National Agricultural Education Content Standards

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National Agricultural Education Content Standards
By Dr. David Hall Career Cluster
Institute Phoenix, AZ June 11, 2007
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National Council for Agriculture Education
18 voting members representing Ag Teachers
(NAAE) Agribusiness Teacher Educators
(AAAE) AgrowKnowledge State Supervisors
(NASAE) Alumni Student Organizations Production
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8 ex officio and non-voting members National
FFA USDE Consultants
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Current National Content Standards Committee
David Hall (MT) Chair
Joel Larsen (MN)
Ike Kershaw (OH)
Larry Case (USDE)
Buddy Deimler (UT)
Brad Schloesser (MN)
Don Sligar (OR)
Dale Gruis (IA)
Karen Hutchison (DE)
William Waidelich (FFA)
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Major Activities
1) Career Cluster Pathway Plans of Study
2) National Content Standards
3) Creation of Biotechnology pathway
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1) Career Cluster Pathway Plans of Study
Subcommittee worked with Ann and Gene Benson to
develop.
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2) National Content Standards
Committee created a Request For Proposal released
nationwide in Spring 2006.
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October 2006
Center for Agricultural and Environmental
Research and Training, Inc. (CAERT) was chosen
for the project.
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Project cost of 778,600 funded through the
National FFA Foundation.
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Pathway Knowledge Skills statements validated
through online process.
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CAERT writers currently preparing content
standards for each pathway based on validated
Knowledge Skills.
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Draft standards will be ready for committee in
August 2007.
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Fall 2007 review and validation by 100 150
industry representatives.
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Fall 2007 review and validation from 10 secondary
and 10 post-secondary educators per state.
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Unveiling of content standards for original seven
pathways at February 2008 National Ag Ed
In-service.
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National Ag Ed Content Standards will be
electronically housed at Ag Learning Center.
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Next Steps

• Crosswalk content standards to National Math,
  Science, and Communications Standards.

• Develop standards for Biotechnology Pathway.

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3) Creation of Biotechnology Pathway

• Knowledge Skills came out of initial review
  process

• Recommended by Committee

• National Council for Ag Ed passed motion to
  create 8th pathway in Biotechnology

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3) Creation of Biotechnology Pathway
Next Steps

• List of occupations

• Knowledge Skills statements

• Plan of study

• Content standards

• Crosswalk with math, science, and communications

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