ACTE's Region II Conference 2026

At my wife’s funeral the mourners said she was too young to die. I agreed. She was too young to die, but you can’t bargain with cancer.  Even though I was not ready for her to die, there were NO REGRETS because early in our professional careers we had learned how to balance our lives and manage our priorities. We had raised a beautiful family, traveled extensively, and played a lot but we both had successful award-winning teaching careers. Research shows CTE teachers work an average of 50-55 hours a week and are often frustrated trying to balance work and family. In this workshop twelve time-tested, researched-based strategies will be shared that will help agriculture teachers manage their careers and personal life.