Full Schedule

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM PST

Registration Hours

Location: LBCC Promenade Lobby

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PST

Empowering Educator Preparation Programs: Leveraging the 5 Shifts and Candidate Personas to Impact the Educator Shortage - Part I

Location: LBCC Grand Ballroom

Speaker: – American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA)

Speaker: – College of Education & Human Sciences, University of Nebraska Lincoln

AACTE Featured Session

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PST

Evaluating and Improving Teacher Preparation Programs: Consensus Recommendations

Location: LBCC 104 A

Speaker: – Learning Policy Institute

Speaker: – University of Washington

Speaker: – California State University Long Beach

Speaker: – Temple University

AACTE Featured Session

9:30 AM – 4:00 PM PST

Exhibit Hall Open

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST

Brunch in Expo Hall

10:15 AM – 10:35 AM PST

SCHOLARLY PAPER: AI Integration in Higher Education: Ethical Challenges and Policy Recommendations

Location: Expo Main Stage

Speaker and Main Contact: – Washington State University

Strand III: Education Policy and Advocacy in an Era of Inequity

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST

A Critical Pedagogy: Including Hmong People in Mental Health Education

Poster Presenter: – California State University, Fresno

Strand V: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST

Broadening Computer Science Participation in Kindergarten Through Capacity Building

Poster Presenter: – California State University, Dominguez Hills

Strand IV: Deepening the Impact of Education Research and Research to Practice

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST

Critical Look into Children's Racial Identity Work in 4th Grade

Poster Presenter: – California State University, Dominguez Hills

Strand IV: Deepening the Impact of Education Research and Research to Practice

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST

Cultivating Change in the Preparation Divide in Early Reading Instruction

Poster Presenter: – Georgia Southern University

Poster Presenter: – Prince George's Community College

Poster Presenter: – Bellarmine University

Strand IV: Deepening the Impact of Education Research and Research to Practice

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST

Hawkins Affinity Group Meeting

Location: Hyatt Seaview A

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST

Helping Candidates Recognize & Understand Disability as an Intersecting Identity

Poster Presenter: – University of West Georgia

Poster Presenter: – Texas Woman's University

Strand V: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST

Humanizing Frameworks to Support Teacher Candidates of Color

Poster Presenter: – University of Washington

Poster Presenter: – California State University, Long Beach

Strand IV: Deepening the Impact of Education Research and Research to Practice

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST

Innovative Teacher Support: The 4+1 Year Education Cohort Advising Model

Poster Presenter: – Grove City College

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST

Linking the Recruitment and Retention of Science Teachers

Poster Presenter: – Hood College

Strand V: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST

Navigating Teacher Candidate Resistance to Culturally Relevant Instruction

Poster Presenter: – University of Georgia

Strand V: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST

Poster Presentations

Location: LBCC Exhibit Hall B, Poster Gallery

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST

Pre-service Teacher Engagement with Everyday Geography Leading to Active Citizenship

Poster Presenter: – University of Glasgow

Strand IV: Deepening the Impact of Education Research and Research to Practice

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST

Preservice Teachers' Views and Experiences on AI in IEP Development

Poster Presenter: – Kuwait University

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST

Registered Apprenticeship Project: Increasing Profession Ready Educators in Texas

Poster Presenter: – Dallas College

Strand V: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

10:45 AM – 11:05 AM PST

SCHOLARLY PAPER: Preservice Teachers’ Perspectives on Planning with Generative AI

Location: Expo Main Stage

Speaker: – Rowan University

Speaker and Main Contact: – Rowan University

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

11:15 AM – 11:35 AM PST

SCHOLARLY PAPER: Leveraging Legislation to Reimagine Teacher Certification Testing

Location: Expo Main Stage

Speaker and Main Contact: – Michigan Department of Education

Contributor/Collaborator: – Saginaw Valley State University

Strand III: Education Policy and Advocacy in an Era of Inequity

11:45 AM – 12:05 PM PST

SCHOLARLY PAPER: Dismantling Structural Ableism in Teacher Prep: Identifying Harmful Ideologies

Location: Expo Main Stage

Speaker and Main Contact: – Stonehill College

Strand V: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

A Retrospective of a Paraprofessional-to-special Educator Grow Your Own Program

Speaker: – Eastern Michigan University

Main Contact Only: – Eastern Michigan University

Speaker: – Eastern Michigan University

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

A Study of Generation z’s Interest in the Teaching Profession

Speaker: – Vanderbilt University

Speaker and Main Contact: – Southern Regional Education Board

Author (not presenting): – Vanderbilt University

Speaker: – Southern Regional Education Board

Author (not presenting): – Southern Regional Education Board

Speaker: – Southern Regional Education Board

Speaker: – University of California Davis

Strand IV: Deepening the Impact of Education Research and Research to Practice

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

Apprenticeship Innovation: Addressing Shortages, Diversity, and High-need Areas

Speaker and Main Contact: – Austin Peay State University

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

Centering Equity and Including Race: Trauma-informed Program for Teacher Residents

Speaker: – University of Louisville

Speaker and Main Contact: – University of Louisville

Speaker: – University of Louisville

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

Creating a Social Justice Throughline in a Teacher Preparation Program

Author (not presenting): – Michigan State University

Contributor/Collaborator: – Michigan State University

Speaker and Main Contact: – Michigan State University

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

EPP-P12 Leadership: A Two-way Street or Intricate Highway System?

Speaker and Main Contact: – University of Missouri at Kansas City

Strand II: Resilient Leadership During Unprecedented Times

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

Harnessing the Power of Generative AI in Educator Preparation: Opportunities, Challenges, Equity and Ethics

Location: LBCC 104 C

Speaker: – Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Speaker: – University of Nebraska Lincoln

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

Leveraging Innovation and Partnerships to Increase Educator Diversity: Hawkins-Funded Programs Two Years In

Location: LBCC Grand Ballroom

Speaker: – Bowie State University

Speaker: – Metropolitan State University of Denver

Speaker: – University of Hawaii at Manoa

Speaker: – William Paterson University

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

Meeting Diverse Needs: Lessons in Adapting Teacher Education Programs

Speaker: – Western Michigan University

Speaker and Main Contact: – Western Michigan University

Speaker: – Western Michigan University

Contributor/Collaborator: – Western Michigan University

Strand IV: Deepening the Impact of Education Research and Research to Practice

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

Navigating Teacher-family Relationships: A Toolkit for Teacher Preparation

Author (not presenting):

Speaker:

Author (not presenting): – Ball State University

Author (not presenting): – University of Southern Maine

Speaker: – Michigan State University

Speaker and Main Contact: – Bowie State University

Contributor/Collaborator: – Norther Michigan University

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

Project UNITE: An Innovative and Collaborative School-University Partnership Model to Promote Teacher Preparation for Urban Education

Location: LBCC 104 A

Speaker: – Cleveland State University

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

Promoting a Social, Emotional, and Cultural Lens Among Education Faculty

Speaker: – Center for Reaching & Teaching the Whole Child

Speaker and Main Contact: – University of Portland

Author (not presenting): – Center for Reaching & Teaching the Whole Child

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

Research-informed Teacher Recruitment Strategies

Speaker and Main Contact: – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Speaker: – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

Science of Reading Reshapes Literacy Education: Mandates Challenge Teacher Agency

Speaker and Main Contact: – Auburn University

Contributor/Collaborator: – Auburn University

Speaker: – Auburn University

Contributor/Collaborator: – Auburn University

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

Teacher Residencies Attract Teacher Candidates with Culturally Relevant Preparation

Speaker: – National Center for Teacher Residencies

Speaker: – Northern Arizona University

Main Contact Only: – National Center for Teacher Residencies

Speaker: – Northern Arizona University

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

Teaching with Pride: Exploring LGBTQ+ Histories Through Primary Sources

Speaker and Main Contact: – Rowan University

Speaker: – Rowan University

Strand V: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

The Best Kept Secret to Recruiting Diverse Teachers: Community Colleges

Speaker: – Santa Ana College and Association of California Community Colleges Teacher Education Preparation (ACCCTEP)

Speaker: – Chabot College

Speaker and Main Contact: – Long Beach City College

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

Using a Democratizing Approach to Distribute Leadership in a TPP

Speaker: – University of California Irvine

Speaker and Main Contact: – University of California Irvine

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PST

Why Educators Enjoy the Profession: Recruitment and Attrition Implications

Speaker and Main Contact: – University of Northern Iowa

Speaker: – Northwestern College

Strand III: Education Policy and Advocacy in an Era of Inequity

12:15 PM – 12:35 PM PST

SCHOLARLY PAPER: Playful Pathways: Innovative Pedagogies to Cultivate Pre-service Teacher SEL

Location: Expo Main Stage

Speaker and Main Contact: – Lewis & Clark College

Speaker: – University of Colorado Denver

Author (not presenting): – University of Colorado Denver

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM PST

Transition Break

1:00 PM – 1:20 PM PST

Empowering Students of Color as Future Teachers: Effective Support Strategies

Speaker and Main Contact: – Lindenwood University

Strand V: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

1:00 PM – 1:20 PM PST

SCHOLARLY PAPER: Impacting Mentor Teachers: An Instrument to Identify Mentor Characteristics

Location: Expo Main Stage

Speaker: – Stephen F. Austin State University

Speaker: – Clemson University

Speaker and Main Contact: – Stephen F. Austin State University

Speaker: – Stephen F. Austin State University

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

A Loving Critique of Racial Justice Teacher Education: Research Revelations

Speaker: – Minnesota State University Mankato

Speaker: – Michigan State University

Speaker: – California State University Dominguez Hills

Speaker: – Michigan State University

Speaker: – Cleveland State University

Speaker: – California State University Dominguez Hills

Speaker: – Cleveland State University

Speaker and Main Contact: – Racial Justice in Teacher Education Networked Improvement Community

Strand IV: Deepening the Impact of Education Research and Research to Practice

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Building Sustainable Teacher Residencies: Strategic Staffing Possibilities

Speaker: – Chapman University

Speaker and Main Contact: – Chapman University

Speaker: – Chapman University

Contributor/Collaborator: – Chapman University

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Clearing an Equitable Licensure Pathway for Paraeducators: Three Paras’ Journeys

Speaker: – The Howard County Public School System

Contributor/Collaborator: – Howard County Public School System

Speaker and Main Contact: – Bowie State University

Strand V: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Developing Educator Emotional Competence to Reduce Burnout and Attrition

Speaker and Main Contact: – University of San Diego

Strand V: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Developing Preservice Teachers’ Professional Behaviors Using Stakeholder Feedback

Speaker and Main Contact: – High Point University

Speaker: – James Madison University

Strand IV: Deepening the Impact of Education Research and Research to Practice

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Immersed in Success: Asu’s Game-changing Approach to Clinical Experiences

Speaker: – Arizona State University

Speaker and Main Contact: – Arizona State University

Speaker: – Arizona State University

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Leveraging Accreditation Standards to Build Partnerships

Speaker: – Middle Tennessee State University

Speaker and Main Contact: – Middle Tennessee State University

Strand IV: Deepening the Impact of Education Research and Research to Practice

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Leveraging AI to Enhance Program Continuous Improvement and Accreditation

Speaker: – Western Michigan University

Speaker: – University of Michigan Flint

Speaker and Main Contact: – Saginaw Valley State University

Speaker: – Council for the Accreditation of Educator (CAEP)

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Leveraging Generative AI for Innovative Course Design in Teacher Education

Speaker and Main Contact: – York University

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Making Thinking Visible: Creative Thinking Journals in Professional Learning

Author (not presenting): – University of Nebraska Lincoln

Speaker: – University of Nebraska Lincoln

Contributor/Collaborator: – University of Nebraska Lincoln

Speaker and Main Contact: – University of Nebraska Lincoln

Author (not presenting): – University of Nebraska Lincoln

Strand IV: Deepening the Impact of Education Research and Research to Practice

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Preparing Educators for an AI Integrated World: Strategies and Insights

Speaker and Main Contact: – University of San Diego

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Roundtable Discussions (Saturday)

Location: Hyatt Regency Ballroom DEF, H

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

(Group 1) Framework for Selecting Diverse Clinical Sites for Teacher Candidates

Speaker: – Clemson University

Author (not presenting): – Clemson University

Speaker: – Clemson University

Speaker and Main Contact: – Clemson University

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

(Group 2) Working Toward Language Equity: Teacher Preparation for Emergent Bilingual Learners

Contributor/Collaborator: – University of Texas at El Paso

Speaker and Main Contact: – The University of Texas at El Paso

Speaker: – The University of Texas at El Paso

Speaker: – University of Texas at El Paso

Strand V: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

(Group 3) Practice What You Teach; Fostering Positive Mental-health Among Pre-service Teachers

Speaker and Main Contact: – Springfield College

Speaker: – Springfield College

Student Speaker: – Springfield College

Student Speaker: – Mount Holyoke College

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

(Group 4) Mutually Beneficial Professional Development for Transformative Partnerships

Speaker and Main Contact: – Nazareth University

Strand IV: Deepening the Impact of Education Research and Research to Practice

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

(Group 5) Integrating Translanguaging Pedagogy in Pre-service Teacher Education

Speaker and Main Contact: – University of Delaware

Strand V: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

(Group 6) In-service Teachers' Self-efficacy and Preparation Teaching Disabled Students

Speaker and Main Contact: – Rowan University

Speaker: – Rowan University

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

(Group 7) Integrating Family, School, & Communities in Teacher Education: Equity Perspectives

Speaker and Main Contact: – University of San Diego

Strand V: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Rural Teacher Recruitment and Retention: Pressing Challenges and Promising Practices

Speaker and Main Contact: – Texas State University

Speaker: – Texas State University

Strand IV: Deepening the Impact of Education Research and Research to Practice

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Scaling and Sustaining Effective Apprentice School-university Partnerships

Speaker: – Western Kentucky University

Speaker and Main Contact: – Western Kentucky University

Speaker: – Western Kentucky University

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

TECSCU Leaders Discuss Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities in Educator Preparation

Speaker and Main Contact: – William Paterson University

Speaker: – University of Cincinnati

Speaker: – University of Northern Iowa

Speaker: – Towson University

Speaker: – University of Alabama in Huntsville

Speaker: – University of Nebraska at Kearney

Strand II: Resilient Leadership During Unprecedented Times

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Together We Grow: the Future of Teaching Recruitment & Preparation

Speaker and Main Contact: – Phi Delta Kappa Intl

Strand I: Advancing Innovation and Impact

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Transforming ECE: Innovative Integration of Early Childhood and Special Education

Speaker: – Belmont University

Speaker and Main Contact: – Belmont University

Strand III: Education Policy and Advocacy in an Era of Inequity

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM PST

Afternoon Break

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PST

AACTE Leadership Update

Location: Hyatt Seaview BC

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PST

Journal of Teacher Education Reception

Location: LBCC Grand Ballroom

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM PST

Continuing the Conversation: Practical Applications for Harnessing the Power of Generative AI in Educator Preparation

Location: LBCC 101 A

AACTE Workshop

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM PST

Continuing the Conversation: Practical Applications for Harnessing the Power of Generative AI in Educator Preparation

Location: LBCC 101 A

Speaker: – Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Speaker: – University of Nebraska Lincoln

Speaker: – Touro University

Speaker: – Arizona State University

Speaker: – Oakland University

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM PST

Empowering Educator Preparation Programs: Leveraging the 5 Shifts and Candidate Personas to Impact the Educator Shortage - Part II

Location: LBCC 104 B

Speaker: – College of Education & Human Sciences, University of Nebraska Lincoln

Speaker: – American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA)

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM PST

Federal Update: The Trump Administration, a new Congress, and Implications for EPPs

Location: LBCC 202 A

Speaker: – The Raben Group

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM PST

Launching and Sustaining a Holmes Program at Your University: Building Pathways for Diverse Educational Leaders

Location: LBCC 101 B

Speaker: – AACTE

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM PST

Transforming Teacher Residencies through Community Engagement

Location: LBCC 104 C

Speaker: – National University

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PST

Advisory Council of State Representatives (ACSR) Reception

Location: Hyatt-Beacon Rotunda

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PST

California State University (CSU) Networking Event

Location: Hyatt Beacon B

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PST

Deans for Impact Reception

Location: Hyatt Harbor A

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PST

Edthena

Location: Hyatt Harbor C

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PST

NACCTEP Reception

Location: Hyatt Seaview BC

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PST

Temple University College of Education and Human Development Reception

Location: Hyatt Shoreline AB