2024 CTE Conference Program

DAY 1: WEDNESDAY

July 31, 2024

3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions

W.W.Y.D. VICKSBURG ROOM - CONVENTION CENTER

The panel will discuss the ADA laws mandating appropriate accommodations for students at the post-secondary level. Participants will be presented with scenarios and will discuss if accommodations are appropriate and reasonable. The panel will answer questions presented by the participants.

Shellye Smith, Darla Lyons, Aimee McGehee

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Workforce Solutions: Maximizing Mississippi Manufacturing The workshop enhances understanding of the current landscape of the manufacturing industry in Mississippi but also provides essential insights that can be used to shape more effective and relevant CTE programs. These programs, in turn, help in building a competent, innovative, and adaptable workforce capable of meeting the evolving demands of the manufacturing sector. ST. LOUIS ROOM - CONVENTION CENTER

Sandy Crist MMA-MEP

Weave a Webb of Trust and Rapport NEW ORLEANS ROOM - CONVENTION CENTER

The presentation offers a personal perspective of how to weave trust and rapport in the classroom. Discussions include how to manage a classroom and provide support to students while trying to have a little humor and fun.

Jason Webb HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE