2025 ISBE Career Connections Conference: Schedule

2025 ISBE Career Connections Conference

12:00pm CDT

Pre-Conference Registration South Lobby

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 Exhibit North Registration South Lobby

8:30am CDT

Welcome and Opening Session Tinley Park Convention Center

10:05am CDT

Break Tinley Park Convention Center

10:20am CDT

Give Me TEN: A Business-First Approach to Work-Based Learning North Pavilion 5 Validate Your Student's Skills with Certification Samuel Tinley Building Rural CTE through Energy & Climate Resilience South Pavilion 4 CTE and SEL North Pavilion 3 CTE Instructional Design: Horace Mann Meets ChatGBT North Pavilion 6 How to Operate a Student-Run Apparel Decorating Business South Pavilion 3 Integrating Career and Technical Education Pathways and Instructional Leadership Team: A Case Study at Curie High School South Pavilion 5 ISBE Technical Assistance Bremen Lessons Learned Building a Regional Work-Based Learning HUB North Pavilion 4 Taking Career Readiness to New Heights with Drones South Pavilion 6 The GPEAK System: Essential skills resources, assessments, and training for educators North Pavilion 2 What is SkillsUSA? North Pavilion 1

11:10am CDT

Lunch Exhibit North

12:10pm CDT

16 and 17 Year olds: The Truth About Employment and Internships South Pavilion 5 AI & the Future of Work: Preparing CTE Students for the New Economy South Pavilion 6 Bridging Skills and Opportunities: Integrating the Seal of Biliteracy within CTE programs Samuel Tinley Building Skills That Add Up: Mathematics Integration in CTE Bremen Exploring the Game of Life: Making it Fun, But Keeping It Real North Pavilion 2 Introducing SkillsUSA Illinois’ Work-based Learning Platform North Pavilion 1 Law and Public Safety Pathways - everything you need to know (and then some)! North Pavilion 6 Math Pathways and Corequisites for Technical Math North Pavilion 4 PaCE Overview South Pavilion 4 Stay Lit: Unlocking the Secret to Keeping High Schoolers Engaged North Pavilion 5 Taking Back the Trades! Trades School Grant Program Recipient Panel North Pavilion 3 The Current State of CS CTE in Illinois: Findings and Future Directions South Pavilion 3

1:00pm CDT

Break Tinley Park Convention Center

1:10pm CDT

Claim Your Future: Linking Today’s Educational Choices to Future Careers and Financial Stability North Pavilion 1 Exploring STEM Careers with Learning Blade: A Free Resource Illinois Educators Samuel Tinley First Impressions Matter: Equipping Teachers to Guide Students for Job Interviews North Pavilion 5 Framework for Standing Up and Growing a Work-Based Learning/Internship Program South Pavilion 3 Illinois Business Education Association updates for all business and computer science educators North Pavilion 4 Leverage Free Statewide EdTech Services to Maximize Impact South Pavilion 6 Maximizing EFE Systems: Roles, Benefits, and Collaboration Strategies North Pavilion 3 New Resources for Educators Planning Team-Based Challenges Bremen Policy to Practice: Guidelines, Strategies, and Challenges of Applying for and Implementing CCPEs South Pavilion 5 Reimagining Internships: Portfolio-Based Approaches North Pavilion 2 Supporting the Transition of Future Teachers Through the Redbird Educator Scholars Program South Pavilion 4 Urban Roots: "Cultivating Urban Agriculture for a Sustainable Future" North Pavilion 6

2:00pm CDT

Vendor Showcase and Networking Break

2:30pm CDT

Break Tinley Park Convention Center

2:40pm CDT

Achieving a 100% Quality Program of Study: The Nine Components Samuel Tinley Alumni Career Connection North Pavilion 1 Embracing the Power of Cooperative Purchasing with the Illinois Learning Technology Purchasing Program (ILTPP) South Pavilion 6 Explore Multiple Paths: D128's Multi-Prong Approach to College & Career Readiness North Pavilion 3 Finding Free and Easy Resources for Developing Work-Based Learning Plan South Pavilion 5 Guiding Teen Girls to Leadership Success: Strategies for Developing Leader Identity North Pavilion 5 ISBE Technical Assistance Bremen PaCE Yourself with CIS360’s Work-Based Learning Tracker North Pavilion 2 Social Emotional Learning - Broken to be Made North Pavilion 4 Tailoring Career and Technical Education (CTE) for ALL Learners South Pavilion 4 The Dual Credit Equity and Access Grant Experience North Pavilion 6 The Power of Partnerships: Enhancing Postsecondary Success Through Dual Credit and Career Academy Collaboration South Pavilion 3