Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(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.
