Creating objectives will help your class have clarity in the expectations for the course. It is important that they can be measured and assessed in order for your students to know exactly where they stand with the material and where they need to improve.

Staying organized and having a clear plan will help manage all aspects of your classroom. Making sure you have backup plans for lessons, and also keeping an archive for created lessons will help with recurring courses.

As a new instructor, I have been able to observe one of the other instructors and pick her brain. It has been great for me to take notes and allow me to develop my own skills as a new instructor. I have had a lot of great tips from this course and from my colleague on how to stay organize and creating a fun learning environment for the students to get them excited about their future careers. 

Designing different approaches into the learning plan that help students engage in the way that best supports their learning is a key feature of the teaching strategy.

Having clear objectives in the lesson plan helps to ensure that students are provided with well-defined and measurable learning goals.

Lesson plans are the road map of my day. It insures I am not wasting learning time.

Time management is key to student success. Having a plan that excedes the class time will insure that you do not run oput of material.

Staying up-to-date with technology and the industry relevant to your subject is important for preparing your students for their future careers.

Sustainability and regenerative agriculture are important facets of our program. CTE should emphasis sustainable practices so students can enter the industry with tools that will make them profitable.

Soft skills and real industry experience are vital to student success in future professions. We host networking lunches with industry professionals so our students can practice soft skills of interviewing over a meal (very common in agriculture). We also provide hands on training of tractors, gps systems, pesticide applications, drone certifications, etc.