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2026 KACTE Summer Program

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8:00am EDT

“Booked for Success” A Back-to-School Hospitality and Tourism Experience Wilson - East - 3rd FloorKatherine Blackard Making Nutrition Fun: Hands-On Games and Activities Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorAmy Stewart No Loose Threads! A Guide to Smooth Sewing Labs Stanley - East - 3rd FloorLauren Ray NTI First-Year Teachers Session: FCS Classroom Instruction Nunn - East - 2nd FloorKayla Howard • Ashleigh VanHoose Playschool: Little Learners, Student Leaders Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorLyndsey Mason FCS Nook Nunn - East - 2nd FloorKATFCS Board

9:00am EDT

Classroom to Capitol: Why Advocacy Matters Wilson - East - 3rd FloorKayla Howard Hands‑On ECE: Field Trips, Routines, and Real‑World Teaching Opportunities Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorKasey Markwell How to Teach Recipe Costing and EP vs AP: How They Work Together Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorDr. Michael Riggs Ph.D. CEC CCA WCEC • Chef Tammy Inscoe NTI First-Year Teachers Session: FCCLA Nunn - East - 2nd FloorAshleigh VanHoose Wealth and Wisdom - How to Become a Financial Warrior Stanley - East - 3rd FloorErin Guilfoil

10:00am EDT

*CANCELLED* Engagement-More than an Educational Buzzword! Wilson - East - 3rd FloorMarcia Rehage Becoming Self-Sufficient with Home-Based Processing Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorJon Larmee Beyond the Classroom: The Power of Community Service Nunn - East - 2nd FloorTammy Camel Tech Assisted FCS Systems- Let AI lighten your workload in the FCS classroom and lab Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorEmily Isaacs • Hanna Hager The University of Louisville Cardinal CDA Goes to High School! Stanley - East - 3rd FloorMichele Hemenway Pullen

1:00pm EDT

Back to School and Back to Standards: Refreshing Middle School FCS Nunn - East - 2nd FloorKayla Howard Culinary and Food Services Skill Share Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorLiz Crump • Emily Toombs • Ashley Woodruff Elements and Principles of Design - How to teach these concepts in FCS classes Stanley - East - 3rd FloorAngela Dial, PhD Incorporating "Portrait of a Learner" in the classroom, lab, and CTSO's Wilson - East - 3rd FloorHanna Hager • Madison Barnhart Strengthening Child Development Instruction: Using KET and PBS Resources in High School FCS Classrooms Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorHolly Ackerman • Emily Cornett

3:00pm EDT

A Creative CTE Collaboration - Teddy Bear Hospital Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorEmily Alexander • Makenna Stewart Inside Today’s Hospitality Industry: Trends, Travel, and Career Pathways Wilson - East - 3rd FloorNicole Fitzpatrick • Jessica Dillree • Rosanne Mastin Member Burnout and Managing Members Nunn - East - 2nd FloorAnna Sullinger NTI Year 2: Meet and Greet and Wrap-Up Morrow - East - 3rd FloorKayla Howard • Ashleigh VanHoose Spot the Scam: Current Financial Fraud Trends and Prevention Stanley - East - 3rd FloorTom Anonson • Germaine Randolph You Eat with Your Eyes First: Teaching Students the Art of Plate Presentation and Design Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorDr. Michael Riggs Ph.D. CEC CCA WCEC • Chef Tammy Inscoe

4:00pm EDT

*CANCELLED* From Telling to Showing: Transforming Teacher Preparation in the Fundamentals of Teaching Pathway Wilson - East - 3rd FloorKerrie Grider Bringing Vocabulary to Life in the Classroom Nunn - East - 2nd FloorBrianna Guy-Patterson Foundations of Child Services 1 and 2 Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorRosemary Stone Practical Lesson Plans For High School Culinary Dogwood - West - 3rd FloorDerek Carty • Daniel Wilkerson • Isaiah McAtee Winning the Gavel Stanley - East - 3rd FloorAshleigh VanHoose • Lacie Laws