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Wednesday
, April 29
552 AB
12:30pm •
Pre-Con (additional fee): Building & Scaling Work-Based Learning Ecosystems: A Hands-On Workshop
Ballroom A-E
3:30pm •
WBL 101
Ballroom Prefunction
4:30pm •
Welcome Reception
Bus Pickup: Main entrance of Rhode Island Convention Center
8:30am •
Tour (additional fee): MET
9:00am •
Tour (additional fee): Davies Career Technical High School
9:30am •
Tour (additional fee): Providence Career & Technical Academy
Rotunda
12:30pm •
Pre-Con (additional fee): Transform Your Internship Program: Design for Growth, Lead for Impact
Terrace Lounge
8:00am •
Tour & Workshop Registration
1:00pm •
Exhibitor Move-In & Registration
4:00pm •
Registration
Thursday
, April 30
550 AB
9:45am •
Building Tomorrow's Workforce: The Power of Youth Apprenticeships
11:15am •
From Placement to Partnership: A Practical Framework for High-Quality Work-Based Learning
1:45pm •
Enhancing Work-Based Learning Through West Virginia’s Classroom2Career Initiative and Youth Apprenticeship Expansion
3:00pm •
AI Meets Apprenticeship: The Future of Work-Based Learning Instruction
4:30pm •
From K–12 to Career: Building Pre-Apprenticeship Pipelines That Actually Work
551 AB
9:45am •
Making Higher Ed the New First Job
11:15am •
Connecting Local Partners: Practical Strategies for Strengthening Work-Based Learning Programs.
1:45pm •
Panel: Turning Student Interests into Real Career Experiences
3:00pm •
Empowering Students for Career Fairs: A Formulatic Approach
4:30pm •
Exploring, Equipping, Experiencing: A K–12 Framework for Work-Based Learning
552 AB
9:45am •
Building Pilina: Psychology and Place-Based Values in WBL Partnerships
11:15am •
Show-Me Work-Based Learning: Pathways to Student Success
1:45pm •
Elevating Work-Based Learning: Strategies for Success in Career Education
3:00pm •
Leveraging AI Tools to Enhance Work-Based Learning Programs
4:30pm •
WBL Ecosystems: Igniting Student Success and Community Vitality
553 AB
9:45am •
Effective Work-Based Learning: From Shared Vision to Strong Outcomes
11:15am •
Re-culturing the Educational System: Restructuring Schools for Economic Mobility through Work-Based Learning
1:45pm •
Scaling Access: Universal Engagement in Work-Based Learning
3:00pm •
Scaling Work-Based Learning Policy and Practice at Your School
4:30pm •
Exploring Work-Based Learning in California High Schools: A Strategic Approach
554 AB
9:45am •
Embedding Practicum Work into Your Grow-your-own Education Programs
11:15am •
Leadership 360 - Lead Yourself to Lead Others
1:45pm •
Building Lasting Business Partnerships in Education: Beyond Handouts to Handshakes
3:00pm •
Launching High School Students into Successful Careers: The Power of Apprenticeships
4:30pm •
From Classroom to Courtroom: Teen Court as Work-Based Learning for Tomorrow’s Justice Leaders
555 AB
9:45am •
From Findings to Action: Engaging Employers & CTE Educators for High-Quality WBL
11:15am •
Designing Your Experiential Learning Continuum: One Size Doesn't fit All.
1:45pm •
Beyond Partnerships: Designing the Future Through Co-Creation and Credentialing
3:00pm •
Maximizing WBL Resources in a Rural Setting
4:30pm •
Building Work-Based Learning Through Strategic Partnerships
556 A
9:45am •
Tech & Talent Showcase: Students Demonstrate Skills to Industry Partners
11:15am •
Volunteer Power: Recruiting and Retaining Industry Partners in WBL
1:45pm •
Classroom to Career: Reimagining WBL in Rural Settings
3:00pm •
From Vision to Action: Building Powerful Partnerships that Drive High-Quality Work-Based Learning
4:30pm •
“Innovating Work-Based Learning Through a Community College Approach”
556 B
9:45am •
Teaching Soft Skills Without the Eye Rolls
11:15am •
Igniting Pathways: Aligning Curriculum, Credentials, and Data to Power Future-Ready CTE
1:45pm •
What Do You Have in Common with Top Executives at Nike, Keen, and Converse? Join the Live Ready or Not Business Game Demo and Find Out.
3:00pm •
Lincoln Tech High School Share, Career Connected Early College for the Trades
4:30pm •
From Exploration to Evidence: How Micro-Credentials Turn Career Curiosity into Work-Based Readiness
557
9:45am •
Building Occupational Identities Through Work-based Learning
11:15am •
Work-Based Learning from the Ground Up
3:00pm •
WBL Liability: Navigating the Legal Landmines
4:30pm •
Scalable WBL through Student Run Manufacturing Enterprise
Ballroom A-E
7:00am •
Breakfast
8:00am •
Opening General Session
9:45am •
Reimagining Internships: Virtual Models for Equitable Work-Based Learning Programs
11:15am •
Building Rural WBL Pipelines: A Regional, Scalable Model
12:30pm •
Lunch & WBL Division Business Meeting
1:45pm •
Acquiring "YES": 7 Tips to Recruit Industry Partners for WBL
3:00pm •
Blueprint for Future Planning: Workforce Board Partnering to Enhance WBL
4:30pm •
Streamlining Work-Based Learning Through Data and Organization
Ballroom Prefunction
7:00am •
Exhibitor Time
10:45am •
Break + Exhibitor Time
4:15pm •
Break + Exhibitor Time
5:30pm •
EXPO Happy Hour
Rotunda
9:45am •
Perception to Partnership: Branding Your Work-Based Learning Program
11:15am •
Networking Session
1:45pm •
Designing for Scale: Regional Work-based Learning Resource Hub
3:00pm •
Roundtable Session 1: Let’s Go Fish! Cast for the Right Partners and Opportunities
3:00pm •
Roundtable Session 2: Dare to Dream: A coordinated, systemized Career Week for Elementary Schools
3:00pm •
Roundtable Session 3: Optimizing Pathways for Student Success Through Aligned Experiences: Strategies for Educators
3:00pm •
Roundtable Session 5: Partner up and Propel CTE into the Future
3:00pm •
Roundtable Session 4: MAP-IT: Using Technology Tools to Support Career Exploration and Planning
3:00pm •
Roundtable Session 6: An Invention and Entrepreneurship Research-Focused Internship Program Model
4:30pm •
“CTEats” Doing More WBL with Less in Rural School Divisions through Community Engagement
Terrace Lounge
7:00am •
Registration
Friday
, May 1
550 AB
9:15am •
Unlocking Potential, Empowering Communities: Rural Success Stories in Work-Based Learning
10:45am •
From Start-Up to Standout: Building a Sustainable District-Wide Internship Program
551 AB
9:15am •
Workforce Rx: Healing the Healthcare Talent Gap
10:45am •
From Touchpoint to Career: DPS Career Exploration Initiatives for Pathway School Students
552 AB
9:15am •
Rural Reach: Mastering Social Media & Marketing to Amplify WBL
10:45am •
Aligning Strengths to Opportunities: A Process for Personalizing Work-Based Learning
553 AB
9:15am •
Unlocking NC’s Work-Based Learning Manual: Supporting District Success
10:45am •
WBL Event Inspiring Girls to Pursue their Dreams
554 AB
9:15am •
Scaling Apprenticeships: Innovating to Deliver on Investments
10:45am •
Pre-Apprenticeships: Building the Future of Education Through Georgia’s Teacher Pipeline
555 AB
9:15am •
Apprenticeship Skeptics to Advocates: Gaining Institutional Buy-In
10:45am •
From Connection to Collaboration: Building Business Partnerships That Last
556 A
9:15am •
CANCELLED: From Intake to Impact: Six Steps to Student–Industry Projects
10:45am •
Give me TEN: A Business First Approach to Work-Based Learning
556 B
9:15am •
Stukent CTE - Courses, Simternships, Certification Prep, & Certifications
10:45am •
Stronger Together: Building Regional WBL Programs Through District Collaboration
557
9:15am •
Smarter Approach to Tracking Work-Based Learning: Tools, Processes, Best Practices
10:45am •
Fueling the Workforce Development Engine: Leveraging student aptitudes to ensure the best fit work-based experiences
Ballroom A-E
7:15am •
Breakfast
8:00am •
Rhode Island Industry and Workforce Panel
9:15am •
Navigating Together: Schools and Industry Aligned for Student Impact
10:45am •
Networking Session
Ballroom Prefunction
7:15am •
Exhibitor Time
10:20am •
Break + Exhibitor Time
11:00am •
Exhibitor Move-Out
Terrace Lounge
7:15am •
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