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What is Introduction to Animal Systems?
What is Introduction to Animal Systems?
Introduction to Animal Systems is a course designed for students entering into the Animal Science Pathway. This is usually offered as an entry-level or prerequisite course. Animal Systems focuses entirely on livestock animal production. Students will engage in topics about the livestock industry, animal nutrition, animal reproduction and breeding, animal health, and animal operations skills as well as FFA/SAE. Much of the science learned in this course can relate to basic animal functions in household pets and other wild animals.
Some notable activities students have had the opportunity to participate in during this course include: Using handler tools, creating a product from animal by-products, an edible ration balancing lab, and interactive digestive system study tools. An additional joy for this class is managing the chickens in the LCHS chicken coop. Students will feed chickens, clean out the coop, collect eggs, ID, inspect health, and more with these chickens. Depending on availability or semester, students may also be a part of incubating and hatching chicken eggs.
Check out my welcome video to new students here!
Check out my welcome video to new students here!
Welcome to Ms. Kane's class An Sys.mp4Animal Systems students need to join these items:
Animal Systems students need to join these items:
This is where we are going to be accessing all assignments and submitting completed online work. I use this almost every day so become familiar with this! I do not often use the grading feature through classroom. Students can view all grades on PowerSchool. All downloadable content will be posted on Classroom for students to use. I consider Classroom to be our online "hub" because it will have basically everything you need. Notes, powerpoints, videos, project instructions, quizzes, and tests are all going to be posted here.
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I promise, I don't bombard you with a billion messages. I primarily use this app for students (and parents) that we will be going outside to do work so students can prepare for the weather or bring clothes they don't mind getting dirty. I also use it as a reminder for upcoming events, extra credit opportunities, test/quiz reminders, school spirit reminders, homework/signature reminders. If you ever need to message me with questions, you can do that too! Just remember to keep content appropriate and to observe office hours. I do my best to respond right away.
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Agricultural Experience Tracker
Agricultural Experience Tracker
All students enrolled in an agriculture course are required to complete an SAE. Learn more about SAEs here. The program used for updating records is theaet.com. Don't worry about joining this right away. It can be a little overwhelming, so I'll teach this to the class. AET does require internet, so time will be provided in class to update records. I do urge students to not rely on class time entirely. Being a semester long project, I imagine that students would be able to reach an internet source outside of school when absolutely needed.
Ms. Kane will provide you with a username and password
Course Safety Contract Signature Page and Parent/Guardian Questionnaire
Course Safety Contract Signature Page and Parent/Guardian Questionnaire
Students MUST take this home to parents, read over it together and fill out both sides of the form. This is a graded assignment! The teacher will provide a hard copy to students, but the contract is made available for students and parents to review in case they need a reminder of expectations.
Missing Work Log
Missing Work Log
Students are expected to stay on top of their assignments in the classroom and at home. If you are someone who struggles to stay organized, check out the Student Organization and Management page for some of my insights on how to stay organized in any class.
During the semester there might be a time when you do not turn something in on time. We're all human, so making mistakes is okay, but we must learn from those mistakes. I believe that students who take the time to reflect on those mistakes (intentional or unintentional) will benefit more in the long run.
I have implemented a reflection sheet that students will be required to fill out for any late assignments. See the sheet for the full instructions.
Please remember that this semester will look very different from past years. What students could normally accomplish in a regular school day might not look the same as what they can accomplish at home without the teacher support or classroom work environment. I do my best, as I know other teachers are, to schedule a reasonable amount of work that can be done within about an hour of focused study at home. I sincerely encourage students to reach out to me if they feel that this workload is too challenging to do without the familiar teacher guidance. I am willing to adapt as long as I know students are making the appropriate effort on their end.
Copy of CTE Resource Center - Verso - Introduction to Animal Systems Task_Competency List.pdfCourse Competencies
Course Competencies
The Course Competencies are what Career and Technical Education teachers follow for all of their course planning and curriculum design. Students are encouraged to look over this to get a better feel of the expectations in this course. This is explains the age old question of "Why are we learning this?".
The VDOE works with teachers and industry professionals in every CTE course to provide revisions to competencies as they relate to career and industry standards. Therefore, each competency is selected by the professionals as the most important information for students interested in a career pathway in their course to know before they graduate high school or participate in a Work Based Learning environment.
Take a look at the course competencies for Introduction to Animal Systems to see what we'll be talking about this semester! Do expect some adaptations and liberties to determine what works best given the program facilities and other factors.
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