Conferences

BYU Education Society Annual Conference

Think Celestial: Educating in the Classroom and at Home

Hinckley Building BYU Campus, OR Online

Conference Agenda

Recordings of select speakers are available to view here.

Kim B. Clark, Professor of Management, BYU Marriott School of Business. Topic: Deep Learning: Succeed in School Through the Power of the Savior for Students and Their Families

Melissa Bostwick and Kim Jones, Social and Emotional Well-Being, Alpine School District. Topic: Educating the Whole Child: Helping Students Reach Their Potential

Damon Bahr, BYU Assoc. Prof. (Ret.), Teacher Education. Topic: Learning from Spiritual and Secular Sources: Orchestrating Inspired Discussions While Teaching in the Savior’s Way

Sarah Clark, BYU McKay School of Education Assoc. Dean & Prof., Teacher Education. Topic: Harnessing the Power of Literacy to Heal Broken Hearts, Strengthen Homes, and Prepare Us All for Eternity

Loren D. Marks, Prof., Family Life, BYU College of Family, Home and Social Sciences. Topic: Stories and Lessons from Great Teachers (and Students) Who Lifted Me Up

Conference Handouts



Annual BYU Education Society Conference

The BYU Education Society Conference 2023 conference theme was "Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd," and was held on Friday, June 16th in the Hinckley Center on BYU's campus.

Recordings of select speakers are available to view here.

Thomas B. Griffith**, former federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit. Topic: Building Bridges of Understanding in a Politically-Polarized America

Kendra Hall-Kenyon**, dean of the McKay School of Education. Topic: Nurturing the Full Potential in Educators and Students

Barbara Morgan Gardner**, BYU Associate Professor of Church History & Doctrine: Empowering our Students Through Covenant Relationships

Shane Farnsworth**, Superintendent, Alpine Utah School District: Stewards of Agency

Jenet Erickson**, BYU Associate Professor of Church History & Doctrine: Reaching the Heart in Teaching Sensitive Topics of Gender, Identity, and Family