Lesson Topic:

 Curriculum & Curriculum Materials
Objectives:
  1. Distinguish between curriculum and curriculum materials;
  2. Reference the TEKS for agriscience on the Texas Education Agency's web site;
  3. List and describe the agriscience course subchapters;
  4. Describe the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills;
  5. Describe and align curriculum to the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills;
  6. Identify traditional and nontraditional agriscience curriculum materials; and
  7. Identify and evaluate online curriculum materials and resources.
Activities:
  1. Review the Power Point Presentation for this lesson.
  2. Visit the Texas Education Agency's TEKS for Agriscience .
  3. Visit TEA's TAKS web site.
  4. Visit the following traditional agriscience curriculum material development companies:
    Creative Educational Video
    Instructional Materials Service
    Prentice Hall
    Thompson-Delmar
    Hobar
    Center for Agriculture & Environmental Research & Training
    Depco
  5. The Texas New Agriscience Teacher's Web site provides an amazing selection of online resources and materials for teachers.