2026 ISBE Career Connections Conference

Navig8Lake - County Wide Approach to Career Expl... 9:20am - 10:05am

Three’s Company: When High Schools, EFEs, and Co... 10:15am - 11:00am

In the Workplace Aurora 11:10am - 11:55am

Real World Ready: Empowering Middle School CTE w... 1:50pm - 2:35pm

The Blueprint for Alignment: Integrating Curricu... 2:45pm - 3:30pm

Leverage Free Statewide EdTech Services to Maxim... 9:20am - 10:05am

The Fives Framework: Building Consistent, Engagi... 10:15am - 11:00am

Roots to Rise: Growing the Educator Pipeline 11:10am - 11:55am

Assessments That Drive Growth in a Work-Based Le... 1:50pm - 2:35pm

Building CTE Pathways Through AP Business with P... 2:45pm - 3:30pm

Paving the Way to an Improved Pathway to Success 9:20am - 10:05am

Cultural Wealth & Digital Innovation: Igniting P... 10:15am - 11:00am

From Student to Future Educator: Cultivating Bel... 11:10am - 11:55am

Essential Employability Skills – Resources and S... 1:50pm - 2:35pm

CTE is the Key to Our Future Workforce – CTE Aca... 2:45pm - 3:30pm

Welcome and Openin...

Registration and Breakfast 8:00am - 9:00am

Lunch and Networking 12:10pm - 12:40pm

Poster Walk and Vendor Showcase 12:40pm - 1:40pm

Afternoon Beverage...

CTE Essentials: Tools and Supports for New Educa... 1:50pm - 2:35pm

Designing Career-Ready Computer Science Pathways 1:50pm - 2:35pm

Designing Team Based Challenges Aligned to ISBE... 9:20am - 10:05am

The Modernized Career Clusters Framework 10:15am - 11:00am

The Achievement of the Dual Credit Quality Act (... 11:10am - 11:55am

Aligning OSFM Fire Standards with High School Cu... 1:50pm - 2:35pm

ASAP Framework for Enhancing HST Pathways 2:45pm - 3:30pm

No More Novices: How AI is Replacing the “Junior... 9:20am - 10:05am

Fusing High School with Community College: A Wel... 10:15am - 11:00am

Work-based Learning Renewal Trainers Collaborati... 11:10am - 11:55am

Breaking Barriers: Integrating Math, Science, &... 9:20am - 10:05am

Physical Computing Skills for all CTE Clusters 10:15am - 11:00am

Aligning Assets and Action for Rural CTE Success... 11:10am - 11:55am

The Power and Potential of Rural PharmTech Progr... 1:50pm - 2:35pm

Strengthening K12 Career Development Through Com... 2:45pm - 3:30pm

Igniting Career Pathways: A Leadership Lab for S... 9:20am - 10:05am

Using HOSA to connect Work-Based Learning, Leade... 10:15am - 11:00am

Igniting Employability: Innovation Challenges fo... 11:10am - 11:55am

Alumni Career Connection 1:50pm - 2:35pm

Trading Up the Next Generation 2:45pm - 3:30pm

Prepare the Next Generation for Success in an AI... 9:20am - 10:05am

Illinois Programs of Study Alignment Initiative 10:15am - 11:00am

From Circuits to Smart Systems: A Free Curriculu... 11:10am - 11:55am

From Classroom to Career – Building Career Pathw... 1:50pm - 2:35pm

Navigate a World Built on Code: Computational Th... 2:45pm - 3:30pm

Make Your Life Easier! 9:20am - 10:05am

Leadership Coaching, Data, and Advising - A Dist... 1:50pm - 2:35pm

Solar Solutionaries 2:45pm - 3:30pm