2026 Barber/Cosmetology Continuing Education Seminars
The University of Tennessee Conferences
Mr. Jeremy Easterday, Senior Conference Specialist, UT Conferences: Ph: (865) 974-0252
University Outreach & Continuing Education
600 Henley Street, Suite 212, P.O. Box 2648, Knoxville, TN 37901
Register online: www.outreach.utk.edu/Conferences/Cosmetology/index.html E-mail: UT Conference@outreach.utk.edu or jeasterd@utk.edu
Seminar Date: July 19th & 20th, 2026, In Person
The Confident Educator, Caviar Beauty Institute
LaShun Thompson: Ph: (901) 508-8490
- January 18th & 19th, 2026 Virtual Seminar
- April 12th & 13th, 2026, Virtual Seminar Email: Caviarbeautyinstitute@gmail.com
Website & Registration: https://caviarbeautyinstitute.com
Making of a Master, KINCC Education Group
Kimberly Anderson: Ph: (901) 616-1552
- January 25th & 26th, 2026, Virtual Seminar
- June 7th & 8th, 2026, In person TBD and Virtual Email: kinccedgroup@gmail.com
Website & Registration: https://education.iknowmyhair.com
Innovative Teaching Methods for Today’s Educators
Thomas James: Ph: (615) 428-4684
- February 23rd & 24th, 2026, In Person and Virtual Seminar
- October 11th & 12th, 2026, In person and Virtual Seminar Email: Thomas_D_James@yahoo.com
Website & Registration: http://www.mrstateboard.com/continuing-education
Beauty Educator’s Leadership Conference:
Destiny Cox: Ph: (901) 378-4492
- April 19th & 20th, 2026, Virtual Seminar
- November 15th & 16th, 2026, Virtual Seminar Ph: (901) 378-4492 to register.
Email & Registration: bookdestinycox@gmail.com or beautyschooluniversity@gmail.com
Empowering Excellence in Education, Bearing Fruit
Charlise Kinslow: Ph: (931) 636-0137
- July 26th & 27th, 2026, In Person Seminar – Hyatt Place Murfreesboro Email: charlise@rrmission.com
RocketCert, LLC
Online Education- Complete your16 hours at your own pace! Register and start at any time: Click here to sign up to RocketCert, Website: rocketcert.com
Email: info@rocketcert.com Phone: 800-495-6612
Sunday, July 19, 2026
| 6:30am-7:30am | Registration 4th Floor Atrium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7:30am-7:45am | Welcome and Orientation Pierce-Oswalt Room 413ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7:45am-9:30am | Cosmetology/Barber State Law & Regulation Update Gumucio Room 413ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:30am-9:45am | Break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:45am-10:30am | State Law & Regulation Q&A Gumucio Room 413ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:30am-12:15pm | Barber Techniques McIntosh Room 406 | Theory Writing Assessment Russell Room 400A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:15pm-1:15pm | Working Lunch Dining Room | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:15pm-3pm | Barber Techniques McIntosh Room 406 | Theory Writing Assessment Russell Room 400A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:30pm-3pm | Teaching Legislative Process Russell Room 413ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3pm-3:15pm | Break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:15pm-4:30pm | Active Shooter Room 413ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday, July 20, 2026
| 7am-7:30am | Sign-In | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7:30am-7:45am | Welcome Room 413ABC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7:45am-9:45am | PSI Exam Update Room 413ABC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:45am-10am | Break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10am-11:30am | Natural Hairstyling Clark Room 400A | New School Application Russell & Walker Room 413ABC | AI Hagy Room 406 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:30am- 12:30pm | Working Lunch Dining Room | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:30pm-2pm | Natural Hairstyling Clark Room 400A | Hazardous Materials in the Industry Russell & Walker Room 413ABC | AI Hagy Room 406 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2pm-2:15pm | Break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:15pm-3:15pm | How to Learn Making Great Connections Erwin Room 413ABC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:15pm-4pm | Wrap Up Room 413ABC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Confident Educator Seminar
This two-day seminar will incorporate teaching and learning topics, breakout sessions, and open discussions. Participants can discuss challenges, exchange best practices, and experience game-changing content. After completing the 16 hours, participants will complete a final overview and receive their CEU certification.
Expected Outcomes
- Gain confidence as an Instructor
- Enhance communication and business management skills.
- Ensure full compliance with Tennessee state regulations and best practices.
- Receive a 16-hour CEU certification valid for license renewal in Tennessee.
16-Hour Two-Day Agenda Day 1: Core Competencies and Trends
| 8:00am - 8:30am | Registration and Welcome |
|---|---|
| 8:30am-10am | Session 1 – Industry Updates |
| 10am-10:15am | Break |
| 10:15am-12pm | Session 2 – Developing Emotional Intelligence (EI) |
| 12pm-1pm | Lunch Break |
| 1pm-2:30pm | Session 3 – Innovative Theory Teaching Methods |
| 2:30pm-2:45pm | Break |
| 2:45pm-4:15pm | Session 4 – Practical Teaching and Learning in remote settings |
| 4:15pm-5pm | Open Discussion and Q&A |
Day 2: Beauty and Business
| 8:00am - 8:30am | Day 2 Check-in |
|---|---|
| 8:30am-10am | Session 5 – Best Practices |
| 10am-10:15am | Break |
| 10:15am-12pm | Session 6 – Ethical Practices |
| 12pm-1pm | Lunch Break |
| 1pm-2:30pm | Session 7 – Business and Marketing Strategies |
| 2:30pm-2:45pm | Break |
| 2:45pm-4:15pm | Session 8 – State Regulations and Professional Compliance |
| 4:15pm-5pm | Q&A / Final wrap and Certification Distribution |
If you want to attend this two-day virtual seminar, you may pay using the link below. For fees and additional details, visit:
https://caviarbeautyinstitute.com/ or email us at caviarbeautyinstitute@gmail.com
Payment link https://pay.caviarbeautyinstitute.com/
KINCC Global Beauty
Our Mission
KINCC Education Group, a subsidiary of of KINCC (Kimaura Innovative New Concepts in Cosmetology) Global Beauty strives to groom, enhance, and develop licensed instructors, platform artists, educators and professionals in Barbering, Manicuring, Cosmetology, Natural Hair, and Esthetics. With almost three decades of experience, we pride ourselves on being the “Educator’s Educator”. Our systematic, innovative approach is not only motivating and fun, but also practical.
Dates
Virtual Platform- (Sunday & Monday)
January 25-26th
Zoom Platform
Memphis In-Person & Virtual (Sunday & Monday)
June 7th-8th
TBD
www.education.iknowmyhair.com
kinccedgroup@gmail.com
Course Description
Course Name: “Passionate About The Pour” Course Number 2025-MOM
Class Time: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Through various activities and exercises, participants will be able to:
- Identify and implement the necessary tools to reignite passion in the classroom.
- Define and promote emotional intelligence strategies that address students' needs and desires.
- Recognize and develop an effective program.
- Engage in diverse delivery methods to enhance student engagement.
- Formulate essential soft skills strategies for students beyond obtaining licensure.
- Sharpen skills in the latest technological innovations of AI and learn how to apply them in the physical and digital classroom environments.
Beauty School University LLC
Continuing Education Proposal
Belc 2026
Beauty Educator’s Leadership Conference
April 19-20, 2026
November 15-16, 2026
9:00am-5:00pm CST Daily
Destiny Cox
bookdestinycox@gmail.com
beautyschooluniversity@gmail.com 901-378-4492
2026 Course Overview
Beauty Education Meets AI: “Deep Dive Into ChatGPT”
Introduces educators to the AI revolution and how ChatGPT can streamline school operations, content creation, and classroom instruction.
Navigating the Digital Classroom in 2026
Explores emerging digital learning tools, AI platforms, and systems that support modern instructional delivery.
Effective Teaching Strategies: Help! That’s Not My Strength
Supports educators in identifying instructional strengths and weaknesses while learning strategies to elevate clarity and delivery.
Teaching Methodologies for Gen X, Y, and Z
Equips educators with strategies aligned to generational learning patterns and diverse classroom needs.
Keys to Managing a Successful Classroom
Covers expectation-setting, culture building, and compliance-focused classroom structures for better student outcomes.
Break-Out Sessions: “The Tech Pitch”
Interactive teamwork session where educators design and pitch classroom-ready technology innovations.
Bearing Fruit: In-Person CEU Professional Development Seminar
Title:
"Empowering Excellence in Education: Teaching with Purpose, Passion & Persistence”
Duration:
16 total hours
Purpose:
To strengthen licensed cosmetology, aesthetics, manicuring, barbers, and natural hair instructors in teaching methodology, adult learning theory, and inclusive classroom practices that promote student engagement, critical thinking, and equity among cultures
July 26th- Foundations of Effective Teaching & Adult Learning
Total Hours:
8
Registration:
8:00-8:30am
| Time | Topic | Objective | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30am-9am | Welcome, Orientation & Overview | Review objectives and establish norms. | Icebreaker: “Why I Teach” |
| 9:am-10:30am | Pedagogy vs Andragogy: Teaching Youth and Adults Differently | Compare child-centered vs. adult-centered learning approaches; identify implications for individual program instruction. | Critical Thinking Activity: “Lesson Flip.” |
| 10:30am–10:45am | Break | ||
| 10:45am–12pm | Principles of Andragogy in Action | Apply andragogical principles (relevance, self-direction, experience) to lesson planning. | Scenario Analysis: Teams solve real-classroom challenges |
| 12pm–1pm | Lunch | ||
| 1pm-2pm | Learning Styles & Multiple Intelligences | Identify learning preferences and tailor instruction for diverse learners. | Station Rotation: Create mini-lessons |
| 2pm-2:15pm | Lesson Planning: “Making Instruction Matter” | Write measurable objectives aligned with instructional standards; integrate Bloom’s and DOK Levels. | Lesson-Plan Challenge: Rewrite an existing plan to increase rigor and engagement. |
| 3:45pm–5pm | Reflection & Wrap-Up | Reflect on adult-learning insights and teaching style evolution. | Reflective journaling; peer share-outs. |
July 27th- Culturally Responsive Teaching & Advanced Methodology
Total Hours:
8
Registration:
8:00-8:30am
| Time | Topic | Objective | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30am-9am | Recap & Warm-Up: “Teaching Jeopardy” | Reinforce Day 1 content and foster collaboration. | Interactive review game. |
| 9:am-10:30am | Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) in the Classroom | Define CRT; identify ways to validate and affirm students’ cultural identities while maintaining professionalism. | Critical Thinking Activity: Case analysis of classroom bias |
| 10:30am–10:45am | Break | ||
| 10:45am–12pm | Classroom Management & Motivation Through Respectful Relationships | Employ trauma-informed, inclusive strategies for behavior and motivation. | Role-Play: Instructor/Student conflict |
| 12:15pm–1:15pm | Lunch | ||
| 1:15pm-2:15pm | Assessment & Feedback for Growth- “Are They Ready for the Test?” | Create formative and performance-based assessments aligned with PSI testing. | Activity: Design it |
| 2:15pm-2:30pm | Break | ||
| 2:30pm-3:45pm | Micro-Teaching Demonstrations | Demonstrate effective methodology and receive peer feedback. | Activity: Create it/Present it. |
| 3:45pm–5pm | Critical Reflection & Professional Growth Planning | Develop an instructional mission statement and an action plan State Board/PSI updates. | Guided reflection, sharing, evaluation, and CE certificates. |
RocketCert
RocketCert is proud to offer a 16-hour, state-approved Continuing Education (CEU) course for licensed cosmetology and barber instructors in Tennessee. This course meets state board standards while providing instructors with accessible, high-quality education. As a trusted provider of professional development, RocketCert delivers an engaging online course that helps instructors enhance their teaching methods, grow professionally, and renew their licenses with ease.
Our 16-hour CEU course is delivered in a fully online, self-paced format, making it easy for professionals to complete their training around a busy schedule. Participants will gain confidence as instructors while strengthening their teaching, communication, leadership, and classroom management skills.
Course Topics Include:
- Teaching Methodologies for Cosmetology
- Motivating Learners
- Lesson Planning
- Multiple Intelligences
- Teaching Communication in The Salon
- Professional Ethics for Cosmetology
- Client Conflict Resolution for Cosmetology Instructors
- Clinic Floor Etiquette for Instructors
- Teaching Marketing for Beauty Professionals
- Educational Psychology for Adult Learners
- Emotional Intelligence for Teaching
- Assessment Techniques in Cosmetology Education
- AI Influence for Instructors
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The Educator’s Success 2026 In-Person/ Virtual Continued Education
Creating Our Learning Culture Day One
Sustaining our Learning Culture Day Two
March 16th - 17th In- Person and Virtually 7:30am - 5:30pm
In Person:
Gould’s Academy
8000 US HWY 64
Bartlett, TN 38133
Virtually:
ZOOM Platform
Pre- Registration Available
From January 1, 2026 - March 1, 2026
Contact:
Ms. Stephanie Brown
(901) 240-2748
www.stephaniebrowneducation.net
stephaniebrowneducation@gmail.com
For the Virtual Attendees Only:
Breakfast is “virtually” attendees are to sign in “Chat Box” in ZOOM and have breakfast on their own
Sign in happens in the “Chat Box” in ZOOM with First, Last Names and License Numbers
TN STATE BOARD of COSMETOLOGY and BARBER CEI INSTRUCTOR’S SEMINAR
Seminar Agenda DAY ONE - 2023
7:30 am – 5:30 pm
- In-Person/Virtual Sign in Attendance 7:30 am – 8:00 am
- Welcome and Introduction of Agenda 8:00 am – 8:30 am
- Creating Our Learning Culture 8:30 am – 9:00 am
- Steps to Improve Your Learning 9:00am - 9:30 am
- Breakout Session 9:30 am -10:00 am
- Break 10:00 am – 10:15 am
- Thinking Process – 10:15 am – 10:45 am
- V.A.K. – 10:45 am – 11:30 am
- Lunch 11:30 am – 12:30pm
- Multiple Intelligence Learning 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
- Break 2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
- Multiple Intelligence Testing 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
- Learning Cycle and Learning Types 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
- Break 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
- Learning Cycle and Learning Types continued 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
- Dismissal 5:15 -5:30 pm
Seminar Agenda DAY TWO - 2023
7:30 am – 5:30 pm
- In-Person/Virtually Sign In/Attendance 7:30 am – 8:00 am
- Welcome and Introduction of Agenda 8:00 am – 8:30 am
- TN State board Presentation 8:30 am – 9:30 am
- Classroom Leadership 9:30 am – 10:00 am
- Break 10:00 am – 10:15 am
- Classroom Layout 10:15 am -10:45 am
- Multiple Intelligence Classroom – 10:45 am – 11:30 am
- Lunch 11:30 am – 12:30pm
- Classroom Leadership 9:30 am – 10:00 am
- AI Classroom 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
- Break 2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
- Breakout Sessions 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
- Main Screen Presentation (recapping day 1 & 2) 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
- Break 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
- Social Media Classroom 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
- Survey / Dismissal 5:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Credit Cards are accepted here
Online Payments Here: https://www.jotform.com/build/253458594552165