The AES CTE Blog
The latest ideas, tips, and trends for CTE, career readiness, business education, and computer applications teachers.
Sarah has been with AES since 1998, first serving as a curriculum developer, and now as a customer support analyst and content creator. She is committed to helping instructors gain experience and confidence using our solutions and to providing excellent customer care.
Career Exploration | Career Readiness | Middle School
By:
Sarah Layton
December 12th, 2019
If you’re a middle school career readiness teacher, chances are one of the first topics you plan to teach is career exploration.
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Computer Applications | Microsoft Excel | Microsoft Office
By:
Sarah Layton
August 22nd, 2019
Finding appropriate Microsoft Excel lesson plans for middle school students isn’t easy. You need lessons that are made for the right age group, engaging, and meet your course standards — not to mention help you prep students for the MOS Excel certification!
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Computer Applications | Technology Curriculum | Middle School
By:
Sarah Layton
August 8th, 2019
As a new middle school technology teacher, you probably come from one of two backgrounds.
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Blended Learning | Digital Curriculum | Teaching Strategies
By:
Sarah Layton
July 16th, 2019
Digital curriculum is becoming a popular option for many career and technical education (CTE) teachers.
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Business Education | Entrepreneurship | Lesson Plans
By:
Sarah Layton
June 13th, 2019
High school business education teachers have an interesting mix of courses to teach.
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Computer Applications | Google Apps
By:
Sarah Layton
August 16th, 2018
Are you being pushed towards teaching Google Apps exclusively in your computer classroom? This trend is growing in middle schools across the country, but the number of resource available isn't keeping up. That means you need help finding Google Apps lesson plans to replace your old Microsoft Office ones! In this article, we'll share where you can get some great Google Apps curriculum with lesson plans, activities, and other resources. But first, we'll take a look at why Google Apps, especially Google Docs, are gaining traction in schools.
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