Know Before You Go
Download the VISION Mobile App and Start Planning Your VISION Experience!
- Search for “ACTE CareerTech VISION” in the App Store or Google Play to start mapping out your VISION agenda! Visit our app page for additional information.
- Access the printable program agenda and schedule at a glance online.
- Share your VISION experiences: #VISIONCTE18
Registration Hours — Pick up Your Badges Onsite
Tower View, Henry B. González Convention CenterTuesday, Nov. 27: 4-7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 28: 6:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 29: 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 30: 6:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 1: 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Note: Registrants unable to attend may send a substitute, but please provide a letter from the original registrant authorizing the substitution, which will be subject to pricing based on ACTE membership status.
Enrich Your VISION Experience with Pre-Conference Events and STEM is CTE Symposium
There's still time to register for Wednesday workshops and the post-conference STEM is CTE Symposium (only $95 for full VISION registrants, and includes a keynote luncheon, breakout sessions and a closing networking reception). Simply visit the Attendee Service Center to add on an event to your registration.Career Pavilion
Park View, Henry B. González Convention CenterWednesday, Nov. 28: Noon–5 p.m. with Networking Reception, 4–5 p.m.
New! Career Pavilion Breakout Sessions
214D, Henry B. González Convention Center
Wednesday, Nov. 28
1–1:50 p.m.: Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Tech and Cybersecurity Careers
2–2:50 p.m.: Today's PreK-12 Computer Science Skills Gap: Do You Know What Your Students Need?
CareerTech Expo
Exhibit Hall 2, Henry B. González Convention Center
Thursday, Nov. 29: 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. with Networking Reception, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 30: 9 a.m.–3 p.m. with Coffee Break and Meet and Greet the Candidates for the 2019 ACTE Board of Directors, 9-10:15 a.m.
ShopACTE at VISION
Tower View, Henry B. González Convention CenterYour one-stop shop for the latest books and resources on CTE, including the new Perkins V: The Official Guide!
Wednesday, Nov. 28: Noon-5 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 29: 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 30: 6:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 1: 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Featured Book Signings
Wednesday, Nov. 285:15–5:45 p.m.: Mark Perna — Answering Why: Unleashing Passion, Purpose, and Performance in Younger Generations
Thursday, Nov. 29
10:15–11 a.m.: Jenna Hager — Sisters First
Friday, Nov. 30
11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Mark Perna — Answering Why: Unleashing Passion, Purpose, and Performance in Younger Generations
12:30–1 p.m.: Rachael Mann — The Martians in Your Classroom
1–1:30 p.m.: John C. Foster, Pamela Foster, Belinda Cole, Kathleen McNally — Your First Year in CTE: 10 Things to Know
1–1:30 p.m.: John C. Foster, Pamela Foster, Clyde Hornberger — Beyond Your First Year: 10 Additional Things to Know
1–1:30 p.m.: John C. Foster, Clyde Hornberger, Delmas Watkins — CTE Administrative Leadership: 10 Things to Know
1–1:30 p.m.: John C. Foster, Carol L. Hodes, Sandra G. Pritz — Putting Your Data to Work: Improving Instruction in CTE
2–2:30 p.m.: Sandra Adams — But I'm Not A Reading Teacher
3:15–3:45 p.m.: Alisha Hyslop — Perkins V: The Official Guide to Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
3:30–4 p.m.: Tisha Richmond — Make Learning Magical
Saturday, Dec. 1
12:15–12:30 p.m. (in ShopACTE): Patrice Banks — Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide
4:15–5:15 p.m. (in Room 217B): Patrice Banks — Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide
4:15–5:15 p.m. (in Room 217B): Rachael Mann — The Martians in Your Classroom
4:15–5:15 p.m. (in Room 217B): Alisha Hyslop — Perkins V: The Official Guide to Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
Wi-Fi Connection at VISION
sponsored by Coalition on Adult EducationWi-Fi will be available at the Henry B. González Convention Center and is intended for general web browsing and checking email.
Network name: CareerTech VISION 2018
Password: coabe218
