Schedule Last Updated: September 24, 2023
Confirmed sessions are listed below.
PDFs of Conference Program Information: folder 2023 Fall Conference Program Documents
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
11:00 am—2:00 p.m. - IBEA Executive Council Meeting and Lunch
4:00—5:00 p.m. - IBEA Registration Desk Open
4:00—8:00 p.m. - IBEA Board of Directors' Meeting and Dinner
6:00—8:00 p.m. - IBEA Registration Desk Open
5:30—8:10 p.m. - Sessions One and Two - Wednesday Evening
- Certiport Bootcamp (Pre-registration required for this session.)
- Certiport Testing (Pre-registration required for this session.)
Thursday, November 2, 2023
IBEA Conference Registration Desk Hours
for Thursday 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Commercial Exhibit/IBEA Silent Auction Hours
for Thursday 9:00-5:00 p.m. (Closed during Opening Session from 9:30-11:30 a.m.)
8:00—9:00 a.m. - Session Three - Thursday Morning
- Certiport Testing (Pre-registration required for this session.)
- New Attendee, First Timer, College Student Roundtable Discussion
- Teaching Career-Tech-Ed Courses using AI
- Entrepreneurship Workshop
- What's New in Econ Lowdown!
9:00—9:30 a.m. - Exhibit Hall Grand Opening / Silent Auction / Networking
9:30—11:30 a.m. - Opening Session Brunch (Awards and Featured Speaker Eddie Slowikowski)
- Session Topic TBA
Eddie Slowikowski, Motivational Speaker (Chicago, IL)
11:40 a.m.—12:10 p.m. - Session Four - Thursday Morning - Affiliate Meetings
- CABEA (Chicago Area Business Education Association)
- CBEA (Chicago Business Education Association)
- CIBEA (Central Illinois Business Education Association)
- EIBEA (Eastern Illinois Business Education Association)
- MIBEA (Mid-Illinois Business Education Association)
- NIBEA (Northern Illinois Business Education Association)
- PABEA (Peoria Area Business Education Association)
- SIBEA (Southern Illinois Business Education Association)
- SWABEA (Southwestern Area Business Education Association)
- WIBEA (Western Illinois Business Education Association)
12:20—1:50 p.m. Session Five - Thursday Afternoon
- Legislative Updates Session
1:55—2:25 p.m. - Snack Break, Commercial Exhibits/Silent Auction, Networking
2:30—3:30 p.m. Session Six - Thursday Afternoon
- Certiport Testing (Pre-registration required for this session.)
- Eddie Slowikowski Session (Topic TBA)
- Teacher Burnout Prevention Using the Power of Nutrition
- Hands-On Practice with MindTap for Century 21 Accounting
- Community College/University Roundtable Discussion
3:40—4:40 p.m. Session Seven - Thursday Afternoon
- Certiport Testing (Pre-registration required for this session.)
- Looking For a New Course to Teach?
- Chatting with ChatGPT
- 25 Things I Learned the Hard Way
- Declutter Your Google Life!
4:45—5:00 p.m. - Final Time for Exhibits / Silent Auction Closes
7:30—10:00 p.m. - IBEA President's Reception - Open to All IBEA Members and Conference Attendees
Friday, November 3, 2023
IBEA Conference Registration Desk Hours
For Friday: 7:00-8:30 a.m.
7:00—9:00 a.m. - Breakfast Buffet
7:30—8:30 a.m. - Session Eight - Friday Morning
- Council of Affiliates
- GMetrix Building Blocks for Certification Success
- Teaching in the Post-COVID Classroom (IBEA Mentor Program Monthly Session)
- TRS Express!: Information about TRS Retirement, Disability, and Death Benefits
- Innovating Student Leadership with FBLA
8:40—9:40 a.m. - Session Nine - Friday Morning
- Engage with Play
- Everfi - Your Partner for No-Cost Financial Literacy and Career Resources
- Industry Certification Updates with Certiport
- Starting a School Store in a Small Rural School
- AI Playground
9:50—10:50 a.m. - Session Ten - Friday Morning
- Past Presidents' Council
- High School 2 Career
- Integrating TPACK in Instructional Designe for Enriched Computer Science Education
- Help Wanted! Join us for a Conversation about the Future of Business Education
- Assessing Essential Skills in the Business Classroom
11:30 a.m.—1:15 p.m. - Featured Speaker, Closing Luncheon, IBEA Annual Business Meeting, Scholarship Presentation
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Session Topic TBA
Jennifer Stubblefield, Former Business Educator and Customer Success Manager - Certiport
1:00—1:30 p.m. - PD Desk Open Following Closing Lunch
1:30 p.m. - On the Road—Have a Safe Trip Home! See you Next Year!