1. Local Program Success (LPS) -- Resources and Services for Agricultural Educators Kevin Keith Local Program Success Specialist 317 709 0806 kkeith@ffa.org

2. 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

3. Online Resources to Assist With Teaching/Planning FFA Learn Website: –https://ffa.learn.comhttps://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.LPRhttp://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.

4. The Council For Agricultural Education (http://teamaged.org/council/ )http://teamaged.org/council/ National Quality Program Standards –http://ffa.learn.com/councilhttp://ffa.learn.com/council (For online electronic assessment) National AFNR Career Cluster Content Standards Link to Curriculum for Agri-Science Education (www.case4learning.org)www.case4learning.org Mission, National Strategic Plans, etc.

5. eHelp From Professional Your Professional Organization Listservs (NAAE and State AAE’s) –NAAE list serv Sign-up: http://www.naae.org/about/usagedlistserve/ http://www.naae.org/about/usagedlistserve/ –State list servs Contact State Staff for info NAAE Communities of Practice –http://www.naae.org/membership/comm ofpractice/http://www.naae.org/membership/comm ofpractice/

6. 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 https://www.ffa.org/shopffa/Pages/index.html Will provide portal to Ag Career Network (AgCN) beginning Fall 2011.

7. 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

8. 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

9. Websites of Interest Agriculture Dictionary: –www.agriculturedictionary.comwww.agriculturedictionary.com Agriculture Glossary –http://www.house.gov/agriculture/demo crats/info/glossary.htmlhttp://www.house.gov/agriculture/demo crats/info/glossary.html Nat’l Ag Library Glossary/Thesaurus: –http://agclass.nal.usda.gov/agt.shtmlhttp://agclass.nal.usda.gov/agt.shtml Agripedia: –http://www.ca.uky.edu/agripediahttp://www.ca.uky.edu/agripedia

10. More Website Resources Breeds of Livestock: –http://139.78.104.1/breeds/http://139.78.104.1/breeds/ Stats (USDA Census of Agriculture) –http://www.agcensus.usda.govhttp://www.agcensus.usda.gov National Ag Statistics Service –http://www.nass.usda.gov/index.asphttp://www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp Plant Facts: –http://plantfacts.osu.eduhttp://plantfacts.osu.edu Animal Science: –http://anscigallery.nal.usda.govhttp://anscigallery.nal.usda.gov