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Professional Development Opportunities

2025 Offerings

Complete PD Funds Request and work with Karin Wriggle to register you (please do not complete any registrations or you forfeit receiving PACTEC funds)

Professional Development by POS/Industry Area

Architecture & Construction
  • ÌýConstruction Externships: 3-Day Experiences in June and JulyÌý
  • Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Oregon Teacher Externships (Washington County sites), June 22nd-25th: 4-day experience in summer, ,Ìý
  • : Portland, OR March 31 – April 2nd Explore cross-laminated timber (CLT), nail-laminated timber, glulam, mass plywood panels, dowel-laminated timber, and laminated veneer lumber; and the opportunities and obstacles in global design, construction, development, manufacturing, and more.
  • “Welding and Woods Workshop” (Sutherlin High School), July 28-31st,Ìý
  • : Free, hour-long virtual sessions highlight the career journey of a local construction industry leader.
Agriculture & Natural Resources
  • OFRI Workforce Summit & Mapping the Course “The Way Forward for Forestry in 2026 and Beyond”: May 12-14th, Bend, OR – conference that provides in-depth analysis on forest products market challenges and opportunities facing the North American West Coast timberland region.
  • Intro to the Mass Timber Industry : Check out this educational resource to incorporate knowledge about the mass timber industry into your classroom curriculum.
  • OATA
  • ONREA
  • : Jan. 29-30th – Corvallis, OR
Automotive, Welding & Clean Energy
  • С»ÆÃ¨´«Ã½ Auto Collision Repair Program: Open House & Car Show – May 6th 11:00am-4:00pm Flyer
  • Welding IRC Train the Trainer Workshop with Airgas: June 29-30th
  • Union Pacific Railroad: Tracks to the Future: At С»ÆÃ¨´«Ã½ Swan Island Trades Center on April 30th, experience a chance to shape real career opportunities for local talent and strengthen our partnership for a lasting impact! Learn about Union Pacific and career paths to Engineering, Mechanical, Transportation plus role expectations and timelines.
Bioscience & Biomedical Sciences
  • hosted by Oregon Bio Innovation & Workforce in Focus – Sept. 29-30, 2025 Portland, OR
  • : Free, interactive video game that introduces students (ages 13-24+) to careers in life sciences, bioscience, biotechnology and device manufacturing.
Business, Accounting & Finance, Marketing
Computer Science & Information Technology
  • Oregon Computer Science Teachers AssociationÌýSpring Conference Saturday, April 11, 2026 at George Fox UniversityÌý
  • ÌýMay 2, 2026 at Western Oregon UniversityÌý
  • 2026 AI Empowered EDU Conference University of Portland campus, May 12, 2026
  • Oregon Computer Science Teacher Association SuperQuest TBD
  • TechStart Foundation: Technology Teacher and Student Awards – Winner receives $1,000 stipend for classroom
  • Nurturing Inclusive Cybersecurity Education (NICE) at University of Oregon June 22-26, 2026. Teachers who complete the workshop will receive a $1,250 stipend and a 40-hour PDU Certificate. –Ìý
  • International Invitation Math Optimization Challenge (IIMOC) global competition where teams compete to minimize loss in the competition problem (i.e. create the best algorithm) over four weeks from Nov. 22nd – Dec. 30th
  • Computer Science for Oregon 2026 Summer Equity Symposium: Held in OSU-Cascades July 27-31st, this experience is open to Computer Science Educators and Administrators.
Culinary & Hospitality
  • : Each July
Digital Media & Broadcast Journalism
  • Design Educators Summit July 14-17, 2025Ìý
Education & Early Childhood Education
  • Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children Early Childhood Summit:
Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing & Mechatronics
Fine Arts & Theater
  • AI Panel: “Art, Authorship & The Future in the Age of AI” С»ÆÃ¨´«Ã½ North View Gallery – Sat, Jan. 17th 12:00-1:00pm Exhibit Info
Health Sciences & Human Services
  • Health Sciences CTE Teacher Workshop: Teaching the Whole Patient – May 7th, 4:30-6:30pm @ Lane ESD *Food provided, $75 participant stipend
  • for С»ÆÃ¨´«Ã½’s Healthcare & Emergency Pathways :
Law & Public Safety
  • : Law & Public Safety Education Network – Youth & Industry Career Pipeline
  • – Providing experiences for youth to focus on future careers in law enforcement.
Math & STEM Fields
  • Oregon Math Leaders Conference, August 4-6th, 2026 – Corvallis, OR – More details TBD
  • NW Math Conference “Intersections in Learning Math”, October 9-10, 2026 – Portland, ORÌý
    • Hear from Oregon 2025 Teacher of the Year, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and more
  • Oregon Math Leaders Network: Join this community of practitioners to implement and support math teaching and learning in Oregon. Virtual meetings take place on the third Thursday of each month at 8:30am

Webinars

  • Ìý(Sept. 17, 2024)

ACTE Resources

  • (including Oregon)
Thank you to our 2025 Industry Participants!

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Professional Development Funds Request

ContactÌýKarin Wriggle, PACTEC Budget Program Specialist, with questions

Use 2025-2026 form for all opportunities after June 30th:

Equipment Forms