WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference has ended

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WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

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Daniel Evans

7:30am PDT

Registration Open WA-ACTE Office

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 WA-ACTE Blood Drive Grand Ballroom A,B,CJodi Jacobs • Dottie Record

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

1:00pm PDT

Building Tenacity: A Deeper Dive into The Energy Map Cedar BallroomNiki Spears CTE Reporting - Equivalencies, Industry Recognized Certifications and Work Based Learning Meeting Room # 3Lisa A Ireland

2:00pm PDT

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

3:00pm PDT

WA State Registered Apprenticeship Meeting Room #11Christina Chance

4:00pm PDT

OSPI Statewide Update: Policy, Priorities, and What's Ahead Cedar BallroomClarisse Leong • Becky Wallace

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 Support Staff: Behind the Scenes of Success -How WBL Support Staff Empower CTE Programs Meeting Room # 5DeAngelo Friends • Hanna Grove • Amie Mitchell 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 From Classroom to Crisis: How to Respond When a Student Discloses Substance Use Terrace EastMorgan Davis Shelton Google Forms Tips and Tricks for Efficiency & Engagement. Cedar BallroomDavin Perry

11:00am PDT

QTIP : Connection without Exhaustion Maple BallroomAbigail Higgins Understanding Federal Child Labor Student Learner Laws and Requirements Birch BallroomMarilyn Delgado

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

2:00pm PDT

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

Not Another AI Demo: The Skills Your Students Actually Need in an AI World Meeting Room #11Nick Quinlan

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

9:00am PDT

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

10:00am PDT

Responsible AI in Action: Interdisciplinary AI Toolkit Meeting Room # 5Denise Thompson The Benefits of Authoritative Instruction Maple BallroomPatrick Zuniga, Ed.D.