Engaging Students

Please send your students to the CASE Booth to receive their swag and be featured on our CASE 4 Learning social media.

CASE National Agriscience Fair Finalists

The CASE Team would like to congratulate all 2026 National Agriscience Fair Finalists! Registered finalists will receive a commemorative placard placed with their poster

and exclusive CASE Agriscience Fair Finalist swag.

ATTENTION | New this year!

Teachers, please self-report your finalist with poster presentations for CASE Recognition:

National FFA Agriscience Fair Finalist, CASE Student Recognition Form

Equipping Teachers

We are excited to return to the National FFA Convention this year. Meeting new teachers and reconnecting with CASE-certified teachers is a highlight of our year!

Join us at our booth for the 2027 CI Schedule, Scholarship and Grant announcements,

Live Lab Demonstrations highlighting our curricular offerings, daily giveaways, and teacher raffles!

What's in store for teachers at the Convention with CASE?

Wednesday, October 21

Teacher Workshop 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | A Taste of CASE: Animal Science

Room 141 ICC | FREE Animal Science Take & Teach Kits for the first 25 teachers!

CASE Booth 9:30 am - 10:15 am | AgXplore Middle School Bedding Basics

CASE Booth 10:30 am - 11:15 am | Animal Science Find that Part Dissection

CASE Booth 11:30 am - 12:15 pm | Ag Food Natural Resources On Your Mark, Get Set Flow!

CASE Booth 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm | Ag Mechanics Precision Measurement

Teacher Drawing for FREE Multimeter sponsored by FLUKE (attendance required)

CASE Booth 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm | Vernier Demo of Plant Science Seed Viability

Thursday, October 22

Teacher Workshop 9:00 am - 10:00 am | A Taste of CASE: Plant Science

Room 142 ICC | FREE Plant Science Take & Teach Kits for the first 25 teachers!

CASE Booth 8:30 am - 9:15 am | Plant Science The Sponge Effect

CASE Booth 9:30 am - 10:15 am | Join us to celebrate the CASE Innovation Award Recipient

CASE Booth 10:30 am - 11:15 am | Animal Science Find that Part Dissection

CASE Booth 11:30 am - 12:15 pm | Vet Science Surgical Pack Wrap

CASE Booth 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm | Join us to celebrate the CASE Model Teacher Recipient

CASE Booth 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm | Vernier Demo of Food Science Making the Grade

Friday, October 23

CASE Booth 8:30 am - 9:15 am | Natural Resources Diggin for Ore

CASE Booth 10:30 am - 11:45 am | Vernier Demo of Ag Power Bernoulli’s Blades

CASE Take & Teach kits will equip teachers with the materials necessary to facilitate a sample CASE APP to engage a class of 20 students. You don't need any prior CASE experience to facilitate a Take & Teach kit purposefully! A limited number of these exclusive kits will be available each day of the National FFA Convention.

Available kits will include:

CASE Safety, Animal Science, Ag Biotech, and Plant Science

2026 CASE

Award Recipients

Sponsored in part by Vernier Science Education

CASE Innovation Award

October 22 at 9:30 am | Honoring

Abigail Lyell, Kentucky

Graves County High School agriculture educator Abigail Lyell has been named the national 2026 CASE Innovation Award recipient for her pioneering work in inquiry-based curriculum design and hands-on learning at the campus Equine Center. By adapting the CASE framework to build a custom Equine Science course and integrating CASE Small Gas Engines, Lyell drove a 9.3 percentage point increase in the Animal Systems End-of-Program pass rate (44.4% to 53.7% from 2023–2026) while expanding overall program enrollment from 278 to over 340 students. In recognition of her achievements, Lyell will be honored at the 99th National FFA Convention & Expo, receiving a commemorative plaque, a National FFA Pave the Way brick, and $1,250 in Vernier Science Education classroom supplies.

CASE Model Teacher

October 22 at 12:15 pm | Honoring

Dr. Darla DeShong, Pennsylvania

Cumberland Valley agricultural science teacher Dr. Darla DeShong (Romberger) has been named the national 2026 CASE Model Teacher for her transformative 14-year leadership in inquiry-based education, middle school outreach, and advanced biotechnology integration. Under her direction, the program expanded exponentially from two teachers and 125 students (grades 9–12) to five teachers serving nearly 1,400 students (grades 7–12), while securing over $160,000 for laboratory technology and facilities. Her data-driven instruction elevated the program's average Production Agriculture NOCTI score from 52% to 68%, and through a college articulation agreement she established, students have collectively earned more than 100 college credits (up to 18 per student) prior to graduation. Dr. DeShong will be recognized at the 99th National FFA Convention & Expo, receiving a commemorative plaque, a National FFA Pave the Way brick, and $1,250 in Vernier Science Education classroom supplies.

2027 Scholarship and Implementation Grant Funding

Interested in applying for a scholarship or grant for a CASE?

Be on the lookout for more information coming October 22. Learn more!