MAVA Connecting for Success 2026
Skill Shift: “Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Trades”
Thank you to everyone who connected with JFYNetWorks at MAVA Connecting for Success 2026. Over two days at Assabet Valley Technical High School, we had the opportunity to engage with educators, administrators, and industry leaders exploring how AI can strengthen teaching, learning, and workforce readiness.
Through four conference presentations and conversations in the exhibitor hall, we shared practical strategies for connecting AI with authentic assessment, career-connected learning, and the evolving skills students need for tomorrow’s trades.
Whether we met during the conference or you’re discovering these ideas for the first time, we invite you to continue the conversation, explore our presentation resources, and learn how JFYNetWorks partners with schools and districts to support thoughtful, intentional AI implementation.
Continuing the Conversation: AI, Assessment, and Future-Ready CTE
The conversations at MAVA 2026 reinforced a common goal: helping schools move beyond exploring AI and toward meaningful classroom implementation. JFYNetWorks partners with school and CTE leaders, educators, and instructional teams to develop practical strategies that strengthen authentic assessment, support creativity, and prepare students for an evolving workforce. Whether you’re building on ideas from the conference or discovering them for the first time, we’re here to help turn possibilities into practice.
AI That Supports Creativity
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Deeper Teaching & Learning
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Future-Ready Workforce Skills
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5 Practical Ways Educators Are Exploring AI in CTE & Vo-Tech
Here’s how schools are exploring AI in career and technical education right now.
Whether you joined us at MAVA or are exploring these ideas for the first time, this practical two-page guide highlights classroom examples, workforce-connected learning, and strategies educators can adapt thoughtfully and intentionally.
Featured MAVA 2026 Presentation Resources
Explore the presentations JFYNetWorks shared at MAVA Connecting for Success 2026. Each session includes practical strategies, classroom examples, and ideas educators can adapt in their own schools and CTE programs.
FROM SHOP PROJECT TO SMART PROJECT:
AI-Assisted Project Programming for Vo-Tech Students
Explore how vocational students can extend hands-on learning with AI-assisted programming, helping bridge the gap between physical and digital work. Discover practical approaches that support workforce readiness, student agency, and innovation across Chapter 74 programs.
THE CREATIVE EDGE:
Connecting AI, Vibe Coding, and the Future of Work
Explore how students can work with AI through vibe coding to build the creativity, adaptability, and problem-solving skills needed for emerging careers and tomorrow’s trades.
FROM EVIDENCE TO ACTION:
Using AI to Amplify Authentic Assessment in ELA & Math
See how AI can help educators strengthen authentic assessment, surface meaningful evidence of student learning, and turn insights into action in both ELA and math.
LEARNING TO LEARN AI WITH AI:
Mind Shifts and Techniques for the Future of Work
Discover the habits of mind, practical techniques, and instructional strategies that help students learn how to work with AI thoughtfully, skillfully, and responsibly.
Continue the Conversation
The conversations that began at MAVA don’t have to end there.
Whether you’re exploring AI in career and technical education, strengthening authentic assessment, or looking for practical ways to prepare students for an evolving workforce, JFYNetWorks partners with schools and districts to turn ideas into action.
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Whether you connected with us at MAVA or are discovering JFYNetWorks for the first time, we’d love to learn more about your goals. If you’re exploring AI implementation, authentic assessment, career and technical education, or professional learning opportunities, use the button below to connect with our team.
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