NAAE: Resources

NAAE Communities of Practice Promotional Materials

NAAE's Communities of Practice is a fantastic resource for agricultural educators all over the world. Please use the promotional materials to encourage agricultural educators in your area, state, or region to participate in Communities of Practice. The more ag educators who become involved in the community, the more vibrant the community will be.

For additional information or questions, contact Julie Fritsch, NAAE Communications and Marketing Coordinator at jfritsch.naae@uky.edu

Promotional Video (4 min)

If you are looking for something short to introduce your audience to Communities of Practice, try this quirky video to catch their interest. This video explains Communities of Practice in a fun way.

To download the video to your computer, right click the link and choose "save target as," or watch right now by just clicking.

Get the video
*You must have Quicktime to play this movie. If you don't already have it on your computer, you can download it for free at http://www.apple.com/quicktime

Promotional PowerPoints
We have created several versions of the same PowerPoint presentation, to best suit your presentation needs. Please feel free to take these presentations and tailor them to match the interests of your audience.

Editable without narration
Use this version of the Communities of Practice promotional presentation if you would like to use our slides, but give the presentation yourself. This is by far the most effective way to encourage others to use Communities of Practice, but if you are uncomfortable talking about Communities of Practice, consider using one of our self-running, narrated presentations below.

For presentation suggestions, see the CoP sample script below.

To get this presentation: right click the link below and choose "save target as," then save to your hard drive.

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Presentation Sample Script
Feel free to download and use this script as a guide when you give your Communities of Practice promotional presentation. Use as much or as little of this script as you would like.

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Self-running, with narration (15 min)
This presentation is perfect to use with trade-show type setups or anywhere else you want to start the presentation and be able to walk away. Once you've started it, the presentation will continually loop until it's stopped. You can not manually advance the slides.

To get this presentation: right click the link below and choose "save target as," then save to your hard drive.

Get the presentation

To use: This is a zip file, so once you have it saved to your computer, extract the files, and double click on the file "cop auto" to open and begin the presentation. It will loop until it's stopped. You can not manually advance the slides. You do not need PowerPoint on your computer to run the presentation.

Editable, with narration
The same presentation as above, but the slides must be advanced manually. You also can edit the presentation with Powerpoint, if you would like to remove or add slides.

To get this presentation: right click the link below and choose "save target as," then save to your hard drive.

Get the presentation

To use: This is a zip file, so once you have it saved to your computer, extract the files, and double click on the file "cop narrated" to open the presentation. You must advance the slides manually.

Promotional Flyer
Hand out this promotional flyer wherever there is an opportunity to encourage ag educators of log on to Communities of Practice.
Download the PDF file

Request PowerPoint and/or Video on CD
To request any of the above materials to be mailed to you on a CD, send an email to Julie Fritsch, NAAE Communications/Marketing Coordinator, at jfritsch.naae@uky.edu.

Broad Fields, Bright Futures. This is Agricultural Education.

Produced by the National FFA Organization and sponsored by USDA-CSREES

Watch now or download this informative video that leads you through the many components of agricultural education, including the classroom element, an SAE, FFA involvement, and partnerships.

*You must have Quicktime to play this movie. If you don't already have it on your computer, you can download it for free at http://www.apple.com/quicktime

Click on the link to watch the video. To download it to your computer, right click on the link and choose "save target as," then save the file to your hard drive.

Entire Video -- English
Entire Video -- Spanish

Watch by chapter:
Introduction
Classroom
FFA
FFA Spot
Partnerships
SAE's

Great Ideas, Lesson Plans & Classroom Tools:

USDA Lesson Plans (updated for 2006)

Metal Rose Project (pdf files)
Created by Kevin Amsden, ag instructor at Manson HS, Manson WA
2006 Ideas Unlimited winner Region I
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4

Agtivity Book online -- quick, easy, meaningful lessons created by ag teachers
submitted by Ellen Thompson, ag instructor at Sauk Center HS, Sauk Center, MN

SAE Record book for non-traditional projects (pdf file)
Created by Nina Crutchfield, FFA LPS Specialist & former ag instructor at Searcy HS, Searcy, AR -- 2006 Ideas Unlimited winner Region II

Useful Websites:

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

PLEASE NOTE:

The National Association of Agricultural Educators is pleased to provide a list of related links where useful information relating to agricultural education may be obtained. However, by providing these links, NAAE makes no representation or warranty as to the quality or accuracy of any of the information contained on any of the related links. Thus, individuals accessing these links should make their own assessment of quality and accuracy of the information contained on these links.

Ag in the Classroom
www.agclassroom.org

Agricultural Education Learning Center
www.agedlearning.com
This pilot site is about exploring new electronic instructional resources for Agricultural Education Teachers. The Council for Agricultural Education, The National FFA Foundation and other partners created this site to eventually provide a one-stop shop for instructional materials, tools and other resources.

Agricultural Education Magazine
www.depts.ttu.edu/agedmagazine/

AgrowKnowledge - The National Center for Agriscience and Technology Education
www.agrowknowledge.org

All-Weather Educational Materials
www.allweathermarker.com/reEducational.aspx
Free brochures that cover the health and reproductive management of swine & bovine animals. In English & Spanish. Also find a video that talks about the correct application of tail paint for heat detection in dairy herds. Companion brochures explain application of tail pain as well as economic reasons why proper heat detection is important to any dairy herd in today's economy.

American Association for Agricultural Education
www.aaaeonline.org

Animal Agriculture Alliance
www.animalagalliance.org
The Animal Agriculture Alliance is a positive and informed voice communicating reliable, science-based information on key agricultural topics ranging from animal welfare to biotechnology to environmental impacts. The Alliance provides a united voice for those involved in the animal agriculture and food industries to communicate science-based information to a broad-based audience of consumers and media.

APSnet Education Center (Plant Pathology Instructional Materials)
www.apsnet.org/education - Sponsored by the American Phytopathological Society. Included at this site are plant disease lessons, labs, illustrated glossary, resource catalogs, feature articles, and more targeted to varied levels of instruction including K-12, introductory and advanced plant pathology.

Association for Career and Technical Education
www.acteonline.org

Briggs and Stratton
Briggs and Stratton offer many opportunities for vocational instructors, including a free engine program, Vo-Ed Instructor Factory Training, resource materials, and more.

More information can be found at www.thepowerportal.com
ID: voed_schools, Password: briggs

Career Cluster Pathway Plans of Study
www.careerclusters.org -- This site contains information about all career clusters, including agriculture. The Agriculture Cluster Pathway/Model can be found here, along with an Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources brochure and Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Skill Standards booklet.

Center for Global Food Issues -- Dr. Dennis Avery, Director
www.cgfi.org -- The Center for Global Food Issues conducts research and analysis of agriculture and the environmental concerns surrounding food and fiber production. The Center, based in Churchville, Virginia, is a project of the Hudson Institute. Regular articles, written by Dr. Avery and staff, related to global food issues are posted to this website.

CDE Resource Roundup
worldofagriculture.org/woa-cdes.htm
CDE Resource Roundup has tons of links to great information about Career Development Events. A great aid for all teachers that prepare students for CDEs.

CDE Rules from Aross the U.S.
www.agedweb.org/career_development_event_sites.htm
A compilation of FFA CDE Rules from various states, put together by Michael Spiess, an Associate Professor at California State University, Chico.

Curriculum Materials Service -- Will Waidelich, Director
http://cms.osu.edu/ --CMS carries many types of items including student manuals, teacher guides, kits, CDs, videos, and slide sets. In addition to developing and producing many of their own items, they also review and sell items from outside vendors. These vendors are other agricultural education instructional materials services, state extension services, commercial sources, or trade associations. Free materials offered through CMS:
"Saving the Planet with Pesticides and Plastics" Free Instructional Material
http://cms.osu.edu/CGFIsite/Getting%20Started.html
"Risk Management in American Agriculture" Free Instructional Material
http://cms.osu.edu/RiskManagement/Home.html

Desert Roses
ag.arizona.edu/desert_roses/index.htm - Desert Roses is a proactive support letter for women involved in agricultural education. It is produced by Dr. Billye Foster from the Department of Agricultural Education at the University of Arizona. To subscribe, contact Dr. Foster at the Department of Agricultural Education, University of Arizona, P. O. Box 210036, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0036. E-mail: billye@ag.arizona.edu.

DTN-Price Risk Management Curriculum
The DTN Price-Risk Management Curriculum was developed for agriculture students to supplement their current curriculum. The current curriculum is desigend to teach studetns the basics of what a market is, who the players are, what affects a market, and how to take advantage of market movements. The curriculum is divided three modules:
What is a Market
How to Take Advantage of Market Opportunities
What to Watch for in a Market
DTN is agriculture's most trusted resource for market-leading agricultural information, extensive news coverage, market advice and recommendations, production information and weather.

To download the curriculum and register for a free 90-day subscription to DTN online, visit www.dtn.com/promo/curriculum

Food, Land and People
www.foodlandpeople.org

FREE -- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
www.free.ed.gov
Newly redesigned for 2007, this website was created to make it easy for teachers to find more than 1500 teaching and learning resources available from the federal government

Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
http://www.thegateway.org - The Gateway to Educational Materials is a Consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.

Glen Rose FFA website
www.glenrosearkansasffa.org
After being down for a few months, the Glen Rose FFA site is back up and running! Lots of lesson plans.

Marketplace for the Mind: An Agricultural Education Resource (PA Department of Agriculture)
www.marketplaceforthemind.com

Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences
www.manrrs.org

National Agriculture Library
www.nal.usda.gov

National Association of Supervisors of Agricultural Education
http://www.teamaged.org/stateleaders/index.html

National Board on Professional Teaching Standards
www.nbpts.org

National Council for Agricultural Education
www.teamaged.org/councilindex.cfm
2006 Annual Report

National Farm and Ranch Business Management Education Association
www.nfrbmea.org

National FFA Organization
www.ffa.org

National Rural Education Association
www.nrea.net

New Agricultural Teacher Resource Center
www.depts.ttu.edu/agriculturalteachers/

Parliamentary Procedure Instructional Materials Center
www.northwest.net/parli-pro
Parliamentary procedure teaching materials for agriculture education students in grades 7-12.

Portaportal
www.portaportal.com
a mobile bookmarking site with links to resources and lessons on tons of ag topics, from Ag. Issues, to Animal Science, to GIS.
Username: Nationalaged
Password: FFA 1928

Teach Ag. Ed. WIKI Site
www.teachagedwiki.wiki-site.com
With the ag ed teacher shortage that we are facing, we have to reach our students where they are today. Today students are on the Internet more than ever with applications like FaceBook, MySpace, YouTube, Flickr, and WIKIs. Wikis are sites where everyone can help shape the content, like Wikipedia. Teachers, teacher educators and students can update the content and make corrections.

teched101.com -- Student Aware's free website for technology education teachers
www.teched101.com
For over 21 years, StudentAware has been providing technology education teachers with free shop-safety and other free supplemental classroom materials. This website has been especially designed for high school teachers and their vocational education, shop or technology education students.

Topschool jobs
topschooljobs.org
Educations week's career community for job seekers and employers. Explore your career potential today!

U. S. Department of Agriculture
www.usda.gov

U. S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov

World of Agriculture
worldofagriculture.org
Hundreds of great technical agriculture links to help teachers. The links include great resources on greenhouse management, precision agriculture, wildlife management, animal science, fundraising, CDEs and much more.

Article Reprints, Studies, and other Printed Information

2008 Team Ag Ed Annual Report

Dr. Adam Kantrovich, Morehead State University
2007 National Study of the Supply and Demand for Teachers of Agricultural Education

Dr. Ann Benson
Dr. Ann Benson's Presentation at the 2004 NAAE Convention

Many of you heard Dr. Ann Benson speak at the 2004 NAAE Convention. Dr. Benson's presentation was quite thought provoking for the future of agricultural education. Dr. Benson also presented to the National Council of Agricultural Education earlier in 2004. Her message is quite clear ... agricultural education must take a serious look within to determine how we can best deliver our education programs to accomplish our goals of career preparation and academic success through classroom/laboratory instruction, work-based learning (via SAE), and leadership development (via FFA). View PowerPoint presentation. View Dr. Benson's biographical sketch.

Dr. Richard M. Joerger
Ideas for Keeping Beginning Agricultural Education Teachers in the Profession! - Dr. Richard M. Joerger, University of Minnesota
Current teachers can have a major influence on beginning teachers’ choices to stay in the teaching profession! Here are some things all of us can do to help keep effective beginning and/or returning teachers in the profession. View article reprint. PDF file requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Dr. Wm. Jay Jackman
We Can Care Enough! - Dr. Wm. Jay Jackman, NAAE Executive Director
Acts of violence are not happening somewhere else and to someone else - they are happening at home and to us. Where does agricultural education come in? Click here to view the article. View article reprint. PDF file requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Education Week and Teacher Magazine
http://www.edweek.org/agentk-12/articles/2006/01/11/18brief-b1.h25.html - Districts in Market for 'Ag' Teachers: A shortage of agricultural education teachers, coupled with a growing demand for such programs, has school districts searching hard for teachers & universities aggressively recruiting new “ag education” students.

"Interest = Motivation" Presentation by Jacquelyn Deeds at the 2005 NAAE Convention in Kansas City, Missorui
This workshop gives brief description of motivation theory as it relates to Agriscience Education. This was followed by a discussion on interest approaches and how to use them in class to motivate students. Participants will be involved in developing interest approaches on various subjects. Those approaches will put in to electronic format and can be put on the NAAE website or other site as deemed appropriate. View Interest Approaches in Word format. Click here to view Interest Approaches in PDF format. PDF file requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

What in the World Does Integral Mean Anyway? Is FFA Optional? - Bernie Staller, National FFA Organization and National FFA Foundation
We as teachers must make "integral" happen locally if it is to happen at all. No one else can shoulder this responsibility for us. We are it! View this new alternative graphic model of a truly integrated program. View article reprint. PDF file requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Employment Opportunities Forecast 2005-2010 Study

Employment opportunities for U.S. College graduates with expertise in the food, agricultural, and natural resources system are expected to remain strong during the next five years according to the sixth five-year employment opportunities projections study initiated by CSREES. The latest study covers the years 2005 through 2010 and is conducted as a result of Congressional action taken in 1977 when Congress designated the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as the lead federal agency for higher education in the food and agricultural sciences. The Congress identified graduates in the fields of science and business as those with baccalaureate or higher degrees in agriculture, natural resources, veterinary medicine, or closely allied specializations. This study examines those graduates who qualify for and generally enter scientific and professional occupations This year’s study identifies 52,000 annual job openings for new graduates during 2005-2010, and some 49,300 qualified graduates available each year for these positions. View study findings.

NAAE FFA Ringtones

These are the ringtones we are giving away at the 80th National FFA Convention this year. Put one on your phone, and don't forget -- Your Future is Calling -- Teach Ag!

To save the ringtone, right click on the link, select "Save Target As" and save it to your computer or device.

Dr. Larry Case -- "Your Future is Calling"
(right click above link to download)

Listen

Bourbon County KY FFA -- "FFA Response"
(right click above link to download)

Listen

Download the Classroom Version of "Are You Smarter Than Your Ag. Teacher?"
To save the game to your computer, right click on the link, select "Save Target As" and save it to your computer.

"Are You Smarter Than Your Ag. Teacher?" Classroom Version (PowerPoint file)

Classroom Version Instructions (PDF file)