WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference has ended

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WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

Louanne Collins

Central Valley School District

Counselor

CVVL HS

8:00am PDT

Registration Open WA-ACTE Office

9:00am PDT

WA-ACTE Summer Conference Welcome! Grand Ballroom A,B,CMichelle Spenser

10:00am PDT

“You Can’t Be What You Can’t See”: Expanding Career Awareness in Rural Communities Meeting Room # 2Jessica Gerdes • Ken Roberts CTE Dual Credit Transformation & Alignment Initiatives Maple BallroomWilliam Belden • Kimberly Ingram • Tim McClain • Sinead Fitzpatrick Plagge Bringing Business, Personal Finance, and Career Readiness Together Meeting Room # 4Mikael Taylor

11:00am PDT

Bring Career Pathways to life: Hands-On Learning for Tomorrow’s Workforce Terrace EastLisa Fish-Hendrickson • Maggie Mcgill Leveraging SchooLinks Potential to Support CTE Programs & Industry Connections Meeting Room # 5Melissa Dilling

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

3:00pm PDT

Stukent CTE - Courses, Simternships, Certification Prep, & Certifications Meeting Room #12Conner Jones

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 Meeting Room # 1Tracy Powell

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

1:00pm PDT

CTE Reporting - Equivalencies, Industry Recognized Certifications and Work Based Learning Meeting Room # 3Lisa A Ireland Digital Badges for Career Readiness: Validating Skills & Pathways in the Creative Economy Workforce Meeting Room # 1Darlene Edouard • Nicole Hendrix

2:00pm PDT

Solve the Case: The Healthcare Roles Your Students Are Missing Meeting Room # 4Dawn McReynolds Design Thinking for the Workforce Pipeline: From Data to Action Terrace WestRyan Beard • Raeshawna Ware Getting Students College and Career Ready with Stackable, Industry-Recognized Credentials Meeting Room #10Daniel Bird • Aaron Peasley

3:00pm PDT

WA State Registered Apprenticeship Meeting Room #11Christina Chance

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

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

10:00am PDT

From Classroom to Crisis: How to Respond When a Student Discloses Substance Use Terrace EastMorgan Davis Shelton Worksite Learning Intro and Updates Birch BallroomKari Morgan

11:00am PDT

SchooLinks for the CTE Classroom Meeting Room # 4Proctor Understanding Federal Child Labor Student Learner Laws and Requirements Birch BallroomMarilyn Delgado

12:00pm PDT

WA-CCER Board Meeting and Awards Luncheon Meeting Room # 3Nora Zollweg

2:00pm PDT

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

3:00pm PDT

Honoring Every Pathway: How Data Reshaped College and Career Center Programming Meeting Room # 5Lisa Neighbours

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 Redesigning Career Connected Learning: Moving from Programs to Systems Cedar BallroomJim Kindle

10:00am PDT

Expanding Opportunity: Ensuring All Students Access Career-Connected Learning Cedar BallroomJim Kindle Stronger Together: Building a Statewide Network to Empower Student Success Meeting Room # 3Nora Zollweg