Agenda & Sessions

Pre-Conference Agenda

Sunday, January 25

Conference Agenda

Monday, January 26

  • Using the Michigan Merit Curriculum (MMC) Flexibility to Promote CTE | Rashell Bowerman
  • Creating a Career-Going Culture in Every Class for every Topic | Kristen Garceau
  • Working with Locals to Improve CTE Attendance | Jamie Bandstra
  • Recruit, Support, and Retain Aspiring Educators | Alana Albarran
  • Hospitality & Tourism Management Program Offering | Amanda Smith
  • Headshot Lounge
  • From Vision to Reality: Launching a Supply Chain Management Course | Allison Macias
  • A Hands-on approach to effectively teach anatomy using clay on a skeletal model | Chad Scholten
  • Standard Teaching Certification and How to Get There | Carrie Adams
  • The Commitment Compass: Navigating Change with Purpose | Veronica Sterling
  • College Partners! Building Effective College Collaborations in EMC Programs | Angie Bess
  • Career and Postsecondary Success In The 21st Century Workforce | Paul Carlin
  • Leading for Impact: Empowering CTE Teams While Learning About Michigan and National ACTE | Michelle Radcliffe
  • Apprenticeship Wall Train-the-Trainer Workshop | *By Invitation Only
  • Crayons to Careers: Dream It Build It | Kyra Rabbitt
  • Connecting Students to Postsecondary Pathways Using MI Student Aid Programs | Emily Hurtado-Arboleda
  • The Power of Age-Appropriate Career Exploration | Jamiese Edmonson
  • Meet the Cadavers on the Anatomage Table | Jeffrey Sweet
  • Training and Careers in the Marine Industry | Meghan Mitchell
  • Bridging Education and Industry Through EPIC Project-Based Learning | Joe Bamberger
  • Connecting Careers to the Core: A Partenership that is Transforming Education | Alexandra Packer
  • Career Ready Practices and the Ideal Graduate Profile | Jamie Bandstra
  • Empowering Leadership in CTE | Ted Kroll
  • Transforming Futures: How Collaborations with Industry Enhances Career Preparedness in Real World! | Gwen Petit
  • Strategy to Action: Boosting Career Planning Time with MiStrategyBank | Amanda Stoel
  • Headshot Lounge
  • The Advanced Manufacturing Programs that’s Modernizing CTE in Michigan | Jeremy Wright
  • Mentoring and Growth: Building Student Ownership and Initiative | Sarah Weisbarth
  • The “Why? and “What?” of Math in the CTE Classroom | Kevin Denton
  • Serving Up Strategies | Crissy Lauterbach
  • Using Google Classroom & JobReady360 to Streamline Your CIP Self-Review Process and More | Robert Smith
  • College and Career Ready in an EMC Setting | Robert Krueger
  • Roadmap2Opportunity | Shelley Lowe
  • Empowering CTE Leaders – Building Capacity for Outcomes Evaluation | Christine Lewis
  • Apprenticeship Wall Train-the-Trainer Workshop | *By Invitation Only
  • From Awareness to Employment: A Systematic Work-Based Learning Model with Proven Retention | Gregg Isenhoff
  • Equity in Action: Inclusive Practices for CTE Classrooms | Eric Moser
  • Skill Up & Stand Out: Autodesk Learning That Works! | Katie Watchorn
  • 6th-8th Manufacturing CTE: Manufacturing and Engineering Education Reimagined for All (MEERA) | Cary Stamas
  • Onshape – The Best CAD Software | Ryan Kraus
  • Skills in Sync: Strengthening K-12 and Manufacturing Partnerships | Amanda Lawrence
  • School Counselor Credentialing, Professional Development Law, Hiring & Compliance Issues | Beatrice Harrion, M.A.
  • Equipping Every Student to Approach Graduation with an Informed and Insprired Postsecondary Plan | Ryan Rowe
  • From Stigma to Spotlight: Designing CTE for Community and Economic Impact | George Kacan
  • Building Southeast Michigan’s Aviation & Drone Workforce: A Regional Approach | Krista McKinney-King
  • Automating and Accessing CTE Data with Confidence| Sammy Larbi
  • Headshot Lounge
  • Efficient Pathwyas to CTE Teacher Certification | Adam Manley
  • Beyond the Handshake: Empowering Students to Network with a Purpose | Rebecca Holman
  • The “How?” of Math in the CTE Classroom | Kevin Denton
  • Beyond the Textbook: Making CTE Interactive | Christina Thomas
  • Supporting the Budding Social Media Influencer | Danielle Bean Jackson
  • Empowering Career Readiness with the MI Learner Wallet | Brian Pyles
  • EMC Consortia – Best Practices Roundtable | Larissa Hunt
  • #IAMCTE: Career Ready and College Prepared | Jacob Dewar
  • Apprenticeship Wall Train-the-Trainer Workshop | *By Invitation Only
  • Early Career Engagement: Building Career Literacy in Middle School Students | Tammy Willey
  • Cultivating the Future: Integrating High-Impact Project-Based Learning in Agriculture/Natural Resource CTE | Rachel Kent
  • Schools to Tools | Zach Rich
  • The Advanced Manufacturing Program That’s Modernizing CTE in Michigan | Bernie Simms
  • A Smarter Approach to Work-Based Learning: Tools, Processes, and Best Practices from Hour Republic and Gratiot-Isabella RESD | Popy Graham
  • CTEIS 2026: What’s New and Exciting | Douglas Wiesner
  • Expanding Access to High-Quality CTE Through Virtual Reality: A District–Industry Partnership Model | Janice Barnes
  • Career Ready Practices and the Ideal Graduate Profile Part 2 | Jamie Bandstra
  • Building Futures for All: Teir 1 Strategies that Work | Donna Rummel
  • ASE Accreditation, Who Decides? | Dan Klecker
  • Headshot Lounge
  • CTE Teacher and Paraprofessional Collaboration – Working Together |  Alexander Loney
  • What’s Your Communication Style? | Niki Adams
  • JMG: Preparing Middle School Students for CTE Success | Emma Haygood
  • Pathways to Success – Special Education and CTE | Samantha Wookbeck
  • Using a Communications and Data Toolkit to Grow College in High School Opportunities | Stacey Stover
  • From Competencies to Confidence: How Formative Assessment Transforms CTE Learning | Annyln McKenzie
  • Apprenticeship Wall Train-the-Trainer Workshop | *By Invitation Only
  • Expand Your CTE Dual Enrollment Opportunities for Students | Sue Ritchey
  • Parents as Career Coaches – Equipping Allies in Career Development | Krista Harmon
  • Bytes and Bots: Build Skills Today for Tomorrow’s Careers! | Matt Bartolowits
  • Pathways to the Sky: Integrating Aviation CTE in K-12 Education | Marshaun Brooks
  • Achieving Smart Snack Compliance | Emily Mattern
  • Increasing Awareness and Participation of Special Populations in CTE Programs | Michelle Headley
  • Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting Services | Heather Hosey
  • Using AI Agents for Academic Integration | Justin Fox

Tuesday, January 27

  • Breaking Barriers, Building Pathways: District Voices on Expanding CTE for All | Sarah Miles
  • Innovation and Research Based Workforce Development Best Practices in a Fast-Changing Marketplace | Keith Young
  • Building Capacity Through the YS Foundations Train-the-Trainer Model | Gretchen Panicucci
  • Starting a Biotechnology Program: 21st Century Skills for 21st Century Jobs | Toby West
  • Building Michigan’s P-26 Data Trust with MiGreatDataLake | Amanda Stoel
  • Building Student Connections to Careers With Free Learning Blade Resources | John Mullin
  • Teaching Systems Thinking in Career and Technical Education | Sarah Weisbarth
  • From Classroom to Career: Employer Mentorship in Action | Emma Haygood
  • Dream It, Do It, Plan It: Postsecondary Readiness in the Middle Grades | Rebekah Ward
  • MCDM Reporting in Ingham County: Adding Traction to the Targets | Lindy Daman
  • Using the High-Quality Early Middle College (EMC) Rubric to Drive Continuous Improvement | Stacey Stover
  • CTE + Design Thinking: Empowering Students to Think Like Industry Innovators | Annyln McKenzie
  • CTE – Direct Entry to Registered Apprenticeship | John Hartwell
  • Implementing Michigan’s Career Development Model with Pathful: A Comprehensive Platform for K-12 Career Readiness | Tammy Willey
  • From the Ground Up: Building PBIS Systems that Work in CTE | Jake Graf
  • Stop Guessing, Start Directing: Utilize Career Pathway Maps and a Labor Market Navigator to Help Students Map Their Future From Middle School to Career | Dr. Tracy Miller
  • Feed the Kids: Exploring Careers in Child Nutrition Programs | Emily Mattern
  • Closing the Skills Gap: Career Prep for the Modern Workforce | Geoff Howard
  • Let’s Talk – CTE Supports | Sue Gardner
  • Turning Data into Action for Student Success | Gretchen Panicucci
  • SAVE FOR APPRENTICESHIP WALL
  • Driving Student Success Through Skill-Based Assessment in Healthcare Education | Angela Pilbeam R.D.H., Ed. S.
  • Career and Technical Education Certification | Faye Shepler
  • Industry to Instruction: Turning Experience into Student Engagement | Sarah Weisbarth
  • Ready, Set, Hire! Engaging Students in the Full Employability Process | Katie Cole
  • Gamified Strategies for the CTE Classroom | Tisha Richmond
  • Beyond the Paycheck: Inspiring CTE and Career Journeys | Larissa Hofman
  • From Barriers to Bridges: Supporting Foster, Migrant, Immigrant, EL, and Homeless Students in Early Middle College | Aline Keledjian
  • Beyond the Obvious: Incorporating Critical Thinking in the CTE Classroom | Renee Schweitzer
  • Today’s Professional Trades Apprenticeships | John Hartwell
  • From Coding to Career: Drones in the K-12 Classroom | Hope Thompson
  • Aviation Aspirations: Building Tomorrow’s Aerospace Leaders in Washtenaw County | Marshaun Brooks
  • Enhancing the CTEIS Dashboard: Upgraded CTEIS Dashboard Preview & Feedback Session | Yincheng Ye
  • Michigan Apprenticeship Readiness Certificate (MARC) | Callen Eschenburg
  • Bridging Classroom to Career: How iCEV Transforms CTE Learning & Certification | Tammy Hyatt
  • Save for EIP Winner Session – Ottawa Careerline Tech Center
  • Strengthening K12 Career Development Through Community Advisory Collaboration | Amanda McCue
  • Empowering Educators: Advancing Equity and Career Development Through Evaluation | Alexandra Packer
  • Everything You Wanted to Know About State School Aid Section 61a1 | Shawn Sweeney
  • SAVE FOR APPRENTICESHIP WALL
  • Empowering Students for Career Readiness and Opportunity | Tekisha Lee
  • Beyond the Obvious: Incorporating Critical Thinking in the CTE Classroom | Renee Schweitzer
  • Clear the Path: Strengthening College & Career Access for All | Kate Snyder
  • Upgrading CTE – How Van Buren Tech Built a Scalable Second-Year Advanced Studies Pathway | Larissa Hunt
  • Destigmatizing through Design: Designing for CTE | George Kacan
  • Beyond the Hype: AI Integration for a Future-Ready Workforce | Sherri Kerr
  • Adobe Unlocked: Credentials That Power Up Your CTE Program | Katie Watchorn
  • Distance Learning – Discover Your Options! | Tom Knight
  • Aviation Round Table | Martin Grant
  • Michigan’s Future: Computer Science in Every High School | Cheryl Wilson
  • MCPA-Michigan Career Placement Association | Randi Watts
  • Building Michigan’s Talent in a Skills-First Economy | Azra Causevic
  • Early Career Engagement: Building Career Literacy in Middle School Students | Stacey Weller

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