Parents are important partners in achieving the Utah State Board of Education's vision that each student is prepared to succeed and lead by having knowledge and skills to learn, engage civically, and lead meaningful lives. The purpose of this document is to help parents better understand what their children should learn, when a child may need more help or when a child would benefit from extra challenges. By using these resources, you may find more ways to advance your child's learning at home while encouraging growth in their communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Parents are important partners in achieving the Utah State Board of Education's vision that each student is prepared to succeed and lead by having knowledge and skills to learn, engage civically, and lead meaningful lives. The purpose of this document is to help parents better understand what their children should learn, when a child may need more help or when a child would benefit from extra challenges. By using these resources, you may find more ways to advance your child's learning at home while encouraging growth in their communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

The history of Samoan and Tongan dance is summarized in this media item extracted from the 20-part video series A PEOPLES' HISTORY OF UTAH, written and hosted by Dean L. May, PhD (University of Utah). The series provides a sweeping view of Utah's past, from its earliest known desert beginning--from its prehistory, to the pioneer era, to the transformation from territory to state, to its critical role in the world war years and beyond.

With the help of academic researchers, we created this book to give you a few ideas about how to conduct research in your classroom, school, or even district. They’re basic, easy-to-conduct studies that you can use as is or adapt to your own needs. We hope that by investing time to conduct one or more of these studies, you’ll get a better understanding of how iPad is impacting your students and school and what your next steps might be.

In this episode, we see how schools and educators are innovating throughout this unusual school year. Katie Blunt, continuing her role as host, shares uplifting highlights from the past few months. From tractor parades to students helping communities in need, the highlights prove that there is always some good education news. This episode's in-depth interview is with none other than the 2021 teacher of the year, John Arthur from Meadowlark Elementary School - Salt Lake City. It's not one you'll want to miss!
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In the fifth episode of Some Good Education News, we get personal with educators about the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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In episode 6 of Some Good Education News, we shift our view to higher education! Host Katie Blunt sits down with four student body presidents to find out what it’s been like to lead during the past year.
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In episode 7 of Some Good Education News, we finally give both school and local libraries the shout-outs they deserve! Host Katie Blunt gets the inside scoop on how big of an impact the Salt Lake County Library system has had on our local community. Find out how you can use their services and more!

In this eMedia update, host Katie Blunt walks us through the new Parent Guides available in the eMedia library. Created by the Utah State Board of Education, watch to learn more about how these guides can help parents support their child's education at home.

The history of -- Chinese in Utah -- is examined in an article provided as a PDF document. This article is extracted from the book UTAH HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA, published in celebration of Utah's Centennial (1996) and edited by Allan Kent Powell. Over two hundred contributors wrote about the individuals, organizations, locations, institutions, and topics important to Utah history.

An historical image of -- First Obon Dance in Salt Lake, 1936 -- is provided in conjunction with the articles from the book UTAH HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA, published in celebration of Utah's Centennial (1996) and edited by Allan Kent Powell. The Utah State Historical Society generously granted rights to display hundreds of images from their collections.

The history of -- Japanese immigrants in Utah -- is examined in an article provided as a PDF document. This article is extracted from the book UTAH HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA, published in celebration of Utah's Centennial (1996) and edited by Allan Kent Powell. Over two hundred contributors wrote about the individuals, organizations, locations, institutions, and topics important to Utah history.

The history of -- Southeast Asians in Utah -- is examined in an article provided as a PDF document. This article is extracted from the book UTAH HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA, published in celebration of Utah's Centennial (1996) and edited by Allan Kent Powell. Over two hundred contributors wrote about the individuals, organizations, locations, institutions, and topics important to Utah history.

Utah PTA is a non-profit grassroots child advocacy association made up of parents, teachers, and students. Utah PTA is an affiliate of National PTA and is organized in Utah at local, council, and state levels.

"The mission of the Utah Parent Center (UPC or Center) is to help parents help their children, youth and young adults with all disabilities to live included, productive lives as members of the community.

We accomplish our mission by providing accurate information, empathetic peer support, valuable training and effective advocacy based on the concept of parents helping parents.*"

James Britsch, Director of the North Logan City Library, gives a presentation on free google products available for librarians and educators.

Explore the traditions and conventions of haiku and compare this classic form of Japanese poetry to a related genre of Japanese visual art.