National Standards for Teacher Education in Agriculture

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• National Standards for Teacher Education in
  Agriculture

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Standard 1

• Design, implementation, and evaluation of
  preparation program reflects conceptual framework

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Standard 2

• Design of prep program ensures a balanced program
  of general education, technical content, and
  pedagogical and professional studies

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Standard 3

• Teacher prep program recruits, admits, and
  retains adequate supply of quality students

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Standard 4

• Teaching is of high quality, consistent with
  framework, reflects knowledge from research and
  practice

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Standard 5

• Prep program ensures field experiences of high
  quality, consistent with framework, and are well
  planned and sequential

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Standard 6

• Program collaborates with stakeholders to provide
  effective and dynamic pre-service teacher
  education program

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Standard 7

• Prep program demonstrates and promotes ongoing
  commitment to diversity

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Standard 8

• Faculty demonstrate scholarship in teaching,
  inquiry, and outreach roles

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Standard 9

• Program has sufficient resources to prepare
  successful teachers of agriculture

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StandardDefinition (Webster)

• Something set up as a rule for measuring or as a
  model to be followed
• An upright support

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StandardSynonyms (Webster)

• Benchmark
• Criterion
• Gauge
• Measure

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Objectives

• Define standard
• Examine professional standards
• Apply standards to teaching

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What is this?
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Why was it first called a standard?

• 1. Framed the target area
• 2. Measured accuracy
• 3. Definite yes or no
• 4. Made everyone, everywhere an identical point
  of reference