WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference has ended

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WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

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Cora Valentine

Highline Public Schools

CTE Specialist

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 CTE Dual Credit Transformation & Alignment Initiatives Maple BallroomWilliam Belden • Kimberly Ingram • Tim McClain • Sinead Fitzpatrick Plagge

11:00am PDT

Leveraging SchooLinks Potential to Support CTE Programs & Industry Connections Meeting Room # 5Melissa Dilling LIFESMARTS - Curriculum, State and National Competition and the GAME Meeting Room # 1Suzanne Klenk

1:00pm PDT

Building Future-Ready STEM Pathways with Sphero Birch BallroomShane Yorton 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 What happened to the 3rd R (Rigor)??? Meeting Room #12Jim Flatmo Voices in Policy: WA-ACTE Legislative Review & Priority Setting Meeting Room #10Jesse Taylor

2:00pm PDT

Dysregulation, Dissociation, and Discombobulation: Understanding Brain Science and Its Impact on Student Learning and Behavior Birch BallroomKeith Orchard

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

1:00pm PDT

CTE Reporting - Equivalencies, Industry Recognized Certifications and Work Based Learning Meeting Room # 3Lisa A Ireland Too Hot for Silos: Turning Up the Heat on STEM Integration Birch BallroomMegan Benzing

2:00pm PDT

The value of advisory boards for educator preparation programs Meeting Room # 2KC Hoffman Mendez Course Launch Lab Maple BallroomCourtney Peart

3:00pm PDT

Preparing CTE Educators: Accessible Certification Pathways Through CWU Meeting Room # 5Ashley Hanby • Kaylee Loyd • Jodi Musser WA State Registered Apprenticeship Meeting Room #11Christina Chance Beyond the Checkbox: Advisory Boards that Deliver Maple BallroomCourtney Peart CTElink Framework Builder: Create, Review, and Export OSPI-Ready Course Frameworks Meeting Room # 4Taylor Smith

4:00pm PDT

OSPI Statewide Update: Policy, Priorities, and What's Ahead Cedar BallroomClarisse Leong • Becky Wallace Too Hot for? : AI-Integrated Frameworks with a HOT Approach Birch BallroomHolli Ryan-Kalaleh

9:00am PDT

CTE Dual Credit - How Do You Explain That To Kids? Meeting Room #11Proctor Learning Standards Review and Revision Project Updates Cedar BallroomAngela Allen

10:00am PDT

Building Opportunity: CTE Meets College in the High School in Workforce Training Meeting Room # 3Jason Boatwright • Jessica Dempsey Worksite Learning Intro and Updates Birch BallroomKari Morgan Support Staff: Navigating General & Program Advisory Committees A Support Staff Road Map Meeting Room # 5Kelly Wildey

11:00am PDT

The Future of Nursing Assistant Programs in High Schools and High School Partnerships Meeting Room # 2Sandra Gonzalez Graham SchooLinks for the CTE Classroom Meeting Room # 4Proctor

2:00pm PDT

FREE Industry Certifications...With my Library Card? Meeting Room # 1Joyce Abbott Targeted by Design: Using SchooLinks to Build Intentional Work-Based Learning Programs Meeting Room # 5Suzanne Gretch

3:00pm PDT

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

9:00am PDT

From Classroom to Company: Weaving Entrepreneurship Into Every CTE Program Meeting Room #11Taryn Veloni Redesigning Career Connected Learning: Moving from Programs to Systems Cedar BallroomJim Kindle

10:00am PDT

Expanding Opportunity: Ensuring All Students Access Career-Connected Learning Cedar BallroomJim Kindle The Benefits of Authoritative Instruction Maple BallroomPatrick Zuniga, Ed.D. The Safe-to-Fail Lab: Resilience over Perfection Birch BallroomMeloni Courtway Stronger Together: Building a Statewide Network to Empower Student Success Meeting Room # 3Nora Zollweg

11:00am PDT

What Got Me Here: Using Career Stories to Strengthen Mentorship Cedar BallroomJim Kindle