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Collinsville, Oklahoma, United States

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I’ve been teaching agricultural education in Oklahoma since 2013, working with 7th–12th grade students from a wide variety of backgrounds. My teaching journey began in a rural 5A school district with a strong tradition of excellence, then led me to a growing suburban program near Oklahoma City, and now to a 6A school in northeast Oklahoma, where I’ve been since 2020. I have taught Ag Explorations (7th/8th grade); Introduction to Agriculture (9th grade); Agricultural Leadership; Agricultural Communications; Agriscience II; and Introduction to Horticulture. My passion is creating engaging, hands-on lessons that make agriculture relevant for all students, not just those from production ag backgrounds. Over the years, my students have earned recognition at both the state and national levels in FFA, including National Chapter Awards, proficiency awards, SAE grants, public speaking, CDEs, and LDEs. The lessons and resources I share here on TPT are classroom-tested, student-approved, and designed to save you time while keeping your students engaged and learning.

Interactive Notebook: FFA Motto Comic

Video Response Worksheet Bundle

Parliamentary Procedure 101

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Parliamentary Procedure 101

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Parliamentary procedure is sometimes hard to explain to a group of high school students who are unfamiliar with it. Therefore, this handout is the perfect guide to teaching the basics of parli pro. It goes through the main points of parliamentary procedure based on Roberts Rules of Order. This is a great handout for an officer retreat, and it can be used as a reference tool throughout the year. Topics on the handout: Three Meeting Styles Steps when making a club decision Uses of the Gavel Maki

8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

Entomology Lesson: Bugs 101 PowerPoint and Guided Notes

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In my 8th grade class, I teach a unit over entomology. This is the first lesson in that unit, which covers insect classification. There is a PowerPoint and a set of guided notes. This is a fairly simple lesson, so I utilize it in my lower level classes. It includes a website resource to classify insects, as well as a closer e-moment. Lesson Objectives: Classify insects according to classification system Identify various insect orders PowerPoint: 14 Slides Guided Notes: 2 pages

7th - 8th

For All Subjects, Other (Science)

FFA Greenhand Practice Quiz Bundle: Quizzes #1-5

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Test your Greenhand quiz competitors with these 5 quizzes that have 50 questions each. The files are in PDF form. These tests can also be used as an assignment where students look for answers in the FFA manual and student handbook. Note: These were made for the Oklahoma FFA Greenhand Quiz contest that takes place in the fall. Thus, there are a few Oklahoma specific questions in three of the quizzes. These questions are about state officers and are highlighted in yellow on the answer key.

7th - 9th

Agricultural Communications CDE: CIMC Test Question Bank Bundle

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This bundle includes all the Agricultural Communications test banks for chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7. There are a total of 502 questions. The questions were created using the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education CIMC Communications in Agriculture, 2nd Edition textbook, copyright 2017. Note: This was made for the Oklahoma FFA's Agricultural Communications contest. While it may also be useful for other state tests or the national test, its questions were developed exclusively fro

7th - 12th

Other (Science)

Video Response Worksheet Bundle

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Sometimes the easiest work to leave for a sub is a video, but trying to find a handout to go with it makes it tougher to do. This is a great solution for those times! This worksheet is a perfect guide for all types of movies, including Modern Marvels, Dirty Jobs, National FFA keynote speakers, educational clips, documentaries, etc. All three are simple PDF handouts, but has a lot of application in your agricultural education courses. Video Response Worksheet: GenericThere are five separate promp

7th - 12th

For All Subjects

Classroom Ice Breakers Bundle

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At the start of the year, it is important to create rapport with your students! In this Classroom Ice Breakers bundle, you will get the Blobs and Lines activity PPT, the I Barley Even Know You PDF, and the Marshmallow Challenge PDF. Each product is a great way to get to know your students while creating a family atmosphere and teamwork culture in your classroom.

7th - 12th

For All Subjects

Daily Horticultural Care Charts

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Whether you have plants in hydroponic systems, soil media, or just a germination area, this resource will be helpful for you and your students! Each chart comes as a word document and can be customized to fit the needs of your classroom, lab, or program. Students are able to keep track of the plants and the environment by completing a checklist and recording data. These charts can help you assess student learning, assign daily and/or weekly grads, and also provide information for possible agrisc

7th - 12th

Earth Sciences, Environment

Entomology Lesson: Good Bug, Bad Bug PowerPoint, Guided Notes, Poster Activity

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In my 8th grade class, I teach a unit over entomology. This is the second lesson in that unit, which covers harmful and beneficial insects. There is a PowerPoint, a set of guided notes, and a poster activity with a rubric. This is a fairly simple lesson, and I utilize it in my lower level classes. It includes an opener activity, as well as a closing activity that can be utilized for a future quiz. Lesson Objectives: Identify beneficial and harmful insects Create a poster that depicts the benefit

7th - 8th

For All Subjects, Other (Science)

Ag Class Syllabus - Introduction to Horticulture

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Don't waste your time starting from scratch to build your new syllabus! Instead, consider utilizing one of the two word documents included with this product to customize and fit your needs. This syllabus was created to be a little more unique than the typical portrait style syllabus. The front includes supplies, teacher contact, classroom rules, student expectations, and a class description. The second page breaks down the things that a student can expect in class, such as tests, a class binder,

7th - 12th

For All Subjects

Ag Class Syllabus - 8th Grade

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Don't waste your time starting from scratch to build your new syllabus! Instead, consider utilizing one of the two word documents included with this product to customize and fit your needs. These syllabi were created to be a little more unique than the typical portrait style syllabus. The front includes supplies, teacher contact, classroom rules, student expectations, and a class description. The second page breaks down the things that a student can expect in class, such as tests, a class binder

7th - 12th

For All Subjects

Current Events Worksheet

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This is a PDF generic worksheet with three pages. Students should choose an article from an online source or from a magazine. Then, they complete the various parts of this worksheet using that current events article. On the first page, they detail general information about the article that they chose. The second page has the student choose 3 words they are unfamiliar with and define them. Students also come up with 3 questions about the article. On the third page, students choose to complete a c

7th - 12th

Family Consumer Sciences

FFA State Convention Sample Letter

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State Convention is always a stressful time, but this sample letter could help alleviate some of your usual headaches! Don't recreate the wheel this year; instead, invest in this great sample letter to get yours started. This letter can easily be changed in Microsoft Word or a similar program in order to meet the needs of your chapter. The first page in a letter to the parents explaining how students qualified to attend convention, as well as general information about the event, including hotel

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FFA Greenhand Quiz Jeopardy Labs Bundle

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In this bundle, you will receive: FFA Greenhand Quiz 1 Q&A for Use With Jeopardy LabsFFA Greenhand Quiz 2 Q&A for Use With Jeopardy LabsFFA Greenhand Quiz 2 Q&A Study Guide - Use With Jeopardy LabsFFA Greenhand Quiz 3 Q&A for Use With Jeopardy LabsFFA Greenhand Quiz 3 Q&A Study Guide - Use With Jeopardy LabsFFA Greenhand Quiz 4 Q&A for Use With Jeopardy LabsFFA Greenhand Quiz 4 Q&A Study Guide - Use With Jeopardy LabsSpice up your Greenhand Quiz preparation by playing Jeopardy with you FFA membe

8th - 9th

Conduct of Chapter Meeting LDE: Quiz 1

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Use this 25 question multiple choice quiz to prepare your students for the Conduct of Chapter Meeting. The quiz and answer key are PDFs. The quiz was constructing using the 2017 National FFA Conduct of a Chapter Meeting guidelines: "Officer Duties and Meeting Room Preparation (FFA Manual): three questions" "Parliamentary Procedure: 22 questions (Permissible Motions and Order of Business)"

7th - 9th

FFA Officer Elections - Teacher Recommendation Form

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As a part of our officer election process, members who are running are required to get three of these forms filled out and turned in. This form is in the document form, so you can customize it to meet your chapter's needs. The form allows for ranking (excellent, good, average, poor) on characteristics, such as attendance, communicates effectively, class conduct, goal orient, hard worker, etc. It also asks for how long the reviewer has known the applicant, how the student interacts with their pee

8th - 12th

For All Subjects

Basic Livestock Terms Collection

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Introducing livestock species terms to your students? This is a great bundle of products to teach and reinforce those terms! There are 25 terms to identify five different species of livestock (cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and horses) based on their gender and maturity. Example: calf, heifer, steer, cow, bull. Included in the collection: Blank Notes: This is a one-page PDF chart that students can use to fill in the terms as you teach them. This can also be used as a test or quiz. Completed Chart

6th - 9th

Classroom Ice Breaker: Marshmallow Challenge

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The first few days of school are a great time to build teamwork and rapport among your students. This handout was created to facilitate a team building activity. Essentially, students would be broken up into teams and challenged to build the tallest, freestanding tower using the given supplies. This can also be a great tool for team building within your officer team at an officer retreat. Materials Needed: 20 Sticks of Spaghetti 1 yard of tape 1 yard of string 1 large marshmallow scissors (to

7th - 12th

Classroom Community, For All Subjects

Also included in: Classroom Ice Breakers Bundle

Food Science & Technology CDE: Math Quiz Bundle; Quizzes 1-3

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Training FFA members for the Food Science and Technology CDE? Need example math problems for your students to work out on? Look no further. This is a bundle of three math quizzes, which each have 5 multiple choice questions for your students to test their knowledge on. The quizzes were created using the guidelines from the National FFA Organization's rules for this practicum. There is a key included that has the math formula or steps that need to be taken in order to arrive at the correct answe

7th - 12th

FFA Greenhand Quiz Knowledge Crossword #1

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Utilize this crossword to get your students to work through the FFA Student Handbook and/or the FFA manual! This zip file has two PDFs that have the blank crossword and a crossword with the answers. Note: This was made for the Oklahoma FFA's Greenhand Quiz contest that takes place in the fall. However, it does NOT have any Oklahoma specific questions. Updated July 7, 2022.

7th - 9th

Also included in: FFA Greenhand Quiz Knowledge Crosswords Bundle

Basic Livestock Terms Memory Game

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Ag Teaching Made Easier

Introducing livestock species terms to your students? This is a great way to teach and reinforce those terms! There are 25 terms to identify five different species of livestock (cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and horses) based on their gender and maturity. Example: calf, heifer, steer, cow, bull. Blank Notes: This is a one-page PDF chart that students can use to fill in the terms as you teach them. This can also be used as a test or quiz. Completed Chart: This is in a PDF format, as well as the

6th - 9th

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Teaching style

My teaching style has evolved since I started! As a new teacher, I was heavy on teacher led discussions and lectures with guided notes, and I did mostly traditional tests for learning assessments. Now, I am more prone to do group activities, inquiry-based learning, group projects, and student led discussions. As an agricultural education teacher, I rely heavily on independent study when working with my older students in the program.

Awards & shining teacher moments

• National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) President-Elect, 2025-2027 • National FFA Foundation Board of Trustee, 2024-2026 • Secured over $220,000 in grant funding since 2013 • Honorary American FFA Degree Recipient, 2025 • High School Teacher of the Year Candidate, 2025 • Hosted 4 student teachers from Oklahoma State University, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2025 • Presented multiple workshops CareerTech New Agricultural Education Teacher Meeting & OSU Pre-Service Ag Teachers since 2017 • National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) Region II Vice President, 2022-2024 • National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) Region II Secretary, 2019-2021 • National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) Policy and Bylaws Committee Member, 2017-2019 • NAAE Outstanding Young Member Winner, Region II, 2017 • NAAE Ideas Unlimited National Winner, Region II, 2017 • Oklahoma Association of Career and Technical Educators (OkACTE) New Teacher of the Year State Winner, 2017 • Oklahoma Agricultural Education Teachers Association (OAETA) Ideas Unlimited State Winner, 2017 • OAETA Outstanding Young Teacher State Winner, 2017 • Exploratory SAE Task Force Committee Member, 2017 • Oklahoma CareerTech AFNR Standards Taskforce Member, 2017 • OAETA CDE and Awards Committee Member/Secretary, 2015-2017 • 4 published research articles in scholarly journals (North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, Journal of Agricultural Educators), 2013, 2016, 2017 • Oklahoma State University Agricultural Education Program Advisory Group Member, 2015-2017 • NAAE Teachers “Turn the Key” Scholarship Winner, 2016 • OAETA Teachers “Turn the Key” State Winner, 2016 • Honorary State FFA Degree Recipient, 2014 • 4 poster/paper presentations at regional and national research conferences, 2013, 2014 • Outstanding Paper Presentation Award, Oklahoma State University 24th Annual Research Symposium, 2013 • Attended multiple workshops and in-service trainings each summer to update areas of program content, curriculum, technology use, and new teaching methods

My own education history

I graduated from Edmond Santa Fe High school (6A urban school district) in 2007, and I was an active member of the Edmond FFA and Ag-Ed program. I immediately began my undergraduate studies in agricultural education at Oklahoma State University. I student taught at Drummond, OK (1A rural school district) and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2011. I remained at Oklahoma State University and completed a masters of science in agricultural education in 2013. I received my first teaching job in May 2013 as an agricultural education instructor and have been teaching agricultural education in the state of Oklahoma since then.

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Student and Program Accomplishments: National Winners • Gold Emblem 3 Star National Chapter Award, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2025 • Top High Media Plan Pitch in the Agricultural Communications CDE, 2017 • 5 American Degree Recipients, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2023 • Agricultural Education Proficiency, 2014 • Premier Chapter in the Growing Leaders Division, 2023 • 8 National FFA Organization Grant Recipients, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2024 National Finalists • Model of Excellence Award Finalist, 2015, 2023 • 3rd in Agricultural Communications CDE, 2021 • Top 4 Media Plan Pitch in the Agricultural Communications CDE, 2021 • 5th High Individual in Agricultural Communications, 2021 • Runner up in Agricultural Communications CDE, 2017 • 3rd High Individual in Agricultural Communications, 2017 • Top 15 Talent Performance, 2017 • Silver Emblem Agricultural Technology and Mechanical Systems, 2017 • Model of Innovation in the Chapter Division Award Finalist, 2015 • Silver Emblem Food Science and Technology Team, 2014 State Champions • State Model of Excellence Award, 2016 (#1 chapter in Oklahoma), 2018, 2021, 2023 • 1st Place High Individual in Ag Communications, 2021 • Agricultural Communications CDE Team, 2017, 2018, 2021 • State Model of Innovation Award in the Growing Leaders, Building Communities, Strengthening Agriculture Divisions, 2018, 2021 • Opening and Closing Ceremonies Team (virtual), 2020 • 3 FFA Spring State Public Speakers, 2014, 2015, 2017 • Agricultural Education CDE Contestant, 2017 • 2 AFR State Fall Public Speakers, 2015, 2017 • 3 State Officers – President, 2016; SW District Vice President & Secretary, 2015 • Agricultural Mechanics Design and Fabrication Entrepreneurship Proficiency, 2015 • 2 Oklahoma Foundation Interns, 2015 • Food Science and Technology CDE Team & Individual Contestant, 2014 • Agricultural Education Proficiency, 2014 State Placings •41 State FFA Degree Recipients, 2014-2025 • 3rd Place Agricultural Processing Proficiency, 2018 • 2nd Place Food Science and Technology Team, 2nd and 5th Place Individuals, 2018 • Agricultural Communications CDE Individuals 2nd and 3rd, 2018 • 3rd Place Agricultural Education CDE Contestant, 2018 • 2nd Place Agricultural Education Proficiency, 2017 • 2nd Place Food Science and Technology Team, 2nd and 4th Place Individuals, 2017 • Top 10 Junior Parliamentary Procedure Team, 2017 • 2nd Place High Individual in Agricultural Communications Contest, 2016, 2017 • Southwest District Vice President State Officer Candidate, 2015, 2017 • 4th Place State Greenhand Quiz Contestant, 2016 • 2nd Place Agricultural Education CDE Contestant, 2016 • 3rd Place Food Science and Technology Team, 2016 • 2nd Place Dairy Foods Team, 2016 • 2nd Place Job Interview CDE Contestant, 2015 • 4th Place Jr. Parliamentary Procedure, 2015 • 4th Place Agricultural Communications Team, 2015 • 4th Place Agricultural Education CDE Contestant, 2015 • State FFA Reporter State Officer Candidate, 2015 • 2nd Place Equine Science Entrepreneurship Proficiency, 2014 • Top 5 Placing Public Speakers, 2014, 2015 • 5th Place Opening and Closing Ceremonies Team, 2013 State Scholarships • 6 Washington Leadership Conference Scholarship Recipients, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 • 1 Oklahoma Leadership Conference Scholarship Recipient, 2021 • 5 Tulsa State Fair Scholarship Recipients, 2015, 2018, 2020 • 6 Oklahoma Youth Expo Scholarship Recipients, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 • Future Ag-Ed Academy Scholarship Recipient, 2017