THE CONNECTION BETWEEN AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL ISSUES HASN'T BEEN EMPHASIZED BY MOST EDUCATORS. STUDENTS DON'T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND THE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN THE FOOD, AGRICULTURAL, NATURAL RESOURCE, AND HUMAN SCIENCES (FANH). PREPARING HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE TEACHERS TO HIGHLIGHT THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL ISSUES WILL HELP TO PRODUCE GRADUATES THAT SEEK EMPLOYMENT IN FANH, WHICH WILL BE THE PEOPLE WHO WORKTO SOLVE GLOBAL ISSUES AROUND FOOD INSECURITY, WATER USE, AND OTHER COMPLEX CHALLENGES.THE PROJECT WILL CREATE A SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE ACADEMY (SAA), WHICH CONSISTS OF A COMMUNITY OF HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE TEACHERS WHO RECEIVE TWO YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AIMED TOWARD INCREASEINGAWARENESS OF THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF AGRICULTURE AND THE RELATED DEGREE AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN FANH. TEACHERS WILL BE PREPARED TO HELP STUDENTS MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NATURAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL ISSUES WITH AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE-RELATED CAREERS. TEACHERS WILL CREATE AND IMPLEMENT MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLASSROOM MATERIALS THAT ARE DESIGNED BASED ON HOW PEOPLE LEARN AND THENEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS). THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED DURING THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: (A) ONLINE OPEN ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODULES AND FACE-TO-FACE WORKSHOP MATERIALS THAT COMMUNICATE THE MESSAGE OF HOW PEOPLE LEARN(B) ONLINE OPEN ACCESS CLASSROOM MATERIALS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVELAND (C) SAA PARTICIPANTS CAPABLE OF CREATING MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLASSROOM MATERIALS ANDIMPLEMENTING MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLASSROOM MATERIALS.THE DEVELOPMENT AND INCORPORATION OF THE CLASSROOM MATERIALS INTO HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOMS WILL AID TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN CONNECTING THE NATURAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL ISSUES WITH AGRICULTURE, THUS INCREASING TEACHERS' ABILITY TO INTEGRATE FANH CONCEPTS IN THEIR COURSES, AND HELPING HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS SELETCAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN THE FOOD, AGRICULTURAL, NATURAL RESOURCE, AND HUMAN SCIENCES (FANH)