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2018 Connections to Education Conference

Join us for the premier annual event for educators to reconnect, learn, and find inspiration!
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7:30am EDT

Registration Open Regency Foyer

1:00pm EDT

ODE Office of CTE Update Regent 3Emily Passias, PhD

3:00pm EDT

Ohio ACTE Assembly of Delegates Meeting MagnoliaNate Bishko

3:30pm EDT

Meet and Greet for First Time Attendees and NEW Educators - Sponsored by ACT Ohio Easton Grand Ballroom FoyerNate Bishko

4:00pm EDT

Opening Reception and Session - Sponsored by ASVAB Career Exploration Program Easton Grand BallroomStudent Jazz Band • Nate Bishko • Stephanie Preston Domas

7:00am EDT

Registration Open Regency Foyer

7:15am EDT

Breakfast: Sponsored by CF Educational Solutions Regency and Grand Ballroom Foyers

8:00am EDT

General Session Easton Grand BallroomNate Bishko • Lisa Hinkelman • Michael Rice

9:00am EDT

Meet the ODE Office of CTE Staff Regency Foyer

9:30am EDT

APPetizer Hour Juniper CMelinda O'Connor College and Career Ready Takes More Than Test Scores LilacAmy Haas Burris Going Beyond Project-Based Learning: Students as Scientists Regent 1W. Robert Midden, PhD Industry Credential Success = Engaging Students; Classroom Tips & Tricks Easton CDValerie Zeno Play 21 - Celebrating School Attendance Juniper BRamona Beck • Robin Coleman • Scott Colliflower • Brianne Giesting • Roger Osborne • Stephen Tracy Pre-apprenticeship and Work Based Learning Roll-Out Regent 3Chad Bridgman • Linda O'Connor • Lindsay Pitstick • Kristina Ropos The Future of STEM and CTE – Ignoring the Box to Address Workforce Challenges MagnoliaStephen White, COSI The Power of Micromessages in Marketing, Recruitment and Success in CTE: Ohio’s Career Guidebooks for Manufacturing and Construction Juniper ADr. Ben Williams What’s Your E? TCTC’s Approach to Career Advising and College and Career Readiness for All Students Regent 2Cara DeToro • Rachel Gensburg • Nick Libeg

10:00am EDT

Financial Aid Coordinators Meeting Worthington RoomTiffany Thayer

10:45am EDT

Assessing the Readiness of a Program for Review using the Ohio’s Quality Program Standards for Career-Technical Education Programs Regent 1Svetlana Beltyukova • Vandita Prasad Butler Tech's Bio Science Center Juniper AAbbie Cook • Karla Lynch Elevate Your Program Through Industry-Recognized Credentials Regent 2Katie Going Beyond Career Exploration - ASVAB Career Exploration Program LilacJulie Kelly Going Beyond RAMTEC Juniper BDr. Richard Hassler One and Done ...now teaching is fun! Easton CDDavid Frongillo WebXam Update Regent 3Angie Stansell Where STEM and CTE Meet: Strategies that Engage Minds at Collins Career Technical Center Juniper CCarrie Hess • Andrea Zaph Work-Based Learning for Students with Disabilities MagnoliaEmilie Coen

11:45am EDT

Lunch Easton Grand BallroomJohn Richard • Will Vorys

1:15pm EDT

"Making" the Connection: Igniting Student Interest in Advanced Manufacturing Skills and Job Opportunities MagnoliaOSLN Career Technical Early College High School Regent 3Kim Bartholomew • Kelly Herold • Dan Murphy How to Partner with ADECCO Regent 1Beth Brokar Looking for New Ways to Increase Enrollment? Try Summer Career Camps for 8th and 9th Graders!! Regent 2Nancy Mulvey • Sarah Taylor NCCER Industry Recognized Credentials for the Construction Industry Juniper BSusan Muggeo ODHE Update for Ohio Technical Centers LilacTony Landis Preparing the District and Your Community for a Ballot Issue Juniper ACarol Dorn Bell Real Free Interactive Financial Education Curriculum for your Classroom Juniper CFool Proof Me Tips for Teaching Technical Terms Easton CDKurtis McDonald

2:15pm EDT

Afternoon Break and Exhibit Time - Sponsored by OOGEEP Regency and Grand Ballroom Foyers

2:45pm EDT

"But I'm NOT a Reading Teacher!"--Make your Classroom as Engaging as your Lab Easton CDDr. Sandra Adams A Blueprint for Reviving a Dwindling CTE Program MagnoliaTim Buschur • Brian Stetler CS4OH with Code.org Juniper BKelly Gaier Evans Eyes for the future; developing and sustaining a successful Optical Program Juniper AAmanda Hamm • Aly Pollock Get Hyped for Hyper Docs LilacChelsea Moyer Making Career Connections from Middle School to High School Regent 1Jesse Maxfield • Chad Wyen Road Map to Success: How to Run a Successful Internship Program Regent 3Tammy Cooper Spa technology Juniper CTasha Sheipline The State of Civil Rights Regent 2Melissa Carleton • Katy Osborn

4:00pm EDT

Career Field and Division Meetings Breakout Rooms CBI Division Meeting Juniper B PACE Division Meeting LilacTony Landis Public Relations Practitioners Meeting Juniper C Spotlight on Student Services Easton CDBeth Brokar • Lisa Marie Reinhart • Michael Rice Trade and Industrial Division Meeting Juniper A Legislative Update for Administrators/Administration Division Meeting Regent 3Terrence O'Donnell

5:30pm EDT

Summertime Social - Sponsored by Buckeye Educational Systems and Tools for Schools! Bar Louie - Easton Town Cetner

7:15am EDT

Breakfast: Sponsored by Pearson Educational Systems Easton Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:00am EDT

Drone Racing - the Next Generation of STEM Juniper BMatt Ehrhardt • Will Nickley Mission STEM: Free Opportunities for Ohio Students Regency FoyerStephanie Johnson CTE Funding Regent 1Raul Soto Education for the Real World: Leveraging Online Instruction in the Classroom MagnoliaMichelle Fugate Measuring Professional Skills Attainment - Linking Classroom Performance to OhioMeans-Jobs Readiness Seal Regent 3Angie Collins • Mike Hart • Sarah Taylor Project LIFE: A Best Practice Transition to Work Learning Continuum Juniper CReena Fish Rock Your Students and Employers World - Offer Them Skills They Want Regent 2Scott Ellsworth • Buckeye Educational Systems Financial Aid Coordinators Meeting Worthington RoomTiffany Thayer

9:15am EDT

Can Your School Handle a 21st Century Crisis? Regent 1Nicole Donovsky • Mary Beth Freeman • Hinda Mitchell Not Just Say No, but "I Can't" MagnoliaAngie Ferguson • Kim Graves • April Graybill Satellite Programs--A Growing Trend Regent 2Mitchell Culbert • Andrew Hoekzema • Shannon Whittie STEM careers in Ohio's #1 industry Juniper CMary Buehler • Courtney Hovest • Jane Hunt • Em Sowles The OTHER 4-Year Degree: Building Trades Apprenticeships Regent 3Rob Dorans Tools of Engagement - Making Connections to Careers in Ohio's Natural Gas and Crude Oil Industry Juniper AOhio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program

10:30am EDT

Construction Concerns – Procurement Options and Practical Considerations Juniper BDesmond Cullimore Creating Flexible Spaces and Blended Learning Regent 1Greg Carpenter • Brian Hale • Kristina Lucas • Heather Pitzer EMIS Update Regent 2Kelsey Stephens Lesson Plans - Essentials for Success Juniper CSusan Hakel ODHE Articulation and Transfer Secondary and Adult Updates Regent 3Shane DeGarmo • Anne Skuce • Jamilah Tucker • Nikki Wearly Science in the building, STEM in your classroom Juniper AAimee Kennedy Special Education Legal Update for Career Tech MagnoliaSusan Geary

11:45am EDT

Closing General Session Easton Grand BallroomNate Bishko • Chris Olsen • Sandra Walker

12:30pm EDT

Shoemaker Leadership Institute Orientation Meeting - Shoemaker participants only New Albany BoardroomEric Landversicht

1:00pm EDT

BE AWE-SOME! Take Your Leadership to the Next Level - FREE Post Conference Opportunity Regent 1