Note: funding for this program has expired. As such, this project is no longer active.
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Guiding PhilosophiesSeveral guiding philosophies enabled the development of this curriculum. Some of the most important are described below:
- The Three Circle Model of Agricultural Education: most learning occurs in authentic situations that generally do not resemble classrooms (Lave & Wenger, 1991). As such, we suggest that it is critical that students pair classroom instruction with situated community-based learning experiences that are relevant to the lives and futures of students. - Next Generation Science Standards: teaching for scientific literacy enables all students to be more productive citizens, more capable professionals, and more discerning voters. We suggest that all science instruction should be reflective of three-dimensional learning that pairs core ideas with cross-cutting concepts and scientific practices in a seamless manner. - The National Ag, Food, and Natural Resources Academic Standards: the AFNR standards reflect both a broad, collaborative approach to ensuring that classroom instruction is reflective of the recommendations of both research and industry while also utilizing a scaffolded structure that guides students from awareness to interaction to mastery of content. |
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Grant No. DGE-1424871. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation
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