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Lori Balke
Monday
, June 8
8:30am
CDT
Registration
Entryway
11:30am
CDT
Opening Keynote & Luncheon
Crystal 2, 3, & 4
Dr. Brian Maher • Dr. Alyson Freeman
Vender Expo
Diamond 1, 2, & 6
1:00pm
CDT
What Happens When You Let Students Run a Real Business?
Diamond 3
Grant Torpin
Expanding Pathways: Leveraging Career Education Permits in Nebraska
Ruby 7
Katelyn Larsen
Day One Matters: Building Expectations, Systems, and Culture Through Mise en Place. Session 1 of 5
Diamond 4
Dominic Hawkes
To Sew or Not to Sew? That is the Question
Diamond 5
Carol Erwin
SkillsUSA – Program of Work
Ruby 3
Aaron Jones
2:00pm
CDT
AI in the Workplace: What Students Need You to Know
Diamond 5
Shaun Young
Wait, what? 14-Clusters and 72-Sub Clusters…No Problem At All!
Diamond 3
Shelly Mowinkel
Planning With the End in Mind: The Semester Project Model
Ruby 6
Kris Spath
Run the Lab, Don’t Let the Lab Run You: Building Disciplined, High-Functioning Kitchen Labs. Session 2 of 5
Diamond 4
Dominic Hawkes
3:00pm
CDT
Interview Prep 101: How To Help Your Students Prepare For Interviews
Ruby 4
Abby Miller • Maile Ilac Boeder
5:00pm
CDT
Welcome Reception
Crystal 2, 3, & 4
Tuesday
, June 9
8:30am
CDT
Entrepreneurship for Main Street
Diamond 7
Sean Crevier
Building Career Conversations into All Classrooms
Ruby 3
Sarah Wilson • John Milroy
9:30am
CDT
Teach Smarter, Not Harder. Designing Curriculum That Actually Sticks: Leveraging Curriculum to Strengthen Your Culinary Program. Session 4 of 5
Diamond 5
Dominic Hawkes
10:30am
CDT
Building Foundational Sewing Skills Through Technique Notebooks
Crystal 1
Mary Breedlove
Introduction to Educators Rising
Ruby 5
Chelsey Greene • Miranda Bright
11:30am
CDT
Awards Luncheon
Crystal 2, 3, & 4
1:00pm
CDT
I Cannot Believe I Forgot About These Google Tools
Diamond 3
Shelly Mowinkel
2:00pm
CDT
A Model for Success: How High School Experiences Build Careers in Early Childhood Education
Ruby 5
Kellee Vornhagen • Taylor Brase
Wednesday
, June 10
8:30am
CDT
General Session
Crystal 2, 3, & 4
Dr. Tim Elmore
10:00am
CDT
Beyond MyPlate: Teaching the New Pyramid in Today’s Classroom
Ruby 7
Miranda Bright
11:00am
CDT
Teaching Today’s Student Entrepreneurs
Diamond 3
Shelly Mowinkel
Marching Off the Map: How to Be an Innovative Educator
Diamond 4
Dr. Tim Elmore
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