MISSION AND VISION“CASE is the most powerful tool available for the advancement of agricultural education and enhancement of student learning of agricultural science subject matter.”
CASE Mission
CASE is committed to the goal of improving educational experiences for agriculture students by empowering agriculture teachers. The specific mission of CASE is to:
- Provide a system of curriculum and professional development for teacher change promoting rigorous and relevant student learning opportunities.
- Leverage partnerships with public and private entities to provide resources to teachers and students to facilitate change.
- Position Agricultural Education to be a solution to academic challenges in secondary education.
CASE Vision
CASE is an ambitious project started by the National Council for Agricultural Education in 2007. The project goal is to implement a national curriculum for secondary agricultural education that provides a high level of educational experiences to enhance the rigor and relevance of agriculture, food, and natural resources (AFNR) subject matter. Besides elevating the rigor of AFNR knowledge and skills, CASE provides purposeful enhancement of science, mathematics, and English language understanding.
CASE develops curriculum utilizing science inquiry for lesson foundation and concepts are taught using activity-, project-, and problem-base instructional strategies. In addition to the curriculum aspect of CASE, the project ensures quality teaching by providing extensive professional development for teachers that leads to certification.
The final component of CASE is assessment. CASE curriculum is designed to promote common understanding of agricultural concepts by all CASE students. By providing instruction based on common concepts, national assessments of agricultural education programs can be accomplished in ways that are valid and meaningful.
MISSION AND VISION“CASE is the most powerful tool available for the advancement of agricultural education and enhancement of student learning of agricultural science subject matter.”
CASE Mission
CASE is committed to the goal of improving educational experiences for agriculture students by empowering agriculture teachers. The specific mission of CASE is to:
- Provide a system of curriculum and professional development for teacher change promoting rigorous and relevant student learning opportunities.
- Leverage partnerships with public and private entities to provide resources to teachers and students to facilitate change.
- Position Agricultural Education to be a solution to academic challenges in secondary education.
CASE Vision
CASE is an ambitious project started by the National Council for Agricultural Education in 2007. The project goal is to implement a national curriculum for secondary agricultural education that provides a high level of educational experiences to enhance the rigor and relevance of agriculture, food, and natural resources (AFNR) subject matter. Besides elevating the rigor of AFNR knowledge and skills, CASE provides purposeful enhancement of science, mathematics, and English language understanding.
CASE develops curriculum utilizing science inquiry for lesson foundation and concepts are taught using activity-, project-, and problem-base instructional strategies. In addition to the curriculum aspect of CASE, the project ensures quality teaching by providing extensive professional development for teachers that leads to certification.
The final component of CASE is assessment. CASE curriculum is designed to promote common understanding of agricultural concepts by all CASE students. By providing instruction based on common concepts, national assessments of agricultural education programs can be accomplished in ways that are valid and meaningful.
CASE MAJOR CONCEPTS
Concepts are the principles, theories, and recurring themes important to a student’s understanding of a CASE™ course of study. Teachers use concepts to define what students are learning. In CASE curricula, each lesson has a list of concepts that are directly related to the major topics of that lesson. Major concepts reach beyond a lesson and are emphasized in all CASE courses. The following major concepts are underlying themes throughout CASE curricula.
Concepts are the principles, theories, and recurring themes important to a student’s understanding of a CASE™ course of study. Teachers use concepts to define what students are learning. In CASE curricula, each lesson has a list of concepts that are directly related to the major topics of that lesson. Major concepts reach beyond a lesson and are emphasized in all CASE courses. The following major concepts are underlying themes throughout CASE curricula.