ISBE CTE Summer Speaker Series 2022
CTE for ALL students & for EACH student
As part of the Career ConneCTEd Illinois efforts to support high-level Career and Technical Education (CTE) for all students throughout the state, this year, we are launching a Summer Speaker Series that will focus on ensuring access to and success in CTE classrooms. With a focus on the “special populations” and “nontraditional careers” of the Perkins V Act, the following three topics were identified by analyzing statewide CTE student data as well as through engaging CTE leaders from across Illinois.
For each topic, we will host a keynote presentation in June, and then, there will also be a corresponding educator panel for each topic that will be held in late July and early August prior to the start of the 2022-2023 school year. All of these events will be held online, and links will be sent to those who have registered the day before each event.
Family & Community Engagement and Postsecondary Placement
- Keynote – June 28, 10:30 AM – Dr. Ayanna Brown, Elmhurst University & Thought Spectrum, LLC
- Educator Panel – July 27, 9 AM
Active Recruitment of Special Populations into CTE Programs and Nontraditional Careers
- Keynote – June 21, 9 AM – Dr. Amanda Bastoni, CAST
- Educator Panel – July 28, 9 AM
Elimination of Barriers for Individual CTE Students
- Keynote – June 23, 9 AM – Dr. Valerie Milton, Michigan Department of Education
- Educator Panel – August 2, 9 AM