2026 CTE Professional Development Conference

2026 CTE Professional Development Conference

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 CTE Professional Development Conference!

Your commitment, energy, and dedication to career and technical education made this year’s conference a meaningful start to an exciting three-year journey.

 

Pathways to Mastery

Commit • Complete • Achieve

Pathways to Mastery launches a powerful three-year vision:

  • 2026 - Commit

  • 2027 - Complete

  • 2028 - Achieve

Year-One (2026) Focus: Commit

  • Commit to Quality

  • Commit to Students

  • Commit to Excellence

Our commitment is the first step on the Pathway to Mastery.  By investing in high-quality CTE experiences, putting students at the center of our work, and striving for excellence in everything we do, we build stronger programs, stronger communities, and stronger futures.

At the 2027 CTE Professional Development Conference, we will move to the second stage of our Pathways to Mastery vision: Complete

Schedule at a Glance

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For the full conference schedule, download the Conference App: SCHED

Event Name: 2026 NDCTE Professional Development Conference
 

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Join an Association or Renew Your Dues

NDACTE/ACTE - Most Divisions

Visit www.ACTEonline.org/join

  • Click Join Now/Renew
  • Select New Member or Renewing Member
  • Select ND as your state association and national, state and division dues will be available for you to select in one convenient location.  The cost to renew your membership is $125 ($80 ACTE/$45 NDACTE).

If you have any questions, contact Carla Hixon, NDACTE Executive Director, at NDACTE@outlook.com.

NDCEL/NDCTEA

If you have any questions, contact Sammy Vander Wal, NDCEL Membership Coordinator, at sammy.vanderwal@ndcel.org.

Agricultural Education

NDAAE

If you have any questions, contact Mitchell Becker, NDAAE Treasurer, at Mitchell.Becker@k12.nd.us.

Business Education

NBEA (National Business Education Association)

NDBEA (North Dakota Business Education Association)

  • NDBEA dues can be paid online along with ACTE/NDACTE dues at: https://www.acteonline.org/join
  • or, send a check for $15 payable to NDBEA to:
       Jan Repnow, NDBEA Treasurer
       Minot State University
       500 University Avenue West Main 302E
       Minot, ND 58707
  • or, bring your check to PDC in August

Career Development/Career Advisors

NDCDA

  • Pay by PayPal: paypal.me/NDCDA
  • or, send a check for $10 payable to NDCDA to:
         Heather Berg, NDCDA Treasurer
         110 Summit Ave S
         Park River, ND 58270

Family & Consumer Sciences Education

NDATFACS

If you have any questions, contact Kayla Held, NDATFACS Treasurer, at: Kayla.Held@k12.nd.us 

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Future Professional Development Conference Dates

Tentative dates:

  • August 2-4, 2027
  • August 7-9, 2028
  • August 6-8, 2029
  • August 5-7, 2030
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2026 Conference Sponsors