WV CTSO Fall ​Leadership Conference

November 2, 2023 - CHARLESTON cIVIC cENTER

nOVEMBER 3, 2023 - sTATE mEETINGS AT HOTELS

mARRIOTT hOTEL - fccla, deca, hosa, eDUCATORS rISING

fOUR pOINTS hOTEL - fbla

cHARLESTON cIVIC cENTER

mARRIOTT hOTEL - deca, fccla, hosa, eDUCATORS rISING

fOUR pOINTS hOTEL - fbla

Keynote Speaker

He delivered two TEDx talks, co-founded PickWaste—an organization that mobilized volunteers to pick up over 3000 bags of litter—and was awarded the prestigious Queens Platinum Jubilee Award for his exceptional contributions to Canada. During the pandemic, Sam produced two viral graduation videos for students who missed their ceremonies and launched a partnership with Taco Bell Canada to encourage people to engage in acts of kindness.

His work and interviews have been featured in The Globe & Mail, CBC, and CTV. He has been recognized as Starfish Canada’s Top 25 Under 25. Sam’s multimedia platform, The High Performing Educator, has spotlit over 250 educators, and his bestselling debut book, Empty Your Backpack has been called “a must-read for young dreamers.”. In his spare time, you can find Sam reading books, dancing the bachata, or journeying across the globe with his giant red backpack.

Workshops

Rotating Interactive Workshops

Presenters: CTSO State Officers / Industry

Magic Blanket

Educators Rising: Rosie Shackleford

Groups will work together to flip the blanket… but, there’s a catch! Everyone must keep their feet on the blanket at all times!

We are in this together

DECA State Officers

Cooperation is the key to survival!

Saving Sam

Educators Rising: Marley Reynolds & Taylor Treadway

Teams will work together using creative thinking, leadership, and problem solving skills to "Save Sam" in this hands-on activity.

Silent Line-Up

Educators Rising: Danielle Bailey & Abigail Copenhaver

Participants will practice communication skills through body language.

Music + Marketing = Millions?!?!

WV FBLA - Alyssa Smith & Chase Moss

This workshop explores how utilizing creativity and musicality can yield a return of countless consumers. Learn how the world’s biggest business’ grab the attention of both the brain and ears, and how you can too!

Innovate on the Spot

WV FBLA - Ava Bratton and Lincoln Thorn

A fun and unique workshop to improve your confidence and creativity for improv, along with a few exciting games!

Constructing a team in the workplace

DECA State Officers

Constructing a Team in the Workplace You will be building teams brick by brick with effective communication

Real-Estate frenzy

WV FBLA - Avery Swiger and Jade Hall

Real-Estate Frenzy drives participates to work on their feet and challenges them to think as an agent. They have to use the unknown situation/ house and make the best to become successful and complete the sale.

It’s Here

DECA State Officers

It's Here! This workshop will help you learn about AI and how to use it ethically.

Chat over dinner

FCCLA State Officers

Learn techniques to help break the ice and build your team through this 3-course meal of activities.

settle the glitter

FCCLA State Officers

Recognize your thoughts and how to cope with them in this mindfulness activity with water and sequence to help you visualize your calming strategies.

speak 2 lead

FCCLA State Officers

Tips and tricks to help improve your speaking skills, help you be a more critical thinker, fine tune your verbal and nonverbal communication skills, and help you overcome public speaking anxiety so that you can prepare and deliver brilliant speeches.

Tropical Island

WV HOSA - Lexi Walker

Beach ball will be passed around in groups, whoever the beach ball lands on will write their strength on it. Then, the person who wrote their strength will share about it and step out of the circle while the ball continues going around. After everyone has written their strength, they can share aloud.

Freeze

WV HOSA - Abbagayle Stiltner

2 people stand in front of the group. They have 30 seconds to pick a topic and act it out. While acting, someone can yell freeze. Then, they would have to take over and continue the act. If no one yells freeze after 30 seconds, then someone would be picked at random.

The Silent Stack

WV HOSA - Bailey Peters

Everyone will be split into random groups and identify their strengths. After Identifying, they will attempt to build the tallest tower silently using only a rubber band with pieces of yarn attached to it and red solo cups.

Skills: Teamwork- forces a group to work together to win.

Intro to EMS Simulation

EMS Providers

We will just walk the kids through the tools and training techniques that we use to train our EMS providers and EMS students using the most up to date high fidelity training mannikins

Finding Your Small, Consistent Actions

Sam Demma

Thanks to an educator, Micheal Loudfoot, Sam was taught a lesson that helped him build resiliency, reinvent his identity, and ultimately set him on the path to a meaningful career. Now, through this workshop, Sam shares this idea with an abundance of belly laughs, happy tears and breakthrough moments. Small, Consistent Actions are not only about finding your meaningful future, but realizing that you have the potential to create fulfillment in your life. Expect to leave this workshop fueled with self-belief and prepared to take the next steps to bring your dreams to life.

Picture This: Building Leadership w/Legos

WV HOSA - Bret Hano & Piper Slinka-Petka

People will sit back-to-back in groups of 2. 1 person will have a photo of something simple to draw. They will describe the object without saying what it is to the other person who will then attempt to draw it.

This will also be completed with legos.

Edventure session

Amber Ravenscroft and Cameron Keefe

Description will be here.

Reservations for the Event will be made by using the booking link and click on check avalability or by individual attendees directly with Marriott reservations at I (800) 228-9290 or

(304) 345-6500. NAME OF EVENT: WV Career and Technical Student Organization State Meeting Nov. 2-3, 2023

REFERENCE #: M-QGl90FK

$15 per night Parking

Reservations are to be made INDIVIDUALLY by using the booking link and click on check avalability or by calling 1-800-368-7764 and specifying the group name: CTSO Fall Leadership

Conference Room Block. Please note that all reservations must be accompanied by a first night's room deposit or guaranteed to

a major credit card.

Extra Person Fee and State Taxes will be removed when paying at the hotel. Charleston Tax is required unless your school gets an exemption.