OLRC is a collaboration between the Minnesota State Career and Technical Education office, the eight Minnesota State Centers of Excellence, and the Minnesota Department of Education.
Welcome to the Minnesota State Career and Technical Education Online Learning Resource Center (OLRC), a consolidated source of instructional materials to help secondary and post-secondary educators adapt to the need for ongoing remote or blended instruction. The resources in OLRC have been curated by educators and are free for educators to browse and use. Curation was performed using a selection criteria rubric, and content in OLRC is monitored and updated regularly to ensure its relevance and usefulness.
Neither Minnesota State nor the Minnesota Department of Education endorses or promotes any of the resources in OLRC.
Online Instructional Content for Secondary Educators
Virtual Classroom Support from MAAE – resources from the Minnesota Association of Agriculture Educators.
Agronomy Curriculum – GDD’s – students can learn about corn and growing degree days and other lessons
Mike Rowe Works- S.W.E.A.T Pledge – videos and curriculum from Mike Rowe on technical careers.
Minnesota Department of Education updates – the latest updates on COVID restrictions related to Minnesota schools.
AgCareers – a listing of available careers within the agriculture industry.
Agriculture related curriculum – a listing of other resources to lesson plans and activities for virtual learning; topics include beef, poultry, dairy, wheat, corn, soybeans and STEM activities related to agriculture.
Animal Science Curriculum – STEM on the Farm – lesson plans and teacher guides are included to teach students about animal genetics.
Biotechnology Curriculum – explore how biotechnology plays a part in agriculture.
Agronomy Curriculum – students can learn about corn and growing degree days and other lessons.
Dairy Animal Curriculum – videos and lesson plans dairy farms, dairy food and dairy cows!
Agriculture curriculum and activities – a wide variety of agriculture curriculum categorized by topic area from Ag Ed Net. A free trial is offered then a subscription is requested.
Career Exploration Videos – a collection of videos on the importance and variety of careers within agriculture compiled by AgCentric.
Minnesota Ag in the Classroom – resources and information about agriculture in Minnesota.
Sustainable Agriculture Lesson Plans – sustainable agriculture lesson plans and power points.
Study Guide to the book “The Man Who Fed The World” – the teacher’s guide to the biography of Norman Borlaug.
Online Learning Pedagogy and Technologies for Educators
