2026 Ag Ed CDE Contest 

Ag Ed CDE Superintendent:
Lee Whalen lwhalen@ctreg14.org 

Ag Ed CDE Assistant CDE Superintendent: 

TBD

Ag Ed CDE Contest Details can be found using this link or in the Site Navigation.

Register using this https://forms.gle/jqtnYmr9r4nG6EHD6 by April 10, 2026. 

Questions?  Contact Ad Ed CDE Superintendent: lwhalen@ctreg14.org 

Part I: Lesson Plan Development (Pre-Competition Day)

Lesson Plans are to be completed by the team prior to the in-person day of the contest. (Due date below.)  Lesson plans must be based on the yearly theme, but may be developed for any high school level course (ex: introductory, advanced, etc.).  All Lesson plans must use the template provided by the Ag Ed CDE superintendent.

2026 Lesson Theme:   
Animal Science: Animal Husbandry 

Topics: Welfare & Ethical Treatment; Nutrition; Handling & Safety; Health & Wellness

Due to lwhalen@ctreg14.org by Friday, May 1st by 11:59 pm

Lesson Plan Template 

Guide for Preparing a Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan Scoring Rubric

Part II: Ag Ed 3 Circle Model: Classroom/ Lab, SAE, & FFA 

(Competition Day: Saturday, May 30, 2026)

The day of the contest, a randomly chosen team member will be selected to teach 15 minutes of any part of their lesson to a mock class (each team must provide one non team member student who wishes to participate in each lesson being presented by all teams that day).  Two out of three other aspects of the 3 circle model of Ag Ed will then be randomly assigned to the remaining other team members.   (If there is less than 3 in a team, individuals will be divided to complete all components as evenly as possible.  If there is a team of only 1, then the 1 member will complete all components by themselves.)