ACTE's Region III Conference 2026

ACTE's Region III Conference 2026

12:00pm CDT

Registration MSC Concourse Lounge W - 2nd Floor

1:00pm CDT

Exhibitor Setup Ballroom - 2nd Floor

1:30pm CDT

Pre-con workshop (additional fee): AI in CTE: What to Teach, What to Assess, What to Guard MSC Birch - 1st Floor Pre-con workshop (additional fee): Breaking Down Barriers: Key Strategies for Advancing an Impactful Educational and Community Ecosystem MSC Willow/Walnut - 1st Floor

4:15pm CDT

Exhibitor Happy Hour Ballroom - 2nd Floor

7:00am CDT

Registration MSC Concourse Lounge W - 2nd Floor

7:15am CDT

Breakfast Ballroom - 2nd Floor

7:45am CDT

Opening General Session: CTE Junk Food: Designed to Impress. Not to Prepare. Ballroom - 2nd Floor

8:45am CDT

Exhibitor Networking Ballroom - 2nd Floor

9:00am CDT

A Scalable Fundraising Model for Sustainable Workforce Solutions MSC Birch - 1st Floor Broadcasting Brilliance: Equipping Students to Lead School Media on Air, On Screen, and Online MSC White Pine - 1st Floor Creating "The Great Race" in Your Classroom: Harnessing the Power of Team-based Challenges Ballroom - 2nd Floor Multiple Pathways to Teaching: Innovative Approaches to Recruiting the Next Generation of CTE Teachers MSC White Pine - 1st Floor

10:00am CDT

Automation Leadership Degree Built on Industry-Recognized Credentials MSC Badger - 1st Floor Bridging Two Worlds: Navigating Leadership Across Secondary and Postsecondary CTE Finding Your Leadership Voice: A Guide for Emerging CTE Administrators Ballroom - 2nd Floor Building Career Pathways for Emerging Technology Careers MSC White Pine - 1st Floor Ethics as an Enabler: What Student Data Reveals About AI Adoption MSC Birch - 1st Floor From “Kids Love This Class” to "Our District Needs This Program" - How to strengthen your program and build administrator support MSC Willow/Walnut - 1st Floor

10:50am CDT

Beverage Break with Exhibitors Ballroom - 2nd Floor

11:10am CDT

CTE Educator Recharge: Lead with Confidence, Re-Discover the Joy MSC Birch - 1st Floor Smarter Approach to Tracking Work-Based Learning: Tools, Processes, Best Practices MSC White Pine - 1st Floor Using student-centered data collection and empathy to foster continuous improvement in CTE programming. MSC Willow/Walnut - 1st Floor

12:05pm CDT

Lunch Ballroom - 2nd Floor

12:30pm CDT

Region III Awards & Keynote Dr. Shelly Mondeik Ballroom - 2nd Floor

1:30pm CDT

Dessert Break with Exhibitors Ballroom - 2nd Floor

2:00pm CDT

Menomonie on Tap: Discover Lucette Brewery Lucette Brewing Company Learning on the Move: Inside CVTC's Mobile Labs Tour Workforce Ready: Innovation Inside UW-Stout’s Polytechnic Labs Tour Exhibitor Breakdown

5:30pm CDT

Region III Social Event at Lucette Brewing Lucette Brewing Company

8:00am CDT

Breakfast Ballroom - 2nd Floor Registration MSC Concourse Lounge W - 2nd Floor

8:30am CDT

Advancing From Electives to Economic Engine: Using LinkedIn to Build Real CTE Programs Ballroom - 2nd Floor

9:45am CDT

Building Bridges to Success: Curriculum Mapping That Meets Adult Learners Where They Are Ballroom - 2nd Floor Comfortable with Discomfort: Building an innovative school in a system not built for it MSC Willow/Walnut - 1st Floor Expanding Access to Work-Based Learning: A Multi-District Approach to Recruiting, Matching, and Preparing Students MSC Badger - 1st Floor Exploring Current Applications of Generative AI within the CTE Classroom MSC Birch - 1st Floor Wayfinding in the World of Personal Finance MSC White Pine - 1st Floor

10:45am CDT

Equip your students with the credentials they need to succeed! This session dives into the NCCER Industry-Recognized Credential and its game-changing curriculum for the Skilled Trades industries. MSC Willow/Walnut - 1st Floor Grant Writing Strategies for National Science Foundation ATE Proposals MSC White Pine - 1st Floor High School Career and Technical Education Admissions Best Practices MSC Birch - 1st Floor Hope Over Hype: How Vocational Students Imagine Their Futures in Norway and Wisconsin Ballroom - 2nd Floor

11:45am CDT

12:15pm CDT

Final Thoughts & Silent Auction

ACTE's Region III Conference 2026

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