DIGITAL INNOVATIONS FOR YOUTH FARM SAFETY EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTORS - A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM

Goal (1) enhance YFSEC instructor expertise in delivering safety training to youth among African American, Native American, and Hispanic/Latinx farming communitiesObjective 1.1Identify curriculum needs and potential barriers of extension and SBAE instructors to deliver tractor and machinery safety instruction with youth among African American, Native American, and Hispanic/Latinx farming communities. Target Date:June2022 Milestone 1.1: Survey SBAE instructors Deliverables: Publication report of SBAE competencies, curriculum needs, and implementation barriersObjective 1.2 Deliver professional development of instructors to deliver specific SAY Clearinghouse resources for tractor and machinery safety for underrepresented learners(youth among African American, Native American, and Hispanic/Latinx farming communities). Target Dates:June2023, June 2024, June 2025; Milestone 1.2: Training Delivery to SBAE instructors; Deliverables: 3 SAY Training CurriculaGoal (2) Encourage a coordinated, inclusive approach to a national YFSEC instructor professional development program for training youth in agricultural safety and health through digital delivery of SAY curriculums, projects, programs, and activities.Objective 2.1Identify digital resource needs and potential barriers of extension and SBAE instructors to deliver SAY Clearinghouse Resources. Target Date:June2022; Milestone 2.1: Survey Tractor Safety instructors; Deliverables: Publication report of Tractor Safety Instructors curriculum needs, barriers, and digital resource implementation needs.Objective 2.2Design a Nearpod digital delivery platform to serve as a SAY National YFSEC instructors professional development platform for NSTMOP curriculum integration. Target Date:June2023; Milestone 2.2: Nearpod Digital Delivery Platform for Instructors Deliverables: Nearpod Digital resources for content delivery.Objective 2.3 Conduct a national outreach program for YFSEC instructor professional development utilizing digital resources with inclusive SAY clearinghouse curriculum. Target Dates:June2023, June 2024, June 2025; Milestone 1.2: Digital Delivery Training of Tractor Safety instructors; Deliverables: 3 Digital Training Modules