2024 CTE Conference Program

DAY 1: MONDAY

August 4, 202 5

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

Bridging the Gap: Strategies for Teaching Students with Autism ELM - EAST HALL The panel will discuss behaviors seen with ASD students at the post secondary level. This presention will introduce effective communication and teaching techniques to better ensure success.

Shelly Smith, Aimee McGehee, Maya Wabel and Leann Ibarra

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Be Stellar- Get Your Groove Back

POPLAR - EAST HALL

This session will discuss how to be “stellar.” Stellar is to be better than everything else. Life brings many daily challenges that may cause one to feel down and out. The best way to overcome those challeges is to change the outlook on them.

Eboni Mangum MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD

We All Belong: Becoming a Professional

MIMOSA - EAST HALL

This session will discuss professionalism as a fundamental to our behavior in society, embodying the respect and dignity we must extend to everyone, especially in the workplace. It shapes how we present ourselves both inside and outside the classroom. By integrating professionalism into our schools and implementing it as a best practice, we will equip our students with the essential skills and mindset needed to thrive in the workforce and beyond.

Felisha Hampton COPIAH - LINCOLN COMMUNITY COLLEGE