95th Annual Illinois Association for Career and Technical...

95th Annual Illinois Association for Career and Technical Education Conference

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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