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Jaison BrooksOct 24, 2024 9:00:00 AM8 min read

8 Strategies to Increase Student Engagement from a CTE Teacher

As classroom teachers, one of the many challenges we face is student engagement. With the ...
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Adam WestOct 22, 2024 8:00:00 AM6 min read

How to Optimize Accommodations for Special Populations Students

The term 'special populations' often brings to mind students with disabilities, but this ...
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Mike CesconSep 26, 2024 8:00:00 AM8 min read

5 Bell Ringer Activities to Engage Your Health Science Students

When students first walk into your classroom, they’re fresh off of all sorts of ...
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Brad HummelSep 17, 2024 1:00:00 PM12 min read

Digital Curriculum vs. Textbooks: Which Is Right for You?

Digital curriculum has become a popular option for many career and technical education ...
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Mike CesconSep 5, 2024 1:00:00 PM10 min read

5 Bell Ringer Activities to Engage Computer Applications Students

Even though your students spend so much of their lives connected to the internet, it can ...
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Brad HummelAug 29, 2024 4:00:00 PM10 min read

4 Ways to Save Time as a New Health Science Teacher

Starting a new position as a teacher is never easy, especially when transitioning to a ...
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McKenna GarrisonAug 15, 2024 8:00:00 AM10 min read

10 Common Problems New CTE Teachers Experience in 2024 and How to Avoid Them

As a new CTE educator, there are many obstacles you must overcome to succeed. For ...
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Brad HummelAug 7, 2024 5:00:00 PM5 min read

5 Reasons to Attend the 2024 iCEV Back to School Seminar

If you’re a career and technical education (CTE) teacher or administrator, you may have ...
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Brad HummelJun 18, 2024 8:00:00 AM7 min read

What Is Cooperative Learning and How Does It Work?

The concept of cooperative learning has been around for decades, but it has never gained ...
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Brad HummelApr 9, 2024 8:00:00 AM8 min read

11 Ways to Prevent Cheating in Schools

In working with teachers for more than 30 years, one of the most common frustrations we ...
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Brad HummelFeb 29, 2024 4:00:00 PM8 min read

9 Tips for Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction in 2024

When meeting the challenge of increasingly diverse classrooms, CTE teachers are tasked ...
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Brad HummelJan 18, 2024 8:00:00 AM9 min read

8 Wildly Successful Classroom Management Strategies for 2024

Classrooms are changing. That change can come from a new generation of teachers, emerging ...
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Mike CesconJan 11, 2024 8:00:00 AM10 min read

6 Best Classroom Management Strategies for CTE Health Science Teachers in 2024

Even on a good day, high school students can be tough to manage in the classroom. But ...
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Team iCEVDec 28, 2023 8:00:00 AM7 min read

The 7 Best Ways to Avoid Teacher Burnout in 2024

Teacher burnout is one of the biggest problems facing the American education system today.
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Team iCEVNov 20, 2023 9:58:05 AM5 min read

The 5 Best Flipped Classroom Strategies for CTE Classes

As a career and technical education (CTE) instructor, chances are you’ve heard the phrase ...
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Brad HummelJun 29, 2023 8:00:00 AM6 min read

5 Best Bell Ringer Activities for High School

As a high school CTE teacher, chances are you’ve struggled with getting and keeping your ...
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Brad HummelDec 8, 2022 8:00:00 AM8 min read

5 Steps to Support ELL Students in CTE

As a CTE teacher, discovering that you’ll have English Language Learners (ELLs) in your ...
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Brad HummelDec 30, 2021 8:00:00 AM7 min read

5 Top Tips For Teaching Anatomy and Physiology

As a high school anatomy and physiology teacher, you know it’s crucial to engage your ...
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Mike CesconDec 14, 2021 8:00:00 AM9 min read

Should You Be a Health Science Teacher? 3 Challenges to Consider Before Switching Careers

It’s daunting deciding whether to switch from the healthcare industry to teaching health ...
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Team iCEVNov 29, 2021 8:00:00 AM6 min read

5 Ways to Reduce Computer Time in Your Classroom When Using Digital Resources

When reviewing a digital curriculum system for use in the classroom, teachers and ...
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Brad HummelNov 10, 2021 8:00:00 AM13 min read

How To Use AES for In-Person, Remote, and Hybrid Learning Situations

Teaching today is surrounded by a shroud of uncertainty. Many schools switch between ...
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Mike CesconAug 4, 2021 8:00:00 AM9 min read

The Pros and Cons of Differentiated Instruction in CTE

There’s no denying it: implementing differentiated instruction is a huge leap to take for ...
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Team iCEVOct 1, 2019 8:00:00 AM11 min read

What is a Syllabus and How Do You Make One?

A syllabus details important information that fits into an overarching curriculum, which ...
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Team iCEVJul 23, 2019 8:00:00 AM7 min read

Pros & Cons of Using Quizlet in Your Classroom

Setting your students up for success means so much more than teaching daily lessons and ...
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Team iCEVMay 2, 2019 8:00:00 AM6 min read

What Are Co-Teaching Best Practices?

As a result, co-teaching is becoming one of the most popular teaching strategies across ...
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Team iCEVNov 1, 2018 8:00:00 AM10 min read

What Is a Curriculum Map? (And How Do You Make One?)

Curriculum mapping — the process of making a curriculum map — is the practice of aligning ...
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Team iCEVFeb 15, 2018 8:02:00 AM8 min read

Top 7 Tips for New Health Science Teachers from Real CTE Educators

In working with thousands of CTE health science teachers across the US, we have heard ...
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