Combined Hospitality & Tourism Summer Conference for BFM...

Combined Hospitality & Tourism Summer Conference for BFM and FCS Teachers

8:00am MDT

Keynote Speaker: Eric Kirby Leading Gen Z and Gen Alpha AuditoriumEric Kirby

9:05am MDT

Assessment in the Age of AI H807Ryan Frandsen Design Thinking in Canvas: Make It Beautiful, Make It Usable H809Braxton Thorley Leading Gen Z and Gen Alpha The follow-up session H806Eric Kirby

10:00am MDT

Snack A Hall Entrance

10:15am MDT

Tiered Instructions Raises All Boats H807Ben Crisanto Differentiating Instruction with Nearpod H809Braxton Thorley

11:10am MDT

Lunch- Zupas Cafeteria

12:05pm MDT

AI K-12 Education Grant H807Emma Moss CTE Endorsements 101 H811April Painter Success & Money H806Tom Painter Teacher- and Student-Facing AI in the Classroom H809Braxton Thorley

1:00pm MDT

PCBL + Tech H809Katie Blunt Preparing Students for AI Driven Hospitality Careers H807Emma Moss

1:50pm MDT

Snack A Hall Entrance

2:05pm MDT

Check-In with AI: Exploring Smart Tech in Hospitality Pathways H807Emma Moss Success & Money H806Tom Painter

8:00am MDT

FCS & BFM Business with a Keynote from Brad Wilson, CEO of 2034 SLC Organization AuditoriumRacheal Routt • Lola Shipp Evans

9:05am MDT

Earn CTE Endorsements with Utah Microcredentials B119Amy Coray Greater Zion Tourism H806Matthew Watson Myths and Facts of the SMART Snack program H809Kathleen Maag UVU's Hospitality & Tourism Program H808Doug Miller

10:00am MDT

Snack Break A Hall Entrance

10:15am MDT

CTE Endorsements 101 B119April Painter Hotel and Resort Management at Utah Tech University H808Saeed Vaghan Unlocking Personalized Competency-Based Learning with Nearpod H809Kayla Towner

11:10am MDT

Lunch - Zaos Cafeteria

12:05pm MDT

Repositioning the Hospitality Industry for the Next Generation AuditoriumMarc Brown • Isabel Corpus

1:00pm MDT

Assessment in the Age of AI B119Ryan Frandsen Secondary Insights: Discovering Hidden Gems in Utah’s Online School Library H809Kayla Towner Using the 2034 Olympic Games to Drive Business Class Activities H806

1:50pm MDT

Snack Break A Hall Entrance

2:05pm MDT

Degrees of Adventure: Exploring Careers in Outdoor Tourism and Hospitality H811Kelly Goonan Special Populations and CTE Pathways B109Ephraim Zamora The Travel Lounge: A Collaborative Layover for Hospitality Educators H806Kim Thompson Unlocking Students' Potential: Personalized Learning in Canvas H809Kayla Towner USU Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism H808Jordan W. Smith