WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference has ended

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WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

Laura Lockhart

8:00am PDT

Registration Open WA-ACTE Office Section Tables Daveport Grand Lobby

10:00am PDT

AI Empowered Presentations That Don’t Suck Meeting Room #12Scott Le Duc

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

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

2:00pm PDT

Design Thinking for the Workforce Pipeline: From Data to Action Terrace WestRyan Beard • Raeshawna Ware

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

9:00am PDT

AI That Thinks With Students, Not For Them Meeting Room #12Paul Warrick Equity in Arts Education: Data-Driven Insights Meeting Room # 4Tamar Krames • Miranda Leigh Hein, M.Ed., NBCT Project Management with Scrum Terrace EastJim Flatmo Equity at Sea: Expanding Access to Maritime Career and Technical Education Through Strategic Partnerships Meeting Room # 1Richard Lauridsen

10:00am PDT

Building Opportunity: CTE Meets College in the High School in Workforce Training Meeting Room # 3Jason Boatwright • Jessica Dempsey 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 Frustrations with communication between Administrators and Instructors. What are they thinking? Meeting Room # 4Brian Ellis

11:00am PDT

SchooLinks for the CTE Classroom Meeting Room # 4Proctor From Light to Image: Build and Use a Digital Pinhole Camera in Your Classroom Meeting Room #12Paul Warrick CANCELLED - Upskilling Your Students and Learning StipendsJill Ranucci, Ph.D.

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

2:00pm PDT

FREE Industry Certifications...With my Library Card? Meeting Room # 1Joyce Abbott Teacher-Parent Toolbelt: EdTech Hacks for Life & Learning Meeting Room # 3Rena Clark Targeted by Design: Using SchooLinks to Build Intentional Work-Based Learning Programs Meeting Room # 5Suzanne Gretch Adobe Express Luminary Training update Terrace EastSierra Larkin • Rachel Schwartz

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

Longitudinal Career Exposure: Supporting Students from Middle School to Graduation Meeting Room # 5Rachel KW Larson Become a Superhero with Canva Maple BallroomRena Clark From SuperShy to SuperStar Birch BallroomJim Flatmo 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

Aligning Industry, CTE, and Academics: A Replicable Model for Multi‑Credit Courses Meeting Room # 4Hanna Jaramillo The Benefits of Authoritative Instruction Maple BallroomPatrick Zuniga, Ed.D. The Safe-to-Fail Lab: Resilience over Perfection Birch BallroomMeloni Courtway From Classroom to Credential: Designing CTE Programs With Tangible Outcomes Meeting Room #11Taryn Veloni

12:00pm PDT

Closing Session and Wrap up! Grand Ballroom A,B,C