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Something New for your Spring Plant Sale
I ran across this idea on the Facebook Group "Ag Education Discussion Lab" and had to share it. Brynn Campbell Tinker shared a great new product that your students can... -
Interview Questions Every New Ag Teacher Should Ask
There's always that moment of panic when the interview asks "Now, do you have any questions?" Here are 20 of the most frequently asked questions by Ag teachers interviewing at a new school. These questions dive right into the detail and can quickly illustrate the current status of the FFA Chapter for you. -
A Neat Activity for the Friday before Thanksgiving
Here's a link to a PDF we created a few years back. It's an in class survey related to Thanksgiving along with an activity. What's for Thanksgiving Dinner? It's designed... -
10 Ways to Grow Your Spring Plant Sale
A common theme among Ag teachers is the administration expects their Ag Greenhouse Plant Sale to support all or at least a large part of your program. This is quite... -
Thoughts on the FFA CDE - Ag. Marketing Plan -- 4 of 5 "Strategies and Action Plan"
Strategies and Action Plan With the first 3 sections under your belt. You should now brainstorm every possible idea you can come up with, read about, or seen online. Take... -
Basic Ag Mechanics Skills that Middle Schoolers Should Know
As teachers we seem to be in a hurry to get to the fun stuff with our students. Often, the fun stuff requires a lot of prep work, costs money, and devotes a lot of our attention for a single lesson. Remember we aren't producing master welders or foresters. We are producing educated students who have an understanding of the basic components of agriculture related subjects.
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Thoughts on the FFA CDE - Ag Marketing Plan -- 3 of 5 Analysis of "The Business Proposal"
The Business Proposal Mission Statement Mission statements are not long, rosy essays on life and dreams. Think more strategic, almost military. They want to "take that hill", "destroy that... -
Must Haves for Your Shiny New (or New to You) School Greenhouse
I've noticed several posts on NAAE Communities of Practice and Facebook "Ag Ed Discussion Lab" concerning: "What are your must haves for your greenhouse?" Not a must have greenhouse mind... -
SAE Ideas for Uninspired Students and Their Ag Teachers
"But I can't think of anything to do for my SAE." I am sure you've never heard that before. When you start wracking your brain for ideas the first thing... -
Create a Degree Wall (& a Legacy) for Your FFA Members
White Oak FFA in North Carolina tweeted a great image about an annual activity their chapter started. An FFA degree wall that can live on for years in your chapter.
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Floral Design Tricks for an Ag Class on a Tight Budget
Don't feel like you have to set up an account with a wholesale florist and use half of your annual budget just to supply your students with floral material. Never... -
Starting a business with your Ag class
Why Start a small business with an Ag class? There are some skills that a textbook or lecture simply can not thoroughly cover. Business skills fall under that category. The...
