ACTE's Region II Conference 2026

ACTE's Region II Conference 2026

9:00am EDT

Exhibitor Set Up Registration

11:00am EDT

Exhibitor Hours

12:00pm EDT

12:30pm EDT

Opening Session

2:00pm EDT

Dessert Break & Coffee with Exhibitors

2:30pm EDT

Bridging the Gap: Scalable Strategies for Building Strong School–Industry Partnerships The Barn Instructional Strategies for Increasing Multilingual Learner Engagement in CTE The Still

3:25pm EDT

ATTENTION! Active Listening is a Two-Way Street The Still Driving Student Engagement Through Aligned Advising The Barn Public Service and Safety: Building the next Generation The Carriage Room

5:30pm EDT

Special Event - TBD

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Exhibitor Hours

8:45am EDT

Learners in the Lead: Empowering Students with Tools for Certification Success The Carriage Room No Regrets: Live Like You Were Dying. The Barn Teaching AI with Food, Chatbots, and Mad Libs: Engaging, Hands-On Strategies for Every Classroom The Still

9:40am EDT

Cultivating a Growth Mindset in New CTE Teachers The Barrell Room Mind the Gap: Using Data to Align CTE Pathways with Workforce Needs The Carriage Room The Logistics Revolution: Creating Quadruple Credentialed Graduates Through an Integrated Transportation Academy The Still We Didn't Start the Fire: AI in a Changing Classroom The Barn

10:45am EDT

Closing the Skills Gap: Career Prep for the Modern Workforce The Barrell Room Creating "The Great Race" in Your Classroom: Harnessing the Power of Team-based Challenges The Still The Classroom is a Leadership Lab: Transforming Instruction Through Intentional Leadership The Barn

11:45am EDT

Expert to Educator: The Administrator’s Role in Supporting New CTE Teachers The Still I Hated Small Group Work Until.... The Barn Powerful Partnerships: Building Pathways to Successful Healthcare Careers The Carriage Room

12:15pm EDT

1:25pm EDT

AI-Ready Classrooms: Bridging Instruction, Leadership, and Ethics in K–12 Education The Barn Bridging Academic Rigor and Career Readiness: Implementing the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme Through Educator Sensemaking The Barrell Room Why CTE Teachers Leave and What Administrators Can Do About It The Still

2:25pm EDT

From Cadet to Career-Ready: The Power of JROTC Leadership Certification The Barn From Career Closet to Market Readiness: Closing the Professionalism Gap for CTE Students (or Emerging Topics and Innovative Practices in CTE) The Barrell Room Niswonger Career Pathways: Innovative Rural Approaches in Biotechnology & AI/Data Science The Carriage Room The Power of Best Practices to Increase Student Engagement The Still

3:00pm EDT

Exhibitor Breakdown

9:00am EDT

Region II Awards Breakfast