Site Logistics Welcome Facilities Lodging Meals College Credit

2. Site Logistics Welcome Facilities Lodging Meals College Credit

3. Introductions Host Site Facilitator Lead Teachers CASE Team

4. The Call for and Purpose of CASE

5. Mission of TheCouncil Overall mission of The Council is to provide leadership and coordination to shape the future of school-based agricultural education. Additionally, The Council will • Proactively identify current and emerging issues of national concern, • Provide innovative solutions in response to current and emerging issues, • Coordinate the efforts of appropriate entities in strengthening programs, and • Serve as a national advocate for school-based agricultural education.

6. TheCouncil Projects Three primary projects started by the National Council for Agricultural Education • National AFNR Content Standards • National AFNR Program Quality Standards • Alternative National Curriculum Model - CASE

7. New Management National Association of Agricultural Educators assumed management for CASE in May of 2010

8. What is CASE? Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education • Enhancement of STEM core academics • Rigorous, relevant, and standards-based curriculum • Student directed, inquiry-based instruction • Teaching concepts through activity-, project-, and problem-based modalities

9. Driving Force of the CASE Project To address the shortage of professionals in agriculture • Increase supply of graduates into the agriculture pipeline • Recruitment • Provide graduates with skills for success for the changing world

10. How can CASE help Agricultural Education? Addresses program quality and growth initiatives including Perkins mandates: • Logical Sequence of Courses • Program of Study • Integration of Science and Mathematics • Accountability • Common assessment of programs

11. Perkins Definition of a Program of Study Four Core Elements: • Incorporate and align secondary and postsecondary education elements • Include academic and CTE content in a coordinated, non-duplicated progression of courses • Offer secondary students postsecondary credits • Lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level, or an associate or baccalaureate degree

12. Goals of CASE • Increase the rigorand relevance of agriculture, science, mathematics, and English literacy in agriculture education instruction • Increase the number of agriculture programs • Enroll non-traditional agriculture students into agricultural education subject matter • Increase teacher retention and recruitment to build a strong base of highly qualified agriculture teachers • Increase the number of well-educated and highly skilled agricultural education graduates

13. CASE Project Overview

14. What is CASE? CASE is: CASE is not: Revolutionary content Drill and fill Totally canned Designed to take away individual teacher style Geographically driven • Resources and tools to facilitate student directed learning • Science enhanced • Math enhanced • Designed to make kids think • Focused on participation, creativity, activity, and communication

15. Four Critical Components of CASE CASE is a four-dimensional approach to agricultural education

16. Curriculum • Features • Comprehensive package including all teaching resources. • Activity-, Project-, and Problem- Based Learning Modalities • Shifts from teacher-directed instruction to student-directed learning

17. Changing the Culture of Agricultural Education CASE provides the curriculum resources and teacher support services to promote effective teaching practices

18. On-Going Professional Development • Curriculum design features: • Teacher Notes • NAAE Communities of Practice • Professional Learning Communities • State and regional CASE teacher groups

19. CASE Assessment • Learning Reflections • Provided with every activity, project, and problem • Check for Understanding • End of lesson quizzes • End-of-Course Exams • National Assessment Exams • Exams for Program of Study completers

20. Assessment Availability Center for Agricultural and Environmental Research and Training (CAERT) will be the contractor for CASE assessments ASA and ASP will have assessments ready to pilot 2010-2011 school year

21. CASE Certification • Quality assurance • May lead to college credit for students • Three levels of certification

22. What does Certification Mean? CASE certified teachers have the exclusive right to use the CASE curriculum and access to teacher services • Free updated versions of the curriculum • Access to online internal testing instruments • Students are eligible for CASE certification and recognition • Teachers are eligible to become Lead Teachers

23. Next Steps • Late night reading: • Understanding the CASE Model • CASE Lesson Development Philosophy • Morning start time, breaks, lunch, and ending times • Parting Questions

24. Current Status of the CASE Project

25. Current CASE Offerings • Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources • Principles of Agricultural Science – Animal • Principles of Agricultural Science – Plant

26. Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources • Introductory level course required of all CASE students • Provides background for foundation level courses in Animal, Plant, Agricultural Mechanization, and Natural Resources • Includes basic skills for laboratory, presentation, and student leadership organization participation

27. Principles of Agricultural Science - Animal Foundation level course (second level) Provides background for specialization courses in Food Science and Biotechnology Includes study of animal domestication, behavior, anatomy and physiology, nutrition, reproduction, genetics, health, and management

28. Principles of Agricultural Science - Plant • Foundation level course (second level) • Provides background for specialization courses in Food Science and Biotechnology • Includes soils, hydroponics, anatomy and physiology, classification, environmental requirements, propagation, genetics, pests and diseases, and management

29. CASE Programs of Study

30. Animal and Plant Biotechnology

31. Food Science and Safety

32. Agricultural Business, Research, and Development – Capstone

33. Natural Resources and Environmental Science Pathway Projected Topics for NRES Pathway Courses

34. Agriculture Technology and Systems Pathway Projected Topics for ATS Pathway Courses

35. CASE Design Philosophy and Pedagogy

36. In the Beginning CASE lessons are developed from a panel of experts: • Secondary teachers who are content experts • Post-secondary staff from teaching and research in content area • Industry representatives involved in subject matter area Field testing is conducted the first full school year to ensure quality

37. CASE is not Stagnant Curriculum revision every three years • Update new science and technology • Update new content needs • Integrate new ideas for teaching strategies provided by CASE teachers • Realign curriculum goals with educational reform • Update assessment instruments

38. Pedagogical Philosophy CASE is grounded in research and philosophy prescribed by: • How People Learn, by the National Research Council • Understanding by Design, by the Wiggins & McTighe

39. How People Learn • Design effective learning environments • Students learn in a multitude of ways, clear, discernable outcomes must be used to develop conceptual understandings • Situate knowledge in context to help the learner organize information • Sets-up the concept of “spiraling” lessons to manage misconceptions

40. Understanding By Design • Backwards design curriculum • Clear and precise concepts are assessed • Not extra stuff to cause confusion • Shifts learning outcomes from knowledge (and skill) to understanding • Understanding allows for transfer of concepts

41. Agriculture and Core Academic Enhancement of Rigor STEM • All CASE lesson concepts are aligned to national content standards for: • AFNR (NCAE) • Science (NSES) • Mathematics (NCTM) • English (NCTE) • Purposeful instruction of Employability Skills

42. Enhancement of Mathematics and Science CASE utilizes best instructional design strategies for enhancing math and science within agriculture subject matter: • Mathematics – NRCCTE Seven Elements of Mathematics Lesson Enhancement (Stone, et.al, 2006) • Science – Inquiry based approaches as defined by Colburn (2004)

43. Purposeful Teaching of Math Bring the math out and purposely teach it in a generic way so students understand the math The Seven Elements of a Mathematics Enhanced Lesson (Stone, 2006)

44. Purposeful Teaching of Science • Inquiry-based methodology used if at all possible • Proper use of science equipment as professionals in agricultural research use • Reinforcement of scientific method and appropriate communication of data

45. APP Modalities Activities • Structured inquiry Projects • Guided inquiry Problems • Open inquiry

46. Activities, Projects, and Problems • Written to the student • Student-directed • Teaches the concept through laboratory work • Inquiry-based • Includes reflection questions

47. Purposeful Teaching of English Language Arts • Reinforcement of proper presentation methods – both oral and visual • APP is written to the student – we expect the student to read and be accountable for reading directions carefully • Writing quality is practiced and measured by the use of rubrics • Students keep an organized portfolio of notes from presentations

48. Keeping to the Traditional Strengths of the AgEd Model Promoting • Contextual learning through classroom and laboratory instruction • Experiential learning through a Supervised Agricultural Experience • Leadership and personal development through the National FFA Organization

49. CASE Navigation and Features Lesson Template APP Template Examine cd

50. CASE Institute Participant Expectations