ACTE's 2024 National Work-Based Learning Conference

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ACTE's 2024 National Work-Based Learning Conference

Welcome to ACTE’s 2024 National Work-Based Learning Conference!

11:00am CDT

Registration Open (Tours & Pre-conference) Hilton Milwaukee City Center - Foyer | Prefunction Space

1:00pm CDT

Pre-Conference Tour: GPS Education Partners with Komatsu and Lakeside Manufacturing (Additional Fee Required) Hilton Milwaukee City Center Pre-Conference Tour: Waukesha County Business Alliance (Additional Fee Required) Hilton Milwaukee City Center Pre-Conference Workshop: Designing and Delivering Equity-Minded Work-Based Learning Programs at the Post-Secondary and Secondary Level (Additional Fee Required) Hilton Milwaukee City Center - Juneau Room

3:30pm CDT

WBL 101 (First-Timers Session) Hilton Milwaukee City Center - Kilbourn Room

4:00pm CDT

Registration Open Hilton Milwaukee City Center - Foyer | Prefunction Space

4:30pm CDT

Welcome Reception Hilton Milwaukee City Center - Crystal BallroomEduready360 • Eduready360

7:30am CDT

Registration Open Grand Ballroom A/B Foyer

8:00am CDT

Thursday Breakfast Grand Ballroom A/B Exhibits Open Grand Ballroom A/B

9:00am CDT

Opening General Session Grand Ballroom C/DXello • ADDO Worldwide • Xello

10:30am CDT

Dedicated Exhibit Time & Coffee Break Grand Ballroom A/BSchooLinks

11:00am CDT

A Nationally-Recognized Partnership: Work-Based Learning, Industry Partners, & Post-secondary Institutions S102 ABJason Van Nus Building Smarter Families and Communities Around Work-Based Learning S103 ABShawnee Caruthers • Chris Jackson • Meisha Porter • Kathlene Holmes Campbell Empowering Organizations through Dynamic Workplace Learning: A Strategic Approach S103 CJeff Arnott Get to Know ACTE's Work-Based Learning Division - State Workforce Leaders S103 DTony May Interpreters in Training Program: Building Community, Capacity and Career-Readiness S102 CAmber Roberts • Lauren MacLean Strategies for Strengthening Employer Support for Youth Apprenticeships S101 CBridget Brown • Mary Roberto Work-based Learning Relationship Management Systems and Structures to Increase Scale and Capacity S102 DEKristine Bullock A Place for Every Student: What it Means to Have a Truly Accessible Work-Based Learning Program S101 DEJenny Berry • Chris Olford • Xello • Xello Partnering with Purpose and Intentionality S101 ABJeff Ziegler • Russell Martiny • GPS Education Partners • GPS Education Partners

12:00pm CDT

Thursday Lunch Grand Ballroom C/DMicroburst Learning • Microburst Learning

1:10pm CDT

Building employer confidence to overcome safety and insurance issues. S102 DEDawn Ulmer Building Smarter Families and Communities Around Work-Based Learning S103 ABShawnee Caruthers • Chris Jackson • Meisha Porter • Kathlene Holmes Campbell Career Exposure in the K-8 Classroom S103 CShannan Booth • Kimberly Sterne • Dr. Jonathan M. Hart • Mrs. Emily Hobbs Don’t Just Talk Partnerships and Pathways….Build Them! S102 ABTony Trapp Get to Know ACTE's Work-Based Learning Division - Postsecondary Education S103 DJim Egenrieder Partnerships & Summer Career Academies: Scaling Out-of-School Time WBL Opportunities for High School Students S101 ABMonica Schultz • Charlene West • Mary Kay Mauro • Alex Turnacliff The "Handshake Approach" to Education and Business Partnerships S101 CNate Clayberg Building Work Ethic in the AI-Age: 5 Strategies to Develop Essential Soft Skills S102 CJosh Davies • Aztec • Aztec Learning by Doing - Career Exploration with Augmented/Virtual Reality S101 DEzSpace • zSpace • zSpace

2:10pm CDT

Empowering Organizations through Dynamic Workplace Learning: A Strategic Approach S102 ABJeff Arnott Exploring Employer Engagement Opportunities Along the WBL Continuum S103 CBenjamin Owen From Externships to STEM BEST: Scaling Business+Education Partnerships S101 CTanya Hunt • Ann Gritzner Get to Know ACTE's Work-Based Learning Division - WBL Educators S103 DDawn Ulmer More Than Just a Pretty Picture: Data Storytelling for Program Sustainability S103 ABKatherine Kempe • Jenn Stein Partnerships & Summer Career Academies: Scaling Out-of-School Time WBL Opportunities for High School Students S101 ABCharlene West • Monica Schultz • Mary Kay Mauro • Alex Turnacliff Transforming Classrooms into Career Launchpads S102 DEMindi Heitland Managing WBL Experiences More Effectively Using Jobready WBL S102 CEduready360 • Eduready360 Students, Social Media and Soft Skills S101 DEKelli Lancaster • Microburst Learning • Microburst Learning

3:00pm CDT

Soda Break Grand Ballroom A/BInPlace Software

3:30pm CDT

Student Panel Discussion Grand Ballroom C/D

4:30pm CDT

EXPO Happy Hour Grand Ballroom A/BiCEV

7:30am CDT

Friday Breakfast Grand Ballroom A/BAce Electric, Inc. Registration Open Grand Ballroom A/B Foyer

8:00am CDT

Community-Driven Learning: A Statewide Work-Based Learning Initiative S101 ABHeather Penczak Get to Know ACTE's Work-Based Learning Division - K-12 Continuum S103 DBill Petsche Growing Social Capital for ALL students S102 DEAshley Sportel How AI, mentoring technologies, and other program innovations increase WBL participants’ readiness and success, mentors’ engagement, and employers’ ROI. S103 ABJim Egenrieder • MaiLinh Ho • HanhLinh Ho Pathways to Partnerships S101 CKyle Cassinelli • Amber Burroughs Pooling Resources for Progress: How Collaborative Efforts Can Transform Education S102 CJim Michlig • Dustin Lehman Selling and Recruiting in Work-Based Learning S102 ABStephen Casa • Jason Van Nus Transformational WBL: Inclusive Strategies for Exceptional Experiences S103 CKristy Volesky Managing and scaling work-based learning opportunities with Grouptrail S101 DEJustin Yuen • Ariela Friedman • Justin Yuen • Justin Yuen Exhibits Open Grand Ballroom A/B

9:00am CDT

Better Work-based Learning Data for Learning and Improvement: Lessons from Innovative Districts S102 CKatherine Hughes • Kelly Reese • Tanya Alcaraz • Jason Van Nus Build Better Careers Initiative - WBL as a bridge to foster skills development and employment outcomes S101 CMara Woody • Ashley Wilhelm Building a Work-Based Learning Infrastructure in a Community College System: Lessons from City Colleges of Chicago S102 ABCorey Young • Ellen Cushing • Rebecca Fil Creating a WBL Program That Checks All the Boxes S101 ABEricka Kouba • Dr. Michael Kuhn Growing Social Capital for ALL students S102 DEAshley Sportel Igniting the Spark: Innovations in Introducing K-8 students to the World of Work S103 CSondra Osif • Laura Eley Work-Based Learning Excellence: Strategies, Compliance, and Digital Efficiency S103 ABGregg Isenhoff • Ryan Graham • Colby Wheeler Barrier Busting: Providing Access to the Transformative Power of Work Based Learning for ALL Students S101 DEAndrew Zimdars • Jeremy Joecks • GPS Education Partners • GPS Education Partners Next Level WBL: Comprehensive Program Planning S103 DDr. Kim Oppelt • Kuder • Kuder

9:50am CDT

Coffe & Snack Break Grand Ballroom A/B

10:20am CDT

Better Work-based Learning Data for Learning and Improvement: Lessons from Innovative Districts S102 CKatherine Hughes • Kelly Reese • Tanya Alcaraz • Jason Van Nus City Colleges of Chicago Center of Excellence Model: A New Approach to Delivering Outcomes for Students and Employers S101 CBrittany Lenertz • Sarah Lichtenstein Walter CTE + Auth Learn + Clearinghouse for WBL + Iowa STEM = Magic S102 DETanya Hunt • Laura Williams • Jennifer Boyd Full Circle: Promoting District Level Youth Apprenticeships S101 ABMonica Schultz • Diana Casillas-Chavez Partner Engagement and Advocacy: The Golden Ticket to Student and Program Success S102 ABStephen Casa • Dave Rosenberg • Kathryn Flanagan • Kate Weston Successes of an Integrated and Industry-Supported Model of Applied K-16 Learning in Kenosha, Wisconsin S103 ABDr. Matt Janisin • Jeffrey Gaskill • Dan Rodriguez • Dr. Bryan Albrect • Dr. Angela Andersson The Foundation of the Future S103 CTony May Connections Open Doors: Strategies to Help Students Build Social Capital S103 DKirsten Kirby • Stephanie Lapera • NAF Work-Based Learning: An Authentic Environment for SEL S101 DEJillian Berg • Wendy Schmidt • Lily Thompson • Jillian Berg • Jillian Berg

11:20am CDT

A Healthcare Career Focused Social Network - A Tool You Can Use in Your Classroom S102 ABAndrew Klein Cultivating Talent: Building Your Own In-District Apprenticeship Programs S103 ABKara Billings Employer Engagement on a Continuum- crafting your ask for business S101 CSami Mooney Starting and growing your work-based learning program systematically S102 CPatrick Mineer • Dawn Ulmer • Gwen Marsh Students needed; Presenting Career paths in the Digital Infrastructure Industry S101 ABBill Kleyman • Phill Lawson Shanks • Phil Koblence • Lynette Gillson Taking Flight: Piloting Youth Apprenticeships in Accounting & Finance S102 DESean Crevier Unlocking Career Potential: Work-Based Learning in Elementary Schools S103 CJan Jardine Connecting Middle School Career Exploration to High School Experimentation S101 DEJulie Lammers • Andy Hepburn • Kelli Kwiatkowski • Sara Baird • American Student Assistance Maximizing Work-Based Learning with Proven Tools S103 DConover Company • Conover Company