Building Brilliance: A Professional Development Series for Today’s CTE Educators
Through Building Brilliance, CTE educators can explore timely topics, strengthen instructional practices, and connect with a statewide community of professionals—all from the convenience of their own classrooms or homes. Each session features expert facilitators, practical strategies, and ready-to-use tools that support excellence in teaching, leadership, and student engagement.
Whether you’re a classroom instructor, administrator, counselor, or industry partner, Building Brilliance offers meaningful opportunities to enhance your craft, spark new ideas, and elevate the impact of CTE across West Virginia.
Discover. Engage. Grow.
Join us in building brilliance—one session at a time.
Upcoming Sessions
December 3 | 3:15 – 4:15 P.M.
Using AI for Unit Planning, Lesson Planning, and Assessment
Learn how to harness AI tools to streamline your planning process, create engaging lessons, and design assessments that save time while supporting student learning from expert presenter, CD Caldwell, Director of Putnam County Career and Technical Center.
February 11 | 3:15 – 4:15 P.M.
Educator Wellness / Work-Life Balance
Explore strategies for managing stress, setting healthy boundaries, and creating balance to sustain your effectiveness and joy as an educator. Expert presenters are WVDE’s Susie Garrison, Stephanie Hayes and Lauren Landry.
March 18 | 3:15 – 4:15 P.M.
Simulated Workplace Re-Innovation
Be among the first to learn about the updated protocols and resources for the WV Simulated Workplace Initiative. WVDE’s James Coble shares details about the restructuring of the Simulated Workplace model with innovative practices that strengthen student engagement, accountability, and career readiness.
March 26 | 3:15 – 4:15 P.M.
Entrepreneurship & Innovation in Supporting Simulated Workplace
Explore how entrepreneurial thinking and innovative practices can energize Simulated Workplace programs and better connect students to real-world career skills. Expert presenter is Kim Zirk from The EdVenture Group.
May 19 | 3:15 – 4:15 P.M.
How to Use Canva
Get hands-on tips for using Canva to design professional-quality digital content for presentations, flyers and resources that make your CTE program stand out from WVDE’s Sarah Wamsley and Bridging Innovation Institute’s Amber Ravenscroft.
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