From Teacher-Centered to Learner-Centered Education

The 2026 PE Conference will be jointly hosted by the International Academy of Process Educators and West Coast University, Anaheim, CA, June 2-4, with a day of pre-conference workshops on June 1.

Format:

The conference will be presented in a hybrid format. In-person participation is encouraged because of the many advantages of sharing time and space together. However virtual options for participating will be available.

Focus of breakout sessions:

  • Active Learning: From Coverage to Competence
  • Assessment for Growth
  • Personalized Learning in the Age of AI
  • Building Academic Cultures for Student Success
  • Designing Quality Learning Environments
  • Emerging Perspectives [Open Track]

Sponsorship:

The 2026 Process Education conference is co-sponsored by the International Academy of Process Educators and the International Society for Exploring Teaching & Learning (ISETL).




Conference Pricing

Regular: $300

WCU, ACC, CCC, CIC, Student, Emeritus: $200

Group of 3 or more: $225 per person*

* The group price is PER PERSON for groups of 3 or more individuals from the same institution.

Registration is OPEN!


Pre-Conference Workshops

If ALSO attending the conference:

Regular: $75

Student, Emeritus, those from a CA School: $30

Groups of 3 or more: $50 per person*

If NOT attending the conference:

Regular: $150

Student, Emeritus, those from a CA School: $75

Groups of 3 or more: $100 per person*

* The group price is PER PERSON for groups of 3 or more individuals from the same institution.

Registration is OPEN!

Self-Growth Research Summit at the PE Conference

In collaboration with the ongoing partnership between Pacific Crest and the Academy of Process Educators, Dan Apple, Vice President for Research & Development at Pacific Crest, will host a Self-Growth Research Summit during this year’s PE Conference.

This summit is a Pacific Crest research initiative led by Dan Apple. While not a formal Academy-sponsored event, it is closely aligned with the shared developmental work of Pacific Crest and the Academy community. The summit is designed for conference participants who are interested in contributing to the next phase of research and design in self-growth. Together, we will explore:

  • the emerging self-growth framework
  • the launch of Phase IV of the Self-Growth Project
  • the capabilities required to become a self-grower
  • the role of AI in supporting human capability development

All PE Conference participants are welcome to attend.

Summit Time (June 1–4)

(See the Program for individual sessions and times!)

  • 4:00–8:00 PM Pacific
  • 5:00–9:00 PM Mountain
  • 6:00–10:00 PM Central
  • 7:00–11:00 PM Eastern

Registration

To support planning and coordination, registration is requested via a personal email to Dan Apple (dan@pcrest.com). This helps ensure Zoom access, dinner planning (a catered dinner will be provided for in-person attendees), and other logistics are coordinated effectively.

We hope you will consider joining for part—or all—of this important conversation on the future of self-growth.