WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference has ended

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WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

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Chris Hiatt

South Kitsap SD

CTE - Athletic Medicine & Health, WCTSMA Advisor, future HOSA advisor

South Kitsap High School

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

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 Building Professional Communication Skills for Students Meeting Room # 3Aaron Tomyn Keeping It Simple Stupid: K.I.S.S. strategies for success in CTE programs. Birch BallroomSteven Braun Vocabulary in Action Meeting Room #10Robin Palmer

11:00am PDT

Bring Career Pathways to life: Hands-On Learning for Tomorrow’s Workforce Terrace EastMaggie Mcgill • Lisa Fish-Hendrickson Burnout Is Not a Badge of Honor: Protecting Decision Quality and Ethical Practice in Professional Settings Cedar BallroomRenee Sunday Get Kids Hooked on The Right Drugs Meeting Room #12Scott Le Duc

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

1:00pm PDT

Body Tissue Types Dissection Lab Meeting Room # 2Kirsten D. Harvey MEd, LAT, ATC Punch Positive : The Missing Link Between Engagement, Resilience, and Real-World Performance Maple BallroomLita Mae Button 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

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 Maple BallroomCourtney Peart

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

1:00pm PDT

Building Tenacity: A Deeper Dive into The Energy Map Cedar BallroomNiki Spears Building Vision, Hope and Momentum with Future Pathway Alignment - Tips, tricks and tactics for driving student engagement with career pathways. Meeting Room # 2Ryan Chun • Tyler Lafferty CTE Dual Credit Transformation & Alignment Initiatives Meeting Room #12William Belden • Kimberly Ingram • Tim McClain • Sinead Fitzpatrick Plagge

2:00pm PDT

Solve the Case: The Healthcare Roles Your Students Are Missing Meeting Room # 4Dawn McReynolds Sex Trafficking Prevention and Awareness for the Education Community Meeting Room # 3Julie McNamara-Dahl • Bev Miller Course Launch Lab Maple BallroomCourtney Peart

3:00pm PDT

CANCELLED - Clearing the Path: Policy, Practice, and Youth Access to Healthcare Work Meeting Room # 3Renee Fullerton • Dr. Donald Smith, Jr Beyond the Checkbox: Advisory Boards that Deliver Maple BallroomCourtney Peart

4:00pm PDT

CTE as a Literacy Bridge: Integrating Career and Technical Education to Support Language Acquisition and Academic Success Meeting Room # 1Dr. Sarah Clark

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

Generational Care - Preparing Health Science Students to Work with All Populations Meeting Room # 2Ashley Undag • Ashley Undag CTE Dual Credit - How Do You Explain That To Kids? Meeting Room #11Proctor Beyond Points: Implementing Competency-Based Grading and Employability Skills Across Career Pathways Birch BallroomDanielle Morton

10:00am PDT

Washington HOSA - Future Health Professionals Updates Meeting Room # 2Elizabeth Carnesi-Hudson Google Forms Tips and Tricks for Efficiency & Engagement. Cedar BallroomDavin Perry The Game Plan: How Games Develop Collaboration, Creativity, and Critical Thinking Maple BallroomJessica Elshire-Kenny • Heather Matsuda Worksite Learning Intro and Updates Birch BallroomKari Morgan

11:00am PDT

Cardboard Arcades: Creativity, Engineering, and Engagement Meeting Room # 1Rena Clark SchooLinks for the CTE Classroom Meeting Room # 4Proctor Understanding Federal Child Labor Student Learner Laws and Requirements Birch BallroomMarilyn Delgado

12:00pm PDT

HSCTE Business Lunch Meeting Room # 2Taelar Shelton

2:00pm PDT

WCTSMA: Navigating the CTSO Meeting Room # 2Larry Howe • WCTSMA Executive Director

3:00pm PDT

The Coaching Academy: Building a Careers in Education Course for Coaches Meeting Room # 4Shawn C Gaspaire

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

9:00am PDT

Beyond the Club: Embedding HOSA into Everyday Instruction Meeting Room # 1Whitney Champlin Become a Superhero with Canva Maple BallroomRena Clark Reflect, Redirect, and Respond: The importance of student voice and how to take and use feedback in the classroom. Meeting Room # 3Ciara Ashworth