Nebraska Career and Technical Education Conference 2026

Nebraska Career and Technical Education Conference 2026

Jack Bangert

Falls City Public Schools

Career Academy Coordinator

Falls City Nebraska

8:30am CDT

Registration Entryway

11:30am CDT

Opening Keynote & Luncheon Crystal 2, 3, & 4Dr. Brian Maher • Dr. Alyson Freeman

1:00pm CDT

Beyond the Meeting: Creating Maximum Impact from Industry Advisory Boards Crystal 1Dr. Alyson Freeman PoWeRful Career Preparation Ecosystems: CTE, Meaningful Career Conversations, Career Development and Well-being Ruby 1Lauren Jones

2:00pm CDT

AI in the Workplace: What Students Need You to Know Diamond 5Shaun Young

3:00pm CDT

Engaging Teaching Strategies for CTE Teachers Diamond 3Shelly Mowinkel

5:00pm CDT

Welcome Reception Crystal 2, 3, & 4

8:30am CDT

Creating Modified Career-Based Programming to Support High School Special Education Students (With a Focus on Early Childhood Education) Ruby 5Jame Cartwright • Joshua Jones • Makayla Watson

9:30am CDT

Students Take the Lead: A Reverse Career Fair in a Rural School Ruby 2Lisa Blecha

11:30am CDT

Awards Luncheon Crystal 2, 3, & 4

1:00pm CDT

Course Alignment & CTE - How Your School Counselor Can Support Your Programs Ruby 1Jake Willems uBEATS: Opening Pathways to Health Science Careers Ruby 2Sarah Shaffer

2:00pm CDT

Empowering Education: Creating High School College and Career Academies in Small Schools Under 1,000 Students Ruby 1Marcy Harrifeld • Camelle Kinney A Model for Success: How High School Experiences Build Careers in Early Childhood Education Ruby 5Kellee Vornhagen • Taylor Brase

3:00pm CDT

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

Wait, Canva Can Do THAT? Integrating Canva Across Your CTE Curriculum Diamond 3Mary Breedlove

11:00am CDT

Easy Measuring, Monitoring, and Tracking of WBL Diamond 8Ben Meyer