Follow up to Session 6 - How did it all begin continued! September 12th

Be sure to geek out on the posted articles in the Week 3 Folder on Angel!

Responses to Tickets Out

What are you curious about?

• How we should know for Exam?
• What exam? There is not an exam in AEE 311.
• More about the very beginning of FFA
• Check out the cool articles on Angel!
• How can people earn the Honorary FFA Degree?
• See page 38 and 39 of you Official FFA Manual
• Why did it take so long for girls to be allowed to join the FFA?
• https://www.ffa.org/documents/conv_091023_ffawomen.pdf
• What could the professor's argument have been for women to be excluded from FFA?
• I will ask Dr. Knight and see if he can share or join us.
• Is there still federal funding for Ag Ed or FFA?
• It is not delivered directly to local programs, but yes
• Officer Selection Plans
• Look at the 5 examples on Angel
• The Rest of the projects that we need to do this semester
• See the assignment handbook!
• How to make an awesome officer team?
• Have questions for Blaze!
• What are good questions to ask officer candidates?
• Ask Blaze!
• Future Homemakers of America (FHA)
• Is now FCCLA, Family Career and Community Leaders of America: http://www.fcclainc.org/

What did you learn?

1. Lots of random FFA facts about history of the FFA
2. EM Tiffany was the first creed author in the FFA Manual; Grove was!
3. Sweetheart Jackets - New!
4. Corn & Tomato Clubs
5. IN 1925, Groseclose, Sanders, Newman and Magill started the Future Farmers of Virginia
6. American Degree used to only be given to 2% of membership
7. NFA had a song leader...interesting!
8. The Officer Selection process should be a lot more serious than what my chapter did
9. CH Lane was first FFA Advisor
10. First Families of Virginia and Future Farmers of Virginia
11. NFA had hats...I want hats
12. The NFA used a cotton boll instead of corn

What do you want to learn more about?

• SAEs
• It is coming! For now, check out saebuilder.com
• I want to learn more about the history of the PA FFA Association
• http://www.paffa.state.pa.us/history.htm
• The History of the NFA
• See the cool articles on Angel
• SAE vs CDE: What is the difference?
• SAE = Supervised Agricultural Experience = Students opportunity to apply class content outside of class time, learn financial literacy and earn awards
• CDE = Career Development Event; a contest to apply knowledge to an event (example: Livestock Judging; Agriscience Fair, Floriculture.
• Is there any back ground on Blaze we can have?
• Here is his LinkedIN Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/blaze-currie/6a/3b8/82a
• Here is his twitter profile: https://twitter.com/BlazeCurrie
• A Blog about Blaze: https://nationalffa.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/a-texan-in-tanzania/
• Blaze’s new employer come January: http://agricorps.org/ (see Blaze’s bio here: http://agricorps.org/agricorps-who/)
• I need to learn if I need to make a new post or just update my first post every week on AET
• You need to keep records which would probably involve multiple postings. Come see me to show me your question
• Web Sites for Officer Selection Plans
• Look at MPower at FFA Learns
• How to include everyone that wants a leadership role even they can't be on the officer team?
• Great question for Blaze! or to post on NAAE CoP..hmmmm.
• Others views on the Jacket, Does it bring the organization down?
• I don't know..post a comment to this blog or tweet your opinion! (#aee311)
• Should you have a group select officers or just your opinion form interviews and applications?
• Ask Blaze!
• Officer Budget Plan
• If you want great officers, put your money where your mouth is and invest..but how much, where, and how...that is the budget plan. For example: are you going to buy new jackets for all officers?
• NAAE CoP, Signed up...now what?
• Ask questions! Use it as a resources!
• Can handouts that highlight potential leadership skills be included in our officer selection packets?
• Sure!