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The Agricultural Education Model AGSC 405 Facilitating Complete Secondary Agricultural Science Programs

Today YWBAT… Explain the importance of each component of the agricultural education model Identify a challenge facing each of the areas of agricultural education Compare and contrast the support organizations for agricultural education

Break into learning communities As a group you will be assigned an area of the circle You need to identify one challenge facing each area Be prepared to share with the class why you think it is a challenge for that specific area

Who supports the model? Local school districts FFA (local, state, national) State Departments of Education Alumni Groups(boosters, regional and state FFA Alumni) State and National agriculture teacher organizations State and National CTE organizations National Agricultural Education entities

Local School Districts Make the largest impact on local agricultural education programs Who is involved? Administrator Career and Technical Education Director School Board Members

FFA Provides support for student leadership on a local, state and national level Who is involved? District and Area Coordinators State FFA Staff National FFA Staff

State Department of Education (TEA) Manage classroom mandates and regulations Allocate funding and governance of classroom components TEKS

Alumni Groups Non-governmental groups with an interest in ag ed (typically FFA student) success Who is involved? Local booster clubs FFA Alumni (local, state, and national)

State and National Agriculture Teacher Organizations Provide professional development and services to agriculture teachers Create outreach and education programs Who is involved? VATAT NAAE

State and National CTE Organizations Provide guidance, support, and professional development for all Career and Technical Education areas Who is involved? CTAT ACTE

National Agricultural Education Organizations National Entities that support the mission of agricultural education Includes groups like American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE) National Association of Supervisors of Agricultural Education (NASAE) Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities National Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization (PAS) National Young Farmer Educational Association (NYFEA) National Farm and Ranch Business Management Education Association (NFRBMEA)

National Level Coordination