NOTE: This program has a new website. Please visit www.factsnsf.org for the most updated version of this work and curriculum.
The Future of Agriculture Curriculum for Teaching Sustainability (F.A.C.T.S.) is a research-based curriculum for a Natural Resources class. FACTS is being developed at Michigan State University as part of a long-term research project on agricultural production and sustainability education that is funded through a grant from the National Science Foundation.
FACTS is designed to utilize the Three-Circle Model of agricultural education in order to provide students with a deeper and more meaningful learning experience as part of a Natural Resources class. FACTS is also meant to provide teachers with an example of a curriculum that is fully aligned to the National Ag, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) academic standards as well as the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Three-Circle Model of agricultural education.
The Future of Agriculture Curriculum for Teaching Sustainability (F.A.C.T.S.) is a research-based curriculum for a Natural Resources class. FACTS is being developed at Michigan State University as part of a long-term research project on agricultural production and sustainability education that is funded through a grant from the National Science Foundation.
FACTS is designed to utilize the Three-Circle Model of agricultural education in order to provide students with a deeper and more meaningful learning experience as part of a Natural Resources class. FACTS is also meant to provide teachers with an example of a curriculum that is fully aligned to the National Ag, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) academic standards as well as the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Three-Circle Model of agricultural education.
The People |
FACTS is a collaborative effort of a team of researchers, teachers, scientists, farmers, policy-makers, and other professionals. This project is led by Craig Kohn, a National Science Foundation research fellow and doctoral student at Michigan State University. As a former ag instructor, Craig was also a technical writer and content expert for the national AFNR academic standards for the Natural Resources, Environmental Systems, and Biotechnology pathways. He also served on the National SAE Renewal Taskforce and has extensive experience in developing curriculum for science and agriculture classrooms.
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The Goal |
We intend to work directly with teachers to produce a standards-based curriculum that utilizes community-based career experiential learning and socially-based intracurricular learning opportunities. Through these efforts, we hope to enable a greater adoption of sustainable knowledge and practice among future agriculturalists in order to ensure that American agriculture can sustainably, sufficiently, ethically, and profitably feed the world for generations to come.
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