Educator Resources

CDE-LDE Classroom Resources

Turn-key resources to help teach the content of the CDE/LDE in the classroom at the basic level. (This is not a how-to win the national contest).

Floriculture

Turn-key resources to help teach the content of the CDE/LDE in the classroom at the basic level. (This is not a how-to win the national contest).

Nursery and Landscape

Turn-key resources to help teach the content of the CDE/LDE in the classroom at the basic level. (This is not a how-to win the national contest).

SAE Video Choice Boards

This document serves as a resource to incorporate SAE videos into the classroom. These videos allow students to learn about and develop/enhance their SAE projects. There are a series of choice boards available:six-week, nine-week,by quarter,first-half of the semester and second-half of the semester. Choose the format that best suits your classroom.

Bell Ringers for the Agricultural Science Classroom

This document serves as a resource to agricultural educators and advisors to incorporate quick ways in which to engage students at the beginning of each scheduled time block (i.e. class, FFA meetings, etc.).

SAE Idea Cards

The purpose of the SAE Idea Cards is to assist students with coming up with ideas for SAEs. There are 360 SAE ideas in nine different focus areas that can be downloaded or used online. Each career area provides ideas for all six SAE types, which are Entrepreneurship/Ownership, Placement, Research, School-Based Enterprise, Service-Learning and Exploratory.

Student Handbook

This resource is a companion to the Official FFA Student Handbook (16th Edition) released in 2017. It provides information to facilitate student learning of FFA material and involvement opportunities. Features of the resource include:

-Designed to make efficient use of classroom time and engage students at a high level.
-Contains lesson plans, PowerPoints, activities, worksheets, questions, vocabulary and discussion topics.
-Everything you need to teach new students about FFA.
-Lesson plans that help cover the highlights of FFA.

Educational Standards Alignment

These educational standards alignment documents serve as guidelines to validate the topics to which they align. Educational standards are aligned to objectives and projected content and/or activities.

Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum

This middle school curriculum includes more than 150 free lesson plans-that’s a year’s worth of introductory agriculture content bundled into one location. These lessons are great for building your students’ agricultural literacy and awareness and their appreciation for it.

SAE Idea Cards-Agribusiness Systems

SAE Idea Cards

SAE Idea Cards-Agricultural Communication and Education

SAE Idea Cards

SAE Idea Cards-Animal Systems

SAE Idea Cards

SAE Idea Cards-Biotechnology Systems

SAE Idea Cards

SAE Idea Cards-Create Your Own

SAE Idea Cards

SAE Idea Cards-Environmental Service Systems

SAE Idea Cards

SAE Idea Cards-Food Product and Processing Systems

SAE Idea Cards

SAE Idea Cards-Natural Resources Systems

SAE Idea Cards

SAE Idea Cards-Plant Systems

SAE Idea Cards

SAE Idea Cards-Power, Structural and Technical Systems

SAE Idea Cards relating to projects in the Power, Structural and Technical Systems career focus area.

Agricultural Risk Management

This series of four lesson plans were crafted as a resource for educators to use with students to develop a solid foundation around concepts and resources related to proper risk management, including; information about how to use the Risk Management Agency?s website, how to assess risk using a SWOT analysis, as well as how to develop marketing and business plans.

AgriEntreprenuership

Twelve lessons were developed to assist educators in teaching entrepreneurial concepts. The lesson plans are available below and include all handouts needed for the classroom. The lessons have been developed incorporating National Standards and can be used singularly or as a complete educational experience.

Financial Planning and Management

Financial planning and management lesson plans and PowerPoints designed to teach aboutÿgoal setting, budgeting, cash flow, credit ratings, loans, interest, investments, taxes and insurance.

Drinking Water-Protecting the Source

The Drinking Water: Protecting the Source instructional materials will assist teachers who seek to enhance the consciousness of their students about where their drinking water comes from and how sources of drinking water can be protected. The teaching materials are designed to supplement existing instruction in agriculture, food and natural resources courses.
The instructional materials are related to water characteristics and contaminants, water regulations, drainage, and reducing the flow of nutrients into groundwater and surface water

Renewable Fuels

The Renewable Fuels instructional materials were created for educators to use with students to develop a solid foundational understanding of renewable fuels. The six units of curriculum include information ranging from definitions of ethanol and processes within the ethanol industry to the exploration of career opportunities in renewable fuels.

Agribility-Cultivating Accessible Agriculture

People with disabilities rely on assistive technology. Various tools, machinery, and other devices can provide vital assistance with work, mobility, and many other aspects of life.
AgrAbility recognizes the immense potential for rural youth to excel individually and contribute to their communities. Teach your students about assistive technology. In addition to increasing awareness, it may have direct impact for them, their families, or others in their communities.