Discovering Opportunities in FFA

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• Discovering Opportunities in FFA

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Common Core/Next Generation Standards Addressed!

• WHST.9-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as
  needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting,
  or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing
  what is most significant for a specific purpose
  and audience. (HS-LS4-6)
• RST.11-12.7 Integrate and evaluate multiple
  sources of information presented in diverse
  formats and media (e.g., quantitative data,
  video, multimedia) in order to address a question
  or solve problem(HS-LS2-6),(HS-LS2-7),(HS-LS2-
  8)

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Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource Standards
Addressed!

• CRP.01.02 Evaluate and consid
• CRP.01.02 Evaluate and consider the near-term and
  long-term impacts of personal and professional
  decisions on employers and community before
  taking action.
• Sample Measurement The following sample
  measurement strands are provided to guide the
  development of measurable activities (at
  different levels of proficiency) to assess
  students attainment of knowledge and skills
  related to the above performance indicator. The
  topics represented by each strand are not
  all-encompassing.
• CRP.01.02.01.a. Classify the near- and long term
  impacts of personal decisions on self and others
  (e.g., decisions involving health, relationships,
  money, perceptions, education, etc.).

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Bell Work

• Why is FFA Important?
• Why is FFA Important in your community?
• What is the mission of the FFA?

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Objective 1 Describe how the FFA develops
leadership skills, personal growth, and career
success.
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How does the FFA organization develop the skills
and characteristics for future career success?

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I. The purpose of the FFA is to help students
develop to their full potential through
activities in the agriculture program.

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A. Leadership is one of the major areas stressed
in the FFA.

• 1. Leadership is the ability to influence other
  people to meet individual or group goals.
• 2. A leader is a person who helps other people
  reach their goals.

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3. There are four desirable traits of a good
leader

• a. Personal skills-traits that make it easier for
  other people to follow a leader. Examples are
  being hardworking, responsible, and honest.
• b. How to skills-traits that help a leader share
  responsibilities such as organizing meetings,
  speaking to groups, or writing messages.

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Good Leader Traits - cont.

• c. Thinking skills-traits that enable a leader to
  think and assess problems.
• d. People skills-traits that help a leader relate
  well with other people such as being trustworthy,
  respecting others, and having a positive
  attitude.

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B. Personal growth is developing skills to have a
good life.

• 1. It includes leadership skills, career skills,
  social behavior and citizenship skills.
• 2. Social behavior deals with manners and respect
  to others.
• 3. Citizenship involves being a good member of
  the community and country.

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C. The FFA promotes career success through
recognition of excellence in agriculture and the
development of skills for career advancement.

• 1. Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) is an
  example of a career related activity.
• 2. A Career Development Event (CDE) provides
  opportunities to practice technical skills
  learned in the classroom that will be used later
  in career opportunities.

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D. The FFA provides several offices for
leadership development. These offices include

• 1. President-presides over meeting.
• 2. Vice-President-presides in absence of the
  president.
• 3. Secretary-takes minutes.
• 4. Treasurer- in charge of the financial
  accounts.
• 5. Sentinel-keeps order in meeting.
• 6. Reporter-reports news to media.
• 7. Historian-keeps FFA scrapbook.
  

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Objective 2 Identify major state and national
activities available to FFA members
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What are the major state and national activities
available to FFA members?
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II. As an FFA member, you are able to participate
in a wide range of activities at the local,
state, and national levels.
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A. Every year state and national conventions are
held to conduct business, provide recognition for
award winners, and demonstrate opportunities for
leadership growth.

• 1. The National FFA Convention is now the largest
  youth conference in the nation. Recent attendance
  has been nearly 60,000 members.
• 2. The convention offers motivational speeches,
  educational tours, leadership conferences, and
  the FFA National Agricultural Career Show.
  

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B. Every year at their respective conventions,
state and national officers are elected to serve
for the upcoming year.

• 1. State officers usually travel around their
  state visiting chapters and presenting leadership
  workshops.
• 2. National officers spend more than 300 days of
  the year traveling across the U.S. and abroad
  representing the FFA.

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C. At state and national conventions, FFA members
provide much of the entertainment.

• 1. Many state and the national conventions host a
  talent contest.
• 2. Musically talented individuals can
  participate in state and national chorus and
  band.

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D. FFA offers many camps and leadership
conferences for members.

• 1. At the national level, two programs are
  offered, The Washington Leadership Conference and
  Made For Excellence seminars.
• a. The Washington Leadership Conferences are held
  in Washington, D.C. during the summer.

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Camps - cont.

• b. New Mexico Leadership Conference program
  focuses on personal development and is held in
  numerous locations.
• 2. The New Mexico Leadership conference is held
  in February in Albuquerque. The conference
  focuses on personal development and learning more
  about what the FFA has to offer.

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F. FFA members who are interested in science and
have college goals should participate in the
Agri-science Student Recognition Program.

• 1. Winners at the state and national level earn
  substantial scholarships for higher education.
• 2. Participants develop a scientific project,
  that involves agriculture. They write a report
  describing methods, technologies, observations,
  and results.

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G. More than 1 million are awarded every year
through the FFA Scholarship Program. To apply for
one of the National FFA scholarships, secure an
application form from your local advisor.

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H. Partners in Active Learning Support (PALS) is
an FFA mentoring program based on partnering FFA
members with younger students to build trust and
develop self-esteem.
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I. Food for America is a program that FFA members
present to elementary students. It educates
younger students about where food comes from and
the importance of agriculture.

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L. National FFA Week is held every year during
the third week in February. Members conduct
various activities to celebrate and promote their
organization.
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M. The national FFA magazine, FFA New Horizons,
is an excellent source of articles about members
participating in various local, state, and
national activities.
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The End!