B.1 - Mosel Rhine: Certiport – Increase Certification Pass Rates – Set Up for Success!

Katie Watchorn, Michigan (Certiport Territory Manager)

This presentation will be about getting your school started on certifications offered by Certiport for

your CTE Classes. You will hear lots of tips/tricks for getting both GMetrix (e-learning

courseware/practice tests set up for the school year, how to market your CTE program and getting kids

excited about certifying, as well as a little onboarding information about the Certiport platform with

testing your students.

B.2 - Brahms: 2025 Ferris State/Auto-Owners Insurance Challenge

Dr. David Brown, Professor

Ferris State University- College of Business

davidbrown@ferris.edu

In 2024, 39 high school teams from all over Michigan operated their own fictional insurance companies

to compete for prizes. Students learn about strategy, business acumen, and insurance career

opportunities. Come learn about the 2025 challenge and register your class(es) to participate.

(Related Friday Session)

B.3 - Danube: Is Your School Ready for the Personal Finance Requirement?

Gary Freund, The Financial Compass

Engage your students by incorporating journaling, projects on car buying, insurance, mutual funds, and

a supplemental book into your personal finance course—led by a high school Business Education

teacher with 33 years of experience teaching and mentoring in personal finance.

B.4 - Altmuehl: IT Speacialist and Cisco Certifications

Liliya Rajsombath, IT and Cisco Certiport Product Manager

In this training, Certiport will cover their 15 IT Specialist and 3 Cisco Certifications. They’ll review the e-

learning materials and practice tests for these certifications. How can these certifications be

incorporated in any program area so we can expose students to the technological world around them!

B.5 - Mozart: Virtual Enterprise Capstone: From Classroom Ready to Career Ready

Tom Mavis, CTE Instructor, Rochester Adams High School

VE provides a solution for schools to offer all students meaningful skills-based career experiences.

Through our hands-on, task-based curricula, students test drive potential careers and develop in-

demand skills and competencies that post-secondary institutions and employers are seeking. By

managing the day-to-day operations of a company, students not only develop business skills and an

entrepreneurial mindset, they also identify career pathways that align with their interests, talents, and

aspirations.