CASE Institute is a professional development workshop to provide teachers training for the instruction related to a specific CASE course. Once a teacher has successfully completed 80 hours of intense professional development at a CASE Institute, the teacher is certified to teach the specific CASE course.

CASE Institute sessions provide teachers important background related to the pedagogy used in CASE curricula and practice teaching various lessons to prepare them for classroom instruction. Teachers are required to attend the entire 9-day workshop and CASE Institute instructors determine if each teacher is adequately prepared to provide instruction using CASE curricula.

Please see the host site webpage linked below for details about each site. Registration cost, travel schedules, and lodging information are available there.

For institutes that do not have a link below, please contact the coordinator diretly. This information can be found on their site regsitration page.

Introduction to Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources

• May 28-June 8 hosted by University of Kentucky
• June 4-15 hosted by University of Missouri
• June 18-29 hosted by Kansas State University
• July 8-18 hosted by Ohio State University
• July 9-20 hosted by University of Nebraska
• July 22-August 1 hosted by Tennessee State University

Principles of Agricultural Science - Animal

• June 17-28 hosted by McNeese State University
• June 10-21 hosted by Texas Tech  University
• July 15-26 hosted by South Central College
• August 7-17 hosted by Pennsylvania State University

Principles of Agricultural Science - Plant

• June 4-15 hosted by Iowa FFA Enrichment Center FULLY BOOKED Waitlist
• June 18-29 hosted by Texas A&M University
• July 8-18 hosted by Treasure Valley Community College and Oregon State University
• July 16-26 hosted by University of Maryland

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Animal and Plant Biotechnology (field test only)

• June 11-22 hosted by Iowa FFA Enrichment Center
• July 29-August 9 hosted by Rutgers University

CASE is seeking agricultural educators for Lead Teacher positions. We are looking for highly qualified teachers who are interested in facilitating instruction during the 2012 CASE Institutes. This is a special opportunity, made available only to those teachers who have participated in previous CASE Institutes and demonstrated proficiency using CASE curriculum resources.

Lead Teachers provide instruction to CASE Institute participants regarding the implementation of CASE curriculum during a two-week professional development session. Lead Teachers are responsible for setting up the equipment, modeling the selected lessons, monitoring the teachers’ progress, providing extra assistance to teachers as necessary (i.e. evening sessions), assessing the participants’ work, and preparing reports for the affiliate institution and CASE staff. After the CASE Institute, Lead Teachers are expected to maintain contact with the teachers in their class section and to participate actively in the course discussion board.

All Lead Teacher candidates should be flexible to travel to a CASE Institute site that may be outside of their state. They must be available to teach a two-week consecutive session during the summer and be available to attend a three day Lead Teacher Orientation in the spring.

Each Lead Teacher will receive compensation for your service. The rate of compensation is $3500 which includes team planning of scope and sequence, individual planning and preparation of institute sessions, 80 hours of classroom instruction, and other expectations outlined in the Lead Teacher Roles and Responsibilities. Lodging and airfare or mileage during the CASE Institute will be covered by CASE. A $200 travel stipend will be provided for additional travel related expenses.

Lead Teacher Orientation will be held April 27-29, 2012 in Ankeny, Iowa. We ask that your school district support you in the form of a substitute for Friday, April 27. CASE will pay your travel expenses. Teachers will be expected to arrive in Ankeny early Friday afternoon in time for an evening session. The program will conclude Sunday in time to allow you to travel home for school on Monday.

If you are interested, please review the Lead Teacher Roles and Responsibilities and complete the Lead Teacher Application form. Return the application to Dan Jansen by February 15, 2012. By submitting an application, you are confirming your availability for Lead Teacher Orientation. Selection of 2012 Lead Teachers will be based on the application, nominations of Lead Teachers, and your availability for institutes.

For more information or to apply to be a Lead Teacher, please see http://www.case4learning.org/professional-development/lead-teacher-orientation.html. NOTE: If you are a returning Lead Teacher, please utilize the short form available.