Check out this FREE download on my Teachers Pay Teachers store! This is a fun way to decorate your Ag Ed Classroom AND showcase students' SAE projects at the same time!
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Agriculture Education teachers are lucky if they have just one week of the school year in which they do not have to be in two places at once. Being out of the classroom doesn't mean you're taking a day off, it means you have at least a dozen students in a mini bus trying to get to a career development event in enough time before registration closes. Meanwhile, you have all of your other students back in the classroom needing something productive to work on while you're out of the classroom. And what Agriculture Education teacher has time to put together extensive substitute teacher lesson plans? Not this one!
I started implementing a "Sub Activity Grid" a few years ago in my classroom. (I later decided that "Independent Learning Activities" sounded more like I meant business.) It gave me peace of mind that my students were working on things that were of value while I was out of the classroom, and I didn't have to think too hard about what they were going to do while I was gone. It was also a life-saver any time one of my little ones woke up in the middle of the night sick and I didn't have to throw something together quick for my classes to do the next morning while I was gone! I give this worksheet to students on THE VERY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL and explain my expectation for students using it. It is best to print it on brightly-colored paper so students can easily find it. I have a designated area of their interactive notebook or binder for them to keep it, with extra copies in my Sub Tub. I explain to them how it will be graded (totally up to you how you want to do this - grading is not addressed in the document). The result? Quality items on-tap for the FFA officer team to use in their newsletter (which is sent out to parents, community supporters, and our school board), and the best substitute teachers of our district instantly grabbing up my sub requests because they know my students have plenty to keep them busy! I am a true believer in the power of student leadership! Students need to learn how to take on leadership roles, create task lists, delegate tasks, and run committees. Sometimes, though, starting with a new officer or leadership team can be a daunting task - we have so many ideas for the year ahead, but where do we begin?
Some organizations can justify an elaborate weekend-long officer retreat to plan out their events. Other organizations cannot justify the time or costs associated with this, and simply need to get a plan together. I have created a cost-effective and practical resource to help your officer team get their kick-start at the beginning of the school year. This resource is only 4 pages (front-to-back) and folds into a simple booklet. It is practical for planning the upcoming year of activities, committees, and events. Check it out on Teachers Pay Teachers! |
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