2026 KACTE Summer Program has ended

2026 KACTE Summer Program

8:00am EDT

KATFCS State Board Meeting Nunn - East - 2nd FloorLaura Spiegelhalter

9:00am EDT

Kentucky FCCLA Advisory Board Meeting Brown - East - 2nd FloorAshleigh VanHoose

1:00pm EDT

New FCS Teacher Workshop + Orientation Nunn - East - 2nd FloorAshleigh VanHoose

7:00pm EDT

FCS Education College Student Orientation Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorMary Kerr KATFCS Regional Officer Training Nunn - East - 2nd FloorKayla Howard

8:00pm EDT

FCS Back to School Bash Nunn - East - 2nd FloorLiz Crump

10:00am EDT

Back-to-School Updates: What’s New in FCS + FCCLA Cochran - West - 3rd FloorKayla Howard • Ashleigh VanHoose

11:30am EDT

FCS Nook Nunn - East - 2nd FloorKATFCS Board

1:00pm EDT

Classroom Tools for Teaching Hospitality, Travel, Tourism, and Related Subjects Willis - East - 2nd FloorBrandi Elmore-Geisert • Heather Foster Culinary Competitions: Opportunities for Student Chefs to Shine Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorAshleigh VanHoose • Amy Harris • Rich Cleaves • Shannon Stevens Finger Paints and Future Careers: Making Sense of ECE-TRIS Stanley - East - 3rd FloorStephanie Phillips The Portrait of an Effective Teacher: What Well-Rounded Excellence Looks Like Wilson - East - 3rd FloorDebbie Isaacs Welcome to the Real World: From Classroom to Client Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorEmily Arnold • Alex Bowman Sew with Us: Sawtooth Stars potholders Nunn - East - 2nd FloorRosemary Stone • Lauren Ray

3:00pm EDT

Culture Before Curriculum- The invisible foundation of success (Building Culture in the Culinary Classroom) Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorStephen (Rick) Cassidy Interview Bootcamp Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorMcKenzie Whitis Raising the Bar: Strengthening EOP Performance Stanley - East - 3rd FloorMegan Kinkade When Teens Teach: FCS Students as Mentors, Leaders, and Role Models Wilson - East - 3rd FloorCaylen Knight • Susan Dews

4:00pm EDT

KATFCS Region 1, 2, and 3 Meeting Cochran - West - 3rd FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 11, 12, and 13 Meeting Coe - East - 3rd FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 14 Meeting Azalea - West - 2nd FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 15 Meeting Nunn - East - 2nd FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 4 Meeting Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 5 Meeting Stopher - East - 3rd FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 6 Meeting Wilson - East - 3rd FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 7 Meeting Sampson - East - 1st FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 9 and 10 Meeting Stanley - East - 3rd FloorRegional Presidents

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

6:00pm EDT

KY Jump$tart Coalition Annual Awards Dinner Violet - West - 2nd FloorAmanda Geiger

8:30am EDT

KATFCS Awards Brunch and Business Session (RSVP Required) Ballroom C - East - 2nd FloorLaura Spiegelhalter • KATFCS Board