Agriculture Career Development

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Agriculture Career Development

• Curriculum Update
• Summer Conference 2007
• Craig Maile
• CIMC Manager
• 405.743.5448

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Goals of the Curriculum

• Helps students prepare for the National FFA
  Organization's Career Development Events. Titles
  align with competition guidelines.
• Can serve as introductory courses in each Cluster
  pathway.

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Series Titles

• Plant Science and Agronomy
• Animal Science
• Food Science
• Communications/Business/Marketing
• Agricultural Mechanics

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Plant Science and Agronomy

• Soils
• Agronomy
• Environmental and Natural Resources
• Floriculture
• Forestry
• Nursery/Landscape

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Animal Science

• Beef
• Swine
• Sheep
• Equine
• Dairy Cattle
• Poultry

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About the Curriculum

• Student and Instructor editions
• Instructor edition may include PowerPoint shows
  as appropriate (on CD-ROM)
• Student edition is boundhelps keep pages
  together, binder not needed
• Instructor edition is loose-leaf and 3-hole
  punchedhelps with lesson planning,
  supplementing, localizing

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Profile of Training Mastery

• Tracks students progress on unit competencies
• Provides a record of each students performance
  for school administrators and potential employers

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Instructors Guide

• Serves as a lesson plan for the unit
• Lists optional and required activities for each
  objective in the unit

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Instructors Guide

• Lists online resources, videos and other media to
  supplement the unit content
• Identifies references used to develop the unit
  content

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Answers

• Provides answers to Assignment Sheet activities
  and to questions on the Written Test

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LAP Sheet

• Lists step-by-step instructions for completing a
  unit serves as a tool for students
  individualized learning
• May be copied for each student
• Can serve as a guide for teachers

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Transparency Masters

• Can help to focus students attention for
  in-class discussion
• Referenced in the Instructors Guide

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Written Test

• Provides test items aligned to Information Sheet
  objectives
• Uses multiple-choice format
• May be copied for each student
• Easy to use with a Scantron sheet

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Written Test

• Test items use photographs and artwork where
  appropriate

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Handouts

• Supplement objectives
• Can be optional or required
• May be copied for each student

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Objective Sheet

• Objectives covered in the unit, in sequence
• In both Instructor and Student editions
• Table of contents for each unit

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Information Sheet

• Presents the testable content (tested on the
  unit Written Test)
• Prepares students for tasks (Assignment and Job
  Sheets)
• Designed for more visual appeal

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Information Sheet

• Photos add interest for students and represent
  real-life content

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Information Sheet

• Includes photographs from content authorities, if
  available

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Information Sheet

• Includes a review of the Information Sheet
  content can serve as a guide to students
  readiness for the unit Written Test

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Assignment Sheets

• Cover application tasks/activities in each unit
• Often reinforce skills for hands-on tasks (Job
  Sheets)
• Use icons to identify basic skills reinforced by
  the task/activity

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Job Sheets

• Allow students to practice hands-on skills before
  demonstrating mastery
• Use icons to identify basic skills reinforced by
  the skill

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Job Sheets

• Allow instructor to evaluate student performance
  and resulting product
• Provide a record of achievement

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Contacts

• For sample units www.okcimc.com/ag/index.htm
• For guidance about teaching, contact your Program
  Specialist www.okcareertech.org/aged/meet_the_sta
  ff.htm

• For questions about the curriculum content or
  format, contact
• Randy Kirk
• Instructional Development Specialist
• 405.743.5518

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Ordering the Curriculum

• Call 800.654.4502
• Fax [phone]
• Use the online CIMC Catalog at www.okcimc.com

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Also available

• Welcome to the Web, 5th Edition (TA9214)
• Agricultural Safety (AG1049/3049)