ACTE Postsecondary CTE Summit 2026 has ended

ACTE Postsecondary CTE Summit 2026

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Independence A

7:30am • Breakfast & Welcome Remarks

Regency E

8:15am • Roundtable 11: Make it Better Roundtable Plan
8:15am • Roundtable 26: Bridging the Gap: Implementing AI-Driven Guidance for Student Success
8:15am • Roundtable 05: Aligning Faculty and Operations for Industry Credibility
8:15am • Roundtable 07: Why Faith-Based CTE Now?
8:15am • Roundtable 01: From Learning to Language: Closing the Gap Between Skills Students Build and Skills Employers Hear
8:15am • Roundtable 06: Career Readiness in Transition: How Higher Ed Must Adapt to AI, Accountability, and Employer Demand
8:15am • Roundtable 17: NEW! ACTE Masterclass Series
8:15am • Roundtable 03: The Federal Landscape of Workforce Development Grants
8:15am • Roundtable 22: From Manners to Market Readiness: Teaching the Hidden Curriculum of Professional Success
8:15am • Roundtable 14: Bridging the Gap: Building CTE Dual Credit Pathways
8:15am • Roundtable 20: Building CTE Teams into Workforce Learning Architects
8:15am • Roundtable 16: From Industry Expert to Exceptional Educator: Transforming CTE Faculty Development
8:15am • Roundtable 13: Building Bridges with University CTE Teacher, WBL Coordinator, and Career Counselor Preparation Programs
8:15am • Roundtable 24: From Training Provider to Workforce Partner: Building Industry-Aligned Adult Education
8:15am • Roundtable 08: Building the Semiconductor Workforce of the Future: A Scalable Model for Technician Training
8:15am • Roundtable 23: Advocating For the Trades in an Era of Deregulation
8:15am • Roundtable 10: Understanding Some of the Anticipated Effects and Outcomes of Micro credentialing and Short-Term Pell in CTE Programs
8:15am • Roundtable 21: From Compliance to Collaboration: Transforming Advisory Committees into Strategic Workforce Partnerships
8:15am • Roundtable 18: From Classroom to Career-ReadY: Build the Bridge the Industry Won’t
8:15am • Roundtable 02: NextLevel Fellow - Make-it-Better Plan : Re-Envisioning - The process of transforming a program from low performing to exceptional
8:15am • Roundtable 19: Powering Possibility for All: How the HIRE Program is Bridging the Gap for Students with Unique Abilities
8:15am • Roundtable 15: Building a Microcredential Playbook for High-Value Workforce Pathways
8:15am • Roundtable 04: Different Thinkers, Stronger Workforce: Supporting Neurodiverse Learners in CTE
8:15am • Roundtable 25: Reimagining ways to Design and Strengthen CTE Pathways 
8:15am • Roundtable 12: Federal Policy Impacting Postsecondary CTE
8:15am • Roundtable 09: From Proposal to Award: Navigating the Grants Process
9:45am • Grant Writing Strategies for National Science Foundation ATE Proposals
11:00am • Dig Deeper: Reflecting on the Future of Postsecondary CTE
11:50am • Closing General Session

Regency F

9:45am • Unblooming CTE: How to Foster AI Savvy and Resilience in Postsecondary Career-Technical Settings