Turn CTE Standards & Industry Expertise Into Career-Ready Instruction.

Free professional learning for state CTE standards, career pathways, technical competency, and authentic performance.

Standards · Pathways · Industry · Performance

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Dr. Matt Rhoads
Expert-Led CTE Professional Learning

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Dr. Matt Rhoads, Ed.D.

Translate CTE standards, industry expertise, and pathway expectations into high-quality curriculum and instruction.

Science of Learning → Evidence-Based Practice → Technology and AI.
Ed.D. · Educator · Author · Instructional Design · AI & EdTech
The Academy

Vibe Design Webinar Series

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Session 01Standards → Competency

Turn One CTE Standard Into Career-Ready Performance

Unpack one CTE standard to pinpoint what students must know and do, then translate it into your pathway—the tools, conditions, quality expectations, and professional context that make it real.

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What you’ll leave with

One standard, fully unpacked

A pathway-specific competency statement, a clear “why it matters,” and a repeatable process you can run on the next standard.

Free 45-minute session · recording shared with registrants.
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 4:30–5:15 PM PTRegister free →
Session 02Build the Unit

Build the Curriculum

Turn a career-ready outcome into an authentic performance task, then use Curriculum Genie to build a complete, standards-aligned unit with an initial lesson sequence.

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What you’ll leave with

A unit you can actually teach

A performance task, clear evidence and assessment criteria, a standards-aligned CTE unit, and a starting point for student-facing materials.

Free 45-minute session · recording shared with registrants.
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 4:30–5:15 PM PTRegister free →
Session 03Teach + Verify

Teach It, Verify It, and Improve It

Map the progression from demonstration to independent performance, add classroom and lab routines and supports, and learn a routine to verify AI-supported materials before students use them.

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What you’ll leave with

Reliable, reusable classroom practice

A demonstration-to-independence sequence, checks for understanding, a technical-content verification routine, and a plan to improve the unit without rebuilding it each year.

Free 45-minute session · recording shared with registrants.
Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · 4:30–5:15 PM PTRegister free →
CTE Intelligence Layer

AI That Understands CTE — Not Just Content Generation

Curriculum Genie uses AI to help districts design, update, and improve CTE programs by connecting pathways, standards, workforce needs, and local priorities.

01 — AI Curriculum Intelligence
Build CTE Programs Faster

Many CTE programs are developed course by course, making it difficult to create clear progression from learning experiences to skills, credentials, and career outcomes.

02 — Industry Intelligence
Align With Workforce Needs

Keep programs connected to changing workforce needs, industry expectations, and career opportunities.

03 — AI Literacy & Future Skills
Prepare Programs for an AI-Driven Workforce

Help students and programs prepare for new technologies and the skills needed for future careers.

AI That Knows What Makes CTE Programs Work

AI works within the context of CTE pathways, standards, industry expectations, and community needs.

Pathway KnowledgeStandards AlignmentIndustry InsightsProgram Context
Learn it. Apply it. Keep it.

Professional learning you can use.

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Each session

Station Card

A practical guide for applying the work in your pathway.

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Complete all 3

Vibe Design Academy Certificate of Completion

Document completion of the Vibe Design Academy series.

Vibe Design Credential Center

Your Academy record.

Review your Academy progress or verify a certificate issued by Learning Genie.

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Built for CTE Realities

CTE changes fast. Build what keeps up.

Turn changing standards, industry expertise, and pathway demands into high-quality CTE curriculum.

01Standards Change

Keep curriculum aligned as CTE standards and pathway expectations evolve.

Align
State standards → pathway requirements → technical competency
02Industry Evolves

Keep instruction current with industry practice, equipment, certifications, and local context.

Localize + Design
Industry context → authentic performance → assessment
03New Pathways Launch

Turn industry expertise into instruction without starting from scratch.

Build
Technical expertise → high-quality curriculum → classroom practice
  1. State CTE Standards
  2. Career Pathway
  3. Technical Competency
  4. Authentic Performance

Curriculum Genie is where the work gets built.

Educator voices

Built for the people doing the work.

What CTE educators are saying about Curriculum Genie—the curriculum workspace used throughout the Academy.

Keep building your CTE practice.

Go deeper on career-connected CTE design.

Explore state CTE standards, career pathways, technical competency, industry alignment, assessment, and pathway-specific curriculum beyond the Academy sessions.

Article · AI + CTE

AI-Powered CTE: Build. Adapt. Evolve.

Build pathway-aligned CTE curriculum around state standards, technical competencies, and authentic performance—then adapt it to your students, equipment, local industry expectations, and community context.

Read the article →
More reading
Industry Alignment and Mentorship in CTE → Browse the Academy sessions →
CTE standards and curriculum blueprint library in Curriculum Genie
Webinars · Watch on demand

CTE webinars from Learning Genie

Get a preview of the ideas behind the Academy. Watch how Curriculum Genie supports standards-aligned, classroom-ready CTE instruction and AI-powered project-based learning.

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More to watch
AI in CTE Classrooms: Streamline PBL Without Losing Authenticity → See upcoming live Academy sessions →
Watch: Scaling Instructional Excellence — Standards-Aligned, Classroom-Ready CTE
Use case · CTE classroom

Industry Alignment and Mentorship in CTE

See how Curriculum Genie helps connect industry expertise, evolving technical standards, and the instructional scaffolds novice CTE educators need.

Read the use case →
More proof
All use cases → CTE standards support →
A CTE mentor guiding a student through hands-on industry-aligned work
Frequently Asked Questions

What CTE educators and leaders ask before joining.

Do I need to attend all three Academy sessions?
No. Each session stands on its own. The first two are leadership sessions—what’s changing in CTE standards, and keeping curriculum current as new pathways stand up—and the third is a hands-on workshop where you build a standards-aligned unit in Curriculum Genie. Join the ones most relevant to your role, or attend all three. Every session is recorded and shared with registrants.
What is a Station Card?
Attend a session and receive its Station Card—a concise implementation guide for applying the instructional move again in your own CTE pathway. Station Cards are instructional resources, not credentials.
Do I need experience with Curriculum Genie?
No. The Academy starts with CTE instructional practice, not software training. Curriculum Genie is the workspace where you apply each move to your own standards, projects, assessments, lessons, and units.
Can Curriculum Genie support my CTE standards and pathway?
CTE frameworks vary by state, sector, and pathway. Strong curriculum translates those standards into the technical competencies, conditions, tools, and performance expectations of the field. The Academy starts with the standards and pathway you actually teach, and Curriculum Genie is where you build units, lessons, and assessments around them.
How do Station Cards and certificates work?
Attend a session and you receive its Station Card. Complete all three sessions and you receive the Vibe Design Academy Certificate of Completion. Station Cards are instructional resources, not credentials.
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Build stronger CTE programs for what comes next.

Three sessions. Real CTE challenges. Practical curriculum you can use.

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