Career Development Events
Nina Crutchfield, LPS Staff & NFFA
Nina Crutchfield spoke to our class on the topic of CDE's as we start to create our own implementation CDE plan. Below are many great points Nina spoke about that are great tools to use and fantastic advice to remember in the first five years of teaching.
As Nina quoted, " the Nina Crutchfield philosophy...", is what the following is based from, and her philosophy has GREAT key points to be able to apply to a CDE implementation plan and Ag. Ed. program.
3 Purposes of CDE's:
1. Extension of learning/curriculum
- Gives an environment to practice learning
2. Motivation
- Competition can be used as motivation (students always being prepared for competition)
3. Rewarding
- Reward verses punishment
Benefits of CDE
- Application in a controlled setting
- Deepen understanding of the agriculture industry
-Try to involve the industry
- Participation in CDE could be that one niche a student is only interested in
Sources of information:
CDE Handbooks (and there are more sources in the back of those)
- use these labs in your curriculum
Communities of practice (teachers share resources)
Advice from experience:
- Teach ALL students practinum, not just the team, create interest
- Pick CDEs that veterans are not doing
Why? So kids can compete at higher levels, chance do success is increased
- Try brand new CDE's the State FFA implements, jump on board
- Pick a CDE you like... Your energy and excitement is contagious
- Bring in the experts!
Be aware of....
- Having to many teams right away
- Having expensive CDE's if funding doesnt allow it right away
- Feeling like you have to be an expert at everything!
