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. 

  • Wednesday 12
    November 2025
    (America/Detroit)

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    Certification Testing
    1:00 PM
    2 hr
    1:00 PM
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    Welcome Hub/ Registration
    1:30 PM
    4 hr
    1:30 PM
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    New CTE Teacher Support
    Tom Knight, Program Consultant for Business, Finance, and IT at Michigan Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education
    2:00 PM
    2 hr
    2:00 PM
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    Arts, A/V Technology and Communication Teacher Support
    Dorthy Switalski, Program Consultant at Michigan Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education
    2:00 PM
    2 hr
    2:00 PM
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    Certification Testing
    6:00 PM
    3 hr
    6:00 PM
  • Thursday 13
    November 2025
    (America/Detroit)

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    BREAKOUT SESSION A4 | “Ignite: Surviving the New Teacher Journey in the First Year"
    Mike Cattani, Education Teacher Retired Superintendent, and Principal at Menominee School
    8:00 AM
    50 min
    8:00 AM
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    BREAKOUT SESSION A1 | Increasing Certification Success with GMetrix
    Katie Watchorn, Territory Manager at Certiport
    8:00 AM
    50 min
    8:00 AM
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    BREAKOUT SESSION A5 |“Empowering Youth Through Leadership: Blue Pathways One Choice Business Incubator”
    Dr. Andrea, Blue Founder & CEO at Blue Pathways Educational Mentorship Services™
    8:00 AM
    50 min
    8:00 AM
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    BREAKOUT SESSION A2 | Developing Creative Thinking in Your Business Classroom
    Amanda Pilarski, CTE Teacher at Alpena High School
    8:00 AM
    50 min
    8:00 AM
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    BREAKOUT SESSION A3 | Focus Forum—BMA
    Andrea Hudson, CTE Teacher at Gull Lake High School
    8:00 AM
    50 min
    8:00 AM
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    KEYNOTE ADDRESS “Financial Mindset: The Path to Financial Freedom and Turning Your Dreams into Reality”
    Gary Freund, Retired Business Teacher, Administrator, Financial Literacy Author
    9:00 AM
    1 hr
    9:00 AM
  • Friday 14
    November 2025
    (America/Detroit)

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    BREAKOUT SESSION B3 | “Focus Forum—Accounting”
    Heather Clark, CTE Teacher at Johannesburg-Lewiston Area High school
    10:30 AM
    50 min
    10:30 AM
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    BREAKOUT SESSION B2 | “School Stores: Learning Marketing in the Real World”
    Lynda Bommarito, Teacher at Garden City High School
    10:30 AM
    50 min
    10:30 AM
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    BREAKOUT SESSION B5 | “The Business of Teaching Cybersecurity in the Secondary Classroom”
    Angela Durkee, Retired CTE Teacher/IT CyberPatriot Coach at MI CyberPatriot Program
    10:30 AM
    50 min
    10:30 AM
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    BREAKOUT SESSION B4 | “Enhancing English Proficiency for Future Business Leaders”
    Patricia Lōser, CTE & ELA Teacher at Adult Education Career Consultant Belding High School
    10:30 AM
    50 min
    10:30 AM
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    BREAKOUT SESSION B1 |“School to Work- 35 Plus Years of Building a Successful Program in Utica Community Schools”
    Catherine Lelito from Utica Community Schools
    10:30 AM
    50 min
    10:30 AM
  • Coming soon

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    Next-Level Entrepreneurship
    Joe Sobeske and Brittany Wisman, Program Manager Business Administration
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    Career Ready by Design: A Year of Inquiry, Identity, and Infographics
    Rebecca L Kinnee, Graphic Arts Instructor
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    Financial Mindset: The Path to Financial Freedom and Turning Your Dreams into Reality
    Gary Freund, Financial Literacy Author and Speaker
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