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5 Digital Portfolio Tools for Alternative Assessments

By: Team iCEV on 04/12/22 11:00

Career & Technical Education (CTE) teachers often use portfolios to assess their student’s growth throughout the school year. However, paper portfolios are often stored or ...

Incorporating Alternative Assessments

By: Team iCEV on 04/07/22 16:30

Educators have used countless ways to assess their students’ knowledge and abilities. Over the last few years, CTE educators have begun using alternative assessments as an ...

Aligning CTSOs with CTE Career Clusters

By: Team iCEV on 03/07/22 14:25

Are you looking for an engaging way to have students further explore career skills and concepts? Look no further than a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO). A CTSO ...

10 Questions to Answer Before Applying for Funding

By: Team iCEV on 03/03/22 14:09

CTE teachers are consistently seeking to expand their instructional strategies and engage students in their learning. Innovative, hands-on learning is important, but it can often ...

5 Less-Known STEM Careers

By: Team iCEV on 02/28/22 12:33

The STEM workforce has grown rapidly over recent decades improving living standards, economic growth and global competitiveness in the United States. Individuals in STEM fuel the ...

Careers in Family and Consumer Sciences

By: Team iCEV on 02/15/22 16:04

Family and consumer sciences (FCS) education has served as the backbone of life literacy education for decades, preparing students for a multitude of career opportunities focused ...

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Beyond the Label: Teaching Strategies for all Learners

By: Team iCEV on 01/26/22 14:53

For some teachers,  the difficult part of teaching  isn’t  developing  content,  it’s  differentiation.  Fifty years ago, classrooms were organized in a teacher-centered manner ...

iCEV Awards 2021 Jerry Franklin “Pursuit of Excellence” Scholarship

By: Team iCEV on 01/18/22 8:00

Each year, iCEV awards an outstanding New Mexico FFA member the Jerry Franklin “Pursuit of Excellence” Scholarship. This scholarship honors the memory of Jerry Franklin, a former ...

iCEV End of Year Review: 2021

By: Team iCEV on 12/21/21 15:12

Each year, we like to take some time and reflect on our advancements and achievements over the last 12 months. Throughout 2021, we have added new resources and lesson materials, ...

4 Ways to Re-Engage Students in Their Learning

By: Team iCEV on 11/19/21 15:49

Amidst factors like personal responsibilities, extracurricular activities and the general busyness of everyday life, it can be easy for students to become disengaged in their ...

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