Natalie Massa – Cooperative SAE
“All About Cooperatives” is an FFA quick lesson plan built around the video “Farm Credit SAE – Natalie Massa,” about a former FFA member who applied her high school SAE to a career as an agricultural loan officer. Using an accompanying three-part worksheet, students examine the components of Natalie’s SAE, learn what a cooperative is and does, and explore soft skills including the components of a successful handshake. It is designed to fit within an SAE or agribusiness lesson/unit.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Examine the components of Natalie's SAE.
- Explain what a cooperative is.
- Explain and demonstrate soft skills.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "All About Cooperatives" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- "Farm Credit SAE – Natalie Massa," https://vimeo.com/289989581
- SAE Video Summary
- This video is about a former FFA member who took what she learned through her supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program in high school and applied it to her current career working as an agricultural loan officer.
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As Part Of
- 1. An SAE lesson/unit. 2. An agribusiness lesson.
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Collaboration; Communication; Flexibility and Adaptability; Information, Communications, and Technology Literacy; Initiative and Self-Direction; Leadership and Responsibility; Productivity and Accountability; Think Creatively; Social and Cross-Cultural Skills; Work Creatively with Others
- Created
- 02/2019 by the National FFA Organization
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Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
- CRP.06Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
- CRP.08Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Career-ready individuals readily recognize problems in the workplace, understand the nature of the problem, and devise effective plans to solve the problem.
- CRP.11Use technology to enhance productivity. Career-ready individuals find and maximize the productive value of existing and new technology to accomplish workplace tasks and solve workplace problems.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.6Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9.10.2Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9.10.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Common Core – Math Practices
Common Core – Reading: Informational Text
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.4Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4Produce clear and coherent writing the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibility and dynamically.
FFA Precept
- FFA-CS-M.CommunicationEffectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.CS-O.Flexibility/AdaptabilityBe flexible in various situations and adapt to change.
- FFA.PG-H.Social GrowthSuccessfully interact with others and adapt to various social situations.
- FFA.PL-D.CharacterConduct oneself appropriately in relation to others regardless of the situation.
- FFA.PL-F.Continuous ImprovementAccept responsibility for learning and personal growth.
FFA Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.