National FFA Organization - Gold and Core / Core / Professional Development

Middle School Guide

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:14:00 GMT

This updated 68-page guide is based on the seven keys of Local Program Success (LPS) used to create or redesign a well-balanced, comprehensive middle school agricultural education program. The seven LPS keys also serve as the organizing framework for the guide, with a chapter dedicated to each key. Each chapter offers great ideas and examples on how to create successful middle school programs.

Visit Professional Development to see additional products in this category.

New Professionals Kit- MAC

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:14:00 GMT

New Professionals Kit- MAC
Buy Now: $59.00

Imagine software designed for one purpose - to help an agriculture teacher be successful. The new Professionals Kit (NPK) provides:...Comprehensive program assessment and goal setting tools…..Personalized three-year action plan based on your program assessment....E-calendar to manage your plan, school activities and personal appointments.....Easy-to-find forms and tools from multiple FFA resources to support the tasks in your action plan.The New Professionals Kit helps you design a three-year plan for total program development. Share the plan with administrators, advisory committee, parents and partners. Use the calendar and resources to save time, make your life easier and be more effective.

Visit Professional Development to see additional products in this category.

New Professionals Kit- PC

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:14:00 GMT

New Professionals Kit- PC
Buy Now: $59.00

Strategies for Great Teaching

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:14:00 GMT

Strategies for Great Teaching
Buy Now: $19.95

This valuable resource book contains a compilation of 30 ideas for activities on any topic, each fully explained with action steps to foster outstanding student engagement your classroom. This book will give you inexpensive and easy-to-implement ideas for building engaging strategies into all your agriculture.

Visit Professional Development to see additional products in this category.

Substitute Teacher Guide

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:14:00 GMT

Substitute Teacher Guide
Buy Now: $39.00

You can now leave your classroom with confidence, knowing your sub can teach your students valuable information! This144-page guide is packed with 46 activity-based, content-driven lessons in the areas of Current Events, Career Exploration, Leadership Development and Personal Development. Included are outlines to conduct the lessons in 50-minutes class periods, 90-minute blocks or in a three-day series. The lessons can be implemented into any agriscience curriculum for 7th - 9th grade or 10th -12th grade.

Visit Professional Development to see additional products in this category.

Engaging Strategies for Ag Classrooms

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:13:00 GMT

Engaging Strategies for Ag Classrooms
Buy Now: $24.95

CreativeTeaching "Moments" for Challenging Topics

Agricultureteachers are known for their ability to create real-life, hands-onlessons for students to help make learning fun and applicable.There are some topics, though, that are tough to teach and evenharder for students to learn. This handbook was designed to giveyou ideas for teaching challenging topics, such as ParliamentaryProcedure, Ionic vs. Covalent Bonds, Punnett Squares andCalculations in Agricultural Mechanics in engaging andinventive ways. All of the strategies in this handbook are carriedout using e-Moments. These strategies aren't designed to replacequality lecturing, reading or laboratory activities; they aredesigned to enhance and highlight learning in engaging ways thatappeal to a variety of learning styles. Product developmentsponsored by Pioneer Hybrid International as a special project ofthe National FFA Foundation.

Visit Professional Development to see additional products in this category.

Get Involved DVD

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:13:00 GMT

Get Involved DVD
Buy Now: $15.00

Provide growth opportunities for FFA members with theseDVD-assisted workshops. With the DVDs, you can facilitatedevelopment and implementation of action plans for chapter success.Each program can be facilitated by students. Free download of theworkbook that accompanies this DVD can be found HERE.

Visit Professional Development to see additional products in this category.