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Chris Zook is a contributing author to the iCEV blog. He enjoys everything about online marketing, data science, user experience, and corgis.

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Chris ZookFeb 21, 2022 8:00:00 AM10 min read

What Are the Florida Career Clusters?

In the United States, career and technical education (CTE) is found in every state and ...
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Chris ZookFeb 1, 2022 8:00:00 AM6 min read

Top 5 Media Literacy Lesson Plans & Activities for Middle and High School

As a career readiness curriculum developer, we hear from teachers like you that media ...
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Chris ZookJan 27, 2022 8:00:00 AM8 min read

What are the California CTE Career Pathways?

In the United States, career technical education (CTE) is found in every state and most ...
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Chris ZookJan 7, 2022 8:00:00 AM5 min read

What Is the NHA CET (Certified EKG Technician) Exam?

The NHA CET exam is a certification test developed by the National Healthcareer ...
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Chris ZookJan 5, 2022 8:00:00 AM10 min read

How Do I Teach Workplace Communication Skills to My High School Students?

In the modern workplace, communication can make or break a career. High school students ...
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Chris ZookDec 22, 2021 8:00:00 AM8 min read

Formative vs. Summative Assessments: What's the Difference?

Whether you’re an administrator, supervisor, or teacher, you’ve heard of formative ...
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Chris ZookDec 20, 2021 8:00:00 AM23 min read

What Are ISTE Standards? (And Why Do They Matter?)

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the foremost organization ...
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Chris ZookJun 1, 2021 8:00:00 AM6 min read

The 5 Best Middle School Business Education Lesson Plans

There’s no better time in a child’s life to learn about business than middle school. ...
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Chris ZookJan 21, 2021 8:00:00 AM6 min read

What (and When) Is CTE Month 2021?

Career and technical education (CTE) is quickly becoming the hottest topic in education ...
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Chris ZookFeb 5, 2020 8:00:00 AM7 min read

What Is the IC3 Certification and How Do You Prep for It?

The Internet Core Competency Certification (IC3) is the worldwide benchmark to gauge a ...
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Chris ZookOct 31, 2019 8:00:00 AM19 min read

11 Textbook Alternatives That Teachers Love

Textbooks are the #1 teaching tool used in the United States today. They’re timeless. ...
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Chris ZookOct 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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Chris ZookJul 1, 2019 8:00:00 AM9 min read

What Is Work-Based Learning?

Work-based learning is a federally-supported program in career and technical education ...
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Chris ZookJun 14, 2019 8:00:00 AM6 min read

Life Skills vs. Soft Skills vs. Career Skills vs. Employability Skills — What Are the Differences?

Today, teachers throughout the United States are focusing more on prepping their students ...
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Chris ZookJun 12, 2019 8:00:00 AM12 min read

What Is Internet Safety and Why Is It Important to Teach?

Internet safety is the practice of following actionable guidelines, understanding modern ...
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Chris ZookMay 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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Chris ZookMar 20, 2019 8:00:00 AM4 min read

4 Best Microsoft Publisher Projects and Activities

Microsoft Publisher is the world’s premier method of turning digital content into ...
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Chris ZookJan 10, 2019 8:00:00 AM7 min read

Top 6 Best Empathy Lesson Plans for Middle School

As a curriculum developer, middle school teachers have told us how difficult it can be to ...
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Chris ZookDec 26, 2018 8:00:00 AM7 min read

Top 3 Collaborative Learning Lesson Plans for Middle School

Collaborative learning is the latest in a long string of education trends aimed at ...
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Chris ZookNov 15, 2018 8:00:00 AM6 min read

What Is Blended Learning?

Most often, blended learning incorporates tried-and-true teaching methods (like lecture) ...
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Chris ZookNov 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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Chris ZookOct 18, 2018 8:00:00 AM6 min read

What Is Cooperative Learning and How Does It Work?

The idea of cooperative learning has been around for decades, but it never got to the ...
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Chris ZookSep 20, 2018 8:00:00 AM13 min read

"How Do I Teach Business?" | 7 Things Every New Teacher Needs to Start

Business is one of the strangest subjects to teach at any grade level for one simple ...
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Chris ZookMay 3, 2018 8:00:00 AM10 min read

Digital Curriculum vs. Teacher-Made Curriculum: Which Is Better?

One way or another, every classroom needs a curriculum. Sometimes that curriculum is made ...
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Chris ZookApr 19, 2018 8:00:00 AM7 min read

What Is Collaborative Learning (and How Do You Teach It)?

Today, the Internet has connected Americans unlike anything else in history. Students in ...
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Chris ZookSep 7, 2017 8:00:00 AM10 min read

Infographic: Textbook Costs Skyrocket 812% in 35 Years

It’s no secret that textbook costs have escalated out of control. With new editions going ...
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