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ACTE's 2024 National Work-Based Learning Conference

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

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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 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/DKelli Lancaster • Kelli Lancaster

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 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 & 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 Pathful: Creating Equity with Virtual Work-Based Learning Grand Ballroom C/DPathful Students, Social Media and Soft Skills S101 DEKelli Lancaster • Kelli Lancaster • Kelli Lancaster

3:00pm CDT

Soda Break Grand Ballroom A/BInPlace Software

3:30pm CDT

Student Panel Discussion Grand Ballroom C/D

4:15pm CDT

EXPO Happy Hour Grand Ballroom A/BiCEV