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Ag Mechanics Projects- What was I thinking?
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This workshop will discuss all details of building Ag Mechanics projects. Including Planning, When to start, How to get students involved, Working with parents and home projects, Overcoming challenging projects, Managing multiple projects, Involving administration, and Resources, and Avoiding burnout.
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Everything You Didn’t Learn on the Block…
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This team of experienced educators will share insight on balancing a well-rounded program. Ask questions in this roundtable discussion and gain experience from lessons learned by a team with a combined experience of over 125 years in education. Liz Treptow, Jay Newton, Marty Resendez, Kelly Clements, Kenneth Parker, Rex Currie, Ryan Pieniazek, Michelle Pieniazek
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Principles of AFNR - Fun for All!
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Are you looking for fun ideas to incorporate into your Principles class? Or maybe even starting from scratch? Don't reinvent the wheel! Consider some fresh ideas to make your class your class fun and engaging, even for your less-than-enthusiastic students. This workshop will include: year-at-a-glance schedule, sample projects, bellringers, and ideas to help promote FFA and SAE projects.
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Team Ag Ed Roundtable Discussion
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Leaders of Team AGED including Les Hudson, TEA, Aaron Alejandro, Texas FFA Foundation, Jennifer Jackson, Texas FFA and Ray Pieniazek, ATAT will answer questions from the audience.
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Tips & Tricks for Writing FFA Scripts
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Writing a successful FFA script in one of the most challenging things for an Ag teacher to do. This workshop will go through the different types of FFA scripts and will provide resources on how to make your scripts stand out from the competition. Workshop will include: how to choose an engaging topic, how to match your script to your event, and how to find resources to improve your script.
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Wildlife Lessons- "Classroom to Contest"
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Curriculum and experiential lessons to be used for classroom instruction that will transfer to the Wildlife CDE. Teachers with little to no experience in the classroom will benefit from knowing what curriculum can be used in the classroom that will also transfer to skills needed for the Wildlife CDE.
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A Guide to Texas FFA Marketing Plan Contest
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The superintendent of the Texas FFA Marketing Plan Contest, Dr. Danhong Chen, will give a quick guide on how to prepare and present marketing plans for the state competition. She will also discuss how the judges evaluate the written marketing plans and oral presentations. This workshop is intended for high school agriculture teachers who would like to lead teams for the contest.
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Accommodations and Methods for Students in the Agricultural Mechanics Lab
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The current availability of instructional aids for skilled trades educators is limited. Furthermore, the instructional aids used in school-based laboratories designed for students with developmental disabilities are limited. We have developed a guidebook to assist students in learning the equipment operation process for the commonly used apparatuses in the welding and metal fabrication laboratory.
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Ag Mechanics Shop Tips, Tricks and Resources
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Those in attendance of this workshop will discuss topics of assets and resources of an ag mechanics and metal fabrication shop that are needed to help increase creativity and decrease anxiety.
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Class Scheduling Success with your School Counselor
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Scheduling in high school can be complicated. Come learn the ins and outs of ag courses, pre-requisites,
and programs of study. Learn strategies to successfully work with your school counselor to schedule
and grow your program.
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Crash Course in Excel and Sheets
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Spreadsheets are full of useful information, but sometimes it’s so much information that it’s hard to do anything useful with it. Excel and google sheets have tons of tools to help us work with data, but few people know how to navigate these programs efficiently. In this workshop, you will learn basic navigation of a spreadsheet and several of the most common formulas and tools.
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Creating a Google Infused Classroom
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How to make Google Suite for Education work for you. There are so many things we can do with the Google Suite for Education from presentation tricks, collaborations, to organization. Learn how to make your classroom work smoother by understanding the many ways w can make Google work for you.
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Creating Accountability in Project Based Learning
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Project based learning works really well but can be frustrating when the deadline hits and nothing is turned in. This workshop will provide projects used in PBL and systems of accountability that work including Google tools, check-ups and program
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Last Bell - Go Home?
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Tips and tricks to make your classroom work for you, leading to a healthy work/life balance by decreasing the amount of work needed to be done after the last bell rings
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Shop Safety for the 21st Century
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Participants will be taught the important safety points for operating a safe agricultural mechanics laboratory. Have you ever wondered about if you could be held liable for an accident in your mechanics laboratory? We will walk you through the proper procedures and practices to ensure the safety of your students. Participants will then learn the basics of good shop and equipment maintenance.
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Valentine's Day Fundraising for Floral Design
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Wanting to start a Valentine's Day Sale in your School District? We will discuss the process of selecting items, advertising, sorting orders, deliveries, and coordinating with other schools to create a successful Valentine's Day Fundraiser!
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Wildlife Management for Private Landowners
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Wildlife Management as a practice came to fruition in the early 1900s by Aldo Leopold and the US Forest Service but has since become a part of every good land steward's goals. In Texas, Wildlife Management is written into the Tax Code allowing private landowners to obtain an agricultural property tax valuation when managing for native Texas Wildlife and the habitats they require.
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