2026 KACTE Summer Program has ended

2026 KACTE Summer Program

10:00am EDT

Teaching and Learning 26-27 Program Area Updates Laffoon - East - 1st FloorBree Massie

11:30am EDT

A Toast to Teaching: Celebrating our Year in Teaching and Learning (RSVP Required) Laffoon - East - 1st FloorBree Massie

1:00pm EDT

AI as a Professional Support Tool: Practical AI Tools for CTE Teachers Beckham - East - 3rd FloorTaylor L Pratt Recognizing, Reporting, and Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect Holly - West - 3rd FloorChris Prichard Grow Your Own Starts Here! Educators Rising Q&A + Junior Achievement's Heroes in a Day Laffoon - East - 1st FloorAmanda Lewis • Bree Massie

3:00pm EDT

Interest to Impact: Growing the Next Generation of Teachers Laffoon - East - 1st FloorMichelle Gross

4:00pm EDT

CTE Career Lab in the Middle School Daisy - West - 2nd FloorMelissa Metcalf Registered TRACK Apprenticeships Grow Your Own Laffoon - East - 1st FloorCTE Teacher Panel

8:00am EDT

*CANCELLED* Learning Through Experience: Expansive Learning Through VR Holly - West - 3rd FloorDavid Bosquez

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 Designing for Joy: Using Project-Based Learning to Sustain Teachers Laffoon - East - 1st FloorMichelle Gross

10:00am EDT

TEDS Secondary Schools Update Ballroom C - East - 2nd FloorClaude W Christian From Pathway to Pipeline: Planting the Foundation Laffoon - East - 1st FloorIris Isaacs • Sarah Maines

1:00pm EDT

Bridging Language and Career Pathways: Empowering English Learners in Career and Technical Education Programs Laffoon - East - 1st FloorWill Spalding