There’s a lot of conversation about what artificial intelligence could mean for career and technical education.
At BPCTE 2026, JFYNetWorks is ready to move beyond the conversation.
We’re bringing our AI-powered CTE tools to the exhibit hall so educators and CTE leaders can see them in action, ask questions, and explore how AI-enhanced project work could fit within their own schools and districts.
The Best Practices & Innovations in CTE™ Conference (BPCTE) takes place September 21–23 at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel in North Falmouth, Massachusetts. JFYNetWorks will be exhibiting September 22–23 with live demonstrations of the JFYNet AI CTE Build Lab and CTE Simulator Apps.
From “What If?” to “Show Me”
For schools exploring AI, the questions are becoming increasingly practical.
Where does the educator fit? What stays human? How can AI support authentic, industry-connected project work without taking the teacher—or the student—out of the process? And how can schools introduce AI while maintaining classroom-safe guardrails, instructor review, and standards alignment?
Those questions are easier to explore when you can see the tools in action.
That’s what we’ll be doing at BPCTE.
See the JFYNet AI CTE Build Lab in Action
At the JFYNetWorks booth, attendees can explore the JFYNet AI CTE Build Lab, featuring Project Spark.
The Build Lab turns Capstone Project guidelines and work-based learning requirements into an engaging, standards-aligned digital workspace for Grade 10–12 CTE students.
Project Spark supports students as they turn early ideas and available resources into three professional-grade, buildable project blueprints.
The workspace also includes project navigation, build files, shop-floor documentation, skill badges, and progress tracking, along with durable, exportable deliverables in PDF, Word, and Markdown.
Those materials can be used in a student portfolio, co-op interview, or apprenticeship application.
And throughout the process, built-in classroom-safe AI guardrails and teacher-in-the-loop sign-off help ensure that AI-assisted projects remain instructor-reviewed and standards-aligned.
Explore the JFYNet AI CTE Simulator App
JFYNetWorks will also demonstrate the JFYNet AI CTE Simulator App, featuring Far-Fab.
Far-Fab is an interactive Industry 5.0 manufacturing simulator and durable skills training environment for CTE students.
Aligned with the Massachusetts Chapter 74 Advanced Manufacturing Frameworks, Far-Fab is designed as a hands-on complement to the Build Lab, giving students an environment in which to practice and build with AI-powered tools.
Together, the Build Lab and Simulator Apps show how AI can support authentic CTE project work while maintaining instructor review and standards alignment.
Bring Us Your Questions
A live demonstration should be a conversation, not just a presentation.
If you’re attending BPCTE, bring us the questions your school, district, or organization is already exploring.
Maybe your team is considering responsible AI adoption. Maybe you’re looking at workforce and authentic capstone assessment. Maybe you’re exploring new ways to bring industry into the classroom.
Or maybe you’re still asking that fundamental question: What should AI do—and what should remain in the hands of educators and students?
Those are exactly the kinds of conversations we hope to have at BPCTE.
Stop by the booth, meet the JFYNetWorks team, see the tools in action, and talk through how AI-powered project work could fit your school’s or district’s CTE pathways.
Going to BPCTE? Let’s Connect.
JFYNetWorks will be in the BPCTE exhibit hall September 22–23, and our team will also be participating in networking events throughout the conference.
Want to connect while we’re there?
Visit our JFYNetWorks at BPCTE 2026 page to see what we’ll be demonstrating and complete the LET’S CONNECT AT BPCTE 2026 form.
You can use the form to schedule time with JFYNetWorks during the conference, learn more about the JFYNet AI CTE Build Lab and CTE Simulator Apps, or start a conversation about bringing these ideas to your school or district.
BPCTE 2026
September 21–23, 2026
Sea Crest Beach Hotel
North Falmouth, Massachusetts
JFYNetWorks Exhibiting: September 22–23
