KACTE Summer Conference 2024

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KACTE Summer Conference 2024

Welcome to the K-ACTE Annual Summer Conference - Strategies for Success! We are very excited that you will be attending.

1:00pm CDT

KAAE Networking CivicPlus

4:00pm CDT

K-ACTE Executive Board Meeting AlcoveNathan Howard

5:00pm CDT

KATFACS Board Meeting McDowellHeide Rippert

6:00pm CDT

KAAE Executive Board Meeting CivicPlus

7:15am CDT

Monday Breakfast Grand Ballroom Registration Open Foyer

8:00am CDT

Welcome Grand Ballroom Exhibits Open Foyer

8:20am CDT

Awards Grand Ballroom

8:40am CDT

Keynote: ACTE's High-quality CTE Framework: Supporting Quality CTE in Kansas Grand BallroomCatherine Imperatore

9:30am CDT

Exhibitor Browsing Foyer K-ACTE House of Delegates Big BasinNathan Howard

10:00am CDT

Getting Started with AET Kaw NationJacob Larison • Jason Larison Tips and Tricks within the Early Childhood Pathway Big BasinAubry Weigel • Danielle McEwen Better Decisions Begin with Better Data Kanza Prairie ABAngela White • Emilie Doerksen Women in Gaming AlcoveAmy Sellers Automation in Kansas: Future Technological Leaders McDowellDr. Cindy Swartz • Rich Piper Bringing Ethics into the Classroom TuttleMark Turrentine Empowering Evaluation: Techniques for Accurate Injury Assessment & Taping for the Ankle Kanza CRebecca Snodgrass • Laura Benscheidt

11:00am CDT

Advisory Board Best Practices AlcoveBarbara Gonzales Introduction to Meats Evaluation CDE Kaw NationScott Sutton • Sara Sutton Education and Training Cluster Recommended Updates Big BasinTaylor Spangler Increasing Accountability to Maximize Engagement McDowellAARON YODER Licensure Options for Career and Technical Educaton and the Kansas Registered Teaching Apprenticeship Program. Kanza Prairie ABShane Carter

11:50am CDT

Monday Lunch - Mexican Fiesta Grand Ballroom KATFACS District Meeting and Luncheon Big BasinHeide Rippert

1:20pm CDT

CTE Leadership Network Collaboration AlcoveLindsey Holtry • Stella Tharp Organized Chaos: Planning the Ag Ed Program Year Kaw NationAndrea Flegler Seasonal Topics in Marketing TuttleDelisa Collins Cooking Up Success in Culinary Arts Big BasinWhitney Aves HOSA: Future Health Professionals - Updates and Resources for Instructors Kanza C Registered Youth Apprenticeships McDowellAmy Elwell Strategies and Resources for Implementing a High-Quality Individual Plan of Study (IPS) Process Kanza Prairie ABHelen Swanson • Kathy Camarena

2:20pm CDT

KLCTE Business Meeting AlcoveStella Tharp • Chris Holborn Inquiry Approach to Animal Health and Veterinary Science Kaw NationMichelle Goossen Banking on Education TuttleKathy Camarena Where Special Education Meets FCS Big BasinNicole Lindenberger Strategies for Supporting Special Populations in CTE Kanza CCatherine Imperatore Youth Registered Apprenticeships Kanza Prairie ABJaime Harsell, M.Ed., CMCS Welding Inspection McDowellJeremiah Harmon

3:20pm CDT

Soy for Students Kaw NationJancey Hall Computer Science and PACK Act Requirements AlcoveDr. Stephen King Kansas FBLA Boot Camp TuttleConnie Lindell • Dawn Rottinghaus Ignite your FACS fire! Big BasinRobyn Eick How to Connect with WBL Intermediaries and What They Offer Kanza Prairie ABKeith Lawing Health and Bioscience Cluster Updates Kanza CEryn Knecht KSDE Engineering Cluster & Pathways Updates McDowellKevin Bronson

4:20pm CDT

KAAE Committee Meeting Kaw Nation Exhibitor Browsing Foyer KCCTE Social Grand BallroomMorgan Prather

6:00pm CDT

KATFACS Social & Networking - offsite TBA

8:00am CDT

Registration Open Foyer

8:30am CDT

Agronomy CDE 101 Kaw NationSarah Frye KBOA Breakfast | Business Education Update & IT Pathway Updates TuttleKathy Camarena KATFACS Business Meeting Big BasinHeide Rippert Kansas Health Science Instructors Association Meeting Kanza CKevin Stalsberg KTIEA Meeting McDowellNathan Howard CTE Civil Rights Audits for Kansas Schools Flint HillsAndy Ewing • Ray Petty

9:30am CDT

Greenhouse Management Basics Kaw NationLinda Chase Using the CTE Certification to Build Retention in your CTE Faculty AlcoveDr. Julie Dainty • Greg Belcher • Nikkolas Nelson Voices from Kansas' Early Childhood Workforce Big BasinSherron Field • Dr. Stephanie Parks • Dr. Bronwyn Fees Classroom Management with Positivity Kanza CShanta' Kemp CTE Skills for All – Data Analytics & Communication Kanza Prairie ABDan Whisler Using the KS DegreeStats online tool to support students in future planning Kings ABCMistie Knox KSDE Construction & Design Pathway Update McDowellKevin Bronson CTE Coordinator Updates from KSDE Flint HillsNatalie Clark Using Pitch Competitions to Increase Student Agency, Community Collaboration and Financial Literacy TuttleTiffany Dixon, EdD

10:30am CDT

Kansas Corn- Classroom Activites Kaw NationAnita DeWeese Navigating the KCCTE Resource Library for FCS Educators Big BasinCassy Dalbom • Morgan Prather Teaching Pathway Resource Sharing AlcoveCathy Mong • Laurali Masterson Career Exploration in the Classroom with HirePaths Flint HillsEmily Buller • Lindsey Holtry • Kristin Brighton Health Science Best Practices Kanza CLaura Benscheidt Building with Colored Concrete. The Design and Application Process. McDowellNathan Howard ADA Accessibility Standards for Kansas Schools: What You Need to Know Kanza Prairie ABRay Petty • Andy Ewing Perkins Kings ABCHelen Swanson

11:20am CDT

Exhibitor Browsing Foyer

11:45am CDT

Monday Lunch - Taste of Italy Grand Ballroom Build an Engaging CS Program at Your School Kings ABCJennifer Mahin KATFACS Awards Luncheon Big BasinHeide Rippert What does a high quality CTE program look like? Flint HillsEryn Knecht • Taylor Spangler • Kevin Bronson

1:30pm CDT

KSDE Arts, A/V and Communication Cluster Updates Kanza Prairie ABEryn Knecht Kids Feeding Kids from Classroom to Community Big BasinDiane Mora Learn How Kansas Districts are Increasing Equitable Access to CTE Kings ABCHelen Swanson • Natalie Clark Reality U: Real-World Financial Experience TuttlePatrick Sehl The Past is Prologue: Preventing repeat, correctable work-based learning challenges Kanza CKevin Stalsberg How Kansas CTE Trade and Industry Pathways are Winning with NCCER AlcovePJ Reilly • Brad Starnes NCCER Credentialing McDowellAaron Haselwood FFA Ag Mechanics CDE - How to Prepare Kaw NationMark Meyer

2:30pm CDT

Defining School Improvement in Kansas Flint HillsDr. Jay Scott • Ben Proctor KSDE Agriculture Career Cluster & Pathways Updates Kanza Prairie ABGuy Shoulders Kansas FCCLA Update Big BasinShandi Andres Generative AI in the CTE Classroom: Practical steps to student success. TuttleDr. Scott Gregory Organizing Your Digital World AlcoveShanta' Kemp Elevate your Health Science Program with Industry Credentials Kanza CBeth Pintner • Cassandra Stutzman Workforce needs in the Broadband Industry McDowellCasey Russell

3:50pm CDT

KATFACS Newly Elected District VPs committee meeting Big BasinAshley Weber