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WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

Denise Gibbs

Bethel School District

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I am a CTE Teacher and own my own business and have been working in the Washington State film industry for the past 19 years. Before the film industry I worked as a project manager for a branding, graphic design and web development firm. Before that I worked as a journalist for a local newspaper and worked my way up to Managing Editor.

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C Registration Open WA-ACTE Office Section Tables Daveport Grand Lobby

9:00am PDT

WA-ACTE Summer Conference Welcome! Grand Ballroom A,B,CMichelle Spenser

10:00am PDT

AI Empowered Presentations That Don’t Suck Meeting Room #12Scott Le Duc CANCELLED - Building Career-Connected Classrooms: Integrating Washington's Creative Economy into Your Curriculum Northwest PackageNicole Hendrix • Darlene Edouard Amplify Student Success Using MBA Research Resources and AI Tools for FBLA Competitive Events Terrace WestHolli Ryan-Kalaleh • Tami Perez Bringing Business, Personal Finance, and Career Readiness Together Meeting Room # 4Mikael Taylor

11:00am PDT

Burnout Is Not a Badge of Honor: Protecting Decision Quality and Ethical Practice in Professional Settings Cedar BallroomRenee Sunday LIFESMARTS - Curriculum, State and National Competition and the GAME Meeting Room # 1Suzanne Klenk Ideas for a Student Ran Enterprise Meeting Room # 4Andrew Hill

12:00pm PDT

Exhibitor Show Open Grand Ballroom A,B,C Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

1:00pm PDT

Professionalizing AI Use in the Classroom: From Prompts to Workflows Meeting Room # 4Eric Ogden What happened to the 3rd R (Rigor)??? Meeting Room #12Jim Flatmo

2:00pm PDT

Dysregulation, Dissociation, and Discombobulation: Understanding Brain Science and Its Impact on Student Learning and Behavior Birch BallroomKeith Orchard Framing Failure to Facilitate Future Fruition Meeting Room #12Jim Flatmo

4:00pm PDT

Vendor Social Grand Ballroom A,B,C

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

9:00am PDT

Exhibitor Show Open Grand Ballroom A,B,C Opening Session: Hope. Opportunity. Tenacity: The Mindset That Shapes Futures Grand Ballroom A,B,CRoss Short • Niki Spears • Michelle Spenser

11:00am PDT

OSPI HOT Updates in Mini-Sessions Cedar BallroomHolli Ryan-Kalaleh Section Tables Daveport Grand Lobby

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

1:00pm PDT

Digital Badges for Career Readiness: Validating Skills & Pathways in the Creative Economy Workforce Meeting Room # 1Nicole Hendrix • Darlene Edouard

2:00pm PDT

CTE Dual Credit Transformation & Alignment Initiatives Meeting Room #12William Belden • Kimberly Ingram • Tim McClain • Sinead Fitzpatrick Plagge

3:00pm PDT

Too Hot for Electives: Turning Up the Heat on Art as CTE Birch BallroomMegan Benzing

4:00pm PDT

Too Hot for? : AI-Integrated Frameworks with a HOT Approach Birch BallroomHolli Ryan-Kalaleh

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

9:00am PDT

FBLA 2027 Kick Start Meeting Room #10Adam Smith

10:00am PDT

Chatting with Stacy: Build Your Own AI Assistant for Planning, Communication, and Classroom Workflow Meeting Room #12Paul Warrick

11:00am PDT

From Light to Image: Build and Use a Digital Pinhole Camera in Your Classroom Meeting Room #12Paul Warrick Teaching Presentation Excellence with a Plug and Play Instructional Suite Terrace WestMarian Morris CANCELLED - Upskilling Your Students and Learning StipendsJill Ranucci, Ph.D.

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C Summer WE-BAM Members Meeting Birch BallroomEmily Wray

2:00pm PDT

Adobe Express Luminary Training update Terrace EastSierra Larkin • Rachel Schwartz

3:00pm PDT

CTE Office Hours Meeting Room # 3Holli Ryan-Kalaleh • Megan Benzing • Tracy Powell • Krista Fox • Courtney Peart • Kari Morgan Financial Literacy FUNdamentals: Free Resources to Engage Students Meeting Room #10Lesley Mace Not Another AI Demo: The Skills Your Students Actually Need in an AI World Meeting Room #11Nick Quinlan Why Your Program Needs Data, Not Just Instinct Terrace EastHolli Ryan-Kalaleh

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

9:00am PDT

Become a Superhero with Canva Maple BallroomRena Clark From Classroom to Company: Weaving Entrepreneurship Into Every CTE Program Meeting Room #11Taryn Veloni From Data to Decisions: Teacher-Driven AI Workflows That Save Time and Improve Results Meeting Room # 2Rick Hamilton Reflect, Redirect, and Respond: The importance of student voice and how to take and use feedback in the classroom. Meeting Room # 3Ciara Ashworth

10:00am PDT

Aligning Industry, CTE, and Academics: A Replicable Model for Multi‑Credit Courses Meeting Room # 4Hanna Jaramillo CTE Office Hours Meeting Room # 2Megan Benzing • Krista Fox • Kari Morgan • Courtney Peart • Tracy Powell • Holli Ryan-Kalaleh Responsible AI in Action: Interdisciplinary AI Toolkit Meeting Room # 5Denise Thompson

11:00am PDT

AI Integration in the Classroom (NOT another class on prompting). Meeting Room # 3Matt Mason Students as Managers: Building Leadership Systems in School-Based Enterprises and Classrooms Meeting Room #11Taryn Veloni