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 WitherspoonMar 8, 2023 8:00:00 AM7 min read
3 Best Principles of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Curriculum Options
The agriculture industry is constantly changing and evolving, offering unmatched ...
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Joshua WitherspoonMar 1, 2023 8:00:00 AM3 min read
3 Benefits of STEM Education in Middle School
Imagine developing code for a website or prototyping a new machine: at age twelve.
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Joshua WitherspoonFeb 16, 2023 7:15:00 AM6 min read
How to Celebrate National FFA Week 2023
As an agriculture science teacher and FFA advisor, you understand and have seen the value ...
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Joshua WitherspoonNov 29, 2022 11:00:00 PM2 min read
Infographic to Help Land the Job after Certifying
Whether you’re a teacher looking to promote certification recipients or an individual ...
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Joshua WitherspoonNov 15, 2022 11:00:00 PM4 min read
3 Power Moves for Building Rapport with Students
Teacher-student rapport is defined as a close bond between instructors and learners ...
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Joshua WitherspoonNov 7, 2022 11:00:00 PM3 min read
Introducing: Drone Curriculum
The sky is the limit! Or at least it used to be. iCEV is excited to announce all new ...
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Joshua WitherspoonOct 26, 2022 11:00:00 PM4 min read
Introducing: Blue & Gold Experience Series
Looking to give your agricultural science students and FFA members an elevated view of ...
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Joshua WitherspoonOct 17, 2022 11:00:00 PM4 min read
Top 3 Strategies for Supporting Students with Dyslexia
Reading is far more complex than we might initially think. It requires the human brain to ...
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Joshua WitherspoonOct 12, 2022 11:00:00 PM3 min read
Optimizing ESSER Funding for Career and Technical Education
As part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government provided a ...
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Joshua WitherspoonOct 5, 2022 11:00:00 PM4 min read
4 Strategies for Supporting Students with ADHD
As a CTE educator, you more than likely have had the student who stares out the window, ...
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Joshua WitherspoonOct 4, 2022 11:00:00 PM2 min read
Special Populations & iCEV: Know Your Terms
Taking time to learn about and understand the individuals and communities we serve as CTE ...
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Joshua WitherspoonSep 26, 2022 11:00:00 PM3 min read
The Ultimate Guide to Pedagogy in CTE
The demand for high-quality CTE programs continues to rise as the need for skilled and ...
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Joshua WitherspoonSep 21, 2022 11:00:00 PM4 min read
3 Professional Development Alternatives for CTE Educators
As a CTE educator, sometimes it’s challenging to get away from the classroom to invest in ...
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Joshua WitherspoonSep 19, 2022 11:00:00 PM3 min read
A Road Map to Implementing Work-Based Learning in Your CTE Program
Career and Technical Education unlike any other subject or elective has the ability to ...
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Joshua WitherspoonSep 12, 2022 11:00:00 PM3 min read
How to Pursue Professional Development Opportunities
It’s never too early or late in an educator’s career to think about professional ...
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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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