Newsworthy items taken from the June newsletter of The Council. The National Council for Agricultural Education (The Council) serves school-based agricultural education. Since its beginning in December 1983, The Council has provided leadership for stakeholders in agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems education. The Council identifies important opportunities and needed resources for agricultural education and drives action to support the development and direction focusing on academic and career success for all students.
AFNR Standards Revisions Survey
The National Council for Agricultural Education is beginning the process of revising the Agricultural, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) content standards, previously revised in 2015. This process will include revising the eight existing pathways and developing a new pathway focused on agricultural education/communication. In addition to revising content standards, Career Ready Practices, AFNR Cluster Skills and crosswalks will be updated.
The first step in the revision process is to collect feedback and insights about the standards through surveys. Each pathway has one survey, and there is a survey for the AFNR Cluster Skills and a survey for the Career Ready Practices. You are welcome to submit up to one response per survey. Please use this link or the link below to access a webpage with the various surveys.
The deadline to complete surveys during round one is Friday, June 16. Thank you in advance for your support of this project. AFNR Standards Revision Surveys (ROUND ONE)
National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE)
Save the Date for the 2023 NAAE National #TeachAg Day
NAAE National #TeachAg Day is Thursday, September 21. NAAE is excited to share educator resources, lesson plans and more in the coming months. The NAAE National #TeachAg Day Live Celebration will take place in Portland, Oregon.
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National FFA Organization
National FFA Names Executive in Residence for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion The National FFA Organization has named past national FFA officer, Corey Flournoy, the executive in residence for equity, diversity and inclusion. Read the press release to learn more about Flournoy and his new role.
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National FFA Alumni and Supporters
Development Conferences The last 2023 National FFA Alumni and Supporters Remote Development Conference will be June 19-22 at noon to discuss how volunteers can help students and teachers at the local, state, and national levels. In-person events will also be held in Maryland, Arkansas and Wisconsin. For more information, visit FFA.org/alumni-and-supporters/events/.
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The Agricultural Education Magazine The current issue of The Agricultural Education Magazine, Volume 95, Issue 6 (May/June 2023): School Gardensis now available. Online access is free to agriculture educators. All issues of the magazine are archived on the magazine webpage. The Agricultural Education Magazine is partially sponsored by Gothic Arch Greenhouses.
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Dean Dittmar
Facilitating Coordination in Ag Education (FCAE)
Phone: 217-893-0091 Cell: 618-604-1622
Email: ddittmar@ILAgEd.org
Address: 3358 Big Pine Trail , Champaign, IL 61822