Utah ACTE 2025

Utah ACTE 2025

4:00pm MST

UACTE Conference Infomation & Swag Table plus PHOTO BOOTH TBA Light Refreshments Desert Hills High School Registration Desert Hills High School

5:40pm MST

Advisory Allies: Transforming Curriculum and Careers with Industry Experts DHHS A109Alan Barth Creating Hope and Memories in CTE through Career Connected Activities DHHS A111Rod Belnap AI InThe Classroom DHHS A110Aaron Crawford Beginning Agriculture Teacher Workshop- Part II DHHS C204 Utah Agriculture in the Classroom Resource Roundup DHHS F408Bekka Israelson Utah Turkey Show DHHS C201Bob Gowns Accounting activities to keep your students engaged and awake! DHHS D222Rio Polidori Digital Literacy Fun: Free Tools to Engage Your Students! DHHS D225Heather Woffinden NGPF Career Resources: Prepare Your Students for Jobs of the Future DHHS D227Brooke Martinez Planning for the Unexpected: Legal Tools Every Teacher and Student Should Know DHHS D224Klea Harris Teen Entrepreneur Support Center and Pop Up Market DHHS D223Calvin Barnum • Geary Page • Carson Cook • Jaxon Warr Salt Lake Tech Opportunities DHHS A103Dr. Jenni Abbott Tackling Chronic Absenteeism: The Here and Now Program at Lava Ridge Intermediate DHHS A101Tonya Jesienouski FCS Business Session DHHS Lecture B Visit Vendors TBA Business Session DHHS Lecture A AI Tools for Hands-On Learning: Supercharging CTE Programs DHHS D221Kasey Chambers Goals for Student Driven Success DHHS D218Heidi Foster Introduction to Sculpting/Animating in Blender DHHS D217Russ Mayo Uno- A Class Competition DHHS D216Kelly Henderson Web Development and Skill Struck DHHS D219Angela Nederhand A Stackable Template DHHS B125Shawn Barstow • Shalyn Drake Skilled & Tech Business Session TBA TAP: Principles of Educational Instruction DHHS E304Emily McLaws 3D Print Technology - New High School Course DHHS A105Kent Jorgensen Certified SolidWorks Associate in 10 Steps DHHS A106Charles Duarte • Kellen Cooper-Sansone Go the Distance DHHS A107Tom Meeks Slash Your Planning Time in Half: Let AI Be the Teaching Assistant You Deserve DHHS A108Khristen Massic Nurturing, Recruiting, and Sustaining, Mentor Relationships DHHS B120Mike Hassler

6:00pm MST

Awards Reception (Invitation Only) TBA

6:35pm MST

General Awards Session DHHS Auditorium

7:30pm MST

Advisory Allies: Transforming Curriculum and Careers with Industry Experts DHHS A109Alan Barth Modernizing Instruction in CTE: Student Self-Pacing as a Gateway to Mastery-Based Learning DHHS A111Michael Hakkarinen Self-Care Social DHHS Lecture AUAAE Officer Team Business & Marketing Social DHHS E305 FCS Networking Session DHHS Lecture B AI Teacher Toolbox DHHS C205Nicholas Hasenwinkel Anatomage Table - Transforming Healthcare Science Through Real-Time Simulation DHHS C207Garett Onstot Rising Tide Raises all Ships and Sometimes YOU need to be the Tide DHHS C203Gayle Whitefield • Cynthia Cox • Richard Clayton UITEA Networking DHHS E301 Business and Desserts: PACE Division Meeting DHHS B125 Shop Safety Protocols TBAJess Carter "ROLLING" With the Sphero Robot DHHS A105John McGroarty CTE: The Pathways Are Calling and I Must Go DHHS A104Taffy Lovell Enough Energy? Meeting the needs of the future! DHHS A107Tom Meeks Navigating Standards-Based Grading in Hands-On CTE Classes DHHS A108Jake Sigafus Unleashing the Power of Authentic Learning: Experience Real-World Opportunities Like Never Before DHHS A106Josh Hansen Networking Session DHHS B120 School Counselor Networking Event DHHS E303

7:30am MST

Registration Desert Hills High School

8:00am MST

Modernizing Instruction in CTE: Student Self-Pacing as a Gateway to Mastery-Based Learning DHHS A111Michael Hakkarinen Preparing Students for the Future: Economic Trends and Career Opportunities DHHS A109Marilyn Cannon Utah FFA Foundation Update & CDE Committee Meeting DHHS Lecture AMorgan Atkinson Event Planning: Best Practices DHHS D227Nate Reese FBLA & DECA Advisor Information Meeting DHHS D225Jill Hess • Annette Godfrey New CS/IT Industry Cert. Prep. Courses - with Skill Struck DHHS D224Talon Hatch Winning Despite Obstacles DHHS D222Johnathan Aubrey Salt Lake Tech Opportunities DHHS A101Dr. Jenni Abbott "Survivor" Culinary 1 Who will be the Ultimate Survivor? DHHS B121Laycee Johnson Discover the Heart of FCCLA: Why I Love It and How You Can Too!" DHHS B124Aubrey Turnbow Frandsen Family and Consumer Sciences Around the Globe DHHS Lecture BDana Hunter and Natalie Hancock Infant First Aid Fundamentals: Rotation Station Style! DHHS B122Kimberly McCann Interior Design 1 color cards activities for engagement and learning. DHHS B123Kahna Cutler Career Tech High School Tour Shuttle Front of DHHS Certiport Certification Testing DHHS A110 Visit Vendors TBA Health Science Happenings DHHS C205Maren Hansen NEW IN THE ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE: PODCASTING TOOLS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND ANIMATION DHHS C203Rob Bentley Effective Assessment in the age of AI DHHS D219Ryan Frandsen KIS Website Creation for Student Project Archiving DHHS D218Todd Sparks Student Driven Projects: Pitch, Vote, Produce DHHS D216Elizabeth Van Patten The AI (re)evolution DHHS D217Matt Brown The Cosmic Creator Challenge: Combining Digital Media with Academic Subjects DHHS D220 Regional Pathways: Current Status and Future Directions DHHS B125Stefanie Adams • Marci Chapman • Cathy Hart • Zak Konakis • Dave Reiff 15 Video Teacher Problems and How to Solve Them TBAMoses Baca Bend Tech Updates TBAShaun Black A crash course on how to design for and use the Shaper Origin handheld CNC DHHS C210Scott Bartholomew • Benjamin Barnhurst Enough Energy? Meeting the needs of the future! DHHS A107Tom Meeks Tips and tricks to soldering DHHS C208Tony Byrom Unleashing the Power of Authentic Learning: Experience Real-World Opportunities Like Never Before DHHS A105Josh Hansen Using AI to Promote Critical and Creative Thinking DHHS A108Emily Yoshikawa-Ruesch • Abi Villanueva • Jacob Turner What are Employers Really Looking For? DHHS B120 Luxe Loungewear, Ditching the Pajama Pants DHHS E306Kayla DeCoursey Bundy Knead Love: Great Yeast and Quick Food Labs Students Love Career Tech High Culinary RoomNatalie Wilson Mastering Grilled Kabobs: Culinary Techniques and Classroom Applications Career Tech High PatioTena Pate EMR Instructor Certification Career Tech High SchoolMatt Paskett

9:00am MST

Connecting You Science with Career Pathways and the PCCR Process DHHS A108Don Mendenhall Exploring Innovative CTE School Models: OTECH High and the Catalyst Center DHHS A111Brian Hunt • Heather Gerrard Preparing Students for the Future: Economic Trends and Career Opportunities DHHS A109Marilyn Cannon Beyond the Screen: Hands-On Simulations for Real-World Entrepreneurship Skills DHHS D227Maria Andersen Let's Travel DHHS D223Nate Reese Turn Data into Fun Quizzes with QuestionWell! DHHS D225Heather Woffinden Using AI to prepare for Industry Certifications DHHS D224Talon Hatch CCA Welding Simulation DHHS C202Benjamin Cummings Party Planning Palooza DHHS C201Kimberly Mendenhall & Stephanie Grant Industry Panel DHHS A101Professionals from a variety of Career Pathways Bringing Design Back to Interior Design DHHS B123Dee Ann Peterson-Rudd Child Development -The Great Preschool Breakout DHHS B122Carrie Dutson Encourage confidence and advocacy for FCS and FCCLA in your school! DHHS E304Kylee Bangerter- VP of Public Relations & Jennilyn Hess - VP of National Programs Games and Learning Activities in the FCS Classroom by BYU FCSE students (facilitated by Natalie Hancock, Dana Hunter and Nicole Lauper) DHHS Lecture BBYU Student Teachers/Interns facilitated by Natalie Hancock • Dana Hunter and Nicole Lauper Interactive learning strategies for behavioral health. DHHS B121Savannah Accordino Career Tech High School Tour Shuttle Front of DHHS Certiport Certification Testing DHHS A110 Choose Your Own Adventure: Making CTE Meaningful for Every Student DHHS Lecture AKellie Openshaw Coding Pathways: Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators with CodeHS TBASara Jenis Visit Vendors TBA Confessions of a Vice Principal: What I’ve Seen & Learned About Vaping DHHS C203Stewart Hudnall Maximize your teaching with Magic School: A Workshop! DHHS C205Nicholas Hasenwinkel Effective Assessment in the age of AI DHHS D219Ryan Frandsen Getting your Students certified as Ethical Hackers DHHS D217Steven Brien KIS Website Creation for Student Project Archiving DHHS D218Todd Sparks Student Driven Projects: Pitch, Vote, Produce DHHS D216Elizabeth Van Patten The Cosmic Creator Challenge: Combining Digital Media with Academic Subjects DHHS D220 USHE Update DHHS B125Kim Zeh • Will Pierce Chasing Master with Mastery Scales and Mastery Trackers TBACollin Mattingly • Melody Spencer Program Alignments- problems and solutions with cosmetology DHHS C204Chad Price Using AI in Welding TBAKaleb Money K-12 Teaching as a Profession Pathway Updates DHHS B124Ashley Higgs "ROLLING" With the Sphero Robot DHHS A105John McGroarty Certified SolidWorks Associate in 10 Steps DHHS A107Charles Duarte • Kellen Cooper-Sansone Create a 3d model of yourself in less than 30 minutes DHHS A103Scott Bartholomew What I wish I would have known year one DHHS A106Emily Yoshikawa-Ruesch • Joseph Furse Nurturing, Recruiting, and Sustaining, Mentor Relationships DHHS B120Mike Hassler INDUSTRY TOUR RANDALL'S HORSE BARN INDUSTRY TOUR Water Conservancy District- Quail Creek

10:00am MST

CTSO Best Practices DHHS A111Camille Hogge • Annette Godfrey • Christine Heslop Exploring Innovative CTE School Models: OTECH High and the Catalyst Center DHHS A109Brian Hunt • Heather Gerrard Accounting activities to keep your students engaged and awake! DHHS D222Rio Polidori NGPF Explores Integrating AI into Financial Education DHHS D225Brooke Martinez The Importance of Validation - Understanding Ourselves and Students. DHHS D224Lauriejo Stillhart The Green Thumb Revolution DHHS C201Benjamin Jackson & Laura Tingey Mindfulness Room DHHS A101Counseling & Career Guidance Division Board Utah Prime Scholarship Information Session DHHS A102Jonathan Frey 100 Years of Experience! Hosted by BYU FCS Alumni DHHS B121Rachel Springer Beyond Translation: Helping Mulit-language learners succeed in an FCS classroom. DHHS E304Maile Fisher and Melinda Draschil Discover the What, Why and How of Fundraising DHHS B124Candace Wilson • Amie Peterson Fashion Line Design! DHHS B123Esbey Larsen Hey, have you read . . . ? The extraordinary books that will freshen up your teaching. DHHS E302Kaye Dawn Falslev Career Tech High School Tour Shuttle Front of DHHS Certiport Certification Testing DHHS A110 Expand Access to Construction Trades Careers with AI, VR, and 3D Simulations TBABrock Smith Unlocking Digital Literacy: Empowering Teachers for Today's Middle Level Classroom DHHS D223Kathy Bekkemellom Visit Vendors TBA Educating for Impact: How Health Science Education Enhances Patient Care DHHS C203Mark Herrera HOSA Updates DHHS C205Denise Abbott • Lorien Francis AI - The Real McCoy or Just Rose Colored Glasses DHHS D216Robert Lee Are we teaching Computer Science wrong? DHHS D219Melinda Mansouri Flat-Earthers Unite! Applying 2D Images onto 3D Objects using Blender DHHS D220David Pilkington Getting your Students certified as Ethical Hackers DHHS D217Steven Brien Using Technology to Empower Multilingual Learners in CTE DHHS D218Jacob Payne Drill Pipe Fencing TBAAndy Neves Teaching strategies discussion with cosmetology DHHS C204Chad Price Developing Partnerships to Fill the CTE Teacher Pipeline DHHS A107Joseph Furse • Kasie Payne • Michelle Clouse • Lacee Boschetto • Melanie Brunson • Michelle Burrows • Emily Ruesch • Tyson Sorenson Pay Your TAP Studetns to Go to School DHHS C202Ryan Rarick Ingredients of Innovation DHHS A105Geoff Wright New TSA Advisors Meeting DHHS A106Lisa Wadzeck The power of blocks - When learning looks like play DHHS A108Gary Roberts UAS Project Idea: Servo Dropping Mechanism with Microcontroller DHHS A103Scott Bartholomew • Devin Dunn New and exciting trends DHHS B120Sandy Hemmert WBL: Leveraging the Beginning to Shape a Successful End DHHS C206Jamie Little Creating and constructing projects students will LOVE with Quilt As you Go DHHS E306Kelli Bringhurst Getting Creative during Kitchen Labs Career Tech High Culinary RoomMaradon Nettleship Mastering Grilled Kabobs: Culinary Techniques and Classroom Applications Career Tech High PatioTena Pate Preparing students for Patient Care Tech and Phlebotomy Skills at HOSA Career Tech High SchoolMindi Short • Kami Collard

11:00am MST

AI in the FCS Classroom DHHS B124Lola Evans Beyond Translation: Helping Mulit-language learners succeed in an FCS classroom. DHHS E304Maile Fisher and Melinda Draschil Bringing Design Back to Interior Design DHHS B123Dee Ann Peterson-Rudd Wildly Awesome Tips for your ECE Program DHHS B121Rachel Springer Welding Contest Grading TBAAustin Welch Business Meeting DHHS Lecture B Anatomage Tournament at CTHS Career Tech High School LUNCH TBA Lunch TBA LUNCH TBA Lunch TBA Admin Business Session DHHS Lecture A Agriculture Lunch TBA Buisness/Marketing Lunch TBA

12:00pm MST

Admin Lunch TBA Agriculture Business Session DHHS E305 Buisness/Marketing Business Session DHHS Lecture B Lunch TBA LUNCH TBA LUNCH TBA BUSINESS SESSION DHHS E303 Skilled & Tech Lunch TBA BUSINESS SESSION TBA Business Session DHHS B120

1:00pm MST

Improving Assessment in Ag Ed DHHS C202Dr. Tyson Sorenson SAE for All DHHS C204Shoat Roath • Amy Fullmer & Michelle Burrows Utah Envirothon DHHS F408Dave Francis Gamification in Education DHHS D222Paris Pray Real Estate Course - Canvas resources DHHS D223Angela Nederhand Unlock Creativity with Adobe Express: A Beginner’s Workshop DHHS D224Jessica Baxter Navigating Student Pathways: Embracing AR/VR/AI's role in Career Exploration DHHS A102Ben Peterson Utah Prime Scholarship Information Session DHHS A101Jonathan Frey First of the Year Fun with FCS! DHHS B123Katie Francom Interior Design on Parade DHHS E304Libby Lefevre NourishSmart- Foods Waste Reduction Program DHHS B124Bekka Israelsen • Palak Gupta Certiport Certification Testing DHHS A110 HARNESSING AI TO UNLOCK OPPORTUNITIES IN YOUR SCHOOL DHHS Lecture BRob Bentley Visit Vendors TBA General Collaboration Session DHHS C207 Internship vs Externship DHHS C203Melissa Goble Using SchoolAI to create patient care simulations DHHS C205David Monson AI - The Real McCoy or Just Rose Colored Glasses DHHS D216Robert Lee Aqdzj Nts Anw DHHS D217Casey Hendricks Coding Battles! DHHS D219Cathy Tom Flat-Earthers Unite! Applying 2D Images onto 3D Objects using Blender DHHS D220David Pilkington Illustrator the Fun Way DHHS D218Sydnee Mecham Embracing AI in Career and Technical Education DHHS B125Kari Lamoreaux • PhD New Vendors Meet & Greet TBABrian Johnson Revving Up Learning: Enhancing Automotive Curriculum with Video Lecture AMarc Poulsen 3D Print Technology - New High School Course DHHS A107Brandon Salley Appealing to Male and Female Students in Woods Classes DHHS A108 CTE: The Pathways Are Calling and I Must Go DHHS A106Taffy Lovell Navigating Standards-Based Grading in Hands-On CTE Classes DHHS A105Jake Sigafus Slash Your Planning Time in Half: Let AI Be the Teaching Assistant You Deserve DHHS A104Khristen Massic What are Employers Really Looking For? DHHS B120Sterling Barker Tour of Career Tech High Career Tech High SchoolDave Gardner Hazards and Risk Management for Agricultural Education Laboratories DHHS C201Dr. Pate

2:00pm MST

Curriculum Share DHHS C204 Inclusion: Don’t get in your head about it. DHHS C202McKyla Hallows • Jayden Beagley National FFA DHHS F408McKayla Plewe AI in the Classroom: Discussion, Resources, and Strategies DHHS D224Shari Lucas & Alaska Martinez Teen Entrepreneur Support Center and Pop Up Market DHHS D222Calvin Barnum • Geary Page • Carson Cook • Jaxon Warr Navigating Student Pathways: Embracing AR/VR/AI's role in Career Exploration DHHS A102Ben Peterson What I wish I knew before I started college. DHHS A101 Adapted Culinary for all learners DHHS B121Kristie Saltzgiver Creating a Teacher Pipeline through ECE & TAP DHHS B122Ryan Rarick Empowering FCCLA Advisers with tools to improve student engagement DHHS E304Aubrey Turnbow Frandsen and Troy Chilcott Introduction to Homestyler: A free online application used to create and render 3-dimensional interior designs DHHS B124Chad GIbbs Scaffolding Your Sewing Class for Success DHHS B123Katie Francom CLASSROOM AI MAGIC WITH ADOBE DHHS Lecture BRob Bentley Online Learning in the Dual Enrollment Environment DHHS B125Janet Johnson CNA/MA Collaboration DHHS C207 What David Lee Roth can teach us about Professionalism DHHS C203Richard Clayton Working Session: Create a digital escape room with deck.toys DHHS C205Cynthia Cox Aqdzj Nts Anw DHHS D217Casey Hendricks Decrypting Cybersecurity: Hand’s On Learning with the CYBER.ORG Range DHHS D216Charlene Cooper Illustrator the Fun Way DHHS D218Sydnee Mecham Title is Coding Battles! DHHS D219Cathy Tom Networking Session DHHS Lecture A Leveraging Education DHHS B120Melanie Allen

2:50pm MST

Closing Session DHHS Auditorium