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The Local Program Success (LPS) initiative offers a wide range of resources and services for agricultural educators. Led by Kevin Keith, the LPS team supports strategic planning, professional development workshops, and resource development. Educators can access free materials through the FFA Learn website, including curriculum resources and teaching tools. The initiative also connects educators with national standards, scholarship opportunities, and a community of practice for ongoing support. Engage with the LPS for enhanced agricultural education success.
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Local Program Success (LPS) -- Resources and Services for Agricultural Educators Kevin Keith Local Program Success Specialist 317 709 0806 kkeith@ffa.org
Local Program Success and You • LPS Staff Offers • Strategic Planning and Team Ag Ed Support • Teacher Workshops • Alumni/Partner Development Workshops • Technical Assistance*** • Resource Development and Awareness • Teaching/Planning/Management Tools
Online Resources to Assist With Teaching/Planning • FFA Learn Website: • https://ffa.learn.com • Includes Free Access: • Middle School Curriculum; LifeKnowledge Lessons (now completely free!!); Agri-Entrepreneurship and more! • Local Program Resource Guide • http://www.ffa.org/index.cfm?method=c_aged.LPR • Huge number of resources for all aspects of agricultural education AND all National FFA Organization programs and activities • CDE’s; Awards, Degrees, Leadership Programs and Conferences, etc.
The Council For Agricultural Education(http://teamaged.org/council/ ) • National Quality Program Standards • http://ffa.learn.com/council • (For online electronic assessment) • National AFNR Career Cluster Content Standards • Link to Curriculum for Agri-Science Education (www.case4learning.org) • Mission, National Strategic Plans, etc.
eHelp From Professional Your Professional Organization • Listservs (NAAE and State AAE’s) • NAAE list serv Sign-up: http://www.naae.org/about/usagedlistserve/ • State list servs • Contact State Staff for info • NAAE Communities of Practice • http://www.naae.org/membership/commofpractice/
www.ffa.org • Source of Information for All FFA Programs and Activities. • Includes student support, student development, career development and ’social networking’ aspects that can be used throughout lifetime. • Connects students to scholarships, internships, career placements, etc. • Shop FFA https://www.ffa.org/shopffa/Pages/index.html • Will provide portal to Ag Career Network (AgCN) beginning Fall 2011.
Educators web page (ffa.org) • Permanent links to critical sites • Revolving links to seasonal sites • Organized by LPS Keys • Updates & current news • More enhancements in the future • Content & arrangement controlled by LPS team • Sign up for “myffa.com” and get additional access
Your Sources of Support, Info and Technical Assistance • State Staff (Harold Mackin and Milt Natusch) • ‘Master’ Agricultural Education Teachers • Ag Ed Teacher Educators (Dr. Pat Jepson) • LPS Staff (Kevin Keith) • Current and Former Local, State and National FFA Officers • Each Other – Never Hesitate to Ask For Assistance
Websites of Interest • Agriculture Dictionary: • www.agriculturedictionary.com • Agriculture Glossary • http://www.house.gov/agriculture/democrats/info/glossary.html • Nat’l Ag Library Glossary/Thesaurus: • http://agclass.nal.usda.gov/agt.shtml • Agripedia: • http://www.ca.uky.edu/agripedia
More Website Resources • Breeds of Livestock: • http://139.78.104.1/breeds/ • Stats (USDA Census of Agriculture) • http://www.agcensus.usda.gov • National Ag Statistics Service • http://www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp • Plant Facts: • http://plantfacts.osu.edu • Animal Science: • http://anscigallery.nal.usda.gov