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Sapph Espinoza
Cobb County School District
CTAE Program Coordinator
County ISC
Wednesday
, April 29
8:00am
EDT
Tour & Workshop Registration
Terrace Lounge
8:30am
EDT
Tour (additional fee): MET
Bus Pickup: Main entrance of Rhode Island Convention Center
3:30pm
EDT
WBL 101
Ballroom A-E
4:00pm
EDT
Registration
Terrace Lounge
4:30pm
EDT
Welcome Reception
Ballroom Prefunction
Thursday
, April 30
7:00am
EDT
Breakfast
Ballroom A-E
8:00am
EDT
Opening General Session
Ballroom A-E
Katherine Sutton • Matt Kirchner • Kathryn Dacier • Kadence Agin
9:45am
EDT
Reimagining Internships: Virtual Models for Equitable Work-Based Learning Programs
Ballroom A-E
Amber Adams • Nicole Pizzato • Allison Koelzer Nelson
10:45am
EDT
Break + Exhibitor Time
Ballroom Prefunction
11:15am
EDT
Show-Me Work-Based Learning: Pathways to Student Success
552 AB
Dr. Kara Dalton • Katie Vargas
Networking Session
Rotunda
12:30pm
EDT
Lunch & WBL Division Business Meeting
Ballroom A-E
1:45pm
EDT
Acquiring "YES": 7 Tips to Recruit Industry Partners for WBL
Ballroom A-E
Jason Van Nus
Building Lasting Business Partnerships in Education: Beyond Handouts to Handshakes
554 AB
Mac Beaton • Beverly Cocke
Scaling Access: Universal Engagement in Work-Based Learning
553 AB
Eloy Garza
3:00pm
EDT
AI Meets Apprenticeship: The Future of Work-Based Learning Instruction
550 AB
Jason Van Nus
From Vision to Action: Building Powerful Partnerships that Drive High-Quality Work-Based Learning
556 A
Paula Chaon
Launching High School Students into Successful Careers: The Power of Apprenticeships
554 AB
Chris Shaw
Scaling Work-Based Learning Policy and Practice at Your School
553 AB
Madeline Burke
WBL Liability: Navigating the Legal Landmines
557
Kristy Volesky
Roundtable Session 6: An Invention and Entrepreneurship Research-Focused Internship Program Model
Rotunda
Jim Egenrieder
4:15pm
EDT
Break + Exhibitor Time
Ballroom Prefunction
4:30pm
EDT
From K–12 to Career: Building Pre-Apprenticeship Pipelines That Actually Work
550 AB
Carlos Vazquez
WBL Ecosystems: Igniting Student Success and Community Vitality
552 AB
Jan Jardine • Kristy Volesky • Jason Van Nus
Friday
, May 1
7:15am
EDT
Breakfast
Ballroom A-E
8:00am
EDT
Rhode Island Industry and Workforce Panel
Ballroom A-E
Willie Barber • Heather Singleton • Bill Bryan
9:15am
EDT
Scaling Apprenticeships: Innovating to Deliver on Investments
554 AB
Jenn Stein
Unlocking NC’s Work-Based Learning Manual: Supporting District Success
553 AB
Jeanne Turner
10:20am
EDT
Break + Exhibitor Time
Ballroom Prefunction
10:45am
EDT
Pre-Apprenticeships: Building the Future of Education Through Georgia’s Teacher Pipeline
554 AB
Dr. Laura Ergle • Heather Finley
WBL Event Inspiring Girls to Pursue their Dreams
553 AB
Dr. Rod Belnap • Kyle Stanger
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