1. A Decade of Achievement

2. 2007 Vision: Create a national AFNR curriculum to:
Improve the overall quality of teaching and learning experiences in the agricultural education classroom
Increase rigor and relevance of instruction
Purposefully teach STEM connections and other core academics within context of agriculture

3. 2007 Vision:
Provide a resource to meet pending reforms of Perkins and other public school reforms:
Logical sequence of courses that form a pathway or program of study
Common assessment of CTE programs

4. 2007 Vision:
Increase the supply of highly skilled graduates for future careers in agriculture.

5. CASE Mission – Remaining True Today after 10 Years
CASE is committed to the goal of improving educational experiences for agriculture students by empowering agriculture teachers. The specific mission of CASE is to:
Provide a system of curriculum and professional development for teacher change promoting rigorous and relevant student learning opportunities.
Leverage partnerships with public and private entities to provide resources to teachers and students to facilitate change.
Position Agricultural Education to be a solution to academic challenges in secondary education.

6. Curriculum

7. Curriculum Development Progress
Three of five pathways completed
Nine of 12 courses implemented
Fifth pathway (Agribusiness) added
Seven of nine courses completed first or second revision

8. Mechanical Systems in Agriculture (MSA)
Partial funding secured by John Deere and Firestone, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation
Course development meeting hosted at Firestone in Ankeny, Iowa November 3-5, 2016
Scheduled for field test summer 2018

9. Professional Development
By the Numbers
2016
2009*
1402
CASE Certified Teachers 36
2248
Total Teacher Certifications
226,000+
Estimated Student Enrollment** 41
States where CASE is Taught 6
*Professional development started in 2009
**Current enrollment audit is underway to better estimate

11. Enrollment Over the Years

12. Attrition Data CASE ASP* Certified Teachers
Total attrition since 2009 = 13.6%
3% Retired
3% DOE/Administration
8% Industry/other
Average annual attrition rate:
1.7% CASE ASP
4.2% National Average (according to AAAE Supply and Demand reporting)
*ASP data only available at this time

14. Pre-service Certification Programs
Pilot Models
Iowa State University
Texas Tech University
Other Past Pre-service Offerings:
Kansas State University and Washington State University plan to host pre-service institutes in 2017

15. Assessment/ Teacher Services

16. CASE Investment $1.4M Initial Funding State Investment
$5.35M Corporate Contributions for course development and scholarships
$4.1M Local/State Investment for Professional Development
$470,000 Revenue Generated from Vendor Royalties
Because of CASE, the investment to Agricultural Education through this program to date is:
$8,074 per teacher, or
$50 per student

17. Current Sponsors

18. Barriers to Growth
Teacher scholarships for professional development participation
Teacher willingness to adopt change
Local philosophy that Agricultural Education = STEM
State adoption/emphasis

19. SAE Connections

20. FFA Connections Direct FFA connections:
AFNR - CDE round robin, public speaking, parli pro, basic soils, livestock judging, ag issues, etc.
Foundation courses - soils in ASP and NRE, ag issues in ASA and NRE, ag mechanics in APT, dairy foods in ASA, 
Specialization courses - all end with a major project that is directly tied to Agriscience Fair or Food Science CDE (Product development), have ag issues studies in each
Capstone course - research SAE with ties to Agriscience Fair and/or Product Development

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