From Industry to Educator: Using AI to Empower New CTE Teachers

As career and technical education (CTE) welcomes a new wave of teachers entering directly from industry, a critical need has emerged: fast, reliable support in instructional design. This session explores how AI tools including partnerships with platforms like MagicSchool AI and custom-built GPTs are helping CTE educators rapidly upskill in lesson writing, pedagogy, and classroom planning. Learn how one CTE center is using AI not to replace teachers, but to empower them bridging the gap between trade expertise and effective instruction through co-creation, standards alignment, and instructional coaching on demand.