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2026 KACTE Summer Program

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7:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast Exhibitor Hall - East - 2nd Floor CTE Meeting Place Ballroom A - East - 2nd Floor Conference Registration Exhibitor Hall - East - 2nd Floor

8:00am EDT

2027 CTE End-of-Program (EOP) Assessment Update Session Laffoon - East - 1st FloorSherri Craig Everyone Goes to Work: Work-Based Learning for Transitioning Students Ballroom C - East - 2nd FloorMargie McGraw • Nichole Thomas Hands-On, Minds-On, Project-Based Learning with Student Voice and Choice. Beckham - East - 3rd FloorTaylor Ryan Steele Jumpstart Your CTE Teaching Journey with Financial Literacy Cochran - West - 3rd FloorSharon Collins • Justin Ghiglia

9:00am EDT

CTE Supplemental Funding: What You Can—and Can’t—Do Sampson - East - 1st FloorKelsey Ruble Surviving Your First Years of Teaching: Emotions, Classroom Foundations, and High-Yield Strategies Holly - West - 3rd FloorJared Cordell Hoertz Thriving in the Trades: Implementing Youth Thrive Protective Factors in CTE Classrooms Willow - West - 3rd FloorEllery Hauser, MPH

10:00am EDT

Connecting Career and Technical Education to Persistence to Graduation Wilson - East - 3rd FloorChristina Watford • Dr. Judi Vanderhaar • Dr. Ashley Gates From Classroom to Career: Teaching with AI the Way Industry Uses It Cochran - West - 3rd FloorTaylor L Pratt From Classroom to Factory Floor: Industry Immersion for Educators Poplar - West - 3rd FloorRachel Ball • Dr. Vicki Berling JCPS (only) CTE Teachers Institute Violet - West - 2nd FloorBeau Johnston

11:30am EDT

Lunch Exhibitor Hall - East - 2nd Floor

1:00pm EDT

Two Coaches, One Team: Syncing Your Playbooks for Student Success in the CTE Classroom Dogwood - West - 3rd FloorShasta Hensley • Magan Gaddis Unlocking Kentucky’s Industry Certification List for Student Success Beckham - East - 3rd FloorCathy Hoehn WBL Shuffle (OCTE) Archibald - West - 3rd FloorTina Brogli

2:30pm EDT

CTE Refreshment Break Exhibitor Hall - East - 2nd Floor

3:00pm EDT

*CANCELLED* Soft Skills Are Power Skills: Teaching Employability Intentionally Fields - East - 3rd FloorSherlyn Bratcher Bridging Classroom to Career Through Workplace Knowledge Ballroom C - East - 2nd FloorGrace Johnson Connecting Dots, Building Futures: Leveraging Futuriti to Strengthen CTE Program Impact Clements - East - 2nd FloorTrey Pippin Everyone Goes to Work: Work-Based Learning for Transitioning Students Laffoon - East - 1st FloorMargie McGraw • Nichole Thomas From Classroom Insight to Employer Action: Strengthening Career Connections for Kentucky Students Beckham - East - 3rd FloorCallie Miracle • Laurie Mays Removing Barriers, Building Futures: The McKinney-Vento Act and Career and Technical Education Stopher - East - 3rd FloorZachary Stumbo SkillsUSA Regional Meetings Cochran - West - 3rd FloorAmy Hancock

4:00pm EDT

Every Adult Matters: Building a School Prevention Workforce Collins - East - 2nd FloorLaura Edwards

5:30pm EDT

KACTE Annual Business Meeting Ballroom B - East - 2nd FloorAngela Gott

6:00pm EDT

KACTE Member Event Patrick O'Shea'sAngela Gott