Welcome back to season 3 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we sit down with Teacher Winters, the current UCET president to discuss his chosen theme of the year and what it means to him. During this episode, we also chat with Jared Covili, a past UCET president, and current ISTE affiliate representative for the UCET board, about what role he plays in bringing together different groups under the UCET umbrella.

Over of the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions:

1. What is your first memory of UCET? 
2. What are some strengths and challenges to coalition-building?
3. Why should teachers be a part of teacher organizations like UCET or content-specific organizations? 
4. What are some key ways to make sure coalition discussions are productive?
5. How can someone get involved?

At the end of the episode, we discuss how to start (and maintain) a movement. As was mentioned in the episode, edtech people are the best kind of people and the future of UCET continues to look bright as we grow and connect with other coalitions to make education in Utah the best it can be. You can follow Matt at @teacherwinters on Twitter and or his website https://www.teacherwinters.net and you can follow Jared at @covili on Twitter or on his website http://www.jaredcovili.com.

Special thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.