2026 APSA Best Practices Conference

The 59th Annual APSA Best Practices Conference will be Friday, October 30, 2026 at the Desert Willow Conference Center, Phoenix.

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Here is a sampling of last year’s event:

Breakout Sessions

Scheduled Sessions Include:

  • AZ Office of Economic Opportunity: AI and workforce research, labor market trends, IDS
  • Best Practices for Successful Audits
  • Building Belonging When Students Aren’t in the Same Room       
  • Legal Hot Topics – Washington Update
  • AI Anxiety- Dealing with the Inevitable
  • What is your strategy for default prevention
  • Visible Learning in Action: High-Impact Instructional Strategies That Increase Learner Success
  • AZPPSE Review of Rules and Registration
  • Lunchtime Keynote: Making Meaningful Connections
  • Excellence in Community Service and Teacher of the Year Award
  • Life Long Learning Awards Luncheon
  • The Admissions Escape Room Challenge
  • Turning Student Debt Relief Into a Retention and Placement Strategy   
  • Effective Classroom Management for the Adult Learning Environment 
  • Working with State/Federal Officials: featuring Jason Altmire (CECU); Trish Hart (AZ Lobbying), Kevin LaMountain (AZPPSE), and Tom Netting (CSPEN)

…more details to come!

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