2025 SC Education + Business Summit: Full Schedule

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10:15am EDT

3 Barber/Cosmetology: Who Do I Run To?

Tuesday June 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am EDT

Cosmetology/Master Hair Care Instructor. Member of several professional organizations over 35 years of experience in the industry.

Speakers

Melissa Jones Horton

Educator, Unique Hair Design- The school

Unique Hair Design - The School is the first barbering school in Lancaster County. It opened in January 2015 and the Founder is Melissa Jones-Horton. We are currently in the process of receiving national accreditation from the National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am EDT
Room 104 A

Human Services (Health and Human Services), Educators

11:30am EDT

40 High-Quality Human Services Programs of Study

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Room 104 A

Relevance: Updates from the South Carolina Department of Education. Value: Will prepare participants for changes taking place because of current trends. Presenter Knowledge and Experience: I am the SCDE Education Associate who manages the Human Services Programs of Study and whose responsibility is to keep abreast of current trends and inform the CTE administrators and teachers.

Speakers

Eleanor RA Glover Gladney

Education Associate, SC Department of Education

Dr. Gladney is an Education Associate in the Office of Career and Technical Education at the South Carolina Department of Education. She is a graduate of South Carolina State University, the University of South Carolina, and Capella University. Dr. Gladney manages the Fashion Design... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 104 A

Human Services (Health and Human Services)

1:30pm EDT

38 Empowering the Next Generation of CNC Professionals with Haas Automation & Phillips Partnership

Tuesday June 24, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT

Room 104 A

The relevance of CNC and advanced manufacturing education to the CTE (Career and Technical Education) field is immense, as it directly addresses the growing demand for skilled professionals in modern manufacturing. These technologies are essential for students to understand, as they are at the core of today’s high-tech manufacturing processes. For participants, the value lies in gaining hands-on experience and knowledge that opens up career pathways in industries like aerospace, automotive, and robotics. By investing in CNC and advanced manufacturing education, CTE programs equip students with the practical skills and expertise needed to thrive in the evolving workforce, making them highly competitive in the job market. Phillips’ support of these initiatives further strengthens this by providing resources, training, and opportunities for students to excel in this high-demand field

Speakers

Jameson Pack

Tuesday June 24, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Room 104 A

Manufacturing (Advanced Manufacturing), Career Center Directors

2:45pm EDT

143 Imagine, Generate, Innovate: Exploring the Magic of Generative AI

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT

Room 104 A

Generative AI can prove beneficial to CTE teachers across all clusters in assisting with lesson and activity planning, communication, real-world and career scenarios, etc.

I am an instructional technology facilitator with Greenville County Schools. I have presented PD and supported secondary teachers with educational technology for the last 12 years.

Speakers

Lance Curry

Instructional Technology Facilitator, Greenville County Schools

I am an Instructional Technology Facilitator for Greenville County Schools and a Google Certified Trainer. I work with middle and high school teachers on effectively integrating technology into their classrooms.

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
Room 104 A

Other, Other

4:30pm EDT

184 10 Epic Tools To Electrify Staff Training: How to Make Professional Development Come Alive for CTE Participants and Staff

Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT

Room 104 A

This presentation provides a hands-on, use these free tools immediately to create the ideal settings for CTE staff to build their skills and professional capacity. The fast paced training is specifically designed for CTE practitioners to learn, observe, and implement each of these strategies, techniques, and resources to develop programs that are based on effective facilitation and engagement. We have presented this workshop and others to over 30,000 conference participants at over 400+ national, statewide, and regional conferences throughout the country, including keynoting at the EBS Summit in previous years, NC Workforce Training Conference (10+ years), Southeast Training Association (10+ years), NCETA (10+ years), Northeast Workforce (5+ years), etc.

Speakers

Eric Rowles

CEO, Leading to Change

Eric Rowles is a nationally recognized trainer, speaker, and consultant whom has worked with over 150,000 youth, adults, administrators, professionals, and policy makers within the past 15 years. His presentations are legendary - by combining the energy and innovation of a master... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Room 104 A

Business Management & Administration (Management & Entrepreneurship), Human Services (Health and Human Services)