This conference is a 2 ½ day virtual event bringing together Washington’s most beloved annual conferences—SBCTC’s Assessment, Teaching, and Learning (ATL) Conference and the ELC’s Washington Canvas Conference (WACC)—to explore the intersections of assessment, teaching, learning, and technology. This year’s theme, “Heart. Mind. Community.” focuses on supporting one another, growing together, and building a stronger human-centered working and learning ecosystem. Come engage with colleagues from across the state and leave with fresh ideas and practical strategies that make a difference for students—and the people who serve them.
TIDL will be hosting a watch party in the Faculty Center (9-109) so that colleagues across campus can learn and discuss together!
Conference access:
TIDL will screen the conference in the Faculty Center (9-109) on Wednesday afternoon and all day Thursday (4/29-30th), so feel free to drop in!
You can also set up your own access: TIDL has funded access for all Highline faculty and staff, but you need to fill out the ATL + WACC 2026 Zoom Events form to RSVP. (See the How to guide).
Thursday schedule:
9:30 to 10:30 a.m. –
- Keynote #1 – Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanagh: Nurturing Academic Well-Being In a Liminal time – TIDL will screen this session in the Faculty Center (9-109), please join us!
- Higher education has entered a state of liminality — an uncertain and ambiguous transition time when it is clear more changes are afoot but the path before us has yet to become clear. In this state of ongoing uncertainty and constant change, how can we nourish ourselves and stay well? How can we lead? In this interactive session, psychologist and educational developer Sarah Rose Cavanagh will guide us through exercises designed to identify courses of action to support student, faculty, and staff well-being in an uncertain time. She will share data from psychology, neuroscience, and pedagogy to support her proposed actions, and highlight insights from a new book project on the science of well-being. Attendees will have the opportunity for both reflection and discussion and leave with an action plan for the summer and fall.
10:45 to 11:30 a.m. – Concurrent Sessions:
- Unlock the Power of Multilingual Learning in Your Classroom: Embracing Translanguaging & Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy to Boost Student Success – TIDL will screen this session in the Faculty Center (9-109), please join us!
- Translanguaging and culturally sustaining pedagogy for multilingual learners.
- The Classroom as a Place of Belonging: Mindful Communication, Compassionate Pedagogy, and the Courage to Connect – TIDL will screen this session in the MIDS Computer Lab (9-110), please join us!
- Mindful teaching practices that support connection and compassion.
- Addressing Burnout: Communities of Practice for Healing and Reflection
- Using communities of practice to support healing and resilience.
- Embedding EDI in Learning Outcomes: A Practical Model for Equitable Student Success
- A replicable approach to embedding equity into learning outcomes.
- Heart Check-up: Building Community and Connections in the Classroom using Student Feedback
- Using feedback and check‑ins to foster belonging and connection.
- Using AI to Prepare Students for the Jobs of Tomorrow
- Rethinking assignments and learning in an AI‑shaped economy.
12:30 to 1:15 p.m.
- Student Voices on AI in Education – TIDL will screen this session in the Faculty Center (9-109), please join us!
- Students share perspectives on how AI is shaping learning and their futures.
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Ask, Learn, Connect session