2026 K-ACTE Career Tech Summit

2026 K-ACTE Career Tech Summit

Welcome to the K-ACTE Career Tech Summit 2026: Shaping the Next Generation of Workers!

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

6:00pm CDT

KTIEA Opening Business Meeting and Social RC 157Jeremiah Harmon

8:00am CDT

Welcome & Awards Ceremony RC 101 - Capital Federal Conference Center

10:45am CDT

Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Advancing CAD Education RC 234Kim Stewart • Heather Cleveland • Eric Deneault

1:00pm CDT

Constructing Excellence: How to Build a Program That Produces Industry-Ready Professionals RC 145Nathan Howard

From Rubric to Results: Workshopping Strong SAE Grant Applications RC 183Mary Lonker

2:00pm CDT

Beyond the Credential: How the "Whole-Scholar" Model Achieves a 75% Persistence Rate RC 234Macenzie Tucker • Alex Shaw

The Value of ACT WorkKeys and the NCRC RC 221Michael Monson

Welding Test for Excel in CTE TBAJeremiah Harmon • Grant Von Lunen

9:45am CDT

NCCER - CTE Trades & Industry and Agriculture Technology Curriculum/Credentials for Kansas Educators and Students ---FREE through AGC and Build Up Kansas RC 181PJ Reilly

11:00am CDT

Carpenters Apprenticeship. Earn while you Learn RC 232Mike Himes

CTE Meet Literacy: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Do It Tomorrow RC 181Mary Lonker

1:30pm CDT

From Compliance to Collaboration: Building Advisory Boards That Actually Drive CTE Programs RC 157Sara Sutton

2:30pm CDT

KTIEA Closing Business Meeting RC 232Jeremiah Harmon

OSHA 10: The Credential of Value for CTE Students Entering the Workforce RC 183Justin Williamson

2026 K-ACTE Career Tech Summit