Nebraska Career and Technical Education Conference 2026

Nebraska Career and Technical Education Conference 2026

8:30am CDT

Registration Entryway

10:00am CDT

Orientation for Wayne State College CED 650 Curriculum Development in CTE Ruby 3Carol Erwin Association for Career and Technical Education of Nebraska (ACTEN) Board Meeting Crystal 1

11:30am CDT

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

1:00pm CDT

Beyond the Meeting: Creating Maximum Impact from Industry Advisory Boards Crystal 1Dr. Alyson Freeman Expanding Pathways: Leveraging Career Education Permits in Nebraska Ruby 7Katelyn Larsen PoWeRful Career Preparation Ecosystems: CTE, Meaningful Career Conversations, Career Development and Well-being Ruby 1Lauren Jones

2:00pm CDT

Planning With the End in Mind: The Semester Project Model Ruby 6Kris Spath

8:00pm CDT

CTE Trivia Night with Nebraska Agriculture Education Association (NAEA) Off-Site

8:00am CDT

Registration Entryway

8:30am CDT

Building Career Conversations into All Classrooms Ruby 3Sarah Wilson • John Milroy Become a PoWeRful Partner in a Thriving Career Preparation Ecosystem Ruby 2Lauren Jones

10:00am CDT

Vender Expo Diamond 1, 2, & 6

1:00pm CDT

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

2:00pm CDT

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

7:30am CDT

Association for Career and Technical Education of Nebraska (ACTEN) Assembly of Delegates Diamond 9 & 10

8:00am CDT

Registration Entryway

8:30am CDT

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

10:00am CDT

Deeper Dive: The Alpha Gen & Book Signing Diamond 4Dr. Tim Elmore Easy Measuring, Monitoring, and Tracking of WBL Diamond 8Ben Meyer

11:00am CDT

Easy Measuring, Monitoring, and Tracking of WBL Diamond 8Ben Meyer Marching Off the Map: How to Be an Innovative Educator Diamond 4Dr. Tim Elmore Building the Future: Empowering High School Students Through Early Childhood Education Certifications Ruby 5Jene Chapman • Cameron Aniol • Aimee Hoes

12:00pm CDT

General Luncheon Diamond 1 & 2