March Update
Advancing Ag Funds for 2019-21 Last Call!!!
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Please get your Advancing Ag Fund Applications in Before March 15, 2021. |
Schools that have applied: Big Sandy, Twin Bridges, Lambert, Winifred, Colstrip, Corvallis, Sunburst, Shelby, Valier, Rapelje, Townsend, Dillion, Moore, Roy, Dodson, Poplar, Hinsdale, & Simms
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If you have any students who are interested in teaching agriculture and planning on attending college this fall please let me know. The STAR team is planning on having a virtual signing day during state FFA this spring and would like to recognize those students personally.
Deadline to sign up your students is March 15.
Please send any students names to eric.tilleman@mt.gov
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As we start getting closer to State FFA Convention, the Montana FFA Foundation wanted to provide some ways for chapters to stay connected throughout the spring. As Gwynn mentioned at the MAAE meeting earlier this winter, we will be having four statewide events throughout this spring as a Countdown to Convention. For all these events, your chapter can join the Zoom call as a group and use it as a chapter bonding activity, or you can ask students to join individually if your chapter is unable to meet in person!
These events are as follows:
March 22 at 7 PM: Trivia Night
We will be utilizing Kahoot and Zoom to play a statewide game of FFA, Agriculture, and Montana Trivia! Students will compete individually, and the winner will receive a prize.
March 30 at 7 PM: Greenhand Night
Montana FFA State Officers will facilitate a brief goal-setting workshop, and then chapter leaders across Montana will conduct the Greenhand Ceremony. Speaking of which, we need students to lead the Greenhand Ceremony! Nominate a deserving student leader here for this honor: https://forms.gle/dcAPaLiDnw7whRDo9
We will have a short activity led by the State FFA Officers after the ceremony.
March 29-April 3: Statewide Days of Service
If you completed the Day of Service and Buddy Chapter Questionnaire Saralyn sent out, you will receive some tools to do the Statewide Days of Service. If you didn't, you are still encouraged to plan a local service activity that week! We won't meet up via Zoom for this activity, but some state officers may check-in with your chapter on your service projects!
April 6 at 7 PM: Statewide Dance
We're going to try something crazy: Virtual Dance. This will be in the form of a dance workshop, including learning different line dances and learning different jitterbug moves!
All of these activities will take about an hour minus the one that will take a week.
Reach out to me if you have any questions!
Paytyn Wilson
Communications Coordinator
Montana FFA Foundation
paytynw@montanaffa.org
If you are looking for advancing your teaching licenses or looking to brush up on your livestock knowledge, MSU is offering 2 courses which could work for you.
ANSC 202. Livestock Feeding. 3 Credits. (2 Lec, 1 Lab) F
PREREQUISITE: ANSC 100 [catalog.montana.edu] and placement in Math Level 3 or ACT 23 or SAT 540 or a B- or above in M 096 /097 or a C- or above in M 121Q . Nutrient composition and classification of feedstuffs, feeding recommendations, diet formulation, and ration balancing for various classes of livestock.
ANSC 322. Principles of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 3 Credits. (3 Lec) S
PREREQUISITE: ANSC 100 [catalog.montana.edu], BIOB 160 [catalog.montana.edu], and STAT 216Q [catalog.montana.edu]. Genetic improvement of farm animals through performance testing, methods of selection, and application of mating systems such as crossbreeding.
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ACTE is working on an innovation project to identify innovative best practices to disseminate to ACTE members through a monthly innovation webinar series. Do not miss content at the forefront of innovative best practices in CTE and plan to attend the innovation series webinars:
The Innovation Webinar Series:
- Innovation Through Virtual Fundraising on March 4 at 3:00 p.m. ET
- Cooking with Canvas on April 8 at 4:00 p.m. ET
- Innovative Connections: STEM + CTE at Home or School on May 4 at 4:00 p.m. ET
- Pivoting to Practice: Making Your Work-Based Learning Experiences Meaningful on June 8 at 2:00 p.m. ET
Webinar space is limited to 500 and is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. More information on each webinar including descriptions, presenters, and zoom information can be found here [acte.informz.net]. Content will continually be added for monthly webinars through the summer and fall, so check back frequently and plan to attend!
Additionally, if you have an innovative practice ACTE members would benefit to learn from and implement please send content to Megan Kmiotek, Director of Leadership & Awards.
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Developing CTE Lesson Plans for Multiple Learning Environments
This new workshop, Developing CTE Lesson Plans for a COVID-impacted Classroom happening March 11, will dive into strategies you can use to support the development of lesson plans tailored to distance, blended, socially distanced or in-classroom learning, while building capacity for high-quality instruction in CTE. The registration rate for this 2.5-hour workshop is $100.
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Ditch That Textbook Tip of the Week
This week's blog is about four ways to fight burnout as a teacher. A good quick read if you have about five minutes for yourself. Click here to read more.
NAAE Teach Ag Campaign
30 Day Happiness Challenge
Department of Agriculture is looking for part time workers this summer as Hail Adjusters. This would be a guaranteed 500 hours with paid travel costs. If you are interested please contact Walt Anseth at 406-444-5420
We're Looking for Our Next National Teacher Ambassadors for FFA
Are you curious about the National Teacher Ambassadors for FFA program? Click here to watch a short video from a few current ambassadors on why they applied to the program. To apply, click here.
For questions, please contact:
Eric Tilleman, Agricultural Education Specialist - 406.444.4451
The OPI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, require an alternate format, or have questions concerning accessibility, contact the OPI ADA Coordinator, 406-444-3161, opiada@mt.gov, Relay Service: 711.
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