Program Guide
Plan your conference experience by marking your favorite sessions. You will find the full schedule on this page with sessions included here. For a more advanced schedule with a location map please use the agenda experience.
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Set FavoriteCertification TestingSet Favorite1:00 PM• 2 hr1:00 PMSet FavoriteWelcome Hub/ RegistrationSet Favorite1:30 PM• 4 hr1:30 PMSet FavoriteNew CTE Teacher SupportSet FavoriteTom Knight, Program Consultant for Business, Finance, and IT at Michigan Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education• 2:00 PM• 2 hr2:00 PMSet FavoriteArts, A/V Technology and Communication Teacher SupportSet FavoriteDorthy Switalski, Program Consultant at Michigan Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education• 2:00 PM• 2 hr2:00 PMSet FavoriteCertification TestingSet Favorite6:00 PM• 3 hr6:00 PM
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Set FavoriteBREAKOUT SESSION A4 | “Ignite: Surviving the New Teacher Journey in the First Year"Set FavoriteMike Cattani, Education Teacher Retired Superintendent, and Principal at Menominee School• 8:00 AM• 50 min8:00 AMSet FavoriteBREAKOUT SESSION A1 | Increasing Certification Success with GMetrixSet FavoriteKatie Watchorn, Territory Manager at Certiport• 8:00 AM• 50 min8:00 AMSet FavoriteBREAKOUT SESSION A5 |“Empowering Youth Through Leadership: Blue Pathways One Choice Business Incubator”Set FavoriteDr. Andrea, Blue Founder & CEO at Blue Pathways Educational Mentorship Services™• 8:00 AM• 50 min8:00 AMSet FavoriteBREAKOUT SESSION A2 | Developing Creative Thinking in Your Business ClassroomSet FavoriteAmanda Pilarski, CTE Teacher at Alpena High School• 8:00 AM• 50 min8:00 AMSet FavoriteBREAKOUT SESSION A3 | Focus Forum—BMASet FavoriteAndrea Hudson, CTE Teacher at Gull Lake High School• 8:00 AM• 50 min8:00 AMSet FavoriteKEYNOTE ADDRESS “Financial Mindset: The Path to Financial Freedom and Turning Your Dreams into Reality”Set FavoriteGary Freund, Retired Business Teacher, Administrator, Financial Literacy Author• 9:00 AM• 1 hr9:00 AM
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Set FavoriteBREAKOUT SESSION B3 | “Focus Forum—Accounting”Set FavoriteHeather Clark, CTE Teacher at Johannesburg-Lewiston Area High school• 10:30 AM• 50 min10:30 AMSet FavoriteBREAKOUT SESSION B2 | “School Stores: Learning Marketing in the Real World”Set FavoriteLynda Bommarito, Teacher at Garden City High School• 10:30 AM• 50 min10:30 AMSet FavoriteBREAKOUT SESSION B5 | “The Business of Teaching Cybersecurity in the Secondary Classroom”Set FavoriteAngela Durkee, Retired CTE Teacher/IT CyberPatriot Coach at MI CyberPatriot Program• 10:30 AM• 50 min10:30 AMSet FavoriteBREAKOUT SESSION B4 | “Enhancing English Proficiency for Future Business Leaders”Set FavoritePatricia Lōser, CTE & ELA Teacher at Adult Education Career Consultant Belding High School• 10:30 AM• 50 min10:30 AMSet FavoriteBREAKOUT SESSION B1 |“School to Work- 35 Plus Years of Building a Successful Program in Utica Community Schools”Set FavoriteCatherine Lelito from Utica Community Schools• 10:30 AM• 50 min10:30 AM
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Set FavoriteThe Business of Teaching Cybersecurity in the Secondary Classroom (No hoodie required. Just bring your teacher’s hat and a curious mind.)Set FavoriteTamara Shoemaker, PresidentSet FavoriteUnlocking Student Success: Integrating iCEV’s Curriculum Toward Industry-Based CertificationsSet FavoriteTammy Hyatt, Michigan Territory ManagerSet FavoriteNext-Level EntrepreneurshipSet FavoriteJoe Sobeske and Brittany Wisman, Program Manager Business AdministrationSet FavoriteCareer Ready by Design: A Year of Inquiry, Identity, and InfographicsSet FavoriteRebecca L Kinnee, Graphic Arts InstructorSet FavoriteFinancial Mindset: The Path to Financial Freedom and Turning Your Dreams into RealitySet FavoriteGary Freund, Financial Literacy Author and SpeakerSet Favorite
