National FFA CDE Survey - Central Region Input

Wanted: Local Advisor Input

Please invest a few minutes to provide advice for the National FFA Career Development Event Committees. This information will be shared with National FFA CDE Committee chairs.

To maintain or improve the quality of our events, we need input from local advisors (practitioners).



  1. Email (Optional: Enter, only if you would like to receive the results of this survey.)


  1. State: (Enter your TWO-LETTER state abbreviation... IA, MN, KS, SD, etc.)


  1. My position:
    local Agricultural Education instructor
    State Staff
    Other


  1. My Gender:
    Female
    Male


  1. My age:
    under 30 years of age
    30 to 40 years of age
    40 to 50 years of age
    50 to 60 years of age
    over 60 years of age


  1. Standards and Benchmarks:

    National FFA CDE Committees should review CDE content to ensure that CDEs reflect knowledge and skills in the NEW National Agricultural Education Content Standards and Benchmarks.
    Yes
    No


  1. Technical Skill Attainment:

    Career Development Events should be designed to enhance local instructor(s) ability to teach and assess critical agricultural knowledge and skills.
    Yes
    No


  1. Student Achievement:

    It would be a benefit, if National FFA CDEs could ALSO be utilized to assess/measure Technical Skill Attainment (as described in Federal Perkins law).
    Yes
    No


  1. CDEs vs. Contests:

    National FFA CDEs should be reviewed to ensure that CDEs emphasize the evaluation of knowledge and skills required in AGRICULTURAL CAREERS.
    Yes
    No


  1. In my opinion, the following CDE(s) function as CONTESTS rather than Career Development Events (CDE).

    (check all that apply)
    Ag Communications
    Ag Issues
    Ag Mechanics
    Ag Sales
    Agronomy
    Creed Speaking
    Dairy Cattle
    Dairy Foods
    Environmental and Natural Resources
    Extemporaneous Speaking
    Prepared Public Speaking
    Farm Business Mgmt.
    Floriculture
    Food Science & Technology
    Foresty
    Horse Evaluation
    Job Interview
    Livestock Evaluation
    Marketing Plan
    Meats Evaluation
    Nursery & Landscape
    Parliamentary Procedure
    Poultry Evaluation


  1. In my opinion, the following National CDEs are in need of revision to reflect concepts taught in our agricultural education program(s).

    (check all that apply)
    Ag Communications
    Ag Issues
    Ag Mechanics
    Ag Sales
    Agronomy
    Creed Speaking
    Dairy Cattle
    Dairy Foods
    Environmental and Natural Resources
    Extemporaneous Speaking
    Prepared Public Speaking
    Farm Business Mgmt.
    Floriculture
    Food Science & Technology
    Foresty
    Horse Evaluation
    Job Interview
    Livestock Evaluation
    Marketing Plan
    Meats Evaluation
    Nursery & Landscape
    Parliamentary Procedure
    Poultry Evaluation


  1. Compared to the other CDEs, it is VERY DIFFICULT to prepare students for this CDE.

    (check all that apply)
    Ag Communications
    Ag Issues
    Ag Mechanics
    Ag Sales
    Agronomy
    Creed Speaking
    Dairy Cattle
    Dairy Foods
    Environmental and Natural Resources
    Extemporaneous Speaking
    Prepared Public Speaking
    Farm Business Mgmt.
    Floriculture
    Food Science & Technology
    Foresty
    Horse Evaluation
    Job Interview
    Livestock Evaluation
    Marketing Plan
    Meats Evaluation
    Nursery & Landscape
    Parliamentary Procedure
    Poultry Evaluation


  1. The following CDEs are VERY VALUABLE in reinforcing the agricultural knowledge and skills taught in class.

    (check all that apply)
    Ag Communications
    Ag Issues
    Ag Mechanics
    Ag Sales
    Agronomy
    Creed Speaking
    Dairy Cattle
    Dairy Foods
    Environmental and Natural Resources
    Extemporaneous Speaking
    Prepared Public Speaking
    Farm Business Mgmt.
    Floriculture
    Food Science & Technology
    Foresty
    Horse Evaluation
    Job Interview
    Livestock Evaluation
    Marketing Plan
    Meats Evaluation
    Nursery & Landscape
    Parliamentary Procedure
    Poultry Evaluation


  1. Based upon my knowledge, our chapter has NEVER had a team/individual participate in this CDE; at any level -- local, state, or national.

    (check all that apply)

    Ag Communications
    Ag Issues
    Ag Mechanics
    Ag Sales
    Agronomy
    Creed Speaking
    Dairy Cattle
    Dairy Foods
    Environmental and Natural Resources
    Extemporaneous Speaking
    Prepared Public Speaking
    Farm Business Mgmt.
    Floriculture
    Food Science & Technology
    Foresty
    Horse Evaluation
    Job Interview
    Livestock Evaluation
    Marketing Plan
    Meats Evaluation
    Nursery & Landscape
    Parliamentary Procedure
    Poultry Evaluation


  1. Regardless of sponsorship, there are NOT enough CAREERS in this CDE, to warrant a separate event.

    (check all that apply)
    Ag Communications
    Ag Issues
    Ag Mechanics
    Ag Sales
    Agronomy
    Creed Speaking
    Dairy Cattle
    Dairy Foods
    Environmental and Natural Resources
    Extemporaneous Speaking
    Prepared Public Speaking
    Farm Business Mgmt.
    Floriculture
    Food Science & Technology
    Foresty
    Horse Evaluation
    Job Interview
    Livestock Evaluation
    Marketing Plan
    Meats Evaluation
    Nursery & Landscape
    Parliamentary Procedure
    Poultry Evaluation


  1. To assist in teaching students, we need more video-based examples of how CDEs are conducted/presented.
    (i.e., FFA Creed on www.Youtube.com, etc.)
    Yes
    No


  1. In my opinion, the following CDEs should be MERGED to create ONE overall CDE. (list)



  1. In my opinion, the following CDEs should be separated/dissected to create multiple, unique CDEs.


  1. National FFA has
    too few CDEs.
    too many CDEs.
    the RIGHT NUMBER of CDEs.


  1. Additional Comment(s):





Instructor
Collins-Maxwell MS/HS
IA