2025 SC Education + Business Summit: Full Schedule

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8:30am EDT

133 SCDE Updates for School Counselors and Career Specialists

Wednesday June 25, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT

This session will update counselors and specialists on critical SCDE initiatives and possible legislative changes.

The presenter has over 25 years of experience serving in the school counseling/career specialist field.

Speakers

Anna Duvall

Education Associate, South Carolina Department of Education

Anna Duvall is the School Counselor and Career Specialist Liaison for the South Carolina Department of Education. She also serves as the Student Transition Services team lead in the Office of Career and Technical Education and Student Transition Services.

Wednesday June 25, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Room 202-A

Other, Career Counselors

9:45am EDT

142 School Counselors Round Table: Open Discussion of Topics Relevant to the CTE World of School Counseling

Wednesday June 25, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am EDT

Room 202-A

School counselors working in schools with the CTE fields represented need to come together to collaborate our ideas and practices. This hopefully will be a lively discussion of topics that are the day to day job of a school counselor in the CTE world. This is my 8th year as a school counselor at Woolard Technology Center in Kershaw County.

Speakers

Matt Spolski

School Counselor, Kershaw County School District

Wednesday June 25, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
Room 202-A

Other

1:00pm EDT

172 Embracing Career Cluster Advancements

Wednesday June 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Room 202-A

This session addresses the latest updates in CTE, focusing on the new career cluster framework. Exploring the crosswalk and understanding the vision behind these changes, educators will be empowered to better grasp how CTE is advancing to meeting workforce demands.
Attendees will walk away with the new framework, debunk myths, and the tools to effectively prepare to make adjustments to implement the advancements in their classrooms.
LaKeshia Adams, Ph.D. has 10+ years of educational instruction, support, and leadership experience on local, regional, and state levels. A certified Global Career Development Facilitator, with a background in teaching middle and high school mathematics, adult education math and science, and addressing college and career readiness for individuals in custody, her results-driven approach emphasizes leveraging technology for empowering learners. Dr. A excels in fostering collaborations with key stakeholders, making her an asset at the intersection of education, technology, and workforce development. She loves analyzing and solving problems that enable others to excel.

Speakers

LaKeshia M Adams

Instructional Technology Specialist, SCETV

LaKeshia Adams, Ph.D. has 10+ years of educational instruction, support, and leadership experience on local, regional, and state levels. A certified Global Career Development Facilitator, with a background in teaching middle and high school mathematics, adult education math and science... Read More →

Wednesday June 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 202-A

Other, School Counselors

2:15pm EDT

173 Tech It Up a Notch

Wednesday June 25, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm EDT

Room 202-A

Technology integration is vital to modern CTE programs. This session introduces attendees to free, SC created, SC highlighting tools that can elevate instruction. By leveraging tech resources, educators can enhance engagement and help students gain real-world skills.
Attendees will walk away with the awareness of three sources of free resources (audio clips, lesson plans, videos, documents, interactives, and photos). Attendees will be empowered to enhance their learning environments with standards-based resources.
LaKeshia Adams, Ph.D. has 10+ years of educational instruction, support, and leadership experience on local, regional, and state levels. A certified Global Career Development Facilitator, with a background in teaching middle and high school mathematics, adult education math and science, and addressing college and career readiness for individuals in custody, her results-driven approach emphasizes leveraging technology for empowering learners. Dr. A excels in fostering collaborations with key stakeholders, making her an asset at the intersection of education, technology, and workforce development. She loves analyzing and solving problems that enable others to excel.

Speakers

LaKeshia M Adams

Instructional Technology Specialist, SCETV

Wednesday June 25, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm EDT
Room 202-A

Other, School Counselors