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Local Program Success (LPS) -- Resources and Services for Agricultural Educators

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

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Local Program Success (LPS) -- Resources and Services for Agricultural Educators

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  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.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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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/

  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 • 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.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

  10. 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

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