Utah ACTE 2025

Utah ACTE 2025

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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 A110Marilyn Cannon Utah FFA Foundation Update & CDE Committee Meeting DHHS Lecture AMorgan Atkinson FBLA & DECA Advisor Information Meeting DHHS D225Jill Hess • Annette Godfrey New AI Machine Learning & CS/IT Industry Cert. Prep. Courses - with Skill Struck DHHS D224Talon Hatch Winning Despite Obstacles DHHS D222Johnathan Aubrey Careers in Human Resources DHHS A101Jonathan Katseanes "Survivor" Culinary 1 Who will be the Ultimate Survivor? DHHS B121Laycee Johnson 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 A109 Visit Vendors Desert Hills High School Health Science Happenings DHHS C206Maren 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 D214Elizabeth 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 • Zak Konakis • Dave Reiff • Cathy Hart 15 Video Teacher Problems and How to Solve Them DHHS C212Moses Baca Bend Tech Updates DHHS D221Shaun Black A crash course on how to design for and use the Shaper Origin handheld CNC DHHS A103Scott 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 A102Emily Yoshikawa-Ruesch • Abi Villanueva • Jacob Turner What are Employers Really Looking For? DHHS B120 Auto DHHS F411Todd Richardson Luxe Loungewear, Ditching the Pajama Pants DHHS E306Kayla DeCoursey Bundy Preparing students for Patient Care Tech and Phlebotomy Skills at HOSA Career Tech High SchoolMindi Short • Kami Collard Knead Love: Great Yeast and Quick Food Labs Students Love @ CAREER TECH HIGH Career Tech High Culinary RoomNatalie Wilson Mastering Grilled Kabobs: Culinary Techniques and Classroom Applications @ CAREER TECH HIGH Career Tech High PatioTena Pate Construction Trades @ CAREER TECH HIGH CTHS Construction ShopNathan Hampton Don’t fall off your Rocker DHHS F403Steven Tanner • Rick Miner

9:00am MST

Revving Up Learning: Enhancing Automotive Curriculum with Video DHHS F411Marc Poulsen Connecting You Science with Career Pathways and the PCCR Process DHHS A106Don 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 A110Marilyn 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 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 Discover the Heart of FCCLA: Why I Love It and How You Can Too! DHHS B124Aubrey Turnbow Frandsen 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 CCA Welding Simulation DHHS D222Benjamin Cummings Certiport Certification Testing DHHS A109 Certs that WORK DHHS C206Colt Almodova Choose Your Own Adventure: Making CTE Meaningful for Every Student DHHS Lecture AKellie Openshaw Coding Pathways: Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators with CodeHS DHHS E305Sara Jenis Success Starts with a Simternship DHHS E302Christopher Pacis Visit Vendors Desert Hills High School Confessions of a Vice Principal: What I’ve Seen & Learned About Vaping DHHS C203Stewart Hudnall Maximize your teaching with Magic School: A Workshop! DHHS C207Nicholas 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 D214Elizabeth Van Patten The Cosmic Creator Challenge: Combining Digital Media with Academic Subjects DHHS D220 Technical Education in Utah: Updates, Insights, and Opportunities DHHS B125Will Pierce • Kim Zeh Chasing Mastery with Mastery Scales and Mastery Trackers DHHS D221Collin Mattingly • Melody Spencer Program Alignments- problems and solutions with Cosmetology DHHS C204Chad Price Using AI in Welding DHHS C212Kaleb Money 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 A102Emily Yoshikawa-Ruesch • Joseph Furse Nurturing, Recruiting, and Sustaining, Mentor Relationships DHHS B120Mike Hassler Auto DHHS F411Eric Hunter 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 A110Brian Hunt • Heather Gerrard Accounting activities to keep your students engaged and awake! DHHS D222Rio Polidori Event Planning: Best Practices DHHS D227Nate Reese 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 A109 Empowering Tomorrow’s Workforce: Maximizing the Impact of CTE through NTHS DHHS B125 Expand Access to Construction Trades Careers with AI, VR, and 3D Simulations Lecture ABrock Smith Unlocking Digital Literacy: Empowering Teachers for Today's Middle Level Classroom DHHS D223Kathy Bekkemellom Visit Vendors Desert Hills High School Educating for Impact: How Health Science Education Enhances Patient Care DHHS C203Mark Herrera HOSA Updates DHHS C207Denise Abbott • Lorien Francis AI - The Real McCoy or Just Rose Colored Glasses DHHS D214Robert 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 Custom Patterns For a Dye Submlination Sock - Part 1 DHHS F402Todd Slade New Vendors Meet & Greet DHHS D221Brian Johnson Teaching strategies discussion with Cosmetology DHHS C204Chad Price Developing Partnerships to Fill the CTE Teacher Pipeline DHHS A107Lacee Boschetto • Emily Ruesch • Joseph Furse • Kasie Payne • Michelle Clouse • Melanie Brunson • Michelle Burrows • Tyson Sorenson Pay Your TAP Studetns to Go to School DHHS C202Ryan Rarick New TSA Advisors Meeting DHHS A106Lisa Wadzeck The power of blocks - When learning looks like play DHHS C212Gary 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 B120Jamie Little Auto DHHS F411Ali Webb • Jandi Gubler Creating and constructing projects students will LOVE with Quilt As you Go DHHS E306Kelli Bringhurst Getting Creative during Kitchen Labs @ CAREER TECH HIGH Career Tech High Culinary RoomMaradon Nettleship Mastering Grilled Kabobs: Culinary Techniques and Classroom Applications @ CAREER TECH HIGH Career Tech High PatioTena Pate EMR Instructor Certification @ CAREER TECH HIGH Career Tech High SchoolMatt Paskett

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 Custom Patterns For a Dye Submlination Sock - Part 2 DHHS F402Todd Slade Using AR/VR in the Skilled Trades Classrooms DHHS D221Ben Peterson Welding Contest Grading DHHS F409Austin Welch Business Meeting DHHS Lecture B Anatomage Tournament at CTHS Career Tech High School Information Technology LUNCH Desert Hills High School PACE Lunch Desert Hills High School Auto DHHS F411Ali Webb • Jandi Gubler Tech/Engineering LUNCH Desert Hills High School WBL Lunch Desert Hills High School Admin Business Session DHHS Lecture A Agriculture Lunch Desert Hills High School Buisness/Marketing Lunch Desert Hills High School

12:00pm MST

Admin Lunch Desert Hills High School Agriculture Business Session DHHS E305 Buisness/Marketing Business Session DHHS Lecture B Counseling Lunch Desert Hills High School FCS LUNCH Desert Hills High School Heath Science LUNCH Desert Hills High School IT Division (UITEA) Business Meeting DHHS E303 Skilled & Tech Lunch Desert Hills High School Tech/Engineering BUSINESS SESSION Lecture A WBL 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 5545 S Dahsani LnLibby Lefevre NourishSmart- Foods Waste Reduction Program DHHS B124Bekka Israelsen • Palak Gupta Certiport Certification Testing DHHS A109 HARNESSING AI TO UNLOCK OPPORTUNITIES IN YOUR SCHOOL DHHS Lecture BRob Bentley Visit Vendors Desert Hills High School General Collaboration Session DHHS C207 Internship vs Externship DHHS C203Melissa Goble Using SchoolAI to create patient care simulations DHHS C206David Monson AI - The Real McCoy or Just Rose Colored Glasses DHHS D214Robert 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 A Stackable Template DHHS B125Shalyn Drake • Shawn Barstow Drill Pipe Fencing DHHS D221Andy Neves 3D Print Technology - New High School Course DHHS A107Kent Jorgensen Appealing to Male and Female Students in Woods Classes DHHS A111 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 Auto DHHS F411Ryan Jacobs Tour of Career Tech High Career Tech High SchoolDave Gardner Hazards and Risk Management for Agricultural Education Laboratories DHHS C201Dr. Pate Construction Trades Tour TBANathan Hampton

2:00pm MST

Curriculum Share DHHS C204 Inclusion: Don’t get in your head about it. DHHS C202McKyla Hallows • Jayden Beagley You Da BOMB DHHS C212Jessica Grundy • Justin Thornley 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 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 C206Cynthia Cox Aqdzj Nts Anw DHHS D217Casey Hendricks Decrypting Cybersecurity: Hand’s On Learning with the CYBER.ORG Range DHHS D214Brandon Salley Illustrator the Fun Way DHHS D218Sydnee Mecham Title is Coding Battles! DHHS D219Cathy Tom Networking Session DHHS Lecture A Leverage Pre-Employment Transition Services DHHS B120Melanie Allen • Maria Baldwin

2:50pm MST

Closing Session DHHS Auditorium