Nebraska Career and Technical Education Conference 2026

Nebraska Career and Technical Education Conference 2026

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Brenda Gregory

Loup City Public Schools

8:30am CDT

Registration Entryway

11:30am CDT

Opening Keynote & Luncheon Crystal 2, 3, & 4Dr. Brian Maher • Dr. Alyson Freeman Vender Expo Diamond 1, 2, & 6

1:00pm CDT

PoWeRful Career Preparation Ecosystems: CTE, Meaningful Career Conversations, Career Development and Well-being Ruby 1Lauren Jones

2:00pm CDT

Wait, what? 14-Clusters and 72-Sub Clusters…No Problem At All! Diamond 3Shelly Mowinkel

3:00pm CDT

Interview Prep 101: How To Help Your Students Prepare For Interviews Ruby 4Abby Miller • Maile Ilac Boeder

5:00pm CDT

Welcome Reception Crystal 2, 3, & 4

8:30am CDT

Building Career Conversations into All Classrooms Ruby 3Sarah Wilson • John Milroy

9:30am CDT

Cesarian Section Simulation Session 1 of 2 Ruby 7Tracy Long Students Take the Lead: A Reverse Career Fair in a Rural School Ruby 2Lisa Blecha

10:00am CDT

Vender Expo Diamond 1, 2, & 6

10:30am CDT

Cesarian Section Simulation Session 2 of 2 Ruby 7Tracy Long Designing Your Future: Building Who You Are, Not Just What You Do Ruby 2Lisa Blecha

11:30am CDT

Awards Luncheon Crystal 2, 3, & 4

1:00pm CDT

I Cannot Believe I Forgot About These Google Tools Diamond 3Shelly Mowinkel

2:00pm CDT

Cybersecurity for Teachers Diamond 7Kimberly Ingraham-Beck

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

8:30am CDT

General Session Crystal 2, 3, & 4Dr. Tim Elmore

10:00am CDT

Human Advantage: Preparing Students' Soft Skills in an AI World Diamond 6Nick Schreck Wait, Canva Can Do THAT? Integrating Canva Across Your CTE Curriculum Diamond 3Mary Breedlove

11:00am CDT

Work-Based Learning Highlights and Successes Ruby 2Jessica Lindhurst

12:00pm CDT

General Luncheon Diamond 1 & 2