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Educators are increasingly expected to exhibit skills and knowledge of how to use technology to enhance student learning effectively. The UEN Educational Technology Endorsement Program is grounded in the ISTE Standards for Educators and the Utah Effective Teaching Standards. Educators completing the endorsement will have gained these skills and knowledge.
Listing Catalog: UEN Catalog
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 12
In this course, participants will access four of the training courses available through the Adobe Education Exchange to learn about the importance of creativity in the classroom. Participants will learn to use several Adobe creative tools, including Adobe Express and Adobe Premiere Rush. As they learn these tools, they will consider how to integrate them into the curriculum effectively. By completing this course, participants will also qualify for Adobe Creative Educator: Level 1 status.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
This course is designed to help teachers learn software available through Adobe and apply these skills to inspire creativity in their classrooms. To accomplish this, participants will complete a series of mini-courses that are available through the Adobe Education Exchange. Participants will need to complete the mini-course, “Design Your Creative Class” and then complete nine additional hours in the Adobe Education Exchange. This flexibility will allow teachers to focus on the software that they are most interested in. After completing this UEN course, participants will qualify for the Adobe Creative Educator: Level 2 status.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
Artificial intelligence (AI) has made a remarkable entry into education, leaving educators with a mix of emotions. This course will help educators navigate this new frontier by exploring different types of AI and their applications, the ethical challenges and dilemmas of AI in education, the impact of AI on teaching and learning, and the design of activities and assessments that incorporate AI. Upon completion of the course, participants will have the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions about how AI can be effectively integrated into their teaching practices.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
“Apple Teacher is a free professional learning program designed to support and celebrate educators using Apple products for teaching and learning.” This course focuses on building skills on iPad “that directly apply to activities with your students” (Apple.com). In this course students will find the necessary links to get started with the Apple Teacher program, a thoughtful series of tutorials and resources, links for taking the Apple Teacher quizzes to earn badges, and a place to submit a final iPad-inspired lesson plan. This class will run parallel to participation in the Apple Teacher program. Although some supplemental material is included in the Canvas Course, the majority of the content and all of the badge-earning quizzes are contained within the Apple Teacher program itself.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
“Apple Teacher is a free professional learning program designed to support and celebrate educators using Apple products for teaching and learning.” This course focuses on building skills on Mac “that directly apply to activities with your students” (Apple.com). In this course, learners will find the necessary links to get started with the Apple Teacher program, a thoughtful series of tutorials and resources, links for taking the Apple Teacher quizzes to earn badges, and a place to submit a final Mac-inspired lesson plan. This class will run parallel to participation in the Apple Teacher program. Although some supplemental material is included in the Canvas Course, the majority of the content and all of the badge-earning quizzes are contained within the Apple Teacher program itself.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
In this self-paced online course, you’ll explore the power of blended learning. Gain essential knowledge and practical skills to create thriving classrooms where students excel. Dive into various blended learning models, apply essential components, and leverage differentiated tools. Through engaging activities and reflective discussions, choose your own blended learning model, apply your own essential components, and learn how to foster an inclusive classroom culture. This course combines the best of digital and traditional teaching methods.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
This course will teach participants how to design and deliver an online course using Canvas. It will guide them in creating their own course using best practices to set up a visual home page, add engaging content, assess student learning, and communicate effectively using Canvas. This course focuses on learning about pedagogical practices with online course design by using the features within Canvas to create a course that will benefit both the teacher and students.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
This online, self-paced course will equip teachers with the knowledge and skills they need to create collaborative classrooms where students thrive. The course explores the latest research on collaboration and feedback and provides teachers with a variety of strategies and tools to foster effective collaboration and feedback in their classrooms. Through a variety of projects, activities and discussions, teachers will reflect on their current practices and learn how to create a positive classroom culture that supports collaboration, deep learning and student success.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
In this course, teachers will gain a comprehensive understanding of digital citizenship and learn how to cultivate a positive and safe online environment with students. Inspired by Richard Culatta’s “Digital for Good,” this course is designed to empower educators to foster a positive and responsible digital culture in their classrooms. Participants will explore the core principles of digital citizenship, develop effective strategies for teaching digital responsibility, and discuss strategies for preventing and addressing cyberbullying. By modeling positive digital practices, teachers will inspire their students to make informed and ethical choices online.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
This online, self-paced course is designed for K-12 educators interested in discovering the benefits and methods of digital storytelling as a powerful teaching tool. Taking a unique perspective on digital storytelling, this course will explore the using stories to facilitate learning by Gabriel McNett, the e-Learning Digital Storytelling (eLDisST) Framework, and key aspects of digital storytelling, including the use of storyboards and digital tools for creating. Through engaging activities and reflective discussions, participants will create their own story-based instruction digital storytelling videos. Let's find a broader view of including stories and be more creative and purposeful.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
In this course, participants will be introduced to the basics of Canvas for Elementary and how it can work effectively in a K-5 classroom by considering the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Elements of organization, communication, assignments, and grading will be addressed concerning accessibility and eliminating barriers for students and their families.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
This course will provide educators with an opportunity to explore, create, and collaborate within the eMedia community. eMedia is a digital library of educational resources developed specifically for Utah educators. Participants will explore digital educational resources, including Open Educational Resources (OER), and practice curation strategies to collaboratively organize resources relevant to desired use. Participants will engage with eMedia tools to effectively identify and evaluate these resources -- utilizing rubrics and quality criteria -- and align them to standards. Participants will discover ways to create and remix quality resources within eMedia by sharing a web resource and an original lesson plan. Participants will offer and receive peer feedback to improve the resources they share. Finally, participants will develop a personal Open Educational Practice (OEP) advocacy and leadership plan to further the development and improvement of OER resources in Utah.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
Participants in this course will learn to augment and elevate their Canvas skills by incorporating Universal Design for Learning guidelines as they create engaging homepages, discussions, and quizzes and incorporate LTI tools into instruction. This course will guide participants in designing an accessible, user-friendly home page, using discussions in different ways, creating assignments using LTI, creating formative and summative quizzes, and experiencing the peer review feature in Canvas. This course will help participants take what they are already doing in Canvas and make improvements by enhancing their Canvas skills.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
This course builds on the skills and knowledge addressed in the "Getting Started with Nearpod" course and is designed to expand teachers' capacity to implement Nearpod strategically in their classrooms. Throughout the course, teachers will learn how to evaluate their use of classroom technology, apply accessibility guidelines to their Nearpod lessons, implement Nearpod-infused classroom routines, facilitate meaningful collaboration with Nearpod, and use Nearpod to personalize learning. By the end of this course, teachers will have the knowledge and skills to employ Nearpod in powerful, creative ways that spark students' imaginations and deepen their learning.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
This course introduces teachers to filmmaking as a way to enhance teaching and learning. Participants learn basic skills in storyboarding, video production, and digital citizenship while exploring how filmmaking can be integrated into project-based lessons that engage students in curricula. Participants will gain hands-on experience capturing digital video, using software and mobile apps for video editing, and exploring copyright-friendly media resources and Creative Commons licensing. They will also explore film as a vehicle for storytelling, artistic expression, and demonstrating content mastery. Participants will create their own film. They will also create a lesson plan for utilizing filmmaking in the classroom. This course will help participants prepare to involve their own students in filmmaking.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
This course is designed to support teachers in implementing Nearpod effectively to enhance student learning and engagement. The course begins with an introduction to Nearpod and its basic features before diving into the strategic use of those features to meet instructional goals. Teachers will learn how to leverage media, discussion, assessment, and accessibility features in Nearpod to bolster their teaching. The course concludes by guiding teachers through the process of utilizing Nearpod's reports to monitor student progress, respond to individual needs, and reflect on instructional practices. By the end of this course, teachers will have the knowledge and skills to use Nearpod to create dynamic, compelling learning experiences for their students.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
This course is targeted towards educators who wish to receive Google's Certified Educator Level 1 certification and also receive MIDAS or SUU credit for doing so. In this course you will find the necessary links to get started with the Google Fundamentals training program; a series of tutorials and resources, quizzes, and unit reviews to prepare for the Google Level 1 Certification test.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
This is UEN's self-paced companion course to the Google Level 2 Certification Program. This course is targeted towards educators who wish to receive Google's Certified Educator Level 2 certification and also receive MIDAS or SUU credit for doing so. In this course you will find the necessary links to get started with the Google Advanced Training program; a series of tutorials and resources, quizzes, and unit reviews to prepare for the Google Level 2 Certification test.
Listing Catalog: UEN 2025
Listing Date: Self-paced
Listing Credits: 1
This ten-week course will focus on developing and demonstrating Utah school leaders' competencies for continuous improvement and growth. The best leaders are learners, and this course will support participants in deepening their understanding of the tenets of adult learning. Leaders will engage with current and emerging trends in education while building and expanding their professional learning community. Job-embedded activities and resources will support participants in examining their professional learning goals, evaluating the learning opportunities they offer their staff, and planning for the upcoming year.
Listing Catalog: School Leadership
Listing Date: Jun 5, 2025 - Aug 13, 2025
Listing Credits: 1
