Spring Conference
April 3 - 4, 2025 at Randolph-Macon College
VACTE Spring 2025 Conference
Empowering Educators and Enhancing Collaboration
Join us for conversations that center around our conference themes. Sessions will be a variety of workshops, presentations, and facilitated discussions. In addition to a keynote from this year’s Teacher of the Year, we will hear presentations from the Virginia Department of Education and preK-12 partners about how we continue to support one another and our teachers.
Conference Themes
Advancing Accreditation and Program Quality
Virginia Literacy Act: Transforming Literacy Education
Fostering Collaboration through Special Interest Groups
Keynote Speaker
Avanti Yamamoto
Virginia Teacher of the Year, 2025
Faculty, Staff, and School Partners
February 10 - 28: $200 Early Bird Rate
March 1 - 16: $225 Regular Rate
March 17 - 28: $250 Late Registration Rate
Graduate Students
February 10 - March 16: $50 Graduate Student Rate
March 17 - 28: $250 Late Registration Rate
Registration includes the conference fee, three meals (breakfast and lunch on Thursday; breakfast on Friday), and a Thursday evening reception.
Conference Agenda: Access here - This schedule is subject to change. Presenter names will be finalized prior to the conference.
Local Hotels
Comfort Inn & Suites Ashland | 80 Cottage Green Drive, Ashland, VA, 23005 | 0.63 miles
Tru by Hilton Ashland | 101 North Carter Road, Ashland, VA 23005 | 0.91 miles
Hampton Inn Richmond Ashland | 705 England St, Ashland, VA 23005 | 0.57 miles
VACTE Fall 2024 Conference
Bridging Theory and Practice: Insights from Educator Preparation Research
The conference theme showcased the latest findings and innovations in the field of educator preparation. Conference topics addressed how our teacher education programs, structures, and pedagogies (e.g., clinical experience structures, teaching methods, school-university partnerships, course designs, etc.) are valuable and have an impact on P-12 schools, universities, and community partners.