Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/22
Outputs
Target Audience: The target audience of the first specific aim are professionals that are involved with youth agricultural safety and health at the national level. They serve both on the National Steeting Committee and the Executive committee. The target audience of the second aim are educators and their students that use youth agricultural safety and health information in both formal and informal educational settings. The target audience of the third aim are both students and educators the use youth agricultural safety and health information. Changes/Problems: Due to the continuing restrictions from the pandemic, face to face gathering were mostly shut down, so we shifted resources to support more online marketing and development. This resulted in the upgrading of our keystone safety and health course now named AgSafety4u 2.0 at https://campus.extension.org/enrol/index.php?id=1780? What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? The SAY web site provides resources for training and professional development through self guided courses and additional supporting information related to Youth Agricultural Safety and Health. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? The results of this project are dissemininated through the projects website (http://articles.extension.org/pages/70004/safety-in-agriculture-for-youth) as well as through the National Steering Committee, and Agricultural Safety and Health professional organizations. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The following activities, events, services, products and research findings have been accomplished during the first year of the project. This section also includes the prospectus, or plan of work for the following years. Specific Aim 1: To maintain the SAY National Steering Committee and SAY Executive Committee. Objective 1.1. Maintain the SAY National Steering Committee (NSC) Activity: The make-up of the previous NSC was reviewed and adjusted. The NSC meet once by conference call. Objective 1.2. Maintain the SAY Executive Committee Activity: There has been two conference calls meeting of the SAY Executive Committee. Specific Aim 2: To maintain and continue strengthening and enhancing operations of the current SAY program, including the SAY National Clearinghouse, the Curriculum Alignment Submission Tool (CAST), the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry (Agriculture) Course, and the creation of digital badges to support the clearinghouse. Objective 2.1. Identify existing curricula appropriate for the SAY National Clearinghouse and ensure these curricula are submitted. Activities: 1. Currently there are 42curriculums and 18Other Resources in the SAY National Clearinghouse which have been aligned with the updated AFNR Career Cluster Content Standards. Subject matter addressed by these curricula and other resources include tractors, machinery and other equipment, dairy, horses, grain handling, ATVs, chemicals, manure pit safety and more. Based on the current AFNR breakdown of curriculum and resources in the Clearinghouse, we need to increase resources aligned with the following standards: AS.02 (Animal Systems), ESS.01 and ESS.05 (Environmental Service Services) and PS.03 (Plants Systems). A robust clearinghouse will have multiple entries for many topics because of geographic, age, ethnic, and hazard exposure differences in agriculture across the U.S. We believe there are several more curricula and other resource content available for entry into the clearinghouse. We will actively search for new curriculum/resources through web searches, professional meetings, and conferences. We will work with the authors to submit their material to the Curriculum Alignment Submission Tool (CAST) for inclusion in the Clearinghouse. 2. During the past year, several of the Other Resource submissions were upgraded to curriculum because an evaluation component was added. We will work with authors to identify ways to enhance resources to move them to curriculum materials. Typically the component that is missing is the evaluation piece so we will work with the authors to help draft an evaluation plan or address other ways to meet the curriculum criteria. Objective 2.2: Continue to support the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry (Agriculture) training for youth working in agriculture.Activity: We continued to provide support to students taking the OSHA 10 Hour General Industry (Agriculture) course.CareerSafe working with National FFA, Univeristy of Nebraska and Penn State University has identified and selected students for enrollment in the CareerSafe online OSHA 10 Hour General Industry (Agriculture) course. Objective 2.3. Develop and support digital badges for student and instructor components of the SAY National Clearinghouse.Activity: 1. During the finalyear of this project, a methodology for the creation of digital badges for both students and instructors was disseminated. Digital badges are a validated indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality or interest that can be earned in various learning environments. Several of the current SAY NSC members are in support of creating digital badges to enhance the value of the curriculum housed in the SAY National Clearinghouse. 2. Dr. Yoder is working with the authors of the curricula that are housed in the SAY National Clearinghouse to develop digital badges for their content. This includes digital badges that recognize both student and instructor training. 3. After digital badges have been created for both student and instructor trainings, the badges will be used to market the trainings to new clientele. 4. Additional digital badges will be created for new resources that are added to the SAY National Clearinghouse Specific Aim 3: To promote and increase awareness and use of the SAY National Clearinghouse. Objective 3.1: Continue to promote a National Agriculture Young Worker Safety Day at the National FFA Conference.Activity: The previous SAY project established a National Agriculture Young Worker Safety Day at the National FFA Conference to raise safety awareness among FFA Instructors and students. This event was modeled after the successful CareerSafe produced National Young Worker Safety Day events held over the past sevenyears at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The event was and still will be jointly marketed with National FFA and SAY and will encourage students to take a safety awareness pledge by signing an event banner. Objective 3.2.Promote the SAY National Clearinghouse instructional videos to provide outreach to agricultural educators working with youth. Activity: 1. A series of four instructional videos pertaining to the SAY National Clearinghouse have been developed for agricultural educators working with youth. 2. A distribution strategy has been implemented to promote videos to agricultural teachers and cooperative extension youth specialists. 3. During all four years of the project, video performance and audience engagement will be tracked using analytics including watch time, average view duration, number of views, traffic sources, demographics, viewer likes, subscriptions, and sharing. Reports were be provided to steering committee members. Suggestions for improving dissemination and increasing viewer uptake will be sought from the steering committee members. Objective 3.3: Promote the SAY Project and its products (e.g., SAY National Clearinghouse, belief statements, etc.) through social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, Listservs and other venues such the monthly eXtension Ag Safety and Health eNews. Activity: 1. The weekly promotion of the SAY Project products through a variety of venues including social media is vital to increasing access to agricultural safety and health information. Social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter are used by several NSC organizations which makes it easy to promote information and resources to a larger number of stakeholders. 2. The eXtension Ag Safety and Health eNews is a monthly publication where SAY project activities will be highlighted and direct people to the Clearinghouse. The eNews is emailed to the Ag Safety CoP members and other listservs (e.g., NIOSH Ag Centers, ISASH, ASCHCA, etc.) and promoted through Facebook and Twitter. Editions of the eNews are located on the FReSH page. 3. Development of a SAY Clearinghouse eNews that will be sent on a quarterly basis to provide users with information about new additions to the Clearinghouse, ways to use resources, etc. The eNews will be sent to listserv and to the National Steering Committee (NSC) members for them to share the information within their circles. 4. Promoting SAY Projectproducts at state and national venues (e.g., ISASH, NAAE, etc).
Publications
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
https://ag-safety.extension.org/safety-in-agriculture-for-youth/
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Progress 09/01/20 to 08/31/21
Outputs
Target Audience: The target audience of the first specific aim are professionals that are involved with youth agricultural safety and health at the national level. They serve both on the National Steeting Committee and the Executive committee. The target audience of the second aim are educators and their students that use youth agricultural safety and health information in both formal and informal educational settings. The target audience of the third aim are both students and educators the use youth agricultural safety and health information. Changes/Problems:Due to the pandemic face to face gathering were mostly shut down, so we shifted resources to support more online marketing and development. This resulted in the upgrading of our keystone safety and health course now named AgSafety4u 2.0 athttps://campus.extension.org/enrol/index.php?id=1780? What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? The SAY web site provides resources for training and professional development through self guided courses and additional supporting information related to Youth Agricultural Safety and Health. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? The results of this project are dissemininated through the projects website (http://articles.extension.org/pages/70004/safety-in- agriculture-for-youth) as well as through the National Steering Committee, and Agricultural Safety and Health professional organizations. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Activities for the following year are explained in the previous section along with current accomplishments.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The following activities, events, services, products and research findings have been accomplished during the first year of the project. This section also includes the prospectus, or plan of work for the following years. Specific Aim 1: To maintain the SAY National Steering Committee and SAY Executive Committee. Objective 1.1. Maintain the SAY National Steering Committee (NSC) Activity: The make-up of the previous NSC was reviewed and adjusted. The NSC meet once by conference call. Objective 1.2. Maintain the SAY Executive Committee Activity: There has been two conference calls meeting of the SAY Executive Committee. Specific Aim 2: To maintain and continue strengthening and enhancing operations of the current SAY program, including the SAY National Clearinghouse, the Curriculum Alignment Submission Tool (CAST), the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry (Agriculture) Course, and the creation of digital badges to support the clearinghouse. Objective 2.1. Identify existing curricula appropriate for the SAY National Clearinghouse and ensure these curricula are submitted. Activities: 1. Currently there are 39curriculums and 15Other Resources in the SAY National Clearinghouse which have been aligned with the updated AFNR Career Cluster Content Standards. Subject matter addressed by these curricula and other resources include tractors, machinery and other equipment, dairy, horses, grain handling, ATVs, chemicals, manure pit safety and more. Based on the current AFNR breakdown of curriculum and resources in the Clearinghouse, we need to increase resources aligned with the following standards: AS.02 (Animal Systems), ESS.01 and ESS.05 (Environmental ServiceServices) and PS.03 (Plants Systems). A robust clearinghouse will have multiple entries for many topics because of geographic, age, ethnic, and hazard exposure differences in agriculture across the U.S. We believe there are several more curricula and other resource content available for entry into the clearinghouse. We will actively search for new curriculum/resources through web searches, professional meetings, and conferences. We will work with the authors to submit their material to the Curriculum Alignment Submission Tool (CAST) for inclusion in the Clearinghouse. 2. During the past year, several of the Other Resource submissions were upgraded to curriculum because an evaluation component was added. We will work with authors to identify ways to enhance resources to move them to curriculum materials. Typically the component that is missing is the evaluation piece so we will work with the authors to help draft an evaluation plan or address other ways to meet the curriculum criteria. Objective 2.2: Continue to support the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry (Agriculture) training for youth working in agriculture.Activity: We continued to provide support to students taking the OSHA 10 Hour General Industry (Agriculture) course.CareerSafe working with National FFA, Univeristy of Nebraska and Penn State University has identified and selected students for enrollment in the CareerSafe online OSHA 10 Hour General Industry (Agriculture) course. Objective 2.3. Develop and support digital badges for student and instructor components of the SAY National Clearinghouse.Activity: 1. During the first year of this project, a methodology for the creation of digital badges for both students and instructors was explored. Digital badges are a validated indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality or interest that can be earned in various learning environments. Several of the current SAY NSC members are in support of creating digital badges to enhance the value of the curriculum housed in the SAY National Clearinghouse. 2. Dr. Yoder is working with the authors of the curricula that are housed in the SAY National Clearinghouse to develop digital badges for their content. This includes digital badges that recognize both student and instructor training. 3. After digital badges have been created for both student and instructor trainings, the badges will be used to market the trainings to new clientele. 4. Additional digital badges will be created for new resources that are added to the SAY National Clearinghouse Specific Aim 3: To promote and increase awareness and use of the SAY National Clearinghouse. Objective 3.1: Continue to promote a National Agriculture Young Worker Safety Day at the National FFA Conference.Activity: The previous SAY project established a National Agriculture Young Worker Safety Day at the National FFA Conference to raise safety awareness among FFA Instructors and students. This event was modeled after the successful CareerSafe produced National Young Worker Safety Day events held over the past five years at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The event was and still will be jointly marketed with National FFA and SAY and will encourage students to take a safety awareness pledge by signing an event banner. This event was not held in 2020, so other digital methods were used to reach this audience. Objective 3.2.Promote the SAY National Clearinghouse instructional videos to provide outreach to agricultural educators working with youth. Activity: 1. A series of four instructional videos pertaining to the SAY National Clearinghouse have been developed for agricultural educators working with youth. 2. A distribution strategy has been implemented to promote videos to agricultural teachers and cooperative extension youth specialists. 3. During all four years of the project, video performance and audience engagement will be tracked using analytics including watch time, average view duration, number of views, traffic sources, demographics, viewer likes, subscriptions, and sharing. Reports werebe provided to steering committee members. Suggestions for improving dissemination and increasing viewer uptake will be sought from the steering committee members. Objective 3.3: Promote the SAY Project and its products (e.g., SAY National Clearinghouse, belief statements, etc.) through social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, Listservs and other venues such the monthly eXtension Ag Safety and Health eNews. Activity: 1. The weekly promotion of the SAY Project products through a variety of venues including social media is vital to increasing access to agricultural safety and health information. Social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter are used by several NSC organizations which makes it easy to promote information and resources to a larger number of stakeholders. 2. The eXtension Ag Safety and Health eNews is a monthly publication where SAY project activities will be highlighted and direct people to the Clearinghouse. The eNews is emailed to the Ag Safety CoP members and other listservs (e.g., NIOSH Ag Centers, ISASH, ASCHCA, etc.) and promoted through Facebook and Twitter. Editions of the eNews are located on the FReSH page. 3. Development of a SAY Clearinghouse eNews that will be sent on a quarterly basis to provide users with information about new additions to the Clearinghouse, ways to use resources, etc. The eNews will be sent to listserv and to the NationalSteering Committee (NSC) members for them to share the information within their circles. 4. Promoting SAY Project products at state and national venues (e.g., ISASH, NAAE, etc.).
Publications
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
https://ag-safety.extension.org/safety-in-agriculture-for-youth/
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Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/20
Outputs
Target Audience: The target audience of the first specific aim are professionals that are involved with youth agricultural safety and health at the national level. They serve both on the National Steeting Committee and the Executive committee. The target audience of the second aim are educators and their students that use youth agricultural safety and health information in both formal and informal educational settings. The target audience of the third aim are both students and educators the use youth agricultural safety and health information. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? The SAY web site provides resources for training and professional development through self guided courses and additional supporting information related to Youth Agricultural Safety and Health. We have also had the opportunity to present workshops on the SAY clearinghouse at the National FFA and 4H conferences. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? The results of this project are dissemininated through the projects website (http://articles.extension.org/pages/70004/safety-in- agriculture-for-youth) as well as through the FFA Expo, National Steering Committee, and Agricultural Safety and Health professional organizations. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Activities for the following year are explained in the previous section along with current accomplishments.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The following activities, events, services, products and research findings have been accomplished during the first three years of the project. This section also includes the prospectus, or plan of work for the following years. Specific Aim 1: To maintain the SAY National Steering Committee and SAY Executive Committee. Objective 1.1. Maintain the SAY National Steering Committee (NSC) Activity: The make-up of the previous NSC was reviewed and adjusted. The NSC meet three timesby conference call and twiceface-to-face. Objective 1.2. Maintain the SAY Executive Committee Activity: There has been threeconference calls and twoface-to-face meeting of the SAY Executive Committee. Specific Aim 2: To maintain and continue strengthening and enhancing operations of the current SAY program, including the SAY National Clearinghouse, the Curriculum Alignment Submission Tool (CAST), the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry (Agriculture) Course, and the creation of digital badges to support the clearinghouse. Objective 2.1. Identify existing curricula appropriate for the SAY National Clearinghouse and ensure these curricula are submitted. Activities: 1. Currently there are 23 curriculums and 8 Other Resources in the SAY National Clearinghouse which have been aligned with the updated AFNR Career Cluster Content Standards. Subject matter addressed by these curricula and other resources include tractors, machinery and other equipment, dairy, horses, grain handling, ATVs, chemicals, manure pit safety and more. Based on the current AFNR breakdown of curriculum and resources in the Clearinghouse, we need to increase resources aligned with the following standards: AS.02 (Animal Systems), ESS.01 and ESS.05 (Environmental ServiceServices) and PS.03 (Plants Systems). A robust clearinghouse will have multiple entries for many topics because of geographic, age, ethnic, and hazard exposure differences in agriculture across the U.S. We believe there are several more curricula and other resource content available for entry into the clearinghouse. We will actively search for new curriculum/resources through web searches, professional meetings, and conferences. We will work with the authors to submit their material to the Curriculum Alignment Submission Tool (CAST) for inclusion in the Clearinghouse. 2. During the past year, several of the Other Resource submissions were upgraded to curriculum because an evaluation component was added. We will work with authors to identify ways to enhance resources to move them to curriculum materials. Typically the component that is missing is the evaluation piece so we will work with the authors to help draft an evaluation plan or address other ways to meet the curriculum criteria. Objective 2.2: Continue to support the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry (Agriculture) training for youth working in agriculture.Activity: Activity: We continued to provide support to students taking the OSHA 10 Hour General Industry (Agriculture) course.CareerSafe working with National FFA, Univeristy of Nebraska and Penn State University has identified and selected students for enrollment in the CareerSafe online OSHA 10 Hour General Industry (Agriculture) course. Objective 2.3. Develop and support digital badges for student and instructor components of the SAY National Clearinghouse. Activity: 1. Amethodology for the creation of digital badges for both students and instructors was explored. Digital badges are a validated indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality or interest that can be earned in various learning environments. Several of the current SAY NSC members are in support of creating digital badges to enhance the value of the curriculum housed in the SAY National Clearinghouse. 2. Dr. Yoder is working with the authors of the curricula that are housed in the SAY National Clearinghouse to develop digital badges for their content. This includes digital badges that recognize both student and instructor training. 3. After digital badges have been created for both student and instructor trainings, the badges will be used to market the trainings to new clientele. 4. Additional digital badges will be created for new resources that are added to the SAY National Clearinghouse Specific Aim 3: To promote and increase awareness and use of the SAY National Clearinghouse. Objective 3.1: Continue to promote a National Agriculture Young Worker Safety Day at the National FFA Conference. Activity: The previous SAY project established a National Agriculture Young Worker Safety Day at the National FFA Conference to raise safety awareness among FFA Instructors and students. This event was modeled after the successful CareerSafe produced National Young Worker Safety Day events held over the past five years at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The event was and still will be jointly marketed with National FFA and SAY and will encourage students to take a safety awareness pledge by signing an event banner. Objective 3.2.Promote the SAY National Clearinghouse instructional videos to provide outreach to agricultural educators working with youth. Activity: 1. A series of four instructional videos pertaining to the SAY National Clearinghouse have been developed for agricultural educators working with youth. 2. A distribution strategy has been implemented to promote videos to agricultural teachers and cooperative extension youth specialists. 3. During all four years of the project, video performance and audience engagement will be tracked using analytics including watch time, average view duration, number of views, traffic sources, demographics, viewer likes, subscriptions, and sharing. Quarterly reports will be provided to steering committee members for view. Suggestions for improving dissemination and increasing viewer uptake will be sought from the steering committee members. Reports will be generated by video and provide comparisons for steering committee members. Objective 3.3: Promote the SAY Project and its products (e.g., SAY National Clearinghouse, belief statements, etc.) through social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, Listservs and other venues such the monthly eXtension Ag Safety and Health eNews. Activity: 1. The weekly promotion of the SAY Project products through a variety of venues including social media is vital to increasing access to agricultural safety and health information. Social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter are used by several NSC organizations which makes it easy to promote information and resources to a larger number of stakeholders. 2. The eXtension Ag Safety and Health eNews is a monthly publication where SAY project activities will be highlighted and direct people to the Clearinghouse. The eNews is emailed to the Ag Safety CoP members and other listservs (e.g., NIOSH Ag Centers, ISASH, ASCHCA, etc.) and promoted through Facebook and Twitter. Editions of the eNews are located on the FReSH page. 3. Development of a SAY Clearinghouse eNews that will be sent on a quarterly basis to provide users with information about new additions to the Clearinghouse, ways to use resources, etc. The eNews will be sent to listserv and to the NationalSteering Committee (NSC) members for them to share the information within their circles. 4. Promoting SAY Project products at state and national venues (e.g., ISASH, NAAE, etc.).
Publications
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
https://ag-safety.extension.org/safety-in-agriculture-for-youth/
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
https://extension.psu.edu/business-and-operations/farm-safety/say-project
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Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/19
Outputs
Target Audience: The target audience of the first specific aim are professionals that are involved with youth agricultural safety and health at the national level. They serve both on the National Steeting Committee and the Executive committee. The target audience of the second aim are educators and their students that use youth agricultural safety and health information in both formal and informal educational settings. The target audience of the third aim are both students and educators the use youth agricultural safety and health information. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? The SAY web site provides resources for training and professional development through self guided courses and additional supporting information related to Youth Agricultural Safety and Health. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? The results of this project are dissemininated through the projects website (http://articles.extension.org/pages/70004/safety-in- agriculture-for-youth) as well as through the FFA Expo, National Steering Committee, and Agricultural Safety and Health professional organizations. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Activities for the following year are explained in the previous section along with current accomplishments.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The following activities, events, services, products and research findings have been accomplished during the first year of the project. This section also includes the prospectus, or plan of work for the following years. Specific Aim 1: To maintain the SAY National Steering Committee and SAY Executive Committee. Objective 1.1.Maintain the SAY National Steering Committee (NSC) Activity:The make-up of the previous NSC was reviewed and adjusted. The NSC meet once by conference call and once face-to-face. Objective 1.2.Maintain the SAY Executive Committee Activity:There has been two conference calls and one face-to-face meeting of the SAY Executive Committee. Specific Aim 2: To maintain and continue strengthening and enhancing operations of the current SAY program, including the SAY National Clearinghouse, the Curriculum Alignment Submission Tool (CAST), the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry (Agriculture) Course, and the creation of digital badges to support the clearinghouse. Objective 2.1.Identify existing curricula appropriate for the SAY National Clearinghouse and ensure these curricula are submitted. Activities: 1. Currently there are 23 curriculums and 8 Other Resources in the SAY National Clearinghouse which have been aligned with the updated AFNR Career Cluster Content Standards. Subject matter addressed by these curricula and other resources include tractors, machinery and other equipment, dairy, horses, grain handling, ATVs, chemicals, manure pit safety and more.Based on the current AFNR breakdown of curriculum and resources in the Clearinghouse, we need to increase resources aligned with the following standards: AS.02 (Animal Systems), ESS.01 and ESS.05 (Environmental Service Services) and PS.03 (Plants Systems). A robust clearinghouse will have multiple entries for many topics because of geographic, age, ethnic, and hazard exposure differences in agriculture across the U.S. We believe there are several more curricula and other resource content available for entry into the clearinghouse. We will actively search for new curriculum/resources through web searches, professional meetings, and conferences. We will work with the authors to submit their material to the Curriculum Alignment Submission Tool (CAST) for inclusion in the Clearinghouse. 2. During the past year, several of the Other Resource submissions were upgraded to curriculum because an evaluation component was added. We will work with authors to identify ways to enhance resources to move them to curriculum materials. Typically the component that is missing is the evaluation piece so we will work with the authors to help draft an evaluation plan or address other ways to meet the curriculum criteria. Objective 2.2: Continue to support the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry (Agriculture) training for youth working in agriculture.Activity:We continued to provide support to students taking the OSHA 10 Hour General Industry (Agriculture) course.CareerSafe working with National FFA, Univeristy of Nebraska and Penn State University has identified and selected students for enrollment in the CareerSafe online OSHA 10 Hour General Industry (Agriculture) course. Objective 2.3.Develop and support digital badges for student and instructor components of the SAY National Clearinghouse.Activity: 1. During the first year of this project, a methodology for the creation of digital badges for both students and instructors was explored.Digital badgesare a validated indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality or interest that can be earned in various learning environments. Several of the current SAY NSC members are in support of creating digital badges to enhance the value of the curriculum housed in the SAY National Clearinghouse. 2. Once a methodology has been established, Dr. Yoder will work with the authors of the curricula that are housed in the SAY National Clearinghouse to develop digital badges for their content. This includes digital badges that recognize both student and instructor training. 3. After digital badges have been created for both student and instructor trainings, the badges will be used to market the trainings to new clientele. 4. Additional digital badges will be created for new resources that are added to the SAY National Clearinghouse Specific Aim 3: To promote and increase awareness and use of the SAY National Clearinghouse. Objective 3.1:Continue to promote a National Agriculture Young Worker Safety Day at the National FFA Conference.Activity:The previous SAY project established a National Agriculture Young Worker Safety Day at the National FFA Conference to raise safety awareness among FFA Instructors and students. This event was modeled after the successful CareerSafe produced National Young Worker Safety Day events held over the past five years at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The event was and still will be jointly marketed with National FFA and SAY and will encourage students to take a safety awareness pledge by signing an event banner. Objective 3.2.Promote the SAY National Clearinghouse instructional videos to provide outreach to agricultural educators working with youth. Activity: 1. A series of four instructional videos pertaining to the SAY National Clearinghouse have been developed for agricultural educators working with youth. 2. A distribution strategy has been implemented to promote videos to agricultural teachers and cooperative extension youth specialists. 3. During all four years of the project, video performance and audience engagement will be tracked using analytics including watch time, average view duration, number of views, traffic sources, demographics, viewer likes, subscriptions, and sharing. Quarterly reports will be provided to steering committee members for view. Suggestions for improving dissemination and increasing viewer uptake will be sought from the steering committee members. Reports will be generated by video and provide comparisons for steering committee members. Objective 3.3:Promote the SAY Project and its products (e.g., SAY National Clearinghouse, belief statements, etc.) through social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, Listservs and other venues such the monthly eXtension Ag Safety and Health eNews. Activity: 1. The weekly promotion of the SAY Project products through a variety of venues including social media is vital to increasing access to agricultural safety and health information. Social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter are used by several NSC organizations which makes it easy to promote information and resources to a larger number of stakeholders. 2. The eXtension Ag Safety and Health eNews is a monthly publication where SAY project activities will be highlighted and direct people to the Clearinghouse. The eNews is emailed to the Ag Safety CoP members and other listservs (e.g., NIOSH Ag Centers, ISASH, ASCHCA, etc.) and promoted through Facebook and Twitter. Editions of the eNews are located on the FReSH page. 3. Development of a SAY Clearinghouse eNews that will be sent on a quarterly basis to provide users with information about new additions to the Clearinghouse, ways to use resources, etc. The eNews will be sent to listserv and to the National Steering Committee (NSC) members for them to share the information within their circles. 4. Promoting SAY Project products at state and national venues (e.g., ISASH, NAAE, etc.).
Publications
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
http://articles.extension.org/pages/70004/safety-in-agriculture-for-youth
|
Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/18
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience of the first specific aim are professionals that are involved with youth agricultural safety and health at the national level. They serve both on the National Steeting Committee and the Executive committee. The target audience of the second aim are educators and their students that use youth agricultural safety and health information in both formal and informal educational settings. The target audience of the third aim are both students and educators the use youth agricultural safety and health information. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The SAY web site provides resources for training and professional development through self guided courses and additional supporting information related to Youth Agricultural Safety and Health. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The results of this project are dissemininated through the projects website (http://articles.extension.org/pages/70004/safety-in-agriculture-for-youth) as well as through the FFA Expo, National Steering Committee, and Agricultural Safety and Health professional organizations. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Activities for the following year are explained in the previous section along with current accomplishments.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The following activities, events, services, products and research findings have been accomplished during the first year of the project. This section also includes the prospectus, or plan of work for the following years. Specific Aim 1: To maintain the SAY National Steering Committee and SAY Executive Committee. Objective 1.1. Maintain the SAY National Steering Committee (NSC) Activity: The make-up of the previous NSC was reviewed and adjusted. The NSC meet once by conference call and once face-to-face. Objective 1.2. Maintain the SAY Executive Committee Activity: There has been two conference calls and one face-to-face meeting of the SAY Executive Committee. Specific Aim 2: To maintain and continue strengthening and enhancing operations of the current SAY program, including the SAY National Clearinghouse, the Curriculum Alignment Submission Tool (CAST), the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry (Agriculture) Course, and the creation of digital badges to support the clearinghouse. Objective 2.1. Identify existing curricula appropriate for the SAY National Clearinghouse and ensure these curricula are submitted. Activities: Currently there are 23 curriculums and 8 Other Resources in the SAY National Clearinghouse which have been aligned with the updated AFNR Career Cluster Content Standards. Subject matter addressed by these curricula and other resources include tractors, machinery and other equipment, dairy, horses, grain handling, ATVs, chemicals, manure pit safety and more. Based on the current AFNR breakdown of curriculum and resources in the Clearinghouse, we need to increase resources aligned with the following standards: AS.02 (Animal Systems), ESS.01 and ESS.05 (Environmental Service Services) and PS.03 (Plants Systems). A robust clearinghouse will have multiple entries for many topics because of geographic, age, ethnic, and hazard exposure differences in agriculture across the U.S. We believe there are several more curricula and other resource content available for entry into the clearinghouse. We will actively search for new curriculum/resources through web searches, professional meetings, and conferences. We will work with the authors to submit their material to the Curriculum Alignment Submission Tool (CAST) for inclusion in the Clearinghouse. During the past year, several of the Other Resource submissions were upgraded to curriculum because an evaluation component was added. We will work with authors to identify ways to enhance resources to move them to curriculum materials. Typically the component that is missing is the evaluation piece so we will work with the authors to help draft an evaluation plan or address other ways to meet the curriculum criteria. Objective 2.2: Continue to support the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry (Agriculture) training for youth working in agriculture. Activity: We continued to provide support to students taking the OSHA 10 Hour General Industry (Agriculture) course.CareerSafe working with National FFA, Univeristy of Nebraska and Penn State University has identified and selected students for enrollment in the CareerSafe online OSHA 10 Hour General Industry (Agriculture) course. Objective 2.3. Develop and support digital badges for student and instructor components of the SAY National Clearinghouse. Activity: During the first year of this project, a methodology for the creation of digital badges for both students and instructors was explored. Digital badgesare a validated indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality or interest that can be earned in various learning environments. Several of the current SAY NSC members are in support of creating digital badges to enhance the value of the curriculum housed in the SAY National Clearinghouse. Once a methodology has been established, Dr. Yoder will work with the authors of the curricula that are housed in the SAY National Clearinghouse to develop digital badges for their content. This includes digital badges that recognize both student and instructor training. After digital badges have been created for both student and instructor trainings, the badges will be used to market the trainings to new clientele. Additional digital badges will be created for new resources that are added to the SAY National Clearinghouse Specific Aim 3: To promote and increase awareness and use of the SAY National Clearinghouse. Objective 3.1: Continue to promote a National Agriculture Young Worker Safety Day at the National FFA Conference. Activity: The previous SAY project established a National Agriculture Young Worker Safety Day at the National FFA Conference to raise safety awareness among FFA Instructors and students. This event was modeled after the successful CareerSafe produced National Young Worker Safety Day events held over the past five years at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The event was and still will be jointly marketed with National FFA and SAY and will encourage students to take a safety awareness pledge by signing an event banner. Objective 3.2.Promote the SAY National Clearinghouse instructional videos to provide outreach to agricultural educators working with youth. Activity: A series of four instructional videos pertaining to the SAY National Clearinghouse have been developed for agricultural educators working with youth. A distribution strategy has been implemented to promote videos to agricultural teachers and cooperative extension youth specialists. During all four years of the project, video performance and audience engagement will be tracked using analytics including watch time, average view duration, number of views, traffic sources, demographics, viewer likes, subscriptions, and sharing. Quarterly reports will be provided to steering committee members for view. Suggestions for improving dissemination and increasing viewer uptake will be sought from the steering committee members. Reports will be generated by video and provide comparisons for steering committee members. Objective 3.3: Promote the SAY Project and its products (e.g., SAY National Clearinghouse, belief statements, etc.) through social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, Listservs and other venues such the monthly eXtension Ag Safety and Health eNews. Activity: The weekly promotion of the SAY Project products through a variety of venues including social media is vital to increasing access to agricultural safety and health information. Social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter are used by several NSC organizations which makes it easy to promote information and resources to a larger number of stakeholders. The eXtension Ag Safety and Health eNews is a monthly publication where SAY project activities will be highlighted and direct people to the Clearinghouse. The eNews is emailed to the Ag Safety CoP members and other listservs (e.g., NIOSH Ag Centers, ISASH, ASCHCA, etc.) and promoted through Facebook and Twitter. Editions of the eNews are located on the FReSH page. Development of a SAY Clearinghouse eNews that will be sent on a quarterly basis to provide users with information about new additions to the Clearinghouse, ways to use resources, etc. The eNews will be sent to listserv and to the National Steering Committee (NSC) members for them to share the information within their circles. Promoting SAY Project products at state and national venues (e.g., ISASH, NAAE, etc.).
Publications
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Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
http://articles.extension.org/pages/70004/safety-in-agriculture-for-youth
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