WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference has ended

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WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

Anna Thomas

Whitworth University

Faculty

Spokane

https://whitworth.edu

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Developing Whitworth University’s CTE program.

1:00pm PDT

WE-BAM Board Meeting Meeting Room # 1Emily Wray

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C Registration Open WA-ACTE Office

9:00am PDT

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

10:00am PDT

“You Can’t Be What You Can’t See”: Expanding Career Awareness in Rural Communities Meeting Room # 2Jessica Gerdes • Ken Roberts AI Empowered Presentations That Don’t Suck Meeting Room #12Scott Le Duc CTE Dual Credit Transformation & Alignment Initiatives Maple BallroomWilliam Belden • Kimberly Ingram • Tim McClain • Sinead Fitzpatrick Plagge WA ACTE New Member Meet & Greet Cedar BallroomJodi Jacobs How Do WE Manage the Classroom Meeting Room # 5Kimberly Coleman

11:00am PDT

Burnout Is Not a Badge of Honor: Protecting Decision Quality and Ethical Practice in Professional Settings Cedar BallroomRenee Sunday 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

CTE Bootcamp: A Crash Course for the New-to-CTE Family Cedar BallroomMegan Benzing • Krista Fox • Kari Morgan • Courtney Peart • Tracy Powell • Holli Ryan-Kalaleh Voices in Policy: WA-ACTE Legislative Review & Priority Setting Meeting Room #10Jesse Taylor

2:00pm PDT

Empowering the Community: A Student-Centered Approach to IRCs & WBL Meeting Room #10Alex Iund

3:00pm PDT

Boost CTE Enrollment & Build Your Community Talent Pipeline Meeting Room #10Alex Iund

4:00pm PDT

Vendor Social Grand Ballroom A,B,C

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

9:00am PDT

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 Terrace EastKrista Fox

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

1:00pm PDT

CTE Reporting - Equivalencies, Industry Recognized Certifications and Work Based Learning Meeting Room # 3Lisa A Ireland

2:00pm PDT

Design Thinking for the Workforce Pipeline: From Data to Action Terrace WestRyan Beard • Raeshawna Ware The value of advisory boards for educator preparation programs Meeting Room # 2KC Hoffman Mendez

3:00pm PDT

Preparing CTE Educators: Accessible Certification Pathways Through CWU Meeting Room # 5Ashley Hanby • Kaylee Loyd • Jodi Musser

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

8:15am PDT

National CTE Update: Trends, Advocacy, and Opportunities from National ACTE Grand Ballroom A,B,CMichael Connet

9:00am PDT

AI That Thinks With Students, Not For Them Meeting Room #12Paul Warrick Learning Standards Review and Revision Project Updates Cedar BallroomAngela Allen Beyond Points: Implementing Competency-Based Grading and Employability Skills Across Career Pathways Birch BallroomDanielle Morton

10:00am PDT

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

11:00am PDT

The Future of Nursing Assistant Programs in High Schools and High School Partnerships Meeting Room # 2Sandra Gonzalez Graham Using Data to Improve Your District's CTE Course Catalog Meeting Room # 3Lawrence Tanimoto

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

2:00pm PDT

WCTSMA: Navigating the CTSO Meeting Room # 2WCTSMA Executive Director • Larry Howe FREE Industry Certifications...With my Library Card? Meeting Room # 1Joyce Abbott

3:00pm PDT

CTE Office Hours Meeting Room # 3Megan Benzing • Krista Fox • Kari Morgan • Courtney Peart • Tracy Powell • Holli Ryan-Kalaleh

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

9:00am PDT

Become a Superhero with Canva Maple BallroomRena Clark

10:00am PDT

Stronger Together: Building a Statewide Network to Empower Student Success Meeting Room # 3Nora Zollweg

11:00am PDT

AI Integration in the Classroom (NOT another class on prompting). Meeting Room # 3Matt Mason

12:00pm PDT

Closing Session and Wrap up! Grand Ballroom A,B,C