2023 Agricultural Skills Showcase
About: All students deserve the opportunity to experience premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. Through this unique event, students are invited to participate in FFA in a way they have never before been able to, by highlighting their skills at their educational level. This event is open to all agricultural education students/FFA members in grades 7-12+ with an emphasis on individuals with an intellectual disability, IEP or 504 Plan.
Format: Students will provide evidence of successfully engaging in agricultural education through one of the pathways or through an FFA related activity. This could be a written document, video, drawing, poster or other item that has been developed. If the student is comfortable in sharing their item with a committee, a 5-8 minute virtual interview will be conducted. All IEP modifications and accommodations will be honored throughout this event. If a student would like to participate in more than one area, please complete the registration form for each topic.
Date of Event: Artifacts will be submitted electronically by April 24, 2023. Optional interviews will be held virtually during the school day, the first two weeks of May.
Submitting Your Artifacts: Google Forms will be used to gather your information and artifacts. If you are not a Google user, please contact Jennifer Waters at jwaters@ilaged.org for other uploading options. Click here to access the registration form.
Evaluation: Click here to view the rubric for evaluation.
Awards: Students will receive a certificate of achievement following the event.
THANK YOU to Colton Downs (Canton), Max Look (Farmington), Nicole Phillips (Delavan), and Kelly Weiman (Quincy) for all of their help in developing this event for students and for agreeing help make this vision a reality. Also thank you to those of you who have expressed your thoughts on this event. I hope it allows more of our students to highlight the great things they are doing in agricultural education.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at jwaters@ilaged.org.
Areas of Competition:
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Topic
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Item to Turn in by April 24, 2023
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Interview
5-8 Minutes
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Grade Level/
Notes
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FFA Creed
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Video Recording reading/reciting the paragraph of the FFA Creed that means the most to you.
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Discuss why that paragraph is important to you.
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Grades 7-9
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Public Speaking
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Video Recording of Ag Related Topic. Can be read or memorized. Use of props is allowed. Limited to 2-5 minutes.
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Answer questions related to speech topic.
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Grades 7-12
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SAE
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Submit a presentation that includes 5 photos of your SAE with descriptions (limited to 100 words or less).
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Answer questions related to your SAE.
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Grades 7-12
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College & Career Readiness - Personal Finance
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Submit a personal budget, including expenses and income, that you can follow after high school.
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Answer questions related to your budget.
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Grades 7-12
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College & Career Readiness - Career Planning
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Submit a presentation of 2-3 potential careers with appropriate requirements to achieve that career.
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Explain your career choices and what you learned during your exploration.
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Grades 7-12
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Ag Mechanics - Wood/Metals/ Electricity
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Submit a video (5 minutes or less), presentation or document including steps taken, materials used, expenses and the final product.
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Describe the final project and explain how it was made.
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Grades 7-12
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Animal / Vet Science Demonstration
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Submit a video (5 minutes or less), presentation or document highlighting a skill learned in animal/vet science.
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Explain the skill and how you learned to do the demonstration.
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Grades 7-12
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Foods - Cooking/Baking
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Submit a video (5 minutes or less), presentation or document of steps taken to prepare a dish of your choice.
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Answer further questions related to the dish that was prepared.
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Grades 7-12
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Plant Science - Skills Learned
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Submit a video (5 minutes or less), presentation or document highlighting a skill learned in plant science. This area could include floral design, landscape, plant science, horticulture, or agriscience.
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Explain the skill and how you developed it.
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Grades 7-12
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Natural Resources - Hunting/Hunter Safety
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Submit a video (5 minutes or less), presentation or document highlighting a skill learned in hunting or that is hunter safety related.
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Explain the skill and how you developed it.
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Grades 7-12
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Jennifer Waters
Facilitating Coordination in Ag Education (FCAE)
Phone: 217-827-0633 Cell: 217-827-0633
Email: jwaters@ilaged.org
Address: 211 IL-125, Pleasant Plains, IL 62677