Dr. David Parker collaborates with corporate and nonprofit organizations to create and sustain communities defined by authentic inclusion.

By his own definition, authentic inclusion is an environment where the richness of ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives are respected and people are treated with an intentional sense of value. Through customized workshops, Dr. Parker gently helps participants learn about and actively build this kind of environment.

Bringing a long history of dynamic, intelligent, and expansive presence, he gladly shares his deep passion for the arts. In his workshops, he draws on his experience as an ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter to help others express feelings and new understandings. He incorporates popular music to set themes and invites movement to engage participants.

Growing up in Queens, New York, Dr. Parker was the second of five children in a family that valued religious observance. Young David was a Boy Scout who loved to sing in the choir. He attended high school with 5000 students.

He learned social responsibility and skillful listening from his hard-working mother. “We are here to listen, to hear one another’s stories,“ she would say.

Dr. Parker was also influenced by Academy-award winning actor Sidney Poitier and General Colin Powell. From their examples, he learned perseverance in the face of bias. Similarly, he was inspired by Brooklyn Dodger’s ace pitcher, Sandy Koufax, who defied and transcended stereotypes. Dr. Parker also fondly recalls Miss Linda, a neighbor who lived on the tree-lined street of his childhood. He noticed she used the name of each child passing by when asking “how are you today?” She would then require specific details beyond their first response, making it clear she wanted to know for certain how each of them felt.

This will be a panel discussion dealing with Equity and Inclusion. Questions will be taken from the audience.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in Kindergarten Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 1st grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 2nd grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 3rd grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 4th grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 5th grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Choice boards allow students to take ownership of their learning by giving them control over their path and pace to complete meaningful activities. This frees you up to invest time and energy into working with individual or small groups of students. In this course, you will explore options for choice boards activities.

Nebo Academy Sessions:

Blended Math - July 20th, Summit Center, Timpanogos Room

Blended Literacy Centers - July 11th, Summit Center, Timpanogos Room

Blended Literacy Centers: Next Steps - July 12th, Summit Center, Timpanogos Room

Are you ready to Blooket? Blooket is an easy way to gamify your content and get great data on your students. Easily create a Blooket by using Quizlet, importing questions using a sheet, or manually enter your questions.

Lately, there has been an intense focus on the science of reading. The question is, are there times in Math when we need to use direct instruction with our students? Tell rather than guide? If so, when? This session is designed to engage in grade-level standards and see the way in which CMI and direct instruction should be used together.

In this session, you will learn about the ins and outs of Mystery Science and how to use it effectively to support your science instruction from Kindergarten to 5th grade.

Want to make the writing process more fun? Come learn a few chords on the ukulele and see how you can use songwriting to teach the writing process!

The focus of this session will be to review the new social studies standards for grades K-1 and brainstorm ways to implement these in the classroom. This is a collaboration-style session with no direct lecture. Teachers who attend this session will also be eligible to attend further training to develop additional resources to teach with the new standards. This additional summer training will also be paid. 

ChatGPT can be an excellent resource for English teachers and students alike. By utilizing the various features of ChatGPT, students can improve their vocabulary, writing, reading, pronunciation, and conversation skills.

1. Vocabulary Building: ChatGPT can help students learn new words and improve their vocabulary. Students can ask ChatGPT for the definition, synonyms, and antonyms of words they are unfamiliar with.
2. Writing Practice: Students can practice their writing skills by interacting with ChatGPT. They can write short paragraphs or essays on a given topic and ask ChatGPT to check for grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
3. Reading Comprehension: ChatGPT can assist students in understanding complex texts by answering their questions about the content, vocabulary, and structure of the text.
4. Pronunciation: ChatGPT can help students practice their pronunciation by providing them with the correct pronunciation of words they are struggling with.
5. Conversation Practice: Students can use ChatGPT to practice their conversation skills by engaging in a conversation with ChatGPT on a given topic. This can help them improve their fluency and build confidence in speaking English.

Google Keep enables users to collect photos and notes, create to-do lists, store voice recordings, organize notes and details, and more. Discover how Keep integrates with Gmail, Docs, Slides, and Sheets.

We will explore how to use of Ozobots in your classroom to engage students in fun and interactive learning experiences. Ozobots are small, programmable robots that can follow lines and detect colors or be programmed on a Chromebook. We will discuss the benefits of using Ozobots in the classroom and share examples of Ozobot activities.

Why, What, and How of Well-being

In this session educators will learn about Nebo's Well-being Vision/Framework, integrating well-being with standards, and experience a lesson to strengthen their own well-being.

Lunch for 1st group of participants.

If you've been using blended literacy centers in your classroom this year, come join the discussion to ask questions and share ideas.

Nebo Academy Sessions:

Blended Literacy Centers - July 11, Summit Center, Timpanogos Room

Blended Literacy Centers: Next Steps - July 12, Summit Center, Timpanogos Room

Are you looking for ways to beef up your small-group phonics instruction using PFR? Are you wanting to add some more "heart" to the scripted lessons? Come learn new and exciting strategies to engage your at-risk readers in Phonics For Reading.

Are your students able to answer these questions: Where am I going in my learning? How am I doing in my learning? Where to next in my learning?

John Hattie has shown that visible learning has an effect size of .74 on student outcomes. Come and learn how to make learning visible so that students know where they are going, how they are going, and where to next in their learning.

Why, What, and How of Well-being

In this session educators will learn about Nebo's Well-being Vision/Framework, integrating well-being with standards, and experience a lesson to strengthen their own well-being.

Come explore the simplexity of a single sentence and how new strategies can strengthen your students’ writing.

Dive into your own Acadience Data, as well as school and district-level data to see where your students rate using Looker Studio

Come and get a variety of ideas for using the LETRS comprehension plan in your instruction

Do you own (or want to own)"Equipped for Reading Success" by David Kilpatrick? This class will teach you practical ways to use the 1 minute activities during your small group instruction, track your student's progress through the levels, and help you know where to start based on your PAST results. (If you own "Equipped for Reading Success" please bring it with you.)

Combine text, images, audio and video to create interactive stories, digital portfolios, science reports, comics, and more! Book Creator now integrates with Canva and Bitmoji.

Why, What, and How of Well-being

In this session educators will learn about Nebo's Well-being Vision/Framework, integrating well-being with standards, and experience a lesson to strengthen their own well-being.

Lately, there has been an intense focus on the science of reading. The question is, are there times in Math when we need to use direct instruction with our students? Tell rather than guide? If so, when? This session is designed to engage in grade-level standards and see the way in which CMI and direct instruction should be used together.

Come learn about how artificial intelligence (Ai) is changing the world with specifics on how educators can harness this power to make our lives easier.

"Sentence-level work is the engine that will propel your students from writing the way they speak to using the structures of written language."- Writing Revolution. Learn how to begin this process in your K-2 classroom using mentor text and interesting instructional tools.

Sometimes number sense can feel like an elusive holy grail in the math classroom. Some students seem to “have it” and others “don’t.” In this session we will discuss the elements of number sense and how to target number sense activities to your specific learners. We will review the GloSS and IKAN assessments and explore various free number sense activities and how to use them both with your whole class and in small groups.

Discover the possibilities inherent in the form of folding borrowed from the assembly and structure of books. From pop-ups and flags to zines and everything in-between--come and build simple books to implement into your next lesson.

Bring any book or shared reading to life with the addition of dance and movement. Dancing a book enriches the content and engages the students. Come learn tips, tricks, structures, and how-to's!

 This workshop will provide you with all you need to teach your students the principles of digital storytelling using Adobe Express. You’ll discover how to use storytelling techniques to deliver important messages and concepts using graphics, video and webpages with Adobe Express.

Adobe Creative Institute on July 19th at the Summit Center. Full day training on Adobe Express with breakfast and lunch provided.

Adobe registration link: bit.ly/nebocreate

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in Kindergarten Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 1st Grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Describe BrieflyUnpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 2nd Grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 3rd Grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 4th Grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 5th Grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Make the most out of your literacy centers by giving students control over choice, path, and pace. Learn different ways to organize your centers using a digital template in Google Slides that will help your students to be highly engaged as they independently work through blended literacy centers.

Nebo Academy Sessions:

Blended Literacy Centers - July 11, Summit Center, Timpanogos Room

Blended Literacy Centers: Next Steps - July 12, Summit Center, Timpanogos Room

Ditch the worksheets, and take SEEd and S.T.E.M. to the next level with real-world problem-solving in out-of-this-world scenarios. Participants will learn through hands-on experience, how Infini-D missions enhance student learning, as well as, set up their own classroom accounts. Please bring a Chromebook or iPad to this session. 

Combine text, images, audio and video to create interactive stories, digital portfolios, science reports, comics, and more! Book Creator now integrates with Canva and Bitmoji.

Come and get a variety of ideas for using the LETRS comprehension plan in your instruction

Why, What, and How of Well-being

In this session educators will learn about Nebo's Well-being Vision/Framework, integrating well-being with standards, and experience a lesson to strengthen their own well-being.

Much has been said about learning loss and the gaps in student math understanding in the aftermath of Covid. Imagine if some of these gaps could be addressed BEFORE a concept is taught in Tier 1 instruction? How much more successful could our “bubble” students be? This session will focus on ways to help our students (especially our bubble students) be more prepared for success in Tier 1 instruction and move toward proficiency

In this session, you will learn about the ins and outs of Mystery Science and how to use it effectively to support your science instruction from Kindergarten to 5th grade.

Want to make the writing process more fun? Come learn a few chords on the ukulele and see how you can use songwriting to teach the writing process!

Are your students able to answer these questions: Where am I going in my learning? How am I doing in my learning? Where to next in my learning?

John Hattie has shown that visible learning has an effect size of .74 on student outcomes. Come and learn how to make learning visible so that students know where they are going, how they are going, and where to next in their learning.

Group discussion on bringing it all together. A forum on how it all fits together and what to do with all the information you gathered during your time at the conference.

The Natural History Museum of Utah will provide opportunities to deepen your content knowledge while engaging engage in science and engineering practices from the perspective of your students. They will also provide opportunities to integrate science with social studies and literacy.

Meet and Collaborate with your team.

This workshop will provide you with all you need to teach your students the principles of digital storytelling using Adobe Express graphics. You’ll discover how to create a simple poster that uses storytelling techniques to deliver an important message using Adobe Express graphics.

Adobe Creative Institute on July 19th at the Summit Center. Full day training on Adobe Express with breakfast and lunch provided.

Adobe registration link: bit.ly/nebocreate

Much has been said about learning loss and the gaps in student math understanding in the aftermath of Covid. Imagine if some of these gaps could be addressed BEFORE a concept is taught in Tier 1 instruction? How much more successful could our “bubble” students be? This session will focus on ways to help our students (especially our bubble students) be more prepared for success in Tier 1 instruction and move toward proficiency

Clean up your digital clutter! Nifty tips to organize your Google Drive and whittle down your Gmail inbox to zero.

Do you own (or want to own)"Equipped for Reading Success" by David Kilpatrick? This class will teach you practical ways to use the 1 minute activities during your small group instruction, track your student's progress through the levels, and help you know where to start based on your PAST results. (If you own "Equipped for Reading Success" please bring it with you.)

Sometimes number sense can feel like an elusive holy grail in the math classroom. Some students seem to “have it” and others “don’t.” In this session we will discuss the elements of number sense and how to target number sense activities to your specific learners. We will review the GloSS and IKAN assessments and explore various free number sense activities and how to use them both with your whole class and in small groups.

In this session, you will learn about the ins and outs of Mystery Science and how to use it effectively to support your science instruction from Kindergarten to 5th grade.

Bring your Own Device. Learn the basics of Mastery connect and how to utilize it in your classroom to save hours of time!

Are you looking for ways to beef up your small-group phonics instruction using PFR? Are you wanting to add some more "heart" to the scripted lessons? Come learn new and exciting strategies to engage your at-risk readers in Phonics For Reading.

The focus of this session will be to review the new social studies standards for grades 2-3 and brainstorm ways to implement these in the classroom. This is a collaboration-style session with no direct lecture. Teachers who attend this session will also be eligible to attend further training to develop additional resources to teach with the new standards. This additional summer training will also be paid. 

Why, What, and How of Well-being

In this session educators will learn about Nebo's Well-being Vision/Framework, integrating well-being with standards, and experience a lesson to strengthen their own well-being.

The Natural History Museum of Utah will provide opportunities to deepen your content knowledge while engaging engage in science and engineering practices from the perspective of your students. They will also provide opportunities to integrate science with social studies and literacy.

If you've been using blended literacy centers in your classroom this year, come join the discussion to ask questions and share ideas.

This is a time for you to collaborate with your team or teams from other schools.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in Kindergarten Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 1st grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 2nd grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 3rd grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 4th grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 5th grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Why, What, and How of Well-being

In this session educators will learn about Nebo's Well-being Vision/Framework, integrating well-being with standards, and experience a lesson to strengthen their own well-being.

Fact fluency has traditionally been a struggle in our classrooms. Come see how fluency can be addressed and achieved in a classroom setting. Walk away with strategies, structures, and resources while experiencing some of the activities. Warning: games may be involved.

Come learn about how artificial intelligence (Ai) is changing the world with specifics on how educators can harness this power to make our lives easier.

Does anybody remember in "A Christmas Story" when the teacher "punishes" her class by having them write a "theme." The students all groan in agony at having to write something. We are often confronted with this same attitude in our classrooms, "How do I get started?" In this session, you will participate in several dramatic story-starters that will help your students write with excitement and engagement. Your students will want to keep going and going and going.

The foundation of success in math lies in a student’s ability to understand what math is about. In this session, we will explore the CRA (concrete-representational-abstract) model of how students develop math understandings. Through that lens, we will experience some multisensory strategies that you can bring back to your whole class and small group math lessons.

The focus of this session will be to review the new social studies standards for grades 4-5 and brainstorm ways to implement these in the classroom. This is a collaboration-style session with no direct lecture. Teachers who attend this session will also be eligible to attend further training to develop additional resources to teach with the new standards. This additional summer training will also be paid. 

Come explore the Elementary version of Canvas! Organize all of your class content and seamlessly integrate apps like Google, Nearpod, Canva, and Adobe Express. Your student enrollment is maanged through syncing with Infinite Campus. The user interface is simplified for K-5 students.

Good readers can store and recall new words quickly. In this class we will learn the foundations of word recognition skills. These skills empower teachers of all grade levels to prevent reading problems and help struggling readers make greater progress.

In these sessions you will get ideas on how and why we need to integrate reading and writing into our science instruction. You will walk away with resources to help you do this as well as reading passage you can use in your classroom right away that are aligned to your new SEEd standards.

This workshop will provide you with all you need to teach your students the principles of digital storytelling using Adobe Express graphics. You’ll discover how to create a simple poster that uses storytelling techniques to deliver an important message using Adobe Express graphics.

Adobe Creative Institute on July 19th at the Summit Center. Full day training on Adobe Express with breakfast and lunch provided.

Adobe registration link: bit.ly/nebocreate

Why, What, and How of Well-being

In this session educators will learn about Nebo's Well-being Vision/Framework, integrating well-being with standards, and experience a lesson to strengthen their own well-being.

We will explore the benefits of using Code and Go Robots in the classroom, showcase examples of Code and Go Robot activities, and provide tips for successful integration into the curriculum. These robots are great for our younger students.

Do you have students that still can’t access basic concepts (like addition or subtraction) no matter what you try? This struggle is real and comes from some unseen, and often unheard of, holes in early number concepts. This session will focus on helping identify where students are in their early number progressions and ways to help those students gain the necessary skills and understanding.

In these sessions you will get ideas on how and why we need to integrate reading and writing into our science instruction. You will walk away with resources to help you do this as well as reading passage you can use in your classroom right away that are aligned to your new SEEd standards.

Does anybody remember in "A Christmas Story" when the teacher "punishes" her class by having them write a "theme." The students all groan in agony at having to write something. We are often confronted with this same attitude in our classrooms, "How do I get started?" In this session, you will participate in several dramatic story-starters that will help your students write with excitement and engagement. Your students will want to keep going and going and going.

Come and get a variety of ideas for using the LETRS comprehension plan in your instruction.

Are you ready to Blooket? Blooket is an easy way to gamify your content and get great data on your students. Easily create a Blooket by using Quizlet, importing questions using a sheet, or manually enter your questions.

"Sentence-level work is the engine that will propel your students from writing the way they speak to using the structures of written language."- Writing Revolution. Learn how to begin this process in your K-2 classroom using mentor text and interesting instructional tools.

The foundation of success in math lies in a student’s ability to understand what the math is about. In this session we will explore the CRA (concrete-representational-abstract) model of how students develop math understandings. Through that lens we will experience some multisensory strategies that you can bring back to your whole class and small group math lessons.

In this session, participants will dive deeper into the Canva for Education design editor, learn how to create a variety of videos, and use whiteboards for collaborative activities. Leave ready to take your Canva creations to the next level and unleash creativity in your classroom! Bring your own device!

Seesaw created a collection of free high-quality resources to use for language arts, math, computer science, and more. Come explore these lessons and learn how to use them in your classroom.

How to create effective assessment items for your classroom formative and summative assessments.

1.    Understanding the Purpose of Assessment: Educators need to understand the purpose of assessment and how it can help improve teaching and learning. The workshop will cover the different types of assessment, such as formative and summative, and how they can be used to evaluate student learning.

2.    Designing Assessments: Participants will learn about the different types of assessments, such as multiple-choice, essay, and performance-based assessments, and how to choose the appropriate format for different learning objectives. The workshop will also cover how to develop clear, measurable learning objectives and align them with assessment items.

3.    Creating Quality Assessment Items: Educators will learn about the characteristics of quality assessment items, such as validity, reliability, and fairness. The workshop will also cover how to write clear and concise items that assess the targeted learning objective, avoid bias, and provide adequate support for students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills.

4.    Analyzing and Using Assessment Results: Participants will learn how to analyze assessment data to identify students' strengths and areas for improvement, adjust instruction based on the results, and provide feedback to students. The workshop will cover different techniques for interpreting and using assessment results, such as item analysis, rubrics, and grading criteria.

5.    Implementing Assessments: The workshop will cover the practical aspects of implementing assessments, such as logistics, timing, and test administration. Participants will learn about the importance of communicating assessment expectations to students, providing adequate preparation, and ensuring the integrity and security of the assessment.

 This workshop will provide you with all you need to teach your students the principles of digital storytelling using Adobe Express video. You’ll discover how easy it is for students to put together quick summaries of their learning, or produce short videos that model processes, terminology or concepts using Adobe Express video. These can then be used to build knowledge spaces in your classroom that students can use to self-help when they are stuck.

Adobe Creative Institute on July 19th at the Summit Center. Full day training on Adobe Express with breakfast and lunch provided.

Adobe registration link: bit.ly/nebocreate

Do you have students that still can’t access basic concepts (like addition or subtraction) no matter what you try? This struggle is real and comes from some unseen, and often unheard of, holes in early number concepts. This session will focus on helping identify where students are in their early number progressions and ways to help those students gain the necessary skills and understanding.

Many teachers wonder what lesson planning for science looks like. We will model the lesson planning process and watch video clips of a lesson plan in action in a classroom. Teachers will leave with a completed lesson plan for their grade level and support for the planning process during the 2023-2024 school year.

Have you ever found yourself reading through and readers theater script and thought "This is really dull," or "This doesn't sound like real dialogue that people would really say to one another."? In this session, you will participate in the process of adapting picture and short chapter books into readers theater scripts that students can actually act out expressively and engage in so that they don't sound and look like robots.

In this session, participants will dive deeper into the Canva for Education design editor, learn how to create a variety of videos, and use whiteboards for collaborative activities. Leave ready to take your Canva creations to the next level and unleash creativity in your classroom! Bring your own device!

Seesaw created a collection of free high-quality resources to use for language arts, math, computer science, and more. Come explore these lessons and learn how to use them in your classroom.

Why, What, and How of Well-being

In this session educators will learn about Nebo's Well-being Vision/Framework, integrating well-being with standards, and experience a lesson to strengthen their own well-being.

Google Keep enables users to collect photos and notes, create to-do lists, store voice recordings, organize notes and details, and more. Discover how Keep integrates with Gmail, Docs, Slides, and Sheets.

This workshop will provide you with all you need to teach your students the principles of digital storytelling using Adobe Express webpages. You’ll discover Adobe Express webpage is a powerful, creative and informative tool that is simple to use and ideal for reflection and displaying work created by students.

Vocabulary in Context

As teachers we are often told to “use data to drive instruction”, but what does this look like?

In this class, we will explore a few types of formative data collection and explore how to use data analysis to inform instructional decision-making and reflect on teaching practices. Through hands-on activities and discussions, you will develop the skills and knowledge needed to confidently use data to plan literacy instruction.

In these sessions you will get ideas on how and why we need to integrate reading and writing into our science instruction. You will walk away with resources to help you do this as well as reading passage you can use in your classroom right away that are aligned to your new SEEd standards.

Wondering how to help students unlock big words? You will gain understanding of the 6+1 syllable types and how to identify them. You will leave empowered to teach students how to divide and read unknown multisyllabic words using syllable types and division rules.

Clean up your digital clutter! Nifty tips to organize your Google Drive and whittle down your Gmail inbox to zero.

Why, What, and How of Well-being

In this session educators will learn about Nebo's Well-being Vision/Framework, integrating well-being with standards, and experience a lesson to strengthen their own well-being.

Vocabulary in Context

Discover the possibilities inherent in the form of folding borrowed from the assembly and structure of books. From pop-ups and flags to zines and everything in-between--come and build simple books to implement into your next lesson.

Does your classroom ever feel like human bumper cars? Almost every element of management for lower grades involves movement, body awareness, and physicality. Learn dance concepts, areas of focus, and structures that help students better manage their little selves on a day to day basis.

Vocabulary in Context

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in Kindergarten Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 1st grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 2nd grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 3rd grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 4th grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Unpacking core standards is the process of breaking down the new Utah Language Arts standards into more specific learning objectives and competencies. These Core standards are designed to guide curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment in 5th grade Language Arts.

The process of unpacking core standards involves analyzing each standard and identifying the specific skills, knowledge, and concepts that students need to master in order to meet that standard. This may involve breaking the standard down into smaller components or identifying prerequisite skills that students must have in order to successfully engage with the standard.

Once the standards have been unpacked, your team of educators can use this information to develop Essential Student Learning Outcomes (ESLOs), lesson plans, and assessments that align with the core standards. Unpacking the core standards will also help identify areas where students may need additional support or instruction in order to meet the standards.

Overall, unpacking core standards is an important step in ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that is aligned with clear and measurable learning objectives. It can help us all ensure that our instruction is focused, effective, and aligned with the broader goals of the curriculum.

Why, What, and How of Well-being

In this session educators will learn about Nebo's Well-being Vision/Framework, integrating well-being with standards, and experience a lesson to strengthen their own well-being.

Make the most out of your literacy centers by giving students control over choice, path, and pace. Learn different ways to organize your centers using a digital template in Google Slides that will help your students to be highly engaged as they independently work through blended literacy centers.

Nebo Academy Sessions:

Blended Literacy Centers - July 11, Summit Center, Timpanogos Room

Blended Literacy Centers: Next Steps - July 12, Summit Center, Timpanogos Room

Nebo Academy Sessions:

Blended Math - July 20th, Summit Center, Timpanogos Room

Blended Literacy Centers - July 11th, Summit Center, Timpanogos Room

Blended Literacy Centers: Next Steps - July 12th, Summit Center, Timpanogos Room

Come explore the Elementary version of Canvas! Organize all of your class content and seamlessly integrate apps like Google, Nearpod, Canva, and Adobe Express. Your student enrollment is managed through syncing with Infinite Campus. The user interface is simplified for K-5 students.

What is rigor? How can I implement rigor in my classroom? If you have asked yourself the previous questions before, this session may interest you... Come ready to learn some easy and effective strategies on how to implement rigor into Shared Reading. Working smarter, not harder will be the goal for our time together.

Have you ever found yourself reading through and readers theater script and thought "This is really dull," or "This doesn't sound like real dialogue that people would really say to one another."? In this session, you will participate in the process of adapting picture and short chapter books into readers theater scripts that students can actually act out expressively and engage in so that they don't sound and look like robots.

In this session, participants will learn how to set up and manage groups, how to collaborate with peers for shared learning resources and projects, and also how to get your students collaborating and creating in Canva with a wide variety of lesson ideas.

Your guide to making Infinite Campus work for you. time-saving tips and tricks that make the tool even more powerful.

Why do students struggle to retain math concepts that they were solid in just weeks before? Why do they struggle when taking the RISE or Diagnostic tests when they aced their classroom assessments all year. This session will focus on how to help make mathematical learning stick and how students can really show what they know on their end-of-level exams.

Many teachers wonder what lesson planning for science looks like. We will model the lesson planning process and watch video clips of a lesson plan in action in a classroom. Teachers will leave with a completed lesson plan for their grade level and support for the planning process during the 2023-2024 school year.

Does your classroom ever feel like human bumper cars? Almost every element of management for lower grades involves movement, body awareness, and physicality. Learn dance concepts, areas of focus, and structures that help students better manage their little selves on a day to day basis.

Come relax and paint! We will be exploring basic watercolor techniques using the 8 color watercolor sets that sit in your classroom cupboards.

This workshop will provide you with all you need to teach your students the principles of digital storytelling using Adobe Express video. You’ll discover how easy it is for students to put together quick summaries of their learning, or produce short videos that model processes, terminology or concepts using Adobe Express video. These can then be used to build knowledge spaces in your classroom that students can use to self-help when they are stuck.

Group discussion on bringing it all together. A forum on how it all fits together and what to do with all the information you gathered during your time at the conference.

In this session, participants will learn how to set up and manage groups, how to collaborate with peers for shared learning resources and projects, and also how to get your students collaborating and creating in Canva with a wide variety of lesson ideas.

Wondering how to help students unlock big words? You will gain understanding of the 6+1 syllable types and how to identify them. You will leave empowered to teach students how to divide and read unknown multisyllabic words using syllable types and division rules.

What is rigor? How can I implement rigor in my classroom? If you have asked yourself the previous questions before, this session may interest you... Come ready to learn some easy and effective strategies on how to implement rigor into Shared Reading. Working smarter, not harder will be the goal for our time together.

Good readers can store and recall new words quickly. In this class we will learn the foundations of word recognition skills. These skills empower teachers of all grade levels to prevent reading problems and help struggling readers make greater progress.

Why, What, and How of Well-being

In this session educators will learn about Nebo's Well-being Vision/Framework, integrating well-being with standards, and experience a lesson to strengthen their own well-being.

Learn how to guide students in creating and managing their own digital portfolios. You will experience using various digital tools and platforms to help your students showcase their academic accomplishments and growth.

Your guide to making Infinite Campus work for you. time-saving tips and tricks that make the tool even more powerful.

As teachers we are often told to “use data to drive instruction”, but what does this look like?

In this class, we will explore a few types of formative data collection and explore how to use data analysis to inform instructional decision-making and reflect on teaching practices. Through hands-on activities and discussions, you will develop the skills and knowledge needed to confidently use data to plan literacy instruction.

We will explore the benefits of using Code and Go Robots in the classroom, showcase examples of Code and Go Robot activities, and provide tips for successful integration into the curriculum. These robots are great for our younger students.

Why do students struggle to retain math concepts that they were solid in just weeks before? Why do they struggle when taking the RISE or Diagnostic tests when they aced their classroom assessments all year. This session will focus on how to help make mathematical learning stick and how students can really show what they know on their end-of-level exams.

Many teachers wonder what lesson planning for science looks like. We will model the lesson planning process and watch video clips of a lesson plan in action in a classroom. Teachers will leave with a completed lesson plan for their grade level and support for the planning process during the 2023-2024 school year.

This is a time for you to collaborate with your team or teams from other schools.

Elementary Counselor Collaboration This will be a double session.

This session will provide school counselors with the opportunity to collaborate with one another on a variety of topics aligned with the Nebo District Well-being Vision/Framework.  

Elementary Counselor Collaboration This will be a double session.

This session will provide school counselors with the opportunity to collaborate with one another on a variety of topics aligned with the Nebo District Well-being Vision/Framework.  

Why, What, and How of Well-being

In this session educators will learn about Nebo's Well-being Vision/Framework, integrating well-being with standards, and experience a lesson to strengthen their own well-being.

Health K-5 Curriculum Crosswalk

In this session school counselors will have the opportunity to make connections to the Utah State Health Core Standards and the collaborative classroom instruction delivered in their schools.

School Counselors will have the opportunity to learn from Arts Specialists how to integrate art into their lessons.

Lunch Break

This session will guide school counselors in using data to improve interventions delivered to students and to strengthen the school counseling program implementation.

School counselors will walk away from this session empowered with tools to help students in need of Tier 2 interventions.