Name: Early Career Literacy for Future Ready Students
Start: 2026-07-21T14:00:00-0600
End: 2026-07-21T14:50:00-0600

2026 CACTE CAREERTECH SUMMIT WELCOMES YOU!
July 19-23, 2026
PUEBLO CONVENTION CENTER
Pueblo, CO

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Early Career Literacy for Future Ready Students

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT

Fortino Grand Hall C-West

Looking for ways to fill your CTE student pipeline? It starts with early career literacy where students explore career options and connect them with CTE opportunities. This session introduces strategies to encourage career awareness in K-8 classrooms. With natural entry points into both core and career-focused classrooms, early career literacy expands career discovery, encourages career exploration, and provides opportunities for students to experiment with careers in hands-on ways. It also makes room to celebrate career literacy success in skill-building ways.This activity-packed session will share resources and ideas for engaging students in meaningful ways. Participants will receive a variety of hand-outs and a free book from the Bright Futures Press middle grade career exploration collection.

Speakers

Diane Lindsey Reeves

Author & Book Producer, Bright Futures Press

Diane is an author and book producer whose work focuses on early career literacy. Her company, Bright Futures Press, offers an 89-title middle grade career exploration collection of books with ten series that tap into student curiosity with hooks like career clusters, STEM, personal... Read More →

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
Fortino Grand Hall C-West Pueblo Convention Center

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2026 CACTE CareerTech Summit

Diane Lindsey Reeves

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2026 CACTE CareerTech Summit

Diane Lindsey Reeves

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