FFA Applications – Leading Program of Activities Development (PowerPoint)
This LifeKnowledge lesson (AHS.45) guides advanced high school agricultural education students and FFA chapter officers through developing a chapter Program of Activities (POA). Students learn the value and organization of a POA, how to select committee chairpersons and members, how to review and evaluate the prior year’s POA, how to write SMART goals, and how to write and publish a chapter Program of Activities.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify the value of a well-planned Program of Activities.
- Describe how a program of activities is organized.
- Identify possible committee chairpersons and members.
- Review and evaluate last year's Program of Activities.
- Describe and develop SMART Goals.
- Write and publish a chapter Program of Activities.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 100 minutes.
- Grade level
- Advanced High School
- Materials
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- Computer with Microsoft Office and or Excel
- Program of Activities Excel Templates on the Local Program Resource CD-ROM
- Samples of past Program of Activities from other chapters or from this chapter
- Past chapter calendars
- Past chapter budgets and treasurer records
- Writing surface
- 10 blank sheets of paper
- Overhead projector
- AHS.45.TM.A–F
- Committee Structure
- AHS.45.AS.A—one per student
- POA1, 2, 3, 4—sample handout—one per student—found on LPR Guide CD-ROM
- POA1, 2, 3, 4—blank handout—one per student—found on LPR Guide CD-ROM
- Unit
- Stage Four of Development—SERVE
- Problem Area
- FFA—An Integral Component of Agricultural Education
- Precepts
- A3: Plan effectively; N1: Demonstrate the decision making process
- Key Terms
- SMART Goals
- Resources
- "Chapter Planning and Recognition, A Student Handbook," National FFA Organization, 2003; "Program of Activities Planning Templates" found on the "Current Local Program Resource Guide CD-ROM," National FFA Organization, 2003; "Current Official FFA Manual," National FFA Organization, 2003; "FFA Student Handbook," National FFA Organization, 2003; National FFA Organization website, http://www.ffa.org/; "A Guide to Local Program Success," National FFA Organization, 2000; "Agriculture Teacher's Manual," National FFA Organization, 1998.
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.7Evaluating Data — Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.