AHS.48 Developing Partners for Your FFA Chapter
This LifeKnowledge lesson (AHS.48) teaches students how to develop partnerships that strengthen their local FFA chapter and agricultural education program. Through a blindfolded putting activity, resource exploration, and group brainstorming, students learn the value of partnerships, how to identify key partners and their potential contributions, and how to design a five-step plan to recruit, involve, and recognize those partners.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify the value of developing key partnerships to strengthen the local FFA program.
- Identify key partners and how they can assist the program.
- Design a plan to recruit and involve key partners.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 100 minutes.
- Grade level
- Advanced High School
- Materials
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- “Local Program Resource Guide 2002–2003,” CD-ROM, National FFA Organization
- “Get Connected Partner Handbook,” National FFA Organization, 1999
- “A Guide to Local Program Success,” National FFA Organization, 2000
- “Agriculture Teachers’ Manual,” National FFA Organization, 1998
- “FFA Guide to Recruitment and Retention,” National FFA Organization, 1999
- Golf ball
- Putter
- Drinking cup or golf hole target
- Open area to conduct the experience
- Blindfold
- Writing surface
- Overhead projector
- Partner Needs Assessment Sheet from Get Connected Partner Handbook—one per student
- Partner Matrix from Get Connected Partner Handbook—one section per group
- AHS.48.TM.A–C
- AHS.48.Assess—one per student
- Unit
- Stage 4 of Development—SERVE
- Problem Area
- FFA—An Integral Component of Agricultural Education
- Precepts
- B3: Develop others
- Key Terms
- Collaboration
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Lesson plan
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.8Students use a variety of technological and information resources to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.