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What is the Environmental, Agriculture and Natural Resources career cluster?
What is the Environmental, Agriculture and Natural Resources career cluster?
The agricultural sector is a highly competitive industry creating new challenges in identifying global and domestic markets; improving business planning, financing, risk management, and productivity; and reducing costs. Advances in science and technology, in particular biotechnology and agribusiness, will continue to drive innovation and growth in this career cluster. Growing public concerns over natural resources, environmental quality, and public health will continue to expand the role and scope of the natural resource management and environmental services sectors.
Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE)
Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE)
The Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) is a national program of study that offers students a rigorous curriculum designed to challenge students to perform at high levels. Through the use of activities, projects, and problem-solving, students explore agriculture subject matter while they learn the necessary knowledge and skills. To establish these requirements, CASE incorporates the National Academic Standards and Agriculture Food and Natural Resources (AFNR) Content Standards. Case consists of four possible pathways: Animal Science, Plant Science, Natural Resources and Ecology, and Agricultural Power and Technology. Each pathway consists of a four-course sequence that offers students the opportunity to earn college credit upon successful program completion. Local school systems determine which pathways will be offered.
🎥Program Interviews and Overview (COMING SOON!)
Curriculum
Curriculum
Canvas - Course curriculum documents are located in the Teacher Resource section of each Canvas course.
Additional course resources can be found through CASE.
Emergency Sub Plans
Emergency Sub Plans
Pathful Lessons
AACPS students and teachers have access to Pathful via Classlink. Pathful offers lessons, virtual guest speakers, career databases, employability resources and interest surveys. Learn more about how to use it with your students or reach out to the CTE office for personalized professional development.
Select ready-made lessons in the areas of Careers, Work-based Learning, or Employability. Lessons are assigned directly to students within Pathful, most lessons are between 15 and 30 minutes. To access: Log into Pathful > "Career"/"Work-based Learning"/"Employability" > "Lessons" > Preview lesson by clicking "Preview" or assign lesson by clicking "Assign"
Activity Ideas & Suggestions
Activity Ideas & Suggestions
Pathful
AACPS students and teachers have access to Pathful via Classlink. Pathful offers lessons, virtual guest speakers, career databases, employability resources and interest surveys. Learn more about how to use it with your students by exploring the resources below or reaching out to the CTE office.
Watch a brief overview of the Pathful: Employability resources (includes resume builder, cover letter and thank you notes)
Training; Pathful offers both recorded videos and live virtual training sessions on how to use Pathful in your classroom
Interest surveys for career paths based on interests, work values, personality and skills. To access: Log into Pathful > "My Tracker" > "Assessment Progress" > select a survey and click "Start Now"
Select ready-made lessons in the areas of Careers, Work-based Learning, or Employability. Lessons are assigned directly to students within Pathful, most lessons are between 15 and 30 minutes. To access: Log into Pathful > "Career"/"Work-based Learning"/"Employability" > "Lessons" > Preview lesson by clicking "Preview" or assign lesson by clicking "Assign"
One Pagers - AVID Strategy
The “One-Page Report: Poster Activity” combines visual and textual elements. Because information
from the text is presented in manageable parts, this activity becomes accessible to a wide range of students.
It also works well as a change of pace.
Reflections
Use at the conclusion of any classroom project - Project Based Learning Reflection
Adobe Express (if links do not work, click on Adobe Express from Classlink and try again)
Get students started with Guided Activities, examples include:
Accessible through Classlink. All teachers and students have premium accounts.
Learn more about using Adobe Express in AACPS. Teacher's guide to using Guided Activities.
Certifications Available for Students
Certifications Available for Students
This program offers articulated college credit at affiliated Universities.
Rutgers
BlueRidge Community and Technical College
University of Maryland
Delaware Valley University
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