Nebraska Career and Technical Education Conference 2026

Nebraska Career and Technical Education Conference 2026

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8:00am CDT

Registration Entryway

8:30am CDT

Entrepreneurship for Main Street Diamond 7Sean Crevier How to Create Lesson Plans for Those New to Teaching Diamond 3Shelly Mowinkel Strategies for Helping the Multilingual Learners in Your Classroom Diamond 8Taylor Wilton-Cooper Building Career Conversations into All Classrooms Ruby 3Sarah Wilson • John Milroy Become a PoWeRful Partner in a Thriving Career Preparation Ecosystem Ruby 2Lauren Jones

9:30am CDT

20% Time / Genius Hour / Project Based Learning Diamond 7Sean Crevier Pathways for Every Learner: A Multistage Continuum Linking Inclusive CTE, CTSOs, and Competitive Employment Ruby 3Michalla Schartz • Blair Ryan The Big Picture of Sharing Your Story through Social Media Diamond 3Shelly Mowinkel From TPACK to the Fashion Runway: Blending Tech and Creativity in CTE Crystal 1Mary Breedlove

10:00am CDT

Vender Expo Diamond 1, 2, & 6

10:30am CDT

Business Student Motivation: What’s the Secret Sauce? Diamond 4Jennifer Stubblefield Getting Started with Certiport and Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications Diamond 7Brent Clark • Sara Cox Universal Design Learning - Meeting the Needs of All Students Diamond 3Shelly Mowinkel

11:30am CDT

Awards Luncheon Crystal 2, 3, & 4

1:00pm CDT

What can Microsoft Industry Certifications do for your students? Diamond 7Brent Clark • Sara Cox I Cannot Believe I Forgot About These Google Tools Diamond 3Shelly Mowinkel Course Alignment & CTE - How Your School Counselor Can Support Your Programs Ruby 1Jake Willems Recruiting and Retaining Multilingual Learners in CTE Ruby 7Theresa Ritta-Olson Apprenticeship TBD Ruby 3 Brady Middle School TBD Ruby 5

2:00pm CDT

15 Things I Learned the Hard Way Diamond 4Jennifer Stubblefield Cybersecurity for Teachers Diamond 7Kimberly Ingraham-Beck From Classroom to Career: Implementing Tiered Supports in CTE for ALL Learners Diamond 3Kris Kampovitz • Blair Ryan Empowering Education: Creating High School College and Career Academies in Small Schools Under 1,000 Students Ruby 1Marcy Harrifeld • Camelle Kinney Language Is a Skill: Supporting Multilingual Learners in CTE Classrooms Ruby 7Theresa Ritta-Olson Parli Pro Made Practical: Learning Parliamentary Procedure Through Trail Mix Crystal 1Stacie Turnbull

3:00pm CDT

Do You Need To Update Your Job Interview Unit? Diamond 4Jennifer Stubblefield Beyond Chatbots: Teaching the Real Lessons Behind Fake Content Diamond 7Kimberly Ingraham-Beck Activate the Textbook: Making the Textbook Come Alive Through Engagement and Evidence-Based Practice Ruby 3Laura Adamson Chat, Teacher, and the Classroom Diamond 3Shelly Mowinkel Promoting Your CTE Program: Practical Tools for Teachers Ruby 6Stacie Turnbull

5:00pm CDT

Business, Marketing & Information Technology (BMIT) Social – Connect. Collaborate. Celebrate. Off-SiteJacqui Garrison • Carol Malcolm • Shaun Young