After serving as a Texas FFA state officer in 2018, Josh Witherspoon joined the iCEV team as a part-time employee for 3 years before taking on the role of content development specialist in 2022. Witherspoon holds a bachelor's degree in agricultural communications from Texas Tech University, in which his experience and proficiency in writing, marketing and CTE allow him to effectively communicate the successes of CTE educators and students and the value iCEV has to offer.
Blog Post by Joshua Witherspoon
Joshua WitherspoonSep 5, 2022 11:00:00 PM3 min read
4 Certification Tips from the Pros
In this blog, iCEV will share four tips from CTE educators who have found success in ...
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Joshua WitherspoonAug 16, 2022 11:00:00 PM4 min read
5 Key Industries in North Carolina
Many of the world’s best-known companies and brands across a wide variety of ...
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Joshua WitherspoonAug 10, 2022 11:00:00 PM3 min read
Anatomy of an iCEV Lesson Plan
When an iCEV subscriber first looks at what is included in a course hosted on the iCEV ...
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Joshua WitherspoonJul 25, 2022 11:00:00 PM3 min read
3 Strategies for Gaining Student Interest in STEM
Due to their natural curiosity of the world around them, it’s often easy to gain the ...
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Joshua WitherspoonJul 13, 2022 11:00:00 PM3 min read
Building Community Through Professional Development
Knowledge construction in our society is rarely conducted alone. More often than not, ...
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Joshua WitherspoonJun 22, 2022 11:00:00 PM3 min read
How Industry Certifications Benefit Employers
Whether an individual is looking for their first job, looking to switch careers or trying ...
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Joshua WitherspoonJun 20, 2022 11:00:00 PM1 min read
Introducing: Engineering Design and Problem-Solving Course
To meet the demand of 3.5 million STEM-related jobs in the next three years, STEM ...
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Joshua WitherspoonJun 8, 2022 11:00:00 PM2 min read
Aligning Industry Certifications to Existing CTE Curricula
As CTE has developed and changed over time, educators have turned to industry ...
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Joshua WitherspoonJun 6, 2022 11:00:00 PM3 min read
How Industry Certifications Impact Students
At iCEV, we are passionate about preparing students for their future. As the workforce ...
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Joshua WitherspoonMay 11, 2022 11:00:00 PM4 min read
10 Steps to Growing Your CTE Program
To keep pace with growing economic demands and prepare students to compete in a ...
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Joshua WitherspoonMar 8, 2022 11:00:00 PM3 min read
Engaging Students with Gamification in the Classroom
The classic game Candyland when you think about it has virtually nothing to do with ...
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Joshua WitherspoonJan 25, 2022 11:00:00 PM3 min read
Beyond the Label: Teaching Strategies for all Learners
For some teachers, the difficult part of teaching isn’t developing content, it’s ...
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