Hello!
You are invited to join our meeting this afternoon, April 28th at 3:00pm.
Here is the link https://meet.google.com/qar-kapf-mbm<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://meet.google.com/qar-kapf-mbm__;!!P-Vt7t…>
A few things we will be discussing:
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What are you doing to finish out the year? How are you feeling (strong, burned out, combo of both)?
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Are you able to look into the future? What does next year look like?
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Action Items: Include some advice or ask for advice to effectively finish out the school year and prep for next year.
Thanks,
Russ Mayo
Hey, I don't know how many of you have video students that want to produce in a virtual environment, but there are some resources out there for students that have an interest in this. Here is a message from Unreal Engine, Steve Isaacs. Many of you may know Steve and all that he does for Utah!
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Hello! My name is Steve Isaacs and I am the Director of Secondary Education at Epic Games, focusing on supporting secondary educators and students. I wanted to share some resources and opportunities.
Recommended Getting Started Resources
Player to Creator Curriculum Guide: From LEGO Fortnite Odyssey to Unreal Engine<https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/courses/lXx/player-to-creator-…> - The Epic Games Education Team believes that everyone can be a creator. We have created this guide to provide a learning path that includes game based learning across the curriculum as well as content creation with industry standard tools that will expose students to careers in emerging technology.
Hour of Code: Unreal Engine - Build Your First 3D Game:<https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/courses/kna/hour-of-code-unrea…> A series of lesson plans aimed at teaching core coding concepts to students by guiding them through the process of creating their first 3D platform game in Unreal Engine
Build a Virtual Rube Goldberg Machine in Unreal Engine:<https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/courses/KJP/build-a-virtual-ru…> An Unreal Learning Kit that provides educators with everything needed to incorporate Unreal Engine into their curriculum by having students build wild, comically over-complicated virtual contraptions. Check out our Unreal Engine Rube Goldberg Competition<https://www.rubegoldberg.org/rube-goldberg-contests/the-rube-goldberg-unrea…>!
Unreal Futures: Careers in Animation:<https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/courses/xRe/unreal-engine-unre…> Go behind the scenes of the animation industry with artists from Disney and Reel FX Animation, and learn how to use Unreal Engine to produce a custom animated scene.
Gameplan: Game Design Fundamentals:<https://gameplan.com/courses/game-design-fundamentals> A comprehensive 3D game development curriculum using Unreal Engine for high school students.
UEFN Creator School:<https://uefn.cleverlike.com/> UEFN combines Unreal Engine's power with Fortnite's publishing reach. The Cleverlike Studios UEFN school will help new creators get started and upskill existing creators to produce amazing content in the new creative economy of Fortnite.
Industry Certification
Gameplan: Unreal Engine 3D Fundamentals Certification:<https://gameplan.com/certifications/unreal-engine-3d-fundamentals> Built in partnership with Epic Games, this is the official workforce credential for candidates seeking to demonstrate foundational proficiency in real-time 3D using Unreal Engine.
FREE Professional Development
Epic Educator Accelerator:<https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/educators/accelerator> A professional development summer workshop specifically tailored for secondary school teachers (Grades 6-12) to learn the basics of interactive 3D, confidently navigate Unreal Engine, and help prepare students for the Unreal Engine 3D Fundamentals Certification.
Educator Community
Join our Unreal Educator Discord <https://discord.gg/eXu8t9etfn>
Educator Feedback Survey
Please take a moment to complete our brief survey<https://airtable.com/appoQdRqAEhhlQunv/pagzgfSacJ7CTldEh/form> . Your feedback helps us better track tool adoption and understand how we can better serve the secondary education community.
Please reach out if I can assist. We are here to help!
Best,
Steve
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Book time with Kristina Yamada<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/94c83e84d6fc4fc08143e10252d0752b…>
Please see the email below about UDMAF. It is a great experience for students!
Geoff Warren
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From: Rodger M Brown via CTE_Digital_Media <cte_digital_media(a)lists.uen.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2026 11:45 AM
Subject: [CTE Digital Media] [UCE] UDMAF April 2nd Update
Hello all,
I hope you are all enjoying your spring break or will enjoy your spring break in the coming days
The Utah Digital Media Arts Festival coming very soon.
Please have your students sign up to join us. They can sign up here<https://forms.gle/ysbiK5jH6auvAZVk8> . To make it easier students can go directly to udmaf.org<http://udmaf.org/> and click on the link towards the top of the page.
A preliminary schedule is forthcoming with several new workshops and speakers.
Let’s really push attendance. We’d like to get 650 people on campus. Have students sign up earlier rather than later.
Cost for attendance is $15 and includes food, t-shirt, and stickers.
Sticker and T-Shirt entries are due on April 14th
Submission link will be available soon. I’m testing a new submission portal but haven’t decided if it’s worth the trouble just yet. Only Teachers should submit work.
A quick note for the festival. We will send more specific details closer to the festival. UVU has enacted a few additional security measures that will affect the event. There will only be one entrance open to the Clarke building and that opening will have metal detectors and security. We will need to be prepared to make sure everyone can get in quickly and safely.
If you have any questions or concerns please let me know and as always please share this info with your peers. Not everyone is on the list serve and I’m always trying to add contacts to my personal lists.
Thanks for everything
Rodger Brown