95th Annual Illinois Association for Career and Technical Education Conference

Developing Professional Learning for Employer Partners 8:30am - 10:30am

Creating Financial Success by Integrating Personal Finance into... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Moving the Non-Trad Metric: A Region's Journey with 4S1 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Bridging The Gap: High School and Post-Secondary Partnership Col... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

CTE Roundtable: Essential Conversations for Dean 8:30am - 10:30am

Enhancing High-Quality Internship Programs 11:00am - 12:00pm

From Soft to Essential, Skills for Classroom Success and Beyond 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Standing Up and Growing A Work-Based Learning/Internship Program 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Silent Auction Opens 8:00am - 4:45pm

Exhibits Open 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. 8:00am - 4:45pm

Beverage Break - Enjoy a Beverag... 10:30am - 11:00am

Visit the Exhibits - Beverage Br... 3:15pm - 3:45pm

AI in your CTE Classroom 8:30am - 10:30am

Building Equity for Rural CTE 11:00am - 12:00pm

AI-Powered Lessons: Crafting Future-Ready Skills for Any Curricu... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Assessing Students in the Age of AI - AI-RESISTANT ASSESSMENTS 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Promoting Equity and Inclusion in your Classroom 8:30am - 10:30am

CANCELLED - Fostering Excellence in CTE Instruction: Innovative... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Elevate Your Fashion Class to New Heights! 2:15pm - 3:15pm

CTE Teacher Evaluation 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Designing Class: Interior Design in the FCS Classroom 8:30am - 10:30am

Math in CTE - It's in there! 11:00am - 12:00pm

How to Make HOSA Part of Your CTE Pathways? 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Creating a High School Electrical Shop program. 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Elevate Your Teaching with Canva: A Creative Revolution 8:30am - 10:30am

NEW TEACHER: Unit and Lesson Planning in your CTE Course 11:00am - 12:00pm

From Feedback to Finals: Crafting Effective Formative and Summat... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Surviving and Thriving in Your First Years in CTE 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Professional Development, Your CTE Transformation Toolkit 8:30am - 10:30am

Preparing for Retirement as an Educator 11:00am - 12:00pm

Culturally Responsive Teaching in CTE 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Collaboration is Key: Putting Policy into Practice in Your Rural... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

What is Skills USA? AND Empowering Youth for Future Careers: A Structured Path from Discovery to Apprenticeship with SkillsUSA 8:30am - 10:30am

The Anxious Generation: An Epidemic of Mental Illness 11:00am - 12:00pm

Getting All of the Pieces to Fit! Practical Collaboration betwee... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Explore Multiple Paths: District 128's Multi-Prong Approach to C... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

How to Find, Support, and Retain Teachers from Industry (Brian Rick) AND Building an Educational Pathway (Angie Neilson) 8:30am - 10:30am

Teaching the Important Stuff 11:00am - 12:00pm

Engaging Minds: Transforming Vocabulary Reviews into Dynamic Exp... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Seamlessly Integrate Essential Skills into Your CTE Classroom: P... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Developing a Summer Internship Program 8:30am - 10:30am

The Role of a Paraprofessional in High School CTE METT Programs 11:00am - 12:00pm

Elevating Student Outcomes with Equitable Early College Access 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Should This Stay, or Should This Go Now: A Rubric to Determine C... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Conference Registration 7:00am - 4:30pm

IFACSTA Meeting 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Breakfast 7:00am - 8:15am

Luncheon/Awards Ceremony - IACTE President Dana King Presiding - Sponsored by iCEV 12:15pm - 2:00pm

Networking Reception 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Complimentary Wifi Code for Use in the BOS Center - Network - BOS - Password - IACTE2025 6:00am - 6:00pm

Allied Health Student Success Barriers Snapshot 8:00am - 9:00am

Growing the Workforce Pipeline through Work-Based Learning 9:10am - 10:10am

Marketing Your CTE Programs 10:20am - 11:20am

Energizing Middle School CTE with Career Engagement 8:00am - 9:00am

Crafting the Ultimate Teacher Toolkit: Strategies and Resources... 9:10am - 10:10am

Recruiting Women for Occupations in the Trades 10:20am - 11:20am

Conference Registration 7:00am - 9:00am

PDs - Bring sticker sheet and completed ISBE eva... 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Harvesting Talent: Creating Sustainable Learning Networks in Rur... 8:00am - 9:00am

Pathways to Success: Exploring Careers and Building Skills at Te... 9:10am - 10:10am

Pathways, Partners, and Planning for Student Success 10:20am - 11:20am

CTE Roundtable - Advocacy/Administration 12:00pm - 1:00pm

How to Operate a Student-Run Apparel Decorating Business 8:00am - 9:00am

School Wide CTE: Academic and Career Integration for CTE 9:10am - 10:10am

Course Code Chaos: How to Maximize Grant Funding Using Programs... 10:20am - 11:20am

CTE Roundtable - Family & Consumer Science 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Building Momentum: Boosting CTE Funding and Engagement in School... 8:00am - 9:00am

Enhancing Student Engagement Through Pacing Guides: Supporting P... 9:10am - 10:10am

Building Career-Ready Veterinary Assistants: Hands-On Learning a... 10:20am - 11:20am

CTE Roundtable - Health Occupations 12:00pm - 1:00pm

CTE Roundtable - Special Pops 12:00pm - 1:00pm

CTE Roundtable - Technology and Engineering Education 12:00pm - 1:00pm

CTE Roundtable - Post Secondary 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Silent Auction Opens 7:00am - 8:00am

Breakfast 7:00am - 8:00am

Closing Remarks; I...

Work-based Learning 101: Getting Information to Support the Work 8:00am - 9:00am

New Resources for Educators Planning Team-Based Challenges 9:10am - 10:10am

What time is it? Game time! 10:20am - 11:20am

CTE Roundtable - Work-Based Learning 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Creating a Play-Based Environment for High School and Preschool... 8:00am - 9:00am

Meeting PaCE Career Awareness and Exploration Requirement with V... 9:10am - 10:10am

Automating WBL Time Logs: Google Sheets meets Autocrat 10:20am - 11:20am

CTE Roundtable - Business 12:00pm - 1:00pm

CAD for the Wood Manufacturing Program 9:10am - 10:10am

Gaining and Sustaining Industry Support For Your Program 10:20am - 11:20am

CTE Roundtable - Agriculture 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Mapping Careers: High School Students Host a Junior High Career... 8:00am - 9:00am

Elevating Classrooms with MAGICAL Learning in the Education Path... 10:20am - 11:20am