Resources
National Program Benchmark’s Online Learning
Dr. Travis Park provides an introduction of the new National Program Benchmarks (previously known as National Quality Program Standards) including the revision process, the tool’s intentions, and highlights.
The Council’s online National Program Benchmarks training provides an overview by focus group members that played a significant role in developing each section. The trainings are divided into the six distinct sections to allow users to easily view, as the National Program Benchmarks should be completed based on an agricultural education program’s needs and capacity.
Training Available:
Classroom & Laboratory Instruction - Mr. John Heiser
Experiential, Project, and Work-Based Learning (SAE) - Dr. Matt Kreifels
FFA/ Leadership & Personal Development (FFA) - Dr. Emily Manuel
Educator Success - Dr. Becky Haddad
Facilities - Mr. Lucas Allen
Program Planning & Evaluation - Ms. Kelly Schmidt
Agriculture Teacher’s Resource
This guide is intended to serve as a resource for preservice, new, alternatively licensed, and experienced agricultural educators.
It is a project of The National Council for Agricultural Education and managed by the National Association of Agricultural Educators. It contains resources that have been gathered and developed by agriculture teachers, teacher educators, state staff and staff of the National FFA organization.