WHAT IS A CASE INSTITUTE ?
CASE Institutes are a professional development workshop to provide teachers with training for the instruction related to a specific CASE course. CASE Institute sessions give teachers an important background related to the pedagogy used in CASE curricula as well as practice teaching various lessons to prepare them for classroom instruction.
WHAT DOES THE INTRO TO AFNR COVER?
Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) introduces students to the range of agricultural opportunities and the pathways of study they may pursue. Science, mathematics, reading, and writing components are woven in the context of agriculture and students will use the introductory skills and knowledge developed in this course throughout the CASE™ curriculum. Woven throughout the course are activities to develop and improve employability skills of students through practical applications. Students will explore career and post-secondary opportunities in each area of the course. Students participating in the AFNR course will experience hands-on activities, projects, and problems. Student experiences will involve the study of communication, the science of agriculture, plants, animals, natural resources, and agricultural mechanics. While surveying the opportunities available in agriculture and natural resources, students will learn to solve problems, conduct research, analyze data, work in teams, and take responsibility for their work, actions, and learning. For example, students will work in groups to determine the efficiency and environmental impacts of fuel sources in a practical learning exercise.
Dates: July 17 - 26, 2023 July 17-21 (In-Person) July 24-26 (Virtual)
Location: Ovey Comeaux High School, Lafayette, LA
Cost: $3000.00
3% of all proceeds raised will benefit the OCHS Employee Appreciation Fund
Upon Arrival to Hotel:
Arrival, Check-In, Computer Setup, and Orientation – July 16, 2023
Arrvial and Check In 3pm - 5:30pm
Bus will leave Hotel at 5:45pm for kickoff dinner
Kickoff Dinner– 6:00 p.m. – Sunday, July 16, 2023
Institute Sessions will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 17, 2023. Bus will pick up at hotel at 7:45am
The Institute will recess for break on Friday Evening, July 21 and reconvene Monday morning virtually, June 24 (Please note that homework completion may be required over the “break” weekend). Please see Tours Page for weekend activities. Please book all flights to leave on Saturday, July 22.
The Institute will adjourn on Wednesday, July 26 at noon.
Graduate/Professional Development Credit: For Interested Participants, Graduate Credit will be available from McNeese State University and will be presented during the Institute.