New Teacher Success Series - Small Engines Workshop

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1 Horticulture Pathway Professional Development When: October 4, :00 AM 4:00 PM Where: Lorain County JVS This one day workshop will offer educators an opportunity to collaborate in developing assessment preparation resources for the Ohio Certified Nursery Technician industry credential. Finalist Frenzy When: October 21, 2017 Where: The Ohio State University Students and chapters competing in National level leadership development events, Agriscience Fair, National Chapter Awards Program, Proficiency Finalist, and Star Finalist are invited to attend this practice session to prepare for their National competition. Teachers are invited to come and see what National Level Competitors look like. Natural Resource Professional Development When: November 2-3, 2017 Where: Columbus, Ohio In conjunction with the Tree Care Industry Expo, this two-day professional development will center around courses and standards in the A6 Natural Resources Pathway. New Teacher Success Series - Small Engines Workshop When: November 8, 2017 Where: Eastland Fairfield Career Center This one day workshop will focus on the Small Air Cooled Engines Unit in the Agribusiness & Production Systems Mechanical Principals Course. Teachers will have received industry resources and professional hands on training. Ag & Industrial Power Professional Development When: November 9-10, 2017 Where: Eastland Fairfield Career Center This two-day professional development will center on the Agricultural & Industrial Power course in the A1 Industrial Power Technology Pathway through hands-on training with industry partners. Key updates on tier 4 emissions, M Series tractor, and welding and metal fabrication training resources will be shared.

2 Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Bioscience Professional Development When: November Where: TBD This agriculture course examines the research, marketing, processing, and packaging techniques applied to the development of food products. Attendees will discuss careers available in this industry, and conduct hands-on laboratories for their classroom on nutrients, chemistry, and food safety & quality. AET School When: November 21-22, 2017: 9:00AM-5:00PM Where: Southern Ohio Education Service Center This AET informational session is for beginning educators and is everything you need to be successful with AET. New Teacher Success Series - FFA Management When: January 13-14, 2018 Where: Conference This session of the Teacher Induction Program will focus on developing FFA management systems and program. Leaders development and effectively managing an FFA chapter will be the topics discussed, along with classroom practices. MGIX - Midwest Green Industry Experience When: January 15-17, 2018 Where: Columbus Convention Center Create a customized educational experience with 90+ sessions designed to meet the diverse needs of green industry professionals. Get inspired, build relationships, and make smarter buying decisions. Visit with 300+ exhibiting companies from across the country.

3 Regional & State Evaluations All teachers of Agriculture are invited to participate in Regional FFA Award evaluations. Chapters submit student award applications as well as chapter officer books. These award winners will be recognized at the State FFA Convention in May. Regional and State FFA evaluation sates are as follows. Regional 1 (D1/D4) Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Regional 2 (D2/D3) Friday, February 2, 2018 Regional 3 (D6/D7) Monday, February 5, 2018 Regional 4 (D5/D9) Thursday, February 1, 2018 Regional 5 (D8/D10) Tuesday, February 6, 2018 State/American Evaluations Thursday, February 22, 2018 Proficiency Evaluations Friday and Saturday, February 23-24, 2018 National Chapter Award Evaluations Friday, March 16, 2018 For more information contact Brenda Correll Mid-West Veterinary Conference When: February 22-25, 2018 Where: Columbus Convention Center Come to the Mid-West Veterinary Conference for classroom resources and to meet industry contacts to improve instruction in the animal science strand. National Chapter Critique When: May 24, :30-8:30 PM This application critique will focus on the best practices identified during the National Selection process maximizing the readability and overall quality of National Chapter Award applications. A strategic review of the scoring rubrics will be provided during the critique. Ohio Agriscience Fair Report Critique When: May 30, 2018 This report critique focuses on preparing state winning Agriscience fair reports to be pre-judged in the National FFA qualifying process. Reports are reviewed and suggestions for corrections will be made.

4 Ohio Proficiency Award Critique When: May 31, 2018 This award critique is focused on preparing state winning proficiency applications to be judged in the National FFA process. Award Applications will be looked over and suggestions for corrections will be made. Summer Agricultural Education Conference When: June 12-14, 2018 Where: The Ohio State University Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center The Agricultural Education Summer Conference is a professional conference designed for teachers of agriculture to network and get the latest on classroom resources. The content delivered at this conference is standards based, Industry and post-secondary connect and student centered. Teacher are issued contact hours for their participation, and are encouraged to attend the Ohio Association of Agricultural Educators banquet and activities. Consider attending this exciting professional development in future years it will not disappoint! Horticulture Pathway Workshop When: July 16-17, 2018 Where: Cultivate Conference, Columbus, Ohio This two-day professional development will center around courses and standards in the A5 Horticulture Pathway. This year the pathway workshop will collaborate with AmericanHort Cultivate Conference.

5 Ohio Corn education OhioCornEducation.org Sponsored by Ohio Corn & Wheat, hosted by Education Projects This teacher resources have middle school/high science curriculum related to Biotechnology, Energy/Ethanol, Water Quality, Soil and Sustainability, Ohio Corn Production and Issues relating to feeding 9B+ people. In addition, teachers can find out about the next professional development workshop available), easy experiments for Ag Days and Ag Outreach events, stories about how Ohio teachers are using these materials. For more information, please visit OhioCornEducation.org and sign up for the newsletter to keep informed. GrowNextGen.org Teacher Resources Sponsored by Ohio Soybean Council, hosted by Education Projects Teachers wanting to introduce science and agriculture curriculum in their classrooms need trusted resources and connections written by Ohio teachers and that is where we can help. Need information? Use our Leader section to contact industry folks and teachers who can answer questions. E-learning courses can support your curriculum in global trade, biotechnology, bioproducts and global hunger, to name a few offerings. Focusing on modern agriculture education, we help connect students to different career fields in the thriving ag industry with career assessments and videos. Older students can publish soybean science research and younger student scan play online agricultural games. For more information, please visit GrowNextGen.org and sign up for the newsletter to get information about the latest news.