ACTE's National Work-Based Learning Conference

ACTE's National Work-Based Learning Conference

Welcome to ACTE’s 2025 National Work-Based Learning Conference!

12:30pm PDT

Offsite Tour - Museum of Flight (additional fee required) The Museum of Flight

1:00pm PDT

Pre Conference Workshop: It's not WHAT you built, but HOW you built it: Moving Your Work-Based Learning Program from Surviving to Thriving (additional fee required) Grand Ballroom E + F - 2nd Floor Pre Conference Workshop: Transform Your Internship Program: Game-Changing Strategies for Excellence! (additional fee required) Auditorium - 3rd Floor Offsite Tour - Renton Teacher Academy: Recruiting Washington Teachers Offsite Workshop (additional fee required) Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center Offsite Tour - Boeing Facility (additional fee required) Boeing Facility

1:30pm PDT

Exhibitor Move In Grand Ballroom Foyer - 2nd Floor

3:30pm PDT

WBL 101: First Timer's Session Grand Ballroom I + J - 2nd Floor

4:00pm PDT

Badge Pickup Grand Ballroom Foyer - 2nd Floor

4:30pm PDT

Welcome Reception Grand Ballroom A, B, C + D - 2nd Floor

7:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor

7:30am PDT

Registration Grand Ballroom Foyer - 2nd Floor

8:00am PDT

Opening General Session, Keynote Chris Nesmith Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor EXPO Hours Grand Ballroom Foyer - 2nd Floor

9:45am PDT

Building a Culture of Work-based Learning in Your School and District Regency ABC - 2nd Floor Creating and sustaining school-industry partnerships Evergreen B - 1st Floor Defining Impactful Work-Based Learning: A Call for a National Framework Evergreen EHG - 1st Floor Expanding Your Work-Based Learning Portfolio: Amplifying Impact through Employer-Designed Challenges Cedar - 2nd Floor From Plan to Practice: Building a Work-Based Learning Curriculum Regency EFG - 2nd Floor From Vision to Action: Building Effective Partnerships for Scalable Youth Apprenticeship Programs Evergreen FI - 1st Floor Growing our Own: Through Apprenticeships Evergreen C - 1st Floor The Foundation of the Workforce Auditorium - 3rd Floor Transforming Career Readiness: Creating Opportunities for All Students Through Virtual Work-Based Learning Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor Understanding Occupational Identity Evergreen A - 1st Floor

10:45am PDT

Exhibitor Time & Coffee Break Grand Ballroom Foyer - 2nd Floor

11:15am PDT

Empowering Students with Innovative, Accessible Tools for Real-World Work-Based Learning Evergreen EHG - 1st Floor Enhancing WBL Curriculum through Industry Partnerships for Career Exploration and Impact Evergreen C - 1st Floor Free Work-Based Learning for High Schoolers the KnoPro Way Evergreen A - 1st Floor From Mobile Learning Labs to Summer Institutes: How 3 Colorado Regions are Expanding WBL Opportunities to Rural Students through Multi-District, Regionwide Collaboration Evergreen FI - 1st Floor Future-Ready: Transforming Middle School Career Exploration in the Classroom Cedar - 2nd Floor How to Successfully Establish an Effective CTE Advisory Committee Regency ABC - 2nd Floor Mastering the Data Maze: Coordinating Smarter, Not Harder Regency EFG - 2nd Floor The Apprenticeship Advantage: Empowering the Next Generation Evergreen B - 1st Floor Tracking States' Progress on WBL Auditorium - 3rd Floor

12:30pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor

1:45pm PDT

AI Meets Apprenticeship: The Future of Work-Based Learning Instruction Regency EFG - 2nd Floor AR/VR Innovation is Hard: Is it Worth It? Evergreen A - 1st Floor Blending Postsecondary and Secondary Participation to Amplify Work-Based Learning Evergreen C - 1st Floor Building a Nationwide Framework for Work-Based Learning Coordinator Training & Licensing Evergreen B - 1st Floor Building a Sustainable Work-Based Learning Model through Cross-Sector Collaboration Evergreen FI - 1st Floor Building Better Partnerships between Business/Industry and Education Regency ABC - 2nd Floor Experience.work, How Industry and Education Have Collided Evergreen EHG - 1st Floor Facilitating Student Onboarding and Training Auditorium - 3rd Floor Working With Local Related Services Cedar - 2nd Floor

3:00pm PDT

Career Quest: From Crayons to Careers - Work-Based Learning Adventures for Every Grade! Auditorium - 3rd Floor Changing Building Culture through WBL Access for Students with Special Needs Regency EFG - 2nd Floor CTE Students Build a School: WBL in commercial construction Evergreen B - 1st Floor Don’t Be Low Impact! Building and Sustaining A High-Impact WBL Program Evergreen A - 1st Floor Empowering Communities, Elevating Students: The Future of Work-Based Learning Regency ABC - 2nd Floor Future Shapers Academy: An Innovative Work-Based Learning Program Evergreen EHG - 1st Floor Invincible Internships: Laying a Strong Foundation to Ensure Your Work-Based Learning Program is Ready for Anything Cedar - 2nd Floor Locally Sourced Talent: Build your District’s Talent Pipeline through Youth Internships and Apprenticeships Evergreen FI - 1st Floor The Future of Work: Why AI Needs Human EmployABILITY Soft Skills Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor WBL: The Importance of Everyone Being at the Table Evergreen C - 1st Floor

4:15pm PDT

Exhibitor Time & Break Grand Ballroom Foyer - 2nd Floor

4:30pm PDT

Employer-Student Internship Plenary Session Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor

5:30pm PDT

EXPO Happy Hour Grand Ballroom Foyer - 2nd Floor

7:30am PDT

Breakfast & Registration Grand Ballroom Foyer - 2nd Floor

8:00am PDT

A Reverse Career Fair: An Overhaul to Student/Employer Engagement Regency ABC - 2nd Floor Building a Robust Work-Based Learning Environment through Industry Partnerships and Entrepreneurial Experiences Evergreen FI - 1st Floor From Plan to Practice: Building a Work-Based Learning Curriculum Cedar - 2nd Floor Imagine the Possibilities: Equal Access to Career Coach Services for All Students Evergreen EHG - 1st Floor Manage and scale WBL opportunities efficiently and effectively with Grouptrail! Evergreen A - 1st Floor Pathways to Purpose: Harnessing Personality Data and Real-World Experiences in CTE Regency EFG - 2nd Floor School to Apprenticeship: The path from youth apprenticeship to registered apprenticeship Evergreen C - 1st Floor Unlocking the Networking Power of Work-Based Learning Auditorium - 3rd Floor Your WBL Game-Changer: The Smarter Way to Manage Work-Based Learning Evergreen B - 1st Floor EXPO Hours Grand Ballroom Foyer - 2nd Floor

9:15am PDT

Building Pathways: An Interactive Session for State Leaders to Shape K-12 Work-Based Learning Evergreen FI - 1st Floor Empowering Futures Together: Intermediary Facilitated Work-Based Learning Evergreen B - 1st Floor From High School Student to Teacher: A Seamless Transition for Child Development Pathways Evergreen EHG - 1st Floor Manufacturing Success: Montana’s Work Based Learning Collaborative, Data Dashboard, and Teacher Externship Program. An Investment in Human Capital! Auditorium - 3rd Floor Outcomes-Driven WBL: Transformative Approach, Actionable Data Regency EFG - 2nd Floor Strategic Partnerships for Success: Engaging Industry in Education with West-MEC's Partnership Playbook Regency ABC - 2nd Floor Stukent CTE - Courses, Simternships, Certification Prep, & Certifications Evergreen A - 1st Floor Unlocking Potential: Maximizing Apprenticeships Through Industry Partnerships Evergreen C - 1st Floor WSOS is the Trusted Guide Cedar - 2nd Floor

10:20am PDT

Exhibitor Time & Coffee Break Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor

10:45am PDT

Addressing the ‘Career’ in College & Career Readiness: Scaling a Framework to Better Prepare Students for the Workforce Regency ABC - 2nd Floor Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Equitable Access and Awareness in Work-Based Learning Evergreen FI - 1st Floor Bridging the Gap: Oregon’s Comprehensive Employability Skills Curriculum from Elementary to Adult Learners Auditorium - 3rd Floor Career Connections: Bridging Education and Employment Evergreen C - 1st Floor How to exponentially grow your WBL program- The 5 year Plan Evergreen B - 1st Floor Now What? Turning Conference Insights into an Action Plan for WBL Success Regency EFG - 2nd Floor Statewide Strategies for Work-Based Learning: Capitalizing on Data and Building Partnerships Cedar - 2nd Floor Team Problem Solving: The Work Robots Can’t Do Evergreen EHG - 1st Floor Exhibitor Move Out Grand Ballroom Foyer - 2nd Floor