WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference has ended

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WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

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Sara Hatfield

South Kitsap School District

CTE Director

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 CTE Dual Credit Transformation & Alignment Initiatives Maple BallroomWilliam Belden • Kimberly Ingram • Tim McClain • Sinead Fitzpatrick Plagge Vocabulary in Action Meeting Room #10Robin Palmer

11:00am PDT

Leveraging SchooLinks Potential to Support CTE Programs & Industry Connections Meeting Room # 5Melissa Dilling

12:00pm PDT

Exhibitor Show Open Grand Ballroom A,B,C Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

1:00pm PDT

CTE Bootcamp: A Crash Course for the New-to-CTE Family Cedar BallroomCourtney Peart • Holli Ryan-Kalaleh • Megan Benzing • Tracy Powell • Kari Morgan • Krista Fox Professionalizing AI Use in the Classroom: From Prompts to Workflows Meeting Room # 4Eric Ogden Voices in Policy: WA-ACTE Legislative Review & Priority Setting Meeting Room #10Jesse Taylor EGMS Perkins Grants & CLNA Working Session Terrace WestClarisse Leong

2:00pm PDT

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

3:00pm PDT

Boost CTE Enrollment & Build Your Community Talent Pipeline Meeting Room #10Alex Iund

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

9:00am PDT

Exhibitor Show Open Grand Ballroom A,B,C 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 Section Tables Daveport Grand Lobby

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

1:00pm PDT

CTE Dual Credit Transformation & Alignment Initiatives Meeting Room #12William Belden • Kimberly Ingram • Tim McClain • Sinead Fitzpatrick Plagge CTE Reporting - Equivalencies, Industry Recognized Certifications and Work Based Learning Meeting Room # 3Lisa A Ireland

2:00pm PDT

CTE Dual Credit Transformation & Alignment Initiatives Meeting Room #12William Belden • Kimberly Ingram • Tim McClain • Sinead Fitzpatrick Plagge Course Launch Lab Maple BallroomCourtney Peart

3:00pm PDT

New CTE Director Resources Cedar BallroomKrista Fox • Kari Morgan 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

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

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

Chatting with Stacy: Build Your Own AI Assistant for Planning, Communication, and Classroom Workflow Meeting Room #12Paul Warrick Google Forms Tips and Tricks for Efficiency & Engagement. Cedar BallroomDavin Perry Worksite Learning Intro and Updates Birch BallroomKari Morgan

11:00am PDT

Understanding Federal Child Labor Student Learner Laws and Requirements Birch BallroomMarilyn Delgado Using Data to Improve Your District's CTE Course Catalog Meeting Room # 3Lawrence Tanimoto

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

2:00pm PDT

Financial Education Learning Standards Update and Input Opportunity Cedar BallroomAngela Allen FREE Industry Certifications...With my Library Card? Meeting Room # 1Joyce Abbott Teacher-Parent Toolbelt: EdTech Hacks for Life & Learning Meeting Room # 3Rena Clark Beyond the Classroom: The Power of the Simulated Workplace Model Birch BallroomDanielle Morton • Dr. Linda Floyd

3:00pm PDT

CTE Office Hours Meeting Room # 3Holli Ryan-Kalaleh • Megan Benzing • Tracy Powell • Krista Fox • Courtney Peart • Kari Morgan

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

9:00am PDT

Reflect, Redirect, and Respond: The importance of student voice and how to take and use feedback in the classroom. Meeting Room # 3Ciara Ashworth