curriculum

Agricultural Equipment Maintenance & Technology (AEMT)

Course Description

AEMT is an ag equipment maintenance and technician course designed to provide students with the skills needed to enter the career field as an agricultural technician. Throughout the course, students develop a technician’s troubleshooting mindset through rigorous hands-on experiences in the classroom and laboratory.

In partnership with industry and Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation (AEDF), AEMT is recognized as a program that teaches students skills needed to jumpstart their career in the equipment industry. Each school is partnered with a local equipment dealership to provide guidance, support, and lend equipment.

WHY TEACHERS LOVE AEMT  

"The AEMT curriculum has allowed me to prepare my students to better understand electrical, hydraulic, and diesel fuel systems including CAN bus. It allows me to teach high level concepts on an Ag Teacher's budget. I believe it is the best curriculum available for teaching these concepts."

Mark Meyer, Kansas

    Equipping Teachers

    • Specialization Level
    • Full year course
    • Inquiry and project based instructional practices
    • CASE Institute professional development

    Engaging Students

    • Operate tools to identify and fix equipment failures
    • Complete work orders and journal tasks and observations
    • Use the diagnostic process to identify equipment failures and corrections
    • Use science, technology, engineering, math, and technology to solve industry-based problems
    • Demonstrate relevant personal and shop safety practices

    Instructional Units

      • Agricultural Equipment
      • Drive Systems
      • Precision Agriculture
      • Electrical and Digital
      • Diesel Systems
      • Hydraulics
      • Partnering in the Field

       

      CASE Institute 

      Professional development events preparing teacher to implement full-year CASE courses. Institutes provide teachers the content and skills needed to use CASE curricula in their classroom. CASE Institutes range from five to eight days in a hybrid, in-person, or virtual format.

       

      Industry Recognition Program 

      Flexibility & Adaptability

      CASE provides a comprehensive professional development experience, in addition to a work-life balance so teachers can best educate their students. Course work is adaptable and customizable based on teacher preference to fit all geographies and communities.

       

      Development of the CASE Agricultural Equipment Maintenance & Technology course was made possible by a 3-year National Science Foundation grant and has been led by CASE and AgCentric at Central Lakes College, along with Northland Community and Technical College, Ridgewater College, and other industry partners. 

       

       

      CASE is an initiative of the National Council for Agricultural Education (The Council).

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