Agricultural Education Content Standards

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Agricultural Education Content Standards Career
Cluster Institute June 17, 2008 Atlanta,
Georgia By Dr. David Hall Montana University
System
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Who is David Hall and what is hisprospective?

• Raised in an agricultural setting in eastern
  Oregon

• BS MEd In Ag Ed from Oregon State University

• PhD in Ag Ed from Penn State University

• Taught high school Ag Science in Oregon for 14
  years

• Ag Ed Faculty at Penn State for 8 years

• State Ag Ed Supervisor and State FFA Advisor in
  Montana for 9 years

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Who is David Hall and what is hisprospective?

• Currently

• 2nd year managing Montanas Agro-energy Plan for
  the Montana University System

• Chair of National Ag Ed Content Standards Project

• Lead of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
  Career Cluster

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Defining the Problem . . .
Challenge Facing Education

• High Stakes Testing

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Defining the Problem . . .
Challenge Facing Education

• Accountability

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Defining the Problem . . .
Challenge Facing Education

• College Workplace Readiness

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Defining the Problem . . .
Challenge Facing Education

• Standardization of Programs

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Defining the Problem . . .
Challenge Facing Education

• Academic Rigor

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Defining the Problem . . .
Challenge Facing Education

• Seamless Education

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Defining the Problem . . .
Challenge Facing Education

• Teacher Recruitment Retention

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Defining the Problem . . .
Challenge Facing Education

• Career Pathways

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Defining the Problem . . .
Challenge Facing Education

• Dual Credit

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Defining the Problem . . .
Challenge Facing Education

• Transferability

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Developing the Solution . . .

• National Ag Ed Content Standards

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Introduction

• National Council for Agricultural Education
  project

• CAERT, Inc. Project Contractor responsible for
  deliverables

• Funding via National FFA Foundation

• Oversight by Council Content Standards Committee

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Content Standards Committee

• David Hall (Chair) MT
• Dale Gruis IA
• Karen Hutchison DE
• Ike Kershaw OH
• Joel Larsen MN

• Dr. Larry Case USDE
• Buddy Deimler UT
• Brad Schloesser MN
• Don Sligar OR
• Will Waiedlich FFA

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Background

• Knowledge Skills (KS) Statements developed in
  2001

• Review of KS Statements

• Development of Content Standards based upon KS
  Statements

• Review of Content Standards by Ag Educators,
  Industry, and Academic Teachers

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Project History

• KS Statements developed for 7 Agriculture, Food
  and Natural Resources (AFNR) pathways

• Plant Systems
• Animal Systems
• Environmental Service Systems
• Natural Resource Systems
• Food Products Processing Systems
• Power, Structural, and Technical Systems
• Agribusiness Systems

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Technical Analysis of KS Statements Spring 2007

• 4 to 5 technical reviewers for each pathway

• Ensure technical accuracy, breadth, and scope was
  solid before basing national content standards on
  them

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Development ofAFNR Content Standards

• Standards Development Summer 2007
• Three writers for seven pathways
• Experienced curriculum writers and standards
  developers
• Jasper Lee
• Ron Biondo
• Frank Flanders

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Format of Standards

• Pathway Standards one broad statement per
  pathway
• Performance Elements 8 to 15 per pathway
  statement of major content items that should be
  addressed within pathway
• Performance Indicators measurable at 3 levels

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Ag Educator Review ofDraft Standards Fall 2007

• Up to 25 educators reviewed draft standards for
  each pathway
• 34 states represented
• Educators nominated by State Staff
• All reviews done online
• Changes integrated into Second Draft

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Participant States Educator Review
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Fall/Winter 20072008

• Two face-to-face meetings with Standards
  Committee CAERT writers
• Further refinement of standards document into a
  Third Draft
• Third Draft was delivered to Committee in January
  2008

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Industry Validation

• Validators qualifications
• Possess detailed understanding of skills
  necessary for success in the pathway
• Be regular practitioners of the skills associated
  with the pathway
• May be recruiters, trainers or supervisors

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Industry Validation March May 2008

• 112 industry personnel reviewed Third
  Draft
• Nominations received from state staff, Foundation
  Content Standards Committee
• Individuals validated the pathway of their
  specialty

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Alignment to National Academic Standards Summer
2008

• Teams of academic/Ag teachers are aligning Ag Ed
  Standards to National Academic Standards
• Nominations were sought from State Staff
• Academic areas include
• Math
• Science
• Language Arts
• Social Studies

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Core Cluster Skills

• Addresses general areas taken from pathways
  example problem solving
• Incorporates FFA Life Knowledge material example
  team building
• Developed by National FFA Staff
• Reviewed by Content Standards Committee CAERT
  writers
• Industry validation will take place

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Biotechnology

• Being developed as separate pathway
• Focus group will meet July 15 to start development

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Final Standards Document

• Available Fall 2008 (original pathways)
• Document to be hosted in Councils Ag Ed Learning
  Center
• Final document will serve to give direction in
  the development of state and local ag content
  standards

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