Fall Conference
October 2 -3, 2025 at The College of William and Mary
Pathways Forward: Advancing Teacher Education through Research and Innovation
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
Conference Agenda: Access here
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.