IACTE State Conference 2026

IACTE State Conference 2026

10:00am PDT

New and Newer Opening Session Liberty Ballroom

12:00pm PDT

New and Newer Networking Lunch Liberty Ballroom

1:00pm PDT

CTSO - FFA Salon ATamara Ketchen CTSO - BPA, DECA, FBLA Salon DJulie Jerzak • Tina McCloud • Janice Brown CTSO - FCCLA Salon BBrenda Osman CTSO - HOSA Veterans Hall 5Eddie Erickson CTSO - TSA Salon ETeresa Mankin • William Richman CTSO - SkillsUSA Veterans Hall 4Kelley Baker

6:00pm PDT

Indiana ACTE Awards Gala Veterans Hall 1

2:45am PDT

The Multiplier Effect: Leading in a way that grows people, capacity and impact Salon C

7:45am PDT

Conference Registration Atrium

8:00am PDT

Career and Tech Student Organizations Atrium Exhibitor Hall Grand Ballroom

9:00am PDT

Opening General Session Liberty Ballroom

10:15am PDT

Opening Doors: How Improved Accessibility Transforms Allied Health Certification Salon AMichael Piolli Bridging High School and College IT Pathways: Helping Students Transition with Confidence Salon EJoel Wiredu Work-Based Learning in IT & Cybersecurity: Real Projects Without Industry Partners WilkieDavid Hua IACTED Committees meeting (Invite only) Veterans Hall 5 Real Work. Real revenue. Real skills. A Student Based Enterprise Model that works! Veterans Hall 3Janet Sanford The Polymechanic Advantage: Bringing a Cutting‑Edge Apprenticeship Model to Indiana CTE Salon CJacob Perkins What WWII Taught Us About The Value Of Career & Technical Education Veterans Hall 4Brian Evans Smarter Approach to Tracking Work-Based Learning: Tools, Processes, Best Practices with Hour Republic & WBL Specialist Veterans Hall 2Popy Graham Workplace Specialist 1 Required Meeting Freedom Hall

11:15am PDT

IACTED Meetings (Invite only) Veterans Hall 5 Medley Occupations (Select this if no other category fits what you teach) Round table Veterans Hall 1 Health Occupations Round Tables Veterans Hall 2 Computer/Graphics/PLTW/Radio/TV Round Tables Veterans Hall 4 Construction Round Tables Veterans Hall 3 Cosmetology Round table Salon C Machine/Welding Round table Salon D Public Safety Round table Salon A Vehicle Maintenance Round table Salon E Work Based Learning Roundtable Veterans Hall 2

12:45pm PDT

Entrepreneurship: Seeing Problems as Opportunities (Creating Superheroes) Salon EKristina Fleming

1:45pm PDT

Have all your Questions Answered by the Agriculture Education Panel Salon B All Gain, No Pain Freedom Hall AKris McAloon CTE Microcredentials for Students with Disabilities and Higher-Level Learning Needs: Development and Piloting Veterans Hall 5Dr. Mary Pearson Future Ready Labs - Paxton Patterson Hands on Labs for Students with Disabilities Veterans Hall 3Christy Rogers Honor Your Student with NTHS WilkieTeresa Mankin Teaching AI, Cybersecurity, and Digital Ethics Together in CTE Pathways Freedom Hall BWilliam Privett CTSO's and Health Science Salon AEddie Erickson From Classroom to Cyber Career: Building a K–12 Cybersecurity Pipeline Veterans Hall 4David Hua Engineering the Future: Empowering Students Through Early STEM Engagement Salon DLiz Walker Taking Flight: Career Exploration and Workforce Development at Butler Tech Aviation Center Salon CAdam Snoddy Work-Based Learning Without Leaving the Building: Virtual Industry Projects for Every Indiana Student Veterans Hall 2Stephanie Lynch

2:45pm PDT

Blueprints for CTE Success: Phasing, Funding, and Partnerships that Work Veterans Hall 5Kyle Miller Building well-rounded students through Agricultural Education's 3 Circle Model Salon B Certiport Certifications that Count: Delivering Indiana Credentials of Value through CTE WilkieJohn Sylijebeck Legislative Updates Freedom Hall AJenny Berry Procedures That Stick: The Secret Recipes That Make Classrooms Run Themselves Veterans Hall 3Ryan Cogdill Start your Engines with Indiana TSA Veterans Hall 4Teresa Mankin The Future Belongs to Those Who Build It - Integrating Commercial Construction Activities Into the Classroom Salon DClaire Berger Student-Led Businesses: A Classroom-based WBL Solution Veterans Hall 2Nioka Clark Level Up Your CTE Classroom: AI & Interactive Activity Design in Canva Freedom Hall BPatti Hammerle Starla's Hands-On Body Systems: Live it up with a Healthy Liver! Salon A

3:45pm PDT

Refereed Poster Presentations Veterans Hall 4 Inside the Course: AP Business with Personal Finance Freedom Hall AKristin Lidstrom Interactive Cybersecurity Workshop Using No-Cost, No-Lab Activities Salon EKyle Church Academic Roots. Career-Ready Routes: Using Cambridge's Career-Connected Courses to Strengthen Indiana CTE Salon C From Stigma to Spotlight: Countywide Collaboration for World-Class CTE Veterans Hall 5George Kacan Ramp Up your Preparing for College and Career Course WilkieChristy Rogers WBL Compliance for the Coordinator Who Doesn't Have Extra Hours Veterans Hall 2Flow Forms, Inc.

5:00pm PDT

ACTE Reception Oasis

8:30am PDT

Creating Games and Other Interactive Activities without Knowing How to Code Veterans Hall 3Patti Hammerle Designing Career Pathways That Lead to Registered Apprenticeship Veterans Hall 4Christine Shaffer Earn Credentials of Value Certifications: Educator Certification Workshop Veterans Hall 2Leigh Robertson

10:30am PDT

Closing General Session Liberty Ballroom