WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference has ended

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WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

JD

Jason Dilley

Sedro-Woolley High School

Film/Photography Teacher

1:00pm PDT

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 Digital Badges for Career Readiness: Validating Skills & Pathways in the Creative Economy Workforce Meeting Room # 1Nicole Hendrix • Darlene Edouard

2:00pm PDT

Getting Students College and Career Ready with Stackable, Industry-Recognized Credentials Meeting Room #10Daniel Bird • Aaron Peasley

3:00pm PDT

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

9:00am PDT

AI That Thinks With Students, Not For Them Meeting Room #12Paul Warrick Equity in Arts Education: Data-Driven Insights Meeting Room # 4Miranda Leigh Hein • Tamar Krames Beyond Points: Implementing Competency-Based Grading and Employability Skills Across Career Pathways Birch BallroomDanielle Morton

10:00am PDT

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 STEM Camp/STEM Night Activities Meeting Room #10Adam Smith

11:00am PDT

Cardboard Arcades: Creativity, Engineering, and Engagement Meeting Room # 1Rena Clark QTIP : Connection without Exhaustion Maple BallroomAbigail Higgins From Light to Image: Build and Use a Digital Pinhole Camera in Your Classroom Meeting Room #12Paul Warrick Teaching Presentation Excellence with a Plug and Play Instructional Suite Terrace WestMarian Morris

2:00pm PDT

FREE Industry Certifications...With my Library Card? Meeting Room # 1Joyce Abbott

9:00am PDT

From Classroom to Company: Weaving Entrepreneurship Into Every CTE Program Meeting Room #11Taryn Veloni Reflect, Redirect, and Respond: The importance of student voice and how to take and use feedback in the classroom. Meeting Room # 3Ciara Ashworth

10:00am PDT

CTE Office Hours Meeting Room # 2Megan Benzing • Krista Fox • Kari Morgan • Courtney Peart • Tracy Powell • Holli Ryan-Kalaleh The Benefits of Authoritative Instruction Maple BallroomPatrick Zuniga, Ed.D.

11:00am PDT

Students as Managers: Building Leadership Systems in School-Based Enterprises and Classrooms Meeting Room #11Taryn Veloni