ACTE Postsecondary CTE Summit 2026 has ended

ACTE Postsecondary CTE Summit 2026

Brandon Hensley

McDowell Technical Community College

8:00am EDT

Registration Independence A

11:15am EDT

Beyond Internships: A Proven Model for Scaling Work-Based Learning Washington B

3:30pm EDT

Opening General Session: Powering Possibility Regency EF

5:00pm EDT

Powering Connections: Welcome Reception Sponsored by Lumina Foundation Independence A

6:30pm EDT

Dinner & a Movie: Multiple Choice (A special screening event — advance registration required) Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Crystal City

7:30am EDT

Exhibitor Hours Independence A Breakfast & Welcome Remarks Independence A

8:15am EDT

Panel I: Building the Postsecondary CTE Workforce: Faculty, Staff, and Systems That Power Student Success Regency EF

9:30am EDT

Considerations for Implementing and Researching Student Work-Based Learning in Postsecondary Contexts Washington B

10:30am EDT

The Business Of… Creating a successful Freelancing Hustle Washington A

11:15am EDT

Lunch + Exhibitor Time Independence A

12:15pm EDT

Panel II: How Emerging Technologies Are Transforming Postsecondary CTE Regency EF

1:15pm EDT

Understanding & Meeting the Professional Development Needs of Post-secondary CTE Educators Jefferson

2:15pm EDT

Selling the Strategy: How to Position CTE Initiatives for Executive and Donor Support Lincoln

3:00pm EDT

ACTE Birthday Break with Exhibitors Independence A

3:30pm EDT

Starting Earlier in the Trades, Early Results and Best Practices from North Carolina’s 9th–10th Grade CTE Dual Enrollment Pilot Lincoln

4:30pm EDT

Andragogy in Action: Supporting Transition to Postsecondary Education and the Workforce Lincoln

5:45pm EDT

Powering Possibility: A Poster Reception & Networking Experience Surreal Global Kitchen

6:00pm EDT

Poster 03: Instructionally Sound and Built to Scale, Early Evidence from a 9th–10th Grade CTE Dual Enrollment Cohort Surreal Global Kitchen

7:30pm EDT

Tour (additional fee): Monument Twilight Tour Offsite

7:30am EDT

Breakfast & Welcome Remarks Independence A

8:15am EDT

Roundtable 03: The Federal Landscape of Workforce Development Grants Regency E

9:45am EDT

Grant Writing Strategies for National Science Foundation ATE Proposals Regency E

11:00am EDT

Dig Deeper: Reflecting on the Future of Postsecondary CTE Regency E

11:50am EDT

Closing General Session Regency E