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FFA TODAY Contents 1 FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE FIELD 3 president’s perspective 7 BLUE JACKET BRIEF 8 CELEBRATING FFA WEEK 11LAUNCHPAD FOR LEARNING
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Feb. 12: Missouri Corn Scholarship Applications Due Feb. 15: HYMAX & HYPE Applications Due
CLASSROOM TO THE FIELD
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ommonly known as contests in the FFA community, Career Development Events (CDEs) require more than luck or good timing. From skill to dedication and much preparation, oftentimes, the road to success in CDEs starts with a foundation of knowledge built in classroom education. “At the Cass Career Center, we prepare students for Career Development Events by teaching all students a foundational level of knowledge and skills of the CDE in the course where the curriculum is aligned,” says Jason
Dieckhoff, one of the agricultural education teachers and FFA advisors at Cass Career Center. “For example, we teach the content knowledge and performance skills of the Forestry CDE in our Conservation course, starting six weeks prior to the start of CDE events. In our Veterinary & Equine Science course, we train students for the Equine CDE. We feel all students benefit from the training, not just students who will be on the team.” CDEs aim to give students an outlet to apply knowledge from the classroom to continued on pAGE 4
FEB. 27 MU CAFNR Unlimited Banquet & Auction Feb. 20-27 National FFA Week March 15 Charles E Kruse Scholarship Applications Due
Agricultural education students at Cass Career Center begin preparing for FFA Career Development Events by starting with ground-level knowledge in the contest area where the curriculum is aligned.
March 30 Mo. Farm Bureau Foundation for Ag Vocational Scholarship App. Due
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