Career and Technical Education: The Heart of Minnesota's Workforce

The 2022 theme emphasizes the importance of CTE to Minnesota’s workforce. CTE is at the heart because it teaches the skills that give students opportunities for in-demand careers critical to our state. The students developing these workplace skills now will be the foundation of Minnesota’s workforce tomorrow. Teachers, staff members, coordinators, and workforce partners in our state play a vital role in CTE. Thus, the 2022 Summit prioritizes leadership, professional development, and health and well-being because a healthy workforce is good for everyone.

Session Proposals

We seek proposals for sessions that will give attendees the tools and resources to reposition, rethink, and revitalize our systems and ourselves. Every solution starts with challenging our mindset. We know that educators and workforce partners in our state play a vital role in Career and Technical Education. 

• Do you have an innovative approach or a best practice that you would like to share with your peers?
• Have you solved a problem that others might be struggling with?
• What does it mean to have a healthy workforce, classroom, community, and learner?
• What does it mean to be a healthy leader educator, learner, and community member?
• How do we show students and educators that we care? What strategies have you found useful in supporting the health and well-being of students, teachers, and/or the community?
• Where are we excelling and where could we improve in providing students with the most relevant workplace skills?

Successful submissions strive to:

• Be bold. Bold is courageous, able to take risks, and confident.
• Expand people’s thinking—what hasn’t this audience considered?
• Consider the future in a new way.
• Be inspirational and motivational.
• Be practical. What can I implement right now?
• Encourage constructive debate.

Submissions will be evaluated on:

• Clarity – proposal clearly articulates the session description and at least three stated outcomes.
• Relevance – proposal reflects the Summit theme and audience.
• Innovation – potential to introduce new, bold, or innovative ideas, solutions, or practices.
• Inclusive and Diverse – proposal demonstrates the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Note diversity is measured in many ways, including but not limited to gender and gender identity, location, socio-economic background, perspective, age, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

Details

• You may submit proposals for up to two session ideas.
• If accepted, you will be assigned a time slot at the discretion of the conference organizers.
• If your proposal is accepted, all session presenters are required to register for the Summit and pay the registration fee.
• All session presenters must pay for their own travel and lodging costs and other incidental expenses.
• We are looking for presentations that are inclusive and diverse. Note that diversity is measured in many ways, including but not limited to gender and gender identity, location, socio-economic background, perspective, age, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
• Presentations may be in-person or virtual.

Deadline

Submission deadline is July 29, 2022. Acceptance notifications will be sent by September 1, 2022.

Intended Audiences for Concurrent Sessions

• Advising/Career Development
• Adult Basic Education
• Business/Industry
• College/University
• Community Organization
• Corrections/Ex-Offender Transitions
• Secondary School or District
• Workforce Development