A RETROSPECTIVE APPROACH TO GUIDE AGRICULTURAL LITERACY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

1.) Focus group interviews with teachers and students from the Food & Fiber Systems Literacy project (1997-2000) to assess long-term impacts of agricultural literacy education;2) Develop short-sequenced instructional videos targeting K-12 teachers and pre-service teachers highlighting effective methods for presenting agriculturally-accurate STEM-based lessons;3) Assess the adoption and use of the instructional videos by monitoring web analytics on hosting websites4) Make recommendations for a 21st century model toward delivering professional development to preservice and current K-12 educators.