WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

Name: Too Hot for Electives: Turning Up the Heat on Art as CTE
Start: 2026-08-03T15:00:00-0700
End: 2026-08-03T15:45:00-0700

Too Hot for Electives: Turning Up the Heat on Art as CTE

Monday August 3, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm PDT

Birch Ballroom

Review the basics of developing a successful course framework, then explore ways to integrate art in your CTE courses. Art isn’t extra, it’s essential. As workforce demands evolve, creative skills are more valuable than ever, and it’s time to rethink art’s role in Career and Technical Education. In this session, we’ll explore how art and design programs align with CTE pathways, industry standards, and career readiness outcomes. Discover how visual arts classrooms are already building in-demand skills—from design thinking to digital production—and learn how to position art as a powerful, workforce-connected program. Bring an art course or pathway framework and engage in guided activities to identify CTE alignment, highlight industry-relevant skills, and strengthen your program messaging. Leave ready to turn up the heat and give art its rightful place in CTE.

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Megan Benzing

CTE Program Supervisor, OSPI

Megan Benzing is a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program Supervisor at the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), leading statewide efforts in construction, manufacturing, supply chain, and transportation pathways. She began her career in the classroom... Read More →

Monday August 3, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm PDT
Birch Ballroom

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