Spring Cleaning Your Teaching Toolkit!

Time to dust off those tech skills with UEN's PD courses


What's blooming in our course catalog:


We've refreshed some of our courses with a clean new design and fresh content to help you grow professionally this season.


The fresh benefits:

  • Content that aligns with your curriculum
  • USBE credit
  • FREE for all Utah educators
  • Self-paced


Refresh your teaching practice with UEN this spring!


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UEN invites your K-6 students to participate in our first "Bookmark Your Adventure: UOSL Hidden Gems Design Contest!"


Theme: "Discover the Hidden Gems" - What treasures have they found in Gale, Sora, or their learning?


How to Participate:

  • Design: Original bookmark art reflecting the "Hidden Gems" theme using this template
  • Deadline: April 9th - May 9th
  • Submit Online: Here 
  • Submit by Mail: Utah Education and Telehealth Network, Attn: Jasmin Valdivia, 101 Wasatch Dr., Rm 215, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, with entry form


Inspiration:


Prizes:

  • UEN swag bag
  • Printed bookmarks for their school
  • Bookmark distributed statewide!


Please share this opportunity with your students. It's a fantastic way to encourage artistic expression and promote engagement with the UOSL resources!


If you have any questions, you can reach out to jasmin@uen.org

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UOSL FYI: Sora Name Change


The Utah Sora library is changed its name from "Utah K-12 Curriculum Library" to "Utah K-12 Library" on Tuesday, April 29, while maintaining the same URL (https://soraapp.com/library/utahk12) and setup code: utahk12.


Sora offers numerous benefits including grade-level content filtering, unlimited simultaneous access for entire classes, complete teacher access regardless of grade level, leveled readers for developing readers, and educational magazines for older students. UEN provides training on this resource, so please contact us with any questions about this update or to learn more about Utah's Online School Library.

Teacher of the Year

Join us on UEN PDTV as we meet Sayre Posey, Utah's 2025 Teacher of the Year! Discover how she implements personalized learning, project-based activities, and instructional technology to create an environment where inquiry and growth thrive.


Watch here.

AI Unplugged: Teaching the Basics to Elementary Students

This special two-part episode series explores AI's impact on K-6 education, with Part One featuring computer science expert Vicky Sedgwick offering practical classroom integration advice for elementary teachers.


Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Let's Connect


Learn more about Utah Education Network including our free professional development courses, media productions, professional development at your school and more.


Email: training@uen.org

Website: uen.org/development

Phone: (800) 866-5852

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