WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference has ended

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WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

Chelsea Chandler

10:00am PDT

How Do WE Manage the Classroom Meeting Room # 5Kimberly Coleman

11:00am PDT

Get Kids Hooked on The Right Drugs Meeting Room #12Scott Le Duc

1:00pm PDT

Body Tissue Types Dissection Lab Meeting Room # 2Kirsten D. Harvey MEd, LAT, ATC What happened to the 3rd R (Rigor)??? Meeting Room #12Jim Flatmo From Basic Circuits to Industrial Automation: Building Student Skills Through Hands-On Learning Terrace EastBen Hamlett Ignite Learning with Laser Precision: Empowering Classrooms with xTool P2S Meeting Room # 3Faith Taylor

6:30pm PDT

WITEA Member Social FlatStick PubCheyenne LaViolette • Marcus Sullivan

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

1:00pm PDT

Robotics! Mechatronics! Meeting Room # 5Faith Taylor Too Hot for Silos: Turning Up the Heat on STEM Integration Birch BallroomMegan Benzing

2:00pm PDT

Work Shop Maintenance & Safety Training Meeting Room # 1Morgan J Richards

4:00pm PDT

Skate4Concrete Certification an Example of Implementation Meeting Room #11Crystal Howard

9:00am PDT

AI That Thinks With Students, Not For Them Meeting Room #12Paul Warrick Fueling the People Who Fuel the School Maple BallroomDottie Record Beyond Points: Implementing Competency-Based Grading and Employability Skills Across Career Pathways Birch BallroomDanielle Morton Equity at Sea: Expanding Access to Maritime Career and Technical Education Through Strategic Partnerships Meeting Room # 1Richard Lauridsen

10:00am PDT

From Classroom to Crisis: How to Respond When a Student Discloses Substance Use Terrace EastMorgan Davis Shelton The Game Plan: How Games Develop Collaboration, Creativity, and Critical Thinking Maple BallroomJessica Elshire-Kenny • Heather Matsuda Frustrations with communication between Administrators and Instructors. What are they thinking? Meeting Room # 4Brian Ellis STEM Camp/STEM Night Activities Meeting Room #10Adam Smith

11:00am PDT

Cardboard Arcades: Creativity, Engineering, and Engagement Meeting Room # 1Rena Clark QTIP : Connection without Exhaustion Maple BallroomAbigail Higgins

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

2:00pm PDT

FREE Industry Certifications...With my Library Card? Meeting Room # 1Joyce Abbott IN-PERSON CANCELLED: VIDEO AVAILABLE: Getting to Know Your Students and Their WHY: With the Help of AIScott Le Duc Teacher-Parent Toolbelt: EdTech Hacks for Life & Learning Meeting Room # 3Rena Clark Beyond the Classroom: The Power of the Simulated Workplace Model Birch BallroomDr. Linda Floyd • Danielle Morton

3:00pm PDT

Unlocking Safety Cedar BallroomJoshua Krieg • Randi Krieg

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

9:00am PDT

Become a Superhero with Canva Maple BallroomRena Clark From Data to Decisions: Teacher-Driven AI Workflows That Save Time and Improve Results Meeting Room # 2Rick Hamilton From SuperShy to SuperStar Birch BallroomJim Flatmo

10:00am PDT

The Benefits of Authoritative Instruction Maple BallroomPatrick Zuniga, Ed.D. The Safe-to-Fail Lab: Resilience over Perfection Birch BallroomMeloni Courtway

11:00am PDT

Students as Managers: Building Leadership Systems in School-Based Enterprises and Classrooms Meeting Room #11Taryn Veloni REVIT: Preparing Students for the Clean‑Energy Workforce Meeting Room # 4Hanna Jaramillo

12:00pm PDT

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