UEN Homeroom
This podcast is UEN’s chance to tell the stories and talk about the issues impacting Utah’s amazing teachers. We feature educators and leaders from Utah and around the nation in a fun and informative podcast.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 157
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Shannon Ririe Lyon - Hour of Code
Dani and Jared are pleased to welcome Shannon Ririe Lyon, UEN Super Trainer and Computer Programming Guru, to UEN Homeroom this week. During our conversation on the Hour of Code we discuss topics …
Quinn Rollins - Bringing Play to the Classroom
Jared and Dani welcome Quinn Rollins to UEN Homeroom this week. Quinn is a Social Studies teacher at Cyprus High School in the Granite School District and he is also the author of Play Like a Pirate…
eTwinz (Mario and Alberto Herraez) - Building Culture through Language
Dani and Jared welcome the eTwinz, Mario and Alberto Herraez- 5th and 6th Grade Spanish Immersion teachers from Davis School District, to UEN Homeroom this week. Our discussion centered around the r…
Amber Harper - Burned In Teacher
UEN Homeroom wants to help you get burned in with education. This week we welcome Amber Harper, the Burned In Teacher, to talk about teacher burnout and how to re-energize educators. Our topics inclu…
Valentina Arismendi Chirinos - Digital Literacy for Students
This week Dani and Jared welcome Valentina Arismendi Chirinos to UEN Homeroom. Valentina is a student at the University of North Carolina who recently presented at the Adobe Max conference on the top…
Victor Karkar - Scrible for Improved Research
Dani and Jared are excited to welcome Victor Karkar to UEN Homeroom this week. Victor is the CEO and cofounder of Scrible, an educational software that seeks to tackle the massive research and writin…
Justin Anderson - Digital Citizenship for Modern Learners
This week Jared and Dani connect with Justin Anderson, an educational technology team lead from the Canyons School District. As part of the episode they explore what digital citizenship looks like …
Rushton Hurley - Next Vista for Learning
This week UEN Homeroom is pleased to welcome Rushton Hurley, the founder and executive director of Next Vista for Learning, to the podcast. In our conversation we focus on how teachers can effective…
Innovation During COVID
In honor of International Podcast Day, Jared and Dani kick off season three of UEN Homeroom with a discussion on innovation during COVID. They discuss topics such as: the innovative ways in which U…
Year Two in Review
Jared, Dani, and Fernando take a look back at Year Two in UEN Homeroom. We share some of our favorite moments and give out some annual awards. The biggest question is: which of the UEN Homeroom st…
Max Gonzalez - Reimagine Teaching
Dani and Jared are excited to have Max Gonzalez, Program Manager at UETN, join them to share information about the new Reimagine Teaching project. As pare of our discussion we learn how teachers c…
Skill Struck - Providing Students Real World Experiences
As we move into our 3rd season of UEN Homeroom, the two Jareds (Covili and Fawson) catch up with the guys from Skill Struck. Our conversation focuses on the importance of providing students with rea…
Nicole Johnson - Back to School for Students
In the last of our Back to School episodes, Jared and Dani talk with Nicole Johnson, UEN Admin Assistant extraordinaire, about her experiences as a student during COVID. As part of the conversation …
Moe Hickey - Back to School with Voices for Utah Children
UEN Homeroom continues along with our Back to School series as Utah prepares for the return of teachers and students to our buildings. This week we connect with Moe Hickey, CEO of Voices for Utah Ch…
Katie Dewey Hill - Back to School with USBE
In the next installment of our Back to School series, Jared and Dani talk with Katie Dewey Hill, an educator development specialist from the Utah State Board of Education. To help teachers get ready…
Rachel Fletcher - Back to School with a School Counselor
Jared and Dani are continuing the Back to School series this week by talking with Rachel Fletcher, a school counselor at the Salt Lake Center for Science Education. As we discussed the need for scho…
Shanna Bingham - Back to School with a Kindergarten Teacher
In our Back to School series, UEN Homeroom visits with Shanna Bingham, a Kindergarten teacher from the Granite School District. During our conversation we talk about the issues surrounding returning…
Holly Todd - Real Life with Social and Emotional Learning (Rebroadcast)
This week UEN Homeroom is rebroadcasting our conversation with Holly Todd, the Project Aware Coordinator for Jordan School District. This episode shares ideas on social and emotional learning in sc…
Todd Call - Digital Teaching and Learning Across Utah
This week UEN Homeroom is pleased to welcome Todd Call, Educational Coordinator for the Digital Teaching and Learning Grant at the Utah State Board of Education. Our conversation focuses on the impa…