ACTE PACE Summit 2024

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ACTE PACE Summit 2024

9:00am CDT

Early Check in & Registration Wolf Point - 15th Floor

9:30am CDT

Pre - Conference Professional Development Workshop (registration required): A Jump-start for Industry Instructors: Developing Your Own "New TeacherInstitute" Western Stage - 14th Floor

1:30pm CDT

Data Center Tour (Registration Required) Offsite Pre - Conference Professional Development Workshop (registration required): Putting data to work: Using Data to Assess Effectiveness, Inform Expansion, and Ensure Equity Western Stage - 14th Floor

4:30pm CDT

Postsecondary CTE Educator Focus Group Meeting-Invitation Only Event Lake House - 14th Floor

7:00am CDT

Breakfast, Registration & Exhibitor Time 14th Floor Foyer + Wolf Point 15th Floor

7:55am CDT

zSpace Demonstration Sauganash - 14th Floor

8:10am CDT

Opening General Session Sauganash - 14th Floor

8:55am CDT

Break / Transition to Presentations - Sponsor / Exhibitor Walk 14th Floor Foyer

9:10am CDT

Embedding the Best of Competency-Based Education into a Lock-Step Course Bull's Head - 14th Floor Navigating Students’ Pathways: Embracing AI/AR/VR's Role in Career Exploration Merchants - 14th Floor Normalizing Education & Opportunity in a New Landscape for CTE in Prison Sauganash - 14th Floor Strengthening the Foundation: The Collective Responsibilities of ALL-Employees in Retaining Senior CTE Leaders Steam Boat - 14th Floor Unlocking Opportunities: Exploring Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Western Stage - 14th Floor

10:10am CDT

Break / Transition to Presentations - Sponsor / Exhibitor Walk 14th Floor Foyer

10:30am CDT

Career Exploration in Healthcare, Construction Trades, and IT: Challenges & Opportunities Merchants - 14th Floor Creating a classroom culture of well-being and self-advocacy Steam Boat - 14th Floor Empowering Justice-Involved Individuals through CTE Opportunities Western Stage - 14th Floor I am ready to teach…Why are my students not ready to learn? Bull's Head - 14th Floor The Evolving Role of Community Colleges in Evolving Apprenticeship Models Sauganash - 14th Floor

11:30am CDT

Panel I: Better Together: Building a Strong Pipeline from Adult Education to Postsecondary CTE Sauganash - 14th Floor

12:30pm CDT

Lunch Sauganash - 14th Floor

1:30pm CDT

Panel II: Scaling Career-Connected Learning for Chicago Youth: The Chicago Roadmap Sauganash - 14th Floor

2:30pm CDT

Break / Transition to Presentations - Sponsor / Exhibitor Walk 14th Floor Foyer

2:45pm CDT

AI, and the Future of our Community Colleges Merchants - 14th Floor Business Engagement Strategies: What Works? What Doesn't? Steam Boat - 14th Floor Coordinating Interinstitutional Collaboration: Supporting Opportunity for Career Technical Education Pathways across Degree-Granting Institutions Sauganash - 14th Floor Expanding Career Dual Enrollment Opportunities for High School Students Bull's Head - 14th Floor Reframing the Discussion about CTE Students and Postsecondary Education: Credits, Occupational Programs, and Degrees Western Stage - 14th Floor

3:45pm CDT

Break / Transition to Presentations - Sponsor / Exhibitor Walk 14th Floor Foyer

4:00pm CDT

Panel III: Exploring Connections between Equity, Teaching, and Student Success in Career and Technical Education (CTE) Sauganash - 14th Floor

5:00pm CDT

Dig Deeper Session / Day 1 Closing Remarks Sauganash - 14th Floor

6:00pm CDT

Poster Presentations & PACE Networking Reception Wolf Point - 15th Floor Poster 1: Implementing Change for Retention and Success Rates Wolf Point - 15th Floor Poster 2: Navigating Postsecondary CTE Teacher Shortages through Exploring Recruitment and Retention Wolf Point - 15th Floor Poster 3: Beyond the Classroom: Cultivating Success Through External Partnerships Wolf Point - 15th Floor Poster 4: Scaling CTE for Accessibility and Stackable Credentials Wolf Point - 15th Floor Poster 5: Using data from professional knowledge credentialing for quality professional development to improve teacher retention Wolf Point - 15th Floor

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Sauganash - 14th Floor

8:00am CDT

Sponsor / Exhibitor Walk 14th Floor Foyer

9:00am CDT

Day 2 Overview Sauganash - 14th Floor

9:10am CDT

Break / Transition to Roundtable Discussions – Sponsor / Exhibitor Walk 14th Floor Foyer

9:15am CDT

Table 01: Using ChatGPT in Adult Learning Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 02: Future Ready - Unlocking the Door to Workforce Readiness-and Beyond Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 03: Breaking the Silos: Implementing Career Clusters Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 04: ActiveFlex Horizons: Transforming Postsecondary CTE education with Flexibility and Engagement Alchemy Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 05: An Internal Impact Initiative: The Mock Interview Team Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 06: Addressing the Teacher Shortage in Technology and Engineering Education Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 07: Flipping the Skills Script: Technical Vs. Human Skills for Career Development Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 08: Revolutionizing CTE: Innovative Pedagogies and Technologies for Postsecondary Education Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 09: Supporting Internationally-Trained Healthcare Professionals in Relicensing: Focus Nursing Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 10: Strengthening Occupational Advisory Committees: Fostering Industry Collaboration and Workforce Readiness Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 11: Governance, Grants, and Goals, Oh My! Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 12: Empowering Futures: Bridging Postsecondary CTE with Community Stakeholders for Student Success Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 13: Connecting with Cooperative Extension: Partnering for Postsecondary CTE Student Success Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 14: Work-Based Learning for Childcare Careers: Creating a Simulated On-Site Childcare Center Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 15: Advancing Career and Technical Education: Leveraging Registered Apprenticeships and Community Partnerships for Student Success Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 16: Increasing CTE Engagement and Outcomes Thru Innovative, Immersive Student Experiences Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 17: Boosting Postsecondary Students' Employability Skills and Self-Efficacy Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 18: Enhancing Post-Secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) Student Success through Registered Apprenticeship Ecosystems Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 19: Women in Gaming: Engaging Youth in a Growing Field Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 20: Forging Connections: Innovative Strategies for Collaborative Programs Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 21: Utilizing high-impact practices with PLC to bridge inequity gaps for at-risk students in higher education Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 22: Grant Writing Tips and Tricks To Take Your Programs To The Next Level Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 23: From Isolation to Engagement: Fostering Connections in Online Learning Environment Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 24: Today’s Students are Tomorrow’s Employees: Business Partnerships Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 25: Micro-credentials to Degrees: Engineering an Ecosystem for Lifelong Learning Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 26: Using Data to Tell a Story and Make an Impact Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 27: Building a competency-based credit for prior learning platform Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 28: ET Career Scholars: A scholarship program for an emerging CTE field Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 29: Transforming Enrollment Processes: A Collaborative Exploration of Technology, Innovation, and Human-Centered Design Sauganash - 14th Floor Table 30: Exploring the Impact of ACTE’s NextLevel Postsecondary CTE Fellowship Program Sauganash - 14th Floor

10:20am CDT

Panel IV: New Word, New Work: Ensuring Postsecondary CTE Programs Support Everyone in an AI-Driven Economy – Insights from Experts Across 5 Key Sectors on Building Inclusive Structures, Systems, and Processes... Sauganash - 14th Floor

11:30am CDT

Next Steps with Dr. Sophia Alston Sauganash - 14th Floor

1:00pm CDT

Post Conference Workshop (registration required): Preparing Students for the Workforce: Strategic Instruction for Essential Career Ready Skills Sauganash - 14th Floor