UEA Summer Leadership Academy

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UEA Summer Leadership Academy

Get ready for Summer Leadership Academy, the UEA’s foremost leadership development conference where attendees gain the knowledge and skills necessary to elevate their teaching practice and become empowered leaders within the Association, their schools, and their communities.

8:00am MDT

Opening Session: LEAD UEA Douglas BallroomBrandon Baca • Renee Pinkney

9:00am MDT

Networking Break

9:10am MDT

"You Can't Teach That!"- Teaching Controversial Topics in the ClassroomJanet Sanders Member Organizers On Boarding Training (Full Day)William Spiegel Putting the YOU in URS.Jay Blain • Anna Lewin School LAND Trust Program, Crash CourseHolly Korous • Kira Bennett Survive and Thrive at the NEA Representative Assembly-Prepare for the Adventure!Renee Pinkney

10:10am MDT

Networking Break

10:20am MDT

Member Organizers On Boarding Training (Full Day)William Spiegel Parliamentary Procedure for BeginnersKerry Bishop School Safety Recommendations for Local Leaders.Renee Pinkney • Chelsea Acosta • Jody Lawhorn School Visits and the Positive Impact on Membership.Danica Puente • Denise Willmore The US Civil War in History and MemoryMatthew Mason

11:20am MDT

Networking Break

11:30am MDT

Book Study: Teacher Unions and Social JusticeBianca Mittendorf District Climate SurveysHank Postma Member Organizers On Boarding Training (Full Day)William Spiegel So, You're Thinking of Retirement?Tom Nedreberg The Ups and Downs in the Life of a Multi Local UniservMark Halls • Christy Giblon

12:30pm MDT

Lunch

1:30pm MDT

From Crayolas to Curriculum, Every Decision Impacting Your Classroom is PoliticalChase Clyde • Jay Blain Leading Inclusive Schools: Policies, Practices, and Facing ResistanceKody Colvin Local budgeting and financial best practices for new leadersJennifer Boehme • Brenda Pett Member Organizers On Boarding Training (Full Day)William Spiegel

2:30pm MDT

UniServ Connect: Color Country UniServ Connect: Davis UniServ Connect: Eastern UniServ Connect: Granite UniServ Connect: High Desert UniServ Connect: Jordan/ Canyons UniServ Connect: Northern UniServ Connect: Ogden-Weber UniServ Connect: Wasatch UniServ Connect: Woodland Peaks

3:00pm MDT

Closing Session: LEAD UEA Douglas BallroomBrandon Baca • Renee Pinkney

8:00am MDT

Opening Session: LEAD UEA Douglas BallroomBrandon Baca • Renee Pinkney

9:00am MDT

Networking Break

9:10am MDT

2023 WMLT DebriefCaren Burns • Brandon Baca • JuleeAnn Rivera • Jenny Atcitty • Aliyah Bacca • Diana Sylvester • Cinda Allen • Brittany Stull Charting the Course: Navigating Behavior at your School (Part 1 of 2)Melanie Dawson New Teacher Orientations Communications for LeadersWilliam Spiegel UEA Leaders for Just Schools 101Renee Pinkney • Ariel Ortega Loftus

10:10am MDT

Networking Break

10:20am MDT

Charting the Course: Navigating Behavior at your School (Part 2 of 2)Melanie Dawson Creating a Trauma Informed ClassroomLauralee Solimeno Lead From Where You Are - Strengthening the OrganizationDenise Willmore • Machelle Rogers What Can We Learn? Using lessons from the past to inform our fight against SJR10Elinda Nedreberg • Denise Willmore • Christy Giblon • Amy Barton • Hank Postma • Michele Jones • Rodney Hurd

11:20am MDT

Networking Break

12:30pm MDT

Lunch

1:30pm MDT

Caucus/ Role Alike Groups: AR/ ABL/ Emerging Leader Caucus/ Role Alike Groups: BIPOC Affinity Space Caucus/ Role Alike Groups: Educators of the Blind Caucus Caucus/ Role Alike Groups: LGBTQ+ Caucus Caucus/ Role Alike Groups: Local Presidents & Vice-Presidents Caucus/ Role Alike Groups: Rural Caucus Caucus/ Role Alike Groups: Social Justice Caucus Caucus/ Role Alike Groups: Special Education Caucus

2:00pm MDT

2024 Pre-RA Caucus (RA Delegates Only) Douglas BallroomRenee Pinkney

2:15pm MDT

UniServ Connect: Color Country UniServ Connect: Davis UniServ Connect: Eastern UniServ Connect: Granite UniServ Connect: High Desert UniServ Connect: Jordan/ Canyons UniServ Connect: Northern UniServ Connect: Ogden-Weber UniServ Connect: Wasatch UniServ Connect: Woodland Peaks

3:00pm MDT

Closing Session: LEAD UEA Douglas BallroomBrandon Baca • Renee Pinkney