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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

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 ABSteve 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 • Grouptrail WBL/CCL Management 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 ABSteve 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 ABAshlin Montgomery • Kara 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 DEKara LeVahn • Julie Lammers • Andy Hepburn • Kelli Kwiatkowski • American Student Assistance Maximizing Work-Based Learning with Proven Tools S103 DConover Company • Conover Company