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Principles of AFNR - This is Where it All Starts  
Explore strategies to transform your Principles AFNR classes from "just another elective" to an innovative, creative, and engaging classroom environment that will develop a strong foundation for your Agriculture Education and FFA program. We will share some ideas on keeping students from middle school to the high school level engaged and involved as part of your FFA Family.  
   

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Preparing Officer Candidates for Officer Interviews  
How do you prepare an officer candidate for area and state FFA officer interviews? How do you teach interviewing skills where students are not just reciting competencies? This workshop will discuss the ways that FFA advisors can prepare students to be amazing interviewers capable of showcasing their talents and not the ability to memorize competencies.  
   

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Sharing Students: Agriculture - Athletics - Academics  
Tips on getting FFA students who are involved in Athletics and other school events to the contest. Presentation and active discussion with Superintendent, Athletic Director, and Ag Teacher. Building relationships with AD and Administration.  
   

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Common Legal Issues for Teachers  
Paul Jordan of Sneed, Vine and Perry will share some common legal issues with teachers that might save your job and problems with your administration.  
   

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TEA Update  
Hear the latest updates from TEA on CTE and the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource career cluster. Learn how you can be a part of shaping the future of CTE and AFNR.  
   

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LDE Contest Rule Revisions  
The new rules for the 2022-2027 LDE contests will be covered.  
   

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Team Ag Ed Roundtable  
Team AGED Leaders will provide the opportunity to ask questions during a roundtable discussion.  
   

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Connecting the Silos  
Effective Agricultural Science programs have a collaborative approach with a broad team of stakeholders in order to effectively serve all learners. You are invited to join this team of educators and gain insight into the perspectives of AST’s, administrators, counselors, and Educational Service Center specialists. This workshop will focus on broadening your team in order to break down barriers.  
   

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San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo - Entries101  
This workshop serves as a tool to help you make light work of the entry process. You may find this workshop to be the answer to your entry woes. Experts may even learn some key tips to the ever changing and advancing entry process. Note that this workshop will address key features and advancements that may be seen in the entry system utilized by the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo  
   

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Livestock Show Updates  
 
   

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Best Practices for Ag Departments Pre- and Post Natural Disasters  
This workshop will prepare ag departments pre- and post-disaster with ideas such as damage prevention, school farm practices to shelter in place or evacuate projects, sheltering of other chapter projects, preventing theft, and helping other programs and communities.  
   

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Canva 101  
Come learn some new ways to bring life to your meeting flyers and social media contest through Canva.  
   

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Classroom Stations: How to Help Smoothly Guide Students  
Have you struggled to create activities in your classroom? Have students gotten confused and frustrated because they didn't understand what to do? Help students navigate through your classroom lab or activity with stations. Together we can design activity stations that allow your students to stay engaged in a lesson and move smoothly through your class, and can be easily used over and over again.  
   

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Creating Tangible Escape Rooms in Ag Science Classes  
This workshop will walk participants through designing puzzles, riddles, and activities to create a hands-on, engaging escape room for any subject. Participants will walk away with an escape room template and additional resources to create their own.  
   

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Developing Your Chapter's Press Kit  
An effective chapter press kit can be used to communicate to your local school board, campus administration, and community the efforts of your agricultural education classes and FFA activities. We will help you develop your press kit and share best practices on how to utilize it in your community.  
   

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Dog Grooming Programs in Your School  
Hear from three teachers who have established dog grooming programs in their schools. They will share some ideas on getting started and how to manage the enterprise.  
   

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JudgingCard For First Year Teachers  
First year teachers are often taught the basics of many different programs and processes when they are preparing to enter the classroom, but the basics of using JudgingCard are often left out. This workshop will cover using the registration system, managing account balances and working with accounting staff within their districts to pay those invoices afterwards.  
   

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LDE / CDE Coaching Strategies  
How to get the most out of your students to allow them to reach their potential. This workshop is taught by teachers who have competed and won on a State & National Level. These teachers will share tips and tricks for student recruitment, practice structures, student engagement, and other important techniques to guide your students to success.  
   

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Leadership Activities to Motivate Students  
How many times have you wanted to present a "new" and "unique" leadership activity but couldn't figure out what you wanted to do? This hands-on workshop will focus on creative ideas and activities that teachers can use to motivate, challenge, and push their students to try new things. Teachers will leave with new ideas and a new prospective on how to develop these activities.  
   

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Learn Go Eat Grow! Thinking Outside the Box Gardening  
Learn, Grow, Eat & GO! (LGEG) is the new research-based, evidence-based curriculum project of the International Junior Master Gardener® Program. LGEG grows good kids through an interdisciplinary program combining academic achievement, gardening, nutrient-dense food experiences, physical activity, and school & family engagement. Learn how you can use this program and access FREE resources.  
   

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Let the Student Officers do the Work!  
Discover the ins and outs of leading FFA officers to create a student driven officer team and FFA chapter. This workshop will discuss how to relieve stress off the advisor and create an officer team and chapter that is student led while the advisor's role is to manage and advise.  
   

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Pairing Up With Pear Deck  
Tired of students not engaging during a presentation? Learn how to easily convert your presentations to interactive Pear Deck experiences. Pear Deck allows you to create lessons that create student engagement that can be used in class and as assignments for students.  
   

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Preparing Officer Candidates for Officer Interviews  
How do you prepare an officer candidate for area and state FFA officer interviews? How do you teach interviewing skills where students are not just reciting competencies? This workshop will discuss the ways that FFA advisors can prepare students to be amazing interviewers capable of showcasing their talents and not the ability to memorize competencies.  
   

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Proficiency Award 101  
This workshop will focus on the skills needed to complete competitive proficiency awards. New teachers and teachers who have not participated in the proficiency award program will be the focus audience in an effort to provide basic knowledge that will allow these teachers to be competitive on the district, area, state and national level.  
   

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Training a Floriculture CDE Team  
This workshop will focus on providing educators with the tools and strategies of successfully training a floriculture CDE team. An overview of current judging rules will also be covered. In addition, this workshop will acknowledge how educators can better address the difficulties students may face in memorization of mass information.  
   

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TVMA Certified Veterinary Assistant In the Classroom  
This workshop will cover how to incorporate the Certified Veterinary Assistant Program into your classroom. Items to be discussed include requirements, curriculum, tips, and tricks.  
   

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Using the Chapter POA in AET  
Come learn how to incorporate your student leadership in the development of your chapter’s Strategic Plan (POA) in AET. Tips from this workshop can help you facilitate this process and help you complete the National Chapter Award application and other valuable program reports.  
   

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What In the World Is Turfgrass Science?  
This workshop will introduce attendees to the science, technology, and research that goes into construction and management of high-end sports fields, golf courses, and amenity turfgrass systems. Internship/career opportunities, as well as salary potential, will be discussed to help attendees identify students who may have interest in pursuing a Turfgrass Science degree.  
   

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Wildlife and Quail Conservation through Outdoor Adventures  
Outdoor Adventures offers 290 lessons in 34 units. Participants will learn how Wildlife and Quail Conservation are taught in Outdoor Adventures. All lessons are activity based. Learn predator/prey, anti-poaching, habitat, wildlife foraging activities for middle school and high school students. Be prepared to be physically active during the presentation.  
   

 
 
 
     
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