2025 ISBE Career Connections Conference

2025 ISBE Career Connections Conference

12:00pm CDT

Pre-Conference Registration Tinley Park Convention Center

1:00pm CDT

New Teacher Workshop (Pre-Conference) Tinley Park Convention Center WBL Workshop (Pre-conference) Tinley Park Convention Center

5:30pm CDT

SkillsUSA Social Tinley Park Convention Center

7:30am CDT

Continential Breakfast Tinley Park Convention Center Registration Tinley Park Convention Center

8:30am CDT

Welcome and Opening Session Tinley Park Convention Center

10:05am CDT

Break Tinley Park Convention Center

10:20am CDT

16 and 17 Year olds: The Truth About Employment and Internships TBA Advanced AI Tools for the Classroom TBA AI & the Future of Work: Preparing CTE Students for the New Economy TBA Alumni Career Connection TBA Breakout Session 1 Tinley Park Convention Center Building Rural CTE through Energy & Climate Resilience TBA Building Skills That Add Up: Mathematics Integration in CTE TBA Claim Your Future: Linking Today’s Educational Choices to Future Careers and Financial Stability TBA CTE and SEL TBA CTE Instructional Design: Horace Mann Meets ChatGBT TBA Embracing the Power of Cooperative Purchasing with the Illinois Learning Technology Purchasing Program (ILTPP) TBA Explore Multiple Paths: D128's Multi-Prong Approach to College & Career Readiness TBA Exploring the Game of Life: Making it Fun, But Keeping It Real TBA Finding Free and Easy Resources for Developing Work-Based Learning Plan TBA First Impressions Matter: Equipping Teachers to Guide Students for Job Interviews TBA Framework for Standing Up and Growing a Work-Based Learning/Internship Program TBA Guiding Teen Girls to Leadership Success: Strategies for Developing Leader Identity TBA How to Operate a Student-Run Apparel Decorating Business TBA Illinois Business Education Association updates for all business and computer science educators TBA Integrating Career and Technical Education Pathways and Instructional Leadership Team: A Case Study at Curie High School TBA Introducing SkillsUSA Illinois’ Work-based Learning Platform TBA ISBE Technical Assistance TBA Law and Public Safety Pathways - everything you need to know (and then some)! TBA Lessons Learned Building a Regional Work-Based Learning HUB TBA Leverage Free Statewide EdTech Services to Maximize Impact TBA Math Pathways and Corequisites for Technical Math TBA Maximizing EFE Systems: Roles, Benefits, and Collaboration Strategies TBA New Resources for Educators Planning Team-Based Challenges TBA PaCE Overview TBA PaCE Yourself with CIS360’s Work-Based Learning Tracker TBA Policy to Practice: Guidelines, Strategies, and Challenges of Applying for and Implementing CCPEs TBA Reimagining Internships: Portfolio-Based Approaches TBA Social Emotional Learning - Broken to be Made TBA Stay Lit: Unlocking the Secret to Keeping High Schoolers Engaged TBA Supporting the Transition of Future Teachers Through the Redbird Educator Scholars Program TBA Tailoring Career and Technical Education (CTE) for ALL Learners TBA Taking Back the Trades! Trades School Grant Program Recipient Panel TBA Taking Career Readiness to New Heights with Drones TBA The Current State of CS CTE in Illinois: Findings and Future Directions TBA The Dual Credit Equity and Access Grant Experience TBA The GPEAK System: Essential skills resources, assessments, and training for educators TBA The Power of Partnerships: Enhancing Postsecondary Success Through Dual Credit and Career Academy Collaboration TBA Urban Roots: "Cultivating Urban Agriculture for a Sustainable Future" TBA What is SkillsUSA? TBA

11:10am CDT

Lunch Tinley Park Convention Center

12:10pm CDT

Breakout Session 2 Tinley Park Convention Center

1:00pm CDT

Break Tinley Park Convention Center

1:10pm CDT

Breakout Session 3 Tinley Park Convention Center

2:00pm CDT

Vendor Showcase and Networking Break Tinley Park Convention Center

2:30pm CDT

Break Tinley Park Convention Center

2:40pm CDT

Breakout Session 4 Tinley Park Convention Center