(a) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 11 and 12 as a corequisite course for students
participating in a coherent sequence of career and technical education
courses in the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career Cluster.
This course provides an enhancement opportunity for students to develop
the additional skills necessary to pursue industry certification.
Recommended prerequisite: a minimum of one credit from the courses
in the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career Cluster. Corequisite:
any course in the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career
Cluster, excluding Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources.
This course must be taken concurrently with a corequisite course from
the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career Cluster and may
not be taken as a stand-alone course. Districts are encouraged to
offer this lab in a consecutive block with the corequisite course
to allow students sufficient time to master the content of both courses.
Students shall be awarded one credit for successful completion of
this course.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education instruction provides
content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical
knowledge and skills for students to further their education and succeed
in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career
Cluster focuses on the production, processing, marketing, distribution,
financing, and development of agricultural commodities and resources,
including food, fiber, wood products, natural resources, horticulture,
and other plant and animal products/resources.
(3) Agricultural Laboratory and Field Experience is
designed to provide students a laboratory and/or field experience
opportunity. To prepare for careers in agriculture, food, and natural
resources, students must acquire knowledge and skills that meet entry
requirements and industry expectations. To prepare for success, students
need opportunities to learn, reinforce, apply, and transfer academic
knowledge and technical skills in a variety of settings.
(4) Students are encouraged to participate in extended
learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations
and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference
content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such
as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability
skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected
to:
(A) investigate career development and entrepreneurship
opportunities in agriculture, food, and natural resources;
(B) apply competencies related to resources, information,
and interpersonal skills;
(C) practice personal and occupational health and safety
practices in the workplace;
(D) examine employer expectations and exhibit appropriate
work habits;
(E) develop good characteristics of citizenship, including
advocacy, stewardship, and community leadership; and
(F) pursue appropriate licensing, certification, and
credentialing requirements.
(2) The student uses technology to research a project.
The student is expected to:
(A) effectively use search engines, databases, and
other digital electronic tools to locate information;
(B) evaluate quality, accuracy, completeness, reliability,
and currency of information from any source;
(C) prepare, organize, present, and apply independent
research; and
(D) accept constructive criticism and revise personal
views when warranted by valid evidence.
(3) The student develops an elevated aptitude for the
essential knowledge and skills listed for the corequisite course.
The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate deeper understanding of the corequisite
course;
(B) develop mastery of hands-on skills at an industry-accepted
standard; and
(C) exhibit progress toward achieving industry-recognized
documentation of specific expertise in an agriculture, food, and natural
resources field or skill.
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