2026 KACTE Summer Program has ended

2026 KACTE Summer Program

8:00am EDT

KATFCS State Board Meeting Nunn - East - 2nd FloorLaura Spiegelhalter

8:30am EDT

Youth Mental Health First Aid Taylor - East - 3rd FloorJoyce Parker

9:00am EDT

Kentucky FCCLA Advisory Board Meeting Brown - East - 2nd FloorAshleigh VanHoose

1:00pm EDT

DECA Board Meeting Willis - East - 2nd FloorLisa Oakes The AI Fellowship: Shaping the Classroom of Tomorrow Laffoon - East - 1st FloorTaylor L Pratt ATC Principals Meeting Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorSarah Marth • Michael Miller • Jerri Rowland • Beth Engle Ag- Ed New Teacher Workshop Morrow - East - 3rd FloorKristan Wright New FCS Teacher Workshop + Orientation Nunn - East - 2nd FloorAshleigh VanHoose

2:00pm EDT

KAAE Contest Committee Brown - East - 2nd FloorJames Kash

2:45pm EDT

KAAE Advocacy Committee Meeting Wilson - East - 3rd FloorMaddie Clements KAAE Professional Growth and Awards Committee Meeting Stanley - East - 3rd FloorJeremy Hall KAAE Scholarship Committee Meeting Stopher - East - 3rd FloorGabrielle Prevette

3:00pm EDT

Conference Registration Exhibitor Hall - East - 2nd Floor FBLA Board Meeting Combs Chandler - East - 2nd FloorSheena Searcy

3:30pm EDT

KAAE Executive Committee Meeting Brown - East - 2nd FloorMatthew Whitaker

4:00pm EDT

KACTE Board Orientation Meeting Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorShane Norris

6:00pm EDT

Kentucky Farm Bureau CTE Awards Dinner (Invitation Only) Waterford - West - 25th FloorLaura Spiegelhalter

7:00pm EDT

FCS Education College Student Orientation Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorMary Kerr KATFCS Regional Officer Training Nunn - East - 2nd FloorKayla Howard

7:30pm EDT

KBEA Board Meeting Combs Chandler - East - 2nd FloorConnie Witt

8:00pm EDT

FCS Back to School Bash Nunn - East - 2nd FloorLiz Crump

7:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast Exhibitor Hall - East - 2nd Floor Conference Registration Exhibitor Hall - East - 2nd Floor

8:00am EDT

CTE Summer Program Opening Session Ballroom B and C - East - 2nd FloorDr. Beth Hargis • Angela Gott • Gerry Brooks

10:00am EDT

ATC Principals Update Session Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorSarah Marth • Michael Miller • Jerri Rowland • Beth Engle Ag-Ed Program Update Ballroom B and C - East - 2nd FloorKristan Wright • Matt Chaliff Meeting with Marisa Duarte Wilkinson - East - 1st FloorDr. Marisa Duarte Business and Marketing Updates and Opening Session Archibald - West - 3rd FloorAngela Rush Beyond the Classroom: The KINETIC Externship Experience Walnut - West - 3rd FloorMonique Rice • Sherri McGuffin Building Cybersecurity Futures: Connecting Advanced Placement (AP) Coursework to Kentucky CTE Pathways and Careers Poplar - West - 3rd FloorWillis Holmes • Mark Yoho • Crystal D. Gardner, Ed.D Powering the Pipeline: Computer Science Updates Holly - West - 3rd FloorTabitha Berger Construction Programs Update Lily - West - 2nd FloorLarry Huckaby Engineering Tech Ed Program Update Sampson - East - 1st FloorRoger Taylor Back-to-School Updates: What’s New in FCS + FCCLA Cochran - West - 3rd FloorKayla Howard • Ashleigh VanHoose Healthcare and HOSA Update Session French - East - 3rd FloorSusan Readnower • Joyce Parker Kentucky JROTC Update Azalea - West - 2nd FloorCOL(Ret) Timothy Law and Public Safety (LPS) Program Update Session Jasmine - West - 2nd FloorCathy Hoehn • Jermaine Poynter • Erica Settelen Manufacturing Update Session Willow - West - 3rd FloorBarry Bond Adobe Premiere Tips and Tricks Brown - East - 2nd FloorShane Smith CSI Day 1 - Future Ready Through CTE Bridging High School to Postsecondary Success Daisy - West - 2nd FloorJohn Paise Teaching and Learning 26-27 Program Area Updates Laffoon - East - 1st FloorBree Massie Transportation Program Updates Dogwood - West - 3rd Floor CTE Meeting Place Ballroom A - East - 2nd Floor

11:00am EDT

Get Certified in the Industry Certification Lab! Coe - East - 3rd FloorAngela Rush • Jeremy Davis

11:30am EDT

Lunch Exhibitor Hall - East - 2nd Floor Industry & Innovators Luncheon (RSVP Required) Holly - West - 3rd FloorTabitha Berger School Counselor Informal Roundtable Clements - East - 2nd FloorJohn Paise Midday Mingle with Health Science/HOSA French - East - 3rd FloorSusan Readnower *CANCELLED* Law and Public Safety (LPS) Resource Exploration Jasmine - West - 2nd FloorErica Settelen A Toast to Teaching: Celebrating our Year in Teaching and Learning (RSVP Required) Laffoon - East - 1st FloorBree Massie FCS Nook Nunn - East - 2nd FloorKATFCS Board

12:00pm EDT

Growing Leaders in CTE: Discover the KACTE Fellows Program Fields - East - 3rd FloorAlyssa Duckworth

1:00pm EDT

Agriscience Fair Through the Year: What can I do incorporate the Agriscience Fair as an Intracurricular part of any Curriculum? Cochran - West - 3rd FloorDr. Rebekah B. Epps • Dr. Donavan Phoenix Growing Ag Education Together with Ag Commissioner Jonathan Shell and Bethany Mattingly Ballroom B - East - 2nd FloorAg Commissioner Jonathan Shell AI as a Professional Support Tool: Practical AI Tools for CTE Teachers Beckham - East - 3rd FloorTaylor L Pratt JCPS (only) CTE Teachers Institute Ballroom C - East - 2nd FloorBeau Johnston Leveraging Innovative Tools and Resources to Enable and Enhance Special Education Students in CTE Lily - West - 2nd FloorDr. Donna Crouch • Dr. Kemaly Parr • Lauren Williams Recognizing, Reporting, and Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect Holly - West - 3rd FloorChris Prichard Business Partner Panel Q and A Wilkinson - East - 1st FloorAngela Rush Classroom Tools for Teaching Hospitality, Travel, Tourism, and Related Subjects Willis - East - 2nd FloorBrandi Elmore-Geisert • Heather Foster Implementing Stukent "Mimic Personal Finance" Simulation in your classroom Morrow - East - 3rd FloorCourtney Melton Givens Teaching Business In a "Concrete" Way Clements - East - 2nd FloorZachary Miller • Melissa Wilburn The Benefits of Adding the High School of Business Pathway Combs Chandler - East - 2nd FloorDanielle Wells • Maria Machin • Pam Amshoff Upgrade Your School Store - Growing Beyond Expectations McCreary - East - 3rd FloorMarilyn Dorsey CAD and CAM with Autodesk Fusion Stopher - East - 3rd FloorAllyson Banks Earning Industry Certifications with Onshape and REC Sampson - East - 1st FloorRoger Taylor The Robot Takeover: Educating Students Today for their Future Tomorrow (Quadrupeds, Humanoids, AI) Collins - East - 2nd FloorRobert Stokes Culinary Competitions: Opportunities for Student Chefs to Shine Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorAshleigh VanHoose • Amy Harris • Rich Cleaves • Shannon Stevens Finger Paints and Future Careers: Making Sense of ECE-TRIS Stanley - East - 3rd FloorStephanie Phillips The Portrait of an Effective Teacher: What Well-Rounded Excellence Looks Like Wilson - East - 3rd FloorDebbie Isaacs Welcome to the Real World: From Classroom to Client Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorEmily Arnold • Alex Bowman Bridging the Lab and the Classroom: Cross-Curricular Integration in Biomedical Sciences Brown - East - 2nd FloorDr. Julye Adams • Taylor Cash • Adam Peters HOSA FHP: Competitive Events Updates French - East - 3rd FloorDr. Jennifer Shoemake • Dr. Angie Harlan Integrating Public Health into the Classroom Taylor - East - 3rd FloorMadison Yerges • Dr. Tammi Thomas Fire Science Roundtable Jasmine - West - 2nd FloorCasey Hall Creative Futures: Media Arts Pathway Updates Poplar - West - 3rd FloorTabitha Berger Hard Hats, Bright Futures! How Gen-Z is Redefining Success and Embracing Careers in Skilled Trades Daisy - West - 2nd FloorJohn Paise Grow Your Own Starts Here! Educators Rising Q&A + Junior Achievement's Heroes in a Day Laffoon - East - 1st FloorAmanda Lewis • Bree Massie Teaching and Learning Instructor Support and Cohort Development- Building community and collaboration Willow - West - 3rd FloorLindsay Johnson • Dr. Joel Pace ASE Updates Dogwood - West - 3rd FloorMike Batchelor CTE Coordinators, Administrators, Counselors Meeting Archibald - West - 3rd FloorDr. Beth Hargis CS Reimagined: A Review of the New National Standards Walnut - West - 3rd FloorSean Jackson Sew with Us: Sawtooth Stars potholders Nunn - East - 2nd FloorRosemary Stone • Lauren Ray Kentucky JROTC Workshop (Session 1) Azalea - West - 2nd FloorCOL(Ret) Timothy Tomorrow's Manufacturing for Today’s Student 3 HR OFFSITE/AMIT BldgTiffany Jones-Coleman

2:30pm EDT

CTE Refreshment Break Exhibitor Hall - East - 2nd Floor

3:00pm EDT

Branding Your Program McCreary - East - 3rd FloorKristan Wright Kentucky Sheep and Goat Development Office Resources Ballroom C - East - 2nd FloorKelley Yates National FFA Updates Ballroom B - East - 2nd FloorJason Gore Transition Planning Fields - East - 3rd FloorMatt Chaliff SkillsUSA Update Cochran - West - 3rd FloorJermaine Poynter UDL in the CTE Classroom: Practical Strategies That Work Tomorrow Willow - West - 3rd FloorAmanda Hutchison What can we sell? New SBE Guidelines Beckham - East - 3rd FloorTina Brogli • Katie Embree *CANCELLED* MBA Research Resources for DECA and FBLA Competition Prep McCreary - East - 3rd FloorJess Thompson Building a WORLD-CLASS Middle School Program Wilkinson - East - 1st FloorCody Hellard It Takes a Team: Supporting and Surviving the First Year Together Morrow - East - 3rd FloorKim Jo Campbell • Kayce Rae Campbell Let's Get Ethical Combs Chandler - East - 2nd FloorAmber Florence • Danna Robinson Teaching Smarter, Not Harder: AI In the Classroom Willis - East - 2nd FloorHailey Guffey Tech Across the Curriculum: Embedding Career-Ready Digital Skills Into Every Classroom Clements - East - 2nd FloorTammy Askins CertPREP Practice Tests, powered by GMetrix - Using the Features to the Fullest Poplar - West - 3rd FloorLogan Staab Engaging students and educators with STEAM / STEM with affordable options of curriculum and hardware Holly - West - 3rd FloorJarratt Bryan • Alex Gray Construction Apprenticeships - What We Need and How We Can Help Lily - West - 2nd FloorHope Harp 3D Printers and Laser Engravers - How to Make Money and Collaborate with Elementary Schools Sampson - East - 1st FloorKrista Thompson • Kaleb Payton Fun and Teachable Moments in Engineering a Guide book Stopher - East - 3rd FloorHanners Renard Gevedon Culture Before Curriculum- The invisible foundation of success (Building Culture in the Culinary Classroom) Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorStephen (Rick) Cassidy Interview Bootcamp Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorMcKenzie Whitis Raising the Bar: Strengthening EOP Performance Stanley - East - 3rd FloorMegan Kinkade When Teens Teach: FCS Students as Mentors, Leaders, and Role Models Wilson - East - 3rd FloorCaylen Knight • Susan Dews Making Med Term Memorable Taylor - East - 3rd FloorJess Sullivan Nurse Aide: Organizing ALL the THINGS... French - East - 3rd FloorJoyce Parker • Teena Ann Kissee RN, MSN, FNP-BC Teaching Allied Health Made Simple Brown - East - 2nd FloorJarratt Bryan • Verna Stacy FBI Teen Academy Jasmine - West - 2nd FloorAndrew Coyle Open-Source Robotics: democratizing technology, reducing cost barriers, and creating HUGE job growth for students Collins - East - 2nd FloorJarratt Bryan • Steve Stone Career Conversations That Matter: Moving Beyond “What Do You Want to Be?” Daisy - West - 2nd FloorSherlyn Bratcher Interest to Impact: Growing the Next Generation of Teachers Laffoon - East - 1st FloorMichelle Gross Transportation Roundtable Dogwood - West - 3rd Floor

4:00pm EDT

Kentucky Master Agriculture Teachers Class Kick Off McCreary - East - 3rd FloorKristan Wright • Matt Chaliff Stukent CTE - Courses, Simternships, Certification Prep, and Certifications Morrow - East - 3rd FloorHayley Johnson NCCER Overview and Site Navigation - Construction and Manufacturing Roundtable Lily - West - 2nd FloorLarry Huckaby EV Education on a Budget: Preparing Kentucky’s Automotive Instructors for the Future Dogwood - West - 3rd FloorNick O’Brien Empowering Instruction: Effective Strategies for Teaching Medical Terminology Brown - East - 2nd FloorDr. Condra Ledford, DNP, RN Veterinary Technology: People Serving Animals! Ballroom B - East - 2nd FloorJames M. Davis, Ed.D. • Carrie Long, LVT AR/VR Learning for Health Science and Other CTE Pathways Collins - East - 2nd FloorNathan Hicks Welding the Gap: Integrating Miller OpenBook into Your Digital Classroom. Willow - West - 3rd FloorBarry Bond Unreal Futures: Preparing Students for Careers in Emerging Tech Walnut - West - 3rd FloorMichael Holden CTE Career Lab in the Middle School Daisy - West - 2nd FloorMelissa Metcalf Beyond the Certification: Why the Process Matters for Students with Disabilities Beckham - East - 3rd FloorDr. Marisa Duarte • Stephanie Miller Project Based Learning 4 Career and Technical Education Clements - East - 2nd FloorMelissa Nicholas Using Linux to Enhance Web Design Instruction Poplar - West - 3rd FloorJerry T. Smith KATFCS Region 1, 2, and 3 Meeting Cochran - West - 3rd FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 11, 12, and 13 Meeting Coe - East - 3rd FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 14 Meeting Azalea - West - 2nd FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 15 Meeting Nunn - East - 2nd FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 4 Meeting Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 5 Meeting Stopher - East - 3rd FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 6 Meeting Wilson - East - 3rd FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 7 Meeting Sampson - East - 1st FloorRegional Presidents KATFCS Region 9 and 10 Meeting Stanley - East - 3rd FloorRegional Presidents Implementing a Phlebotomy Tech Program through NHA Wilkinson - East - 1st FloorJulie Frye, RN, BSN SkillsUSA Criminal Justice Competitions for LPS Jasmine - West - 2nd FloorJermaine Poynter Make a Mandala and get some Project Ideas! Holly - West - 3rd FloorKelley Johnson Registered TRACK Apprenticeships Grow Your Own Laffoon - East - 1st FloorCTE Teacher Panel

5:30pm EDT

Golden Girls (and Guys) Gathering! French - East - 3rd FloorSusan Readnower

7:00pm EDT

KBEA Social Combs Chandler - East - 2nd FloorConnie Witt

7:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast Exhibitor Hall - East - 2nd Floor CTE Meeting Place Ballroom A - East - 2nd Floor Conference Registration Exhibitor Hall - East - 2nd Floor

8:00am EDT

The Power of Visual Storytelling: Showcasing Your School’s Success Taylor - East - 3rd FloorNathan Lyttle 2027 CTE End-of-Program (EOP) Assessment Update Session Laffoon - East - 1st FloorSherri Craig Everyone Goes to Work: Work-Based Learning for Transitioning Students Ballroom C - East - 2nd FloorMargie McGraw • Nichole Thomas Hands-On, Minds-On, Project-Based Learning with Student Voice and Choice. Beckham - East - 3rd FloorTaylor Ryan Steele Jumpstart Your CTE Teaching Journey with Financial Literacy Cochran - West - 3rd FloorSharon Collins • Justin Ghiglia From Idea to Impact: Building Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs in Kentucky Classrooms Willis - East - 2nd FloorBrandi Elmore-Geisert • Heather Foster Invest-Discover Insurance. Launch Your Career. The industry you never knew about but wished that you did. Wilkinson - East - 1st FloorJohanna Holling Making Cents of it all! Practical Tools for Teaching Personal Finance Combs Chandler - East - 2nd FloorRamona Bellew • Rebekah Williams Teaching Employability Skills with AI: Job Creation, Hiring, and Interviews in a Student-Built Business Clements - East - 2nd FloorReece Spears The Creative Process for Entrepreneurs: Designing a Boardgame Morrow - East - 3rd FloorDr. Timothy Burgoyne Beyond the Buzz: Implementing AI with Purpose Across a District Walnut - West - 3rd FloorMonique Rice Educational Drones for Secondary STEM Programs Stopher - East - 3rd FloorMiles Baird “Booked for Success” A Back-to-School Hospitality and Tourism Experience Wilson - East - 3rd FloorKatherine Blackard Making Nutrition Fun: Hands-On Games and Activities Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorAmy Stewart No Loose Threads! A Guide to Smooth Sewing Labs Stanley - East - 3rd FloorLauren Ray NTI First-Year Teachers Session: FCS Classroom Instruction Nunn - East - 2nd FloorKayla Howard • Ashleigh VanHoose Playschool: Little Learners, Student Leaders Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorLyndsey Mason *CANCELLED* Raising Hope Partnership with HOSA and FFA Taylor - East - 3rd FloorBrianna Atwell • Glenda Moon The Power of Collaboration: Making Learning Relevant for Health Science Students Brown - East - 2nd FloorPatti Fitzpatrick • Becky Baker Call to Classroom: Integrating 911 dispatching curriculum Jasmine - West - 2nd FloorCarolyn Nunn Agriculture Off-Site at Seneca Seneca High SchoolKristan Wright Welcome to Teaching Business and Marketing McCreary - East - 3rd FloorAngela Rush • Lisa Oakes • Sheena Searcy Year 1 New Construction Teachers Lily - West - 2nd FloorLarry Huckaby • Jermaine Poynter Engineering Tech Ed - NTI Information Session Sampson - East - 1st FloorRoger Taylor • Amanda Boggs Healthcare New Teacher Meeting French - East - 3rd FloorSusan Readnower • Joyce Parker Law and Public Safety (LPS) NTI Year 1 Instructor Meet and Greet Segell - East - 3rd FloorJermaine Poynter • Erica Settelen Manufacturing NTI Year One - Let's Talk Willow - West - 3rd FloorBarry Bond • Jermaine Poynter Starting Strong: Foundations for Year One Computer Science and Media Arts Teachers Poplar - West - 3rd FloorTabitha Berger • Jermaine Poynter Transportation NTI Teacher Update Dogwood - West - 3rd FloorRobert Nolan • Jermaine Poynter Perkins 101 Ballroom B - East - 2nd FloorLori Looney *CANCELLED* Learning Through Experience: Expansive Learning Through VR Holly - West - 3rd FloorDavid Bosquez CMRCC (IKORCC) Construction Workshop - Off-Site CMRCC (IKORCC)Hope Harp Kentucky JROTC Workshop (Session 2) Azalea - West - 2nd FloorCOL(Ret) Timothy Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Ladder and Block Programming. Communication Setup Collins - East - 2nd FloorLee Trent • Meredith Howard Get Certified in the Industry Certification Lab! Coe - East - 3rd FloorAngela Rush • Jeremy Davis FCS Nook Nunn - East - 2nd FloorKATFCS Board

8:30am EDT

CSI Day 2 - Supporting Students from Exploration to Action: Pathways, ILPs, and Postsecondary Advising (RSVP Required) Daisy - West - 2nd FloorMitzi Holland • Michelle Sircy • Susie Burkhardt

9:00am EDT

KTS Data Exchange for High School Schedulers Ballroom C - East - 2nd FloorSarah Kiper CTE Supplemental Funding: What You Can—and Can’t—Do Sampson - East - 1st FloorKelsey Ruble Surviving Your First Years of Teaching: Emotions, Classroom Foundations, and High-Yield Strategies Holly - West - 3rd FloorJared Cordell Hoertz Thriving in the Trades: Implementing Youth Thrive Protective Factors in CTE Classrooms Willow - West - 3rd FloorEllery Hauser, MPH Best Practices for Teaching Accounting Combs Chandler - East - 2nd FloorAshley Fritsche Business Beyond Profit, Turning Vacant lots into Student-Led Business Ventures Clements - East - 2nd FloorScott Koloms • Maria Machin • Adam Watson Diamond Level DECA Chapters Morrow - East - 3rd FloorShana Perdue • Scotty Grubbs Economics of Gambling Willis - East - 2nd FloorDr. Thomas Lambert KY Master Teacher of Personal Finance Program: Best Practices for Teaching Financial Literacy Standards Wilkinson - East - 1st FloorDr. Janet Ratliff • Cynthia Harter Mechatronics and PLCs: Engaging Tools for Modern Engineering Education Stopher - East - 3rd FloorNathan Hicks Classroom to Capitol: Why Advocacy Matters Wilson - East - 3rd FloorKayla Howard Hands‑On ECE: Field Trips, Routines, and Real‑World Teaching Opportunities Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorKasey Markwell How to Teach Recipe Costing and EP vs AP: How They Work Together Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorDr. Michael Riggs Ph.D. CEC CCA WCEC • Chef Tammy Inscoe NTI First-Year Teachers Session: FCCLA Nunn - East - 2nd FloorAshleigh VanHoose Wealth and Wisdom - How to Become a Financial Warrior Stanley - East - 3rd FloorErin Guilfoil PLTW: BIOMEDICAL ROUNDTABLES Taylor - East - 3rd FloorJackie Wolford Reviving Sports Medicine: Building a Modern Pathway for Today's Students Archibald - West - 3rd FloorScott R Rouse • Rachel Krebs Simulation Without the Stress: Best Practices for Teaching, Not Grading, in CTE Healthcare Programs Brown - East - 2nd FloorDr. Tracy Jenkins, DNP, RN, CNE • Dr. Kim Pharris DNP, RN, CHSE What Makes Us Who We Are: Personality Traits and Disorders Beckham - East - 3rd FloorDr. Jennifer Shoemake • Dr. Angie Harlan CTE Teachers Plan to Empower Futures: Backward Design Jasmine - West - 2nd FloorChristina Thomas • Rachel Kahly Seal of Arts Excellence: Building Media Arts Portfolios Walnut - West - 3rd FloorLynn Schentrup What Changed and Why: Graphics Design Standards Updates Poplar - West - 3rd FloorTabitha Berger Designing for Joy: Using Project-Based Learning to Sustain Teachers Laffoon - East - 1st FloorMichelle Gross

10:00am EDT

DIY Data-Dual Credit and Work Based Learning Lily - West - 2nd FloorAmy Tracy TEDS Secondary Schools Update Ballroom C - East - 2nd FloorClaude W Christian Connecting Career and Technical Education to Persistence to Graduation Wilson - East - 3rd FloorChristina Watford • Dr. Judi Vanderhaar • Dr. Ashley Gates From Classroom to Career: Teaching with AI the Way Industry Uses It Cochran - West - 3rd FloorTaylor L Pratt From Classroom to Factory Floor: Industry Immersion for Educators Poplar - West - 3rd FloorRachel Ball • Dr. Vicki Berling JCPS (only) CTE Teachers Institute Violet - West - 2nd FloorBeau Johnston Dual Credit Tips and Discussion Willis - East - 2nd FloorThomas Miller • Amy Wisdom Financial Fraud Awareness: Spot it. Stop it. Stay Safe. Wilkinson - East - 1st FloorTom Anonson • Germaine Randolph How to Prepare Students for the EOP and Industry Certifications Morrow - East - 3rd FloorAngela Rush How to use AI as a Digital Teaching Assistant Clements - East - 2nd FloorDanielle Wells • Pam Amshoff Making Work Count: Teaching Career-Ready Skills Through Business Co-op McCreary - East - 3rd FloorTammy Askins MBA Research 101: What is it and how to use Combs Chandler - East - 2nd FloorReece Spears Where AI Meets Cyber: Teaching the Future of Digital Defense Walnut - West - 3rd FloorJeff Ramsey • John Holloway Introduction to EbD Civil Engineering Course Sampson - East - 1st FloorRoger Taylor *CANCELLED* Engagement-More than an Educational Buzzword! Wilson - East - 3rd FloorMarcia Rehage Becoming Self-Sufficient with Home-Based Processing Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorJon Larmee Beyond the Classroom: The Power of Community Service Nunn - East - 2nd FloorTammy Camel Tech Assisted FCS Systems- Let AI lighten your workload in the FCS classroom and lab Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorEmily Isaacs • Hanna Hager The University of Louisville Cardinal CDA Goes to High School! Stanley - East - 3rd FloorMichele Hemenway Pullen EdTech for CTE Teachers (especially Health Science, but really for everyone!) French - East - 3rd FloorMichelle Patrick • Audrey Franzen Healthcare Roundtables Brown - East - 2nd FloorSusan Readnower • Joyce Parker NHA Success Navigator: Empowering Excellence in Healthcare Education - Charting the Course to Maximize NHA Tools for Student and Program Success Taylor - East - 3rd FloorCassandra Stutzman • Katie Peterson Organ Donation - Education, Impact and Career Pathways Beckham - East - 3rd FloorDenisha Henry National Law Enforcement Exam - Administration and Success Jasmine - West - 2nd FloorScott Carnes Industry-Ready 3D Printing: Building Workforce Skills in CTE Using Bambu Lab Technology Willow - West - 3rd FloorMiles Baird Dual Credit Scholarship Update Archibald - West - 3rd FloorRebecca Gilpatrick • Robin Hebert From Pathway to Pipeline: Planting the Foundation Laffoon - East - 1st FloorIris Isaacs • Sarah Maines Exploring Modern Laboratory Technologies in CTE Classrooms with Labtech Dogwood - West - 3rd FloorNathan Hicks

11:30am EDT

Lunch Exhibitor Hall - East - 2nd Floor KY Engineering Tech Ed. Association Lunch (RSVP Required) Stopher - East - 3rd FloorAmanda Boggs TSA Updates Stopher - East - 3rd FloorAmanda Boggs Midday Mingle with Health Science/HOSA French - East - 3rd FloorSusan Readnower

1:00pm EDT

Two Coaches, One Team: Syncing Your Playbooks for Student Success in the CTE Classroom Dogwood - West - 3rd FloorShasta Hensley • Magan Gaddis Unlocking Kentucky’s Industry Certification List for Student Success Beckham - East - 3rd FloorCathy Hoehn WBL Shuffle (OCTE) Archibald - West - 3rd FloorTina Brogli DECA Update/MEEAK Business Meeting Willis - East - 2nd FloorLisa Oakes • Amy Wisdom Keeping It Honest Morrow - East - 3rd FloorLisa Oakes • Jeffrey Sun Reimagining Business and Marketing Essentials Combs Chandler - East - 2nd FloorKim Goff The Accounting Evolution: Panel Q and A Clements - East - 2nd FloorCaisey Cole The Mogul Map: Credit & Cash Flow McCreary - East - 3rd FloorMaria Machin • KIT Federal Credit Union Building Career Pathways with CYBER.ORG's No Cost Cybersecurity Curriculum Poplar - West - 3rd FloorJeff Ramsey • John Holloway Local 502 - Skilled Trade Apprenticeships Lily - West - 2nd FloorNick Brown The Modern HVAC/R Tech - A Career That's Really Heating Up Ballroom B - East - 2nd FloorJason Everett Engineering Fundamental Labs for a Solid Foundation Stopher - East - 3rd FloorJason Hines Getting Started with Arduino Using TinkerCad Sampson - East - 1st FloorRoger Taylor Back to School and Back to Standards: Refreshing Middle School FCS Nunn - East - 2nd FloorKayla Howard Culinary and Food Services Skill Share Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorLiz Crump • Emily Toombs • Ashley Woodruff Elements and Principles of Design - How to teach these concepts in FCS classes Stanley - East - 3rd FloorAngela Dial, PhD Incorporating "Portrait of a Learner" in the classroom, lab, and CTSO's Wilson - East - 3rd FloorHanna Hager • Madison Barnhart Strengthening Child Development Instruction: Using KET and PBS Resources in High School FCS Classrooms Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorHolly Ackerman • Emily Cornett Community Preparedness in Action: The HOSA/MRC Partnership French - East - 3rd FloorSusan Readnower • Stacy Blacketer From Rhythm to Response: Building ECG Competency Through Simulation Taylor - East - 3rd FloorHannah Schroeder • Dan Cramer Mind Matters: Caring for Mental Health, Anxiety, and Depression Brown - East - 2nd FloorDr. Jennifer Shoemake • Dr. Angie Harlan Kentucky JROTC For Administrators, Counselors and CTE Coordinators Azalea - West - 2nd FloorCOL(Ret) Timothy A Different Kind of Digital Breakout Jasmine - West - 2nd FloorSarah Shartzer Robotics and Automation in the Classroom Cochran - West - 3rd FloorNathan Hicks Incorporating STLP's CDA Events into Graphic Design Holly - West - 3rd FloorLynn Schentrup Designing Industry Partnerships that Build Authentic Career and Transition Readiness for Every Student, with Intentional Access for Students with Disabilities (SWD) Daisy - West - 2nd FloorDr. Tracy Parks Bridging Language and Career Pathways: Empowering English Learners in Career and Technical Education Programs Laffoon - East - 1st FloorWill Spalding Financial Literacy Education Wilkinson - East - 1st FloorRyan W. Goss • Richard Bryant • JoLee Borne Building Models with Machine Learning Walnut - West - 3rd FloorWilliam Conn Machine Simulation Driven CNC Training for Modern Manufacturing Willow - West - 3rd FloorJoe Baldiga Mechatronics Collins - East - 2nd FloorMeredith Howard

2:30pm EDT

CTE Refreshment Break Exhibitor Hall - East - 2nd Floor

3:00pm EDT

Employer Engagement in CTE Ballroom B - East - 2nd FloorLori Looney *CANCELLED* Soft Skills Are Power Skills: Teaching Employability Intentionally Fields - East - 3rd FloorSherlyn Bratcher Bridging Classroom to Career Through Workplace Knowledge Ballroom C - East - 2nd FloorGrace Johnson Connecting Dots, Building Futures: Leveraging Futuriti to Strengthen CTE Program Impact Clements - East - 2nd FloorTrey Pippin Everyone Goes to Work: Work-Based Learning for Transitioning Students Laffoon - East - 1st FloorMargie McGraw • Nichole Thomas From Classroom Insight to Employer Action: Strengthening Career Connections for Kentucky Students Beckham - East - 3rd FloorCallie Miracle • Laurie Mays Removing Barriers, Building Futures: The McKinney-Vento Act and Career and Technical Education Stopher - East - 3rd FloorZachary Stumbo SkillsUSA Regional Meetings Cochran - West - 3rd FloorAmy Hancock DECA Competition Prep Strategies Willis - East - 2nd FloorAmy Wisdom • Brittany Gary • Austin Cocanougher NTI Teachers - Intro to DECA McCreary - East - 3rd FloorLisa Oakes Straight from State: The Kentucky FBLA Update Combs Chandler - East - 2nd FloorSheena Searcy Changing Students Lives with Certiport Industry Certifications Poplar - West - 3rd FloorLogan Staab Preparing for Kentucky’s AI Pathway: Curriculum Resources and Practical AI Tools Holly - West - 3rd FloorDrew Fulkerson TSA Information Session for NTI Year 2 Sampson - East - 1st FloorAmanda Boggs A Creative CTE Collaboration - Teddy Bear Hospital Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorEmily Alexander • Makenna Stewart Inside Today’s Hospitality Industry: Trends, Travel, and Career Pathways Wilson - East - 3rd FloorNicole Fitzpatrick • Jessica Dillree • Rosanne Mastin Member Burnout and Managing Members Nunn - East - 2nd FloorAnna Sullinger NTI Year 2: Meet and Greet and Wrap-Up Morrow - East - 3rd FloorKayla Howard • Ashleigh VanHoose Spot the Scam: Current Financial Fraud Trends and Prevention Stanley - East - 3rd FloorTom Anonson • Germaine Randolph Clinical Medical Assistant Programs: Steps to Building a Strong Foundation Brown - East - 2nd FloorJulie Frye • Cassandra Stutzman • Katie Peterson From Classroom Support to College Success: AHEC’s Student Pipeline Taylor - East - 3rd FloorKelly Owens • Cameron Carr-Calvert HOSA Advisor Success: Foundations for New Advisors French - East - 3rd FloorSusan Readnower • Andrea Heisner Kentucky JROTC For Administrators, Counselors and CTE Coordinators Azalea - West - 2nd FloorCOL(Ret) Timothy Adventures and Misadventures in Student-Paced Learning Jasmine - West - 2nd FloorSarah Shartzer SACA - The American Dollar of Manufacturing Certifications Lily - West - 2nd FloorJason Everett Pathways to Possibility: Bringing Career Exploration and Financial Literacy to Life in Middle School Daisy - West - 2nd FloorSharon Collins You Eat with Your Eyes First: Teaching Students the Art of Plate Presentation and Design Carroll Ford - East - 2nd FloorDr. Michael Riggs Ph.D. CEC CCA WCEC • Chef Tammy Inscoe

4:00pm EDT

DIY Data-Dual Credit and Work Based Learning Lily - West - 2nd FloorAmy Tracy The Redesign of a Successful High School Willis - East - 2nd FloorAndrea Heisner • Miranda Hunt • Dylan Sonnek • Lisa Stephenson Teaching Tools from the Feds Clements - East - 2nd FloorAmanda Geiger KETEA Executive Committee Meeting Sampson - East - 1st FloorAmanda Boggs *CANCELLED* From Telling to Showing: Transforming Teacher Preparation in the Fundamentals of Teaching Pathway Wilson - East - 3rd FloorKerrie Grider Bringing Vocabulary to Life in the Classroom Nunn - East - 2nd FloorBrianna Guy-Patterson Foundations of Child Services 1 and 2 Breathitt - East - 2nd FloorRosemary Stone Practical Lesson Plans For High School Culinary Dogwood - West - 3rd FloorDerek Carty • Daniel Wilkerson • Isaiah McAtee Winning the Gavel Stanley - East - 3rd FloorAshleigh VanHoose • Lacie Laws Support and Supplies from SOS Brown - East - 2nd FloorChanda Powell Fowler Trauma Informed Care Wilkinson - East - 1st FloorLindi Butler, M.S. • Landon Minor • Barclay Spriggs Kentucky JROTC For Administrators, Counselors and CTE Coordinators Azalea - West - 2nd FloorCOL(Ret) Timothy Every Adult Matters: Building a School Prevention Workforce Collins - East - 2nd FloorLaura Edwards Chat Who? Ask the Experts: Adviser Insights You Can't Google Combs Chandler - East - 2nd FloorSheena Searcy *CANCELLED* Computer Science by Abstraction - A Proven Approach to Advanced CS Education Holly - West - 3rd FloorQuincy Tennyson Implementing OpenEDG Industry-Recognized Certifications in CTE Pathways Poplar - West - 3rd FloorGreg Frossard KNAT Program UPDATE French - East - 3rd FloorJohnnie Lovins • Lindsay Wells-Propson Sampling iCEV Lessons for LPS Classrooms Jasmine - West - 2nd FloorDr. Tina Glandon • Joey Hassell 3D Fundamentals Certification: A New Pathway for Student Creators with Unreal Engine and Gameplan Walnut - West - 3rd FloorMichael Holden

5:30pm EDT

KACTE Annual Business Meeting Ballroom B - East - 2nd FloorAngela Gott

6:00pm EDT

KY Jump$tart Coalition Annual Awards Dinner Violet - West - 2nd FloorAmanda Geiger KACTE Member Event Patrick O'Shea'sAngela Gott

7:30am EDT

Joining Forces (RSVP Required) Cochran - West - 3rd FloorSarah Marth • Michael Miller • Jerri Rowland • Beth Engle

8:00am EDT

Certiport: Choosing an Exam Delivery System Poplar - West - 3rd FloorLogan Staab

8:30am EDT

Ag-Ed Roundtables Archibald - West - 3rd FloorKristan Wright Transportation and Manufacturing Breakfast Buffet (RSVP Required) McCreary - East - 3rd FloorBarry Bond Law and Public Safety (LPS) Program Area Breakfast and Giveaways! (RSVP Required) Jasmine - West - 2nd FloorErica Settelen Healthcare’s Special Event: 120 in 365 – Every County in the Commonwealth Needs Doctors (RSVP Required) French - East - 3rd FloorJonathan Gent Construction Breakfast Roundtable (RSVP Required) Lily - West - 2nd FloorLarry Huckaby KATFCS Awards Brunch and Business Session (RSVP Required) Ballroom C - East - 2nd FloorLaura Spiegelhalter • KATFCS Board

9:00am EDT

U.S. Army JROTC Update Session (RSVP Required) Azalea - West - 2nd FloorCOL(Ret) Timothy KBEA Brunch (RSVP Required) Ballroom B - East - 2nd FloorConnie Witt Bluegrass Blueprints: Launching Kentucky’s Custom Engineering byDesign Curriculum Sampson - East - 1st FloorMark Harrell

10:00am EDT

U.S. Air Force JROTC Update Session Azalea - West - 2nd FloorCOL(Ret) Timothy KAAE Annual Meeting and Awards Archibald - West - 3rd FloorMatthew Whitaker

11:00am EDT

U.S. Navy JROTC Update Session Azalea - West - 2nd FloorCOL(Ret) Timothy

12:00pm EDT

U.S. Marine Corps JROTC Update Session Azalea - West - 2nd FloorCOL(Ret) Timothy