their afternoon programs.

Michael visits Dr. Mark Durham's class at the University of Utah's School of Dentistry to see how virtual reality is helping his students learn in a new and efficient way.

This Census Bureau page contains frequently updated stories in the form of short blog-style posts. Each story highlights a unique demographic topic and is supported by data and visuals. Use these as part of whole group instruction, or design small-group activities with America Counts to get students doing geography.

Explore the rich history and the institution of the U.S. Presidency—from George Washington to Barack Obama. Understand the duties and powers of the President of the United States and the First Lady, gather important background information with our Presidential biographies, and engage with videos and primary sources that place you back in time at some of the most pivotal turning points in American history.

Explore the history of Ulysses S. Grant and his Kentucky connections and inspirations. Learn how his Kentucky connections play a part in his rise as a general, beginning with his battles in the west to his presidency.

This is a reader’s theater performance of a scene from George Aiken’s 19th-century dramatization of the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. In this scene, the escaped slave Eliza reunites with her husband George and their friend Phineas. She recounts how she crossed the Ohio River with their child while escaping from slave hunters. Phineas warns them that the hunters are still in pursuit. Their exaggerated language and performance are characteristic of melodramas, which were popular at the time.

In Boone County, Kentucky, research has uncovered the local stories of heroism and sacrifice on the Underground Railroad, the secret network of people who helped enslaved individuals escape north to freedom. The county’s ridge overlooking the Ohio River gave people a wide view as they prepared to cross over. Historians describe several local sites on the Underground Railroad, and tell the story of the Cincinnati 28, who made a daring escape and then hid in plain sight as they passed through Cincinnati.

Explore how Formative by Newsela empowers every teacher to read the room and respond to students’ needs in the moment with 20+ activity types and real-time insights. Learn how you can equip departments and professional learning to share best practices with collaboration tools and shared libraries. Formative by Newsela allows you to administer district-wide assessments and identify performance trends with common assessments and admin reports on standards progress over time. Additionally, schools and districts with premium Newsela subscriptions get even more value out of Formative by enhancing premium Newsela texts with more customizable activities and real-time insights.

An extreme precipitation event in 2008 cost one town more than a million dollars in infrastructure repairs. Now, other municipalities can simulate how their homes, businesses, and facilities might fare if they experienced a similar event.

This 2 min video examens the what happened to the south after the "End" of Reconstruction.

Harriet Tubman was 13 when she refused to help an overseer capture an enslaved man in a general store. The overseer was so furious that he threw a metal weight that hit Tubman in the head and fractured her skull. Tubman would endure seizures and severe headaches all her life as a result.

Harriet Tubman made the last of her approximately 13 journeys in late 1860, just as the Civil War was beginning. She tried to get her sister Rachel and her children, only to learn that Rachel had died several months prior to her arrival.

Walt Whitman was a progressive voice and innovative writer during a critical period of change in the United States. In the midst of the Civil War, his poetic and journalistic works, spanning topics from the personal to the political, marked the start of a new era for American literature. Whitman’s powerful poetry revealed his personality and depicted the United States as a place worthy of both high praise and sharp criticism. Through an examination of primary sources and watching a short video, students will learn about Whitman’s love for and criticism of the United States.

These lessons are designed to enhance the educational value of the PBS program The War of 1812 for students in elementary, middle and high school. The lessons typically use program segments and broad thematic strands. They integrate and honor the contributions of all groups involved in the War. The lessons may include specific quotes from various noted authorities on the war and historians who write from different perspectives. Quotes from the program narration may also be used. These statements and questions will correlate with the program segments and are intended to easily link you and your students back to the program and the “voices” of the experts featured. Many of the activities are multidisciplinary, incorporating areas such as English Language Arts, music and art. There was also an importance placed on creating technology-rich activities while still giving alternative options for teachers who may not have access to technology.