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95th Annual Illinois Association for Career and Technical Education Conference

3:00pm CST

IHOA Board meeting BondNancy Evans ICTA Membership Meeting Freeport A Complimentary Wifi Code for Use in the President Abraham Lincoln DoubleTree - Network - Hilton Honors - Password - IACTE2025 TBA

5:00pm CST

IACTE Executive Committee Governor Cabinet Room Conference Registration Opens Conference Registration Area (Hotel 1st floor)

7:00pm CST

House of Delegates; President Dana King presiding Salon A/B

6:00am CST

Complimentary Wifi Code for Use in the BOS Center - Network - BOS - Password - IACTE2025 TBA

7:00am CST

Breakfast Hotel Presidential Ballroom Conference Registration Conference Registration Area (Hotel 1st floor)

8:00am CST

Exhibits Open 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. BOS B11-A, B, & C Silent Auction Opens BOS B11-A, B, & C

8:30am CST

AI in your CTE Classroom BOS B11DChris McGuffey • Brian Gordon CTE Roundtable: Essential Conversations for Dean BOS B10Dana King • Cathrine Hoekstra Designing Class: Interior Design in the FCS Classroom BOS B3Micheal Rowley Developing a Summer Internship Program BOS B9Todd Stirn • Terry Stroh • Nancy Coleman Developing Professional Learning for Employer Partners BOS B1Cassie Blickem Elevate Your Teaching with Canva: A Creative Revolution BOS B4Tori Hale How to Find, Support, and Retain Teachers from Industry (Brian Rick) AND Building an Educational Pathway (Angie Neilson) BOS B8Brian Rick • Angie Neilson Professional Development, Your CTE Transformation Toolkit BOS B6Nancy Awdziejczyk • Michele Napier Promoting Equity and Inclusion in your Classroom BOS B2Julia Ann Oglesby What is Skills USA? AND Empowering Youth for Future Careers: A Structured Path from Discovery to Apprenticeship with SkillsUSA BOS B7Katie Bye • Christopher Anderson

10:30am CST

Beverage Break - Enjoy a Beverage and Visit the Exhibits BOS B11-A, B, & C

11:00am CST

Building Equity for Rural CTE BOS B11DJohn Glasgow CANCELLED - Fostering Excellence in CTE Instruction: Innovative Approaches to Mentorship, Recruitment, and Community Engagement - CANCELLED BOS B2Cathy Taylor • Jeanine McMillen, Ed.D. Creating Financial Success by Integrating Personal Finance into CTE Pathways BOS B1Tamra Connor Enhancing High-Quality Internship Programs BOS B10Michelle Buhrow • Dustin Smith Math in CTE - It's in there! BOS B3Brian Gordon NEW TEACHER: Unit and Lesson Planning in your CTE Course BOS B4Betsy Westergreen Preparing for Retirement as an Educator BOS B6Rod McQuality • Dr. Chris Merrill Teaching the Important Stuff BOS B8Sue Schafer The Anxious Generation: An Epidemic of Mental Illness BOS B7Nancy Evans • Jeannine Marco The Role of a Paraprofessional in High School CTE METT Programs BOS B9Anthony Maccani

12:15pm CST

Luncheon/Awards Ceremony - IACTE President Dana King Presiding - Sponsored by iCEV Hotel Presidential Ballroom

2:15pm CST

AI-Powered Lessons: Crafting Future-Ready Skills for Any Curriculum BOS B11DBrett Thompson • Peter Hostrawser Culturally Responsive Teaching in CTE BOS B6Shavina Baker Elevate Your Fashion Class to New Heights! BOS B2Allie Kucharski • Wendy Romero Elevating Student Outcomes with Equitable Early College Access BOS B9Frank Holthouse Engaging Minds: Transforming Vocabulary Reviews into Dynamic Experiences BOS B8Allison Ferguson From Feedback to Finals: Crafting Effective Formative and Summative Assessments BOS B4John Heiser • Taylor Wilkinson • Lindi Kocher From Soft to Essential, Skills for Classroom Success and Beyond BOS B10Andrea Montgomery • Alyson Gaspar Getting All of the Pieces to Fit! Practical Collaboration between CTE teachers, School Counselors and Administration BOS B7Katie Turner • Britta Langley How to Make HOSA Part of Your CTE Pathways? BOS B3Kristin Pila • Lisa Dunham Moving the Non-Trad Metric: A Region's Journey with 4S1 BOS B1Amy Kastory

3:15pm CST

Visit the Exhibits - Beverage Break BOS B11-A, B, & C

3:45pm CST

Assessing Students in the Age of AI - AI-RESISTANT ASSESSMENTS BOS B11DTori Hale Bridging The Gap: High School and Post-Secondary Partnership Collaboration BOS B1Eric Lasky • Paul Jensen Collaboration is Key: Putting Policy into Practice in Your Rural Community BOS B6Kathryn Jennings • Brittany Stegall • Kathy Wight Creating a High School Electrical Shop program. BOS B3Nicholas Linden • Joseph Sieczkowski CTE Teacher Evaluation BOS B2Elizabeth Kaufman Explore Multiple Paths: District 128's Multi-Prong Approach to College & Career Readiness BOS B7Benjamin Rodriguez Seamlessly Integrate Essential Skills into Your CTE Classroom: Practical Scenarios and Engaging Activities BOS B8John Heiser • Karen McDowell Should This Stay, or Should This Go Now: A Rubric to Determine CTE Program Feasibility BOS B9Patty Zuccarello Standing Up and Growing A Work-Based Learning/Internship Program BOS B10Brett Thompson • Peter Hostrawser Surviving and Thriving in Your First Years in CTE BOS B4Jonathan Weger

5:00pm CST

Networking Reception Hotel Presidential Ballroom

6:30pm CST

IFACSTA Meeting Freeport A

7:00am CST

Breakfast Hotel Presidential Ballroom Conference Registration Conference Registration Area (Hotel 1st floor) Silent Auction Opens Hotel Presidential Ballroom

7:30am CST

INRS Annual Business Meeting Freeport BMichael Moriarty

8:00am CST

Allied Health Student Success Barriers Snapshot AltgeldDr. Tiffany Viggiano Building Momentum: Boosting CTE Funding and Engagement in Schools and Communities Freeport CJoe McGinnis Creating a Play-Based Environment for High School and Preschool Students in a Lab Setting Ottawa AErin Clifford Energizing Middle School CTE with Career Engagement BondJohn Heiser • Elis Main • Haley Gruber Harvesting Talent: Creating Sustainable Learning Networks in Rural Communities Freeport AApril Suter • Lindy Manuel • Kathy Wight • Carolyn Pemberton How to Operate a Student-Run Apparel Decorating Business Freeport BTricia Campbell Mapping Careers: High School Students Host a Junior High Career Expo YatesMichelle Lake Work-based Learning 101: Getting Information to Support the Work LincolnAbbi Barton • Sophia Nuding

9:10am CST

CAD for the Wood Manufacturing Program Ottawa BMark Smith Crafting the Ultimate Teacher Toolkit: Strategies and Resources for Success BondJohn Heiser • Kindra Callahan Enhancing Student Engagement Through Pacing Guides: Supporting Personalized Learning Freeport CDan Compton • Chris Brown Growing the Workforce Pipeline through Work-Based Learning AltgeldEllen Burns • Jessa Morgan Meeting PaCE Career Awareness and Exploration Requirement with Virtual Reality Programming Ottawa AChris Kendall • April Suter • Mitch Dickey New Resources for Educators Planning Team-Based Challenges LincolnBill Rose • Sophia Nuding Pathways to Success: Exploring Careers and Building Skills at Technology Center of DuPage Freeport AHolly Camerano School Wide CTE: Academic and Career Integration for CTE Freeport BMichael Moriarty

10:20am CST

Automating WBL Time Logs: Google Sheets meets Autocrat Ottawa AMichelle Lake • Laura Moore Building Career-Ready Veterinary Assistants: Hands-On Learning and Real-World Experiences in AFNR Pathways Freeport CMargaret Janke Course Code Chaos: How to Maximize Grant Funding Using Programs of Study Freeport BMichael Kuhn • Courtney Conlin Elevating Classrooms with MAGICAL Learning in the Education Pathway YatesDr. Lynn Ann Andrees Gaining and Sustaining Industry Support For Your Program Ottawa BMark Smith Marketing Your CTE Programs AltgeldAdam Seaney Pathways, Partners, and Planning for Student Success Freeport AElizabeth Kaufman • Brian Gordon • Patty Zuccarello • Jeff Bradford • Josh West Recruiting Women for Occupations in the Trades BondLisa Moran • Guadalupe Ruiz What time is it? Game time! LincolnPatricia

11:30am CST

Closing Remarks; IACTE President Dana King Presiding; Silent Auction winners; 50/50 (Box Lunch Pickup and move to CTE Roundtables) Hotel Presidential Ballroom

12:00pm CST

CTE Roundtable - Advocacy/Administration Freeport ACatherine Imperatore • Terry Stroh • Pamela Weber CTE Roundtable - Agriculture Ottawa B CTE Roundtable - Business Ottawa ALacy Bugielski • Josh Ebbert CTE Roundtable - Family & Consumer Science Freeport BKelly Tripplett CTE Roundtable - Health Occupations Freeport CNancy Evans CTE Roundtable - Post Secondary Gov. Yates CTE Roundtable - Special Pops Gov. AltgeldJulia Ann Oglesby CTE Roundtable - Technology and Engineering Education Gov. Bond CTE Roundtable - Work-Based Learning Lincoln Room

1:00pm CST

PDs - Bring sticker sheet and completed ISBE evaluation form to exchange for PDs earned Conference Registration Area (Hotel 1st floor)