TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY TEACHERS WHO ALLOCATEINSTRUCTIONAL TIME FOR EXPLORING BIOLOGY-BASED INNOVATIONS IN THE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES. WITH APRIMARY FOCUS ON LARGE, DIVERSE, URBAN SCHOOLS BUT OPEN ACCESS TO THE PROJECT DELIVERABLES BYSCIENCE TEACHERS IN ALL SCHOOLS, SIGNIFICANTLY MORE BIOLOGY STUDENTS WILL, IN TURN, BECOME AWARE OFTHE FASCINATING APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE AND CHOOSE TO FOCUS THEIR COLLEGE STUDIES ANDCAREERS IN THE FANH SCIENCES. THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE U.S. FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM WILL BEDEPENDENT UPON CONTINUED SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER, ANDLEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, REQUIRING A HIGHLY CAPABLE AND DIVERSE WORKFORCE IN ALLSECTORS OF THE INDUSTRY. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE TO (1) INCREASE HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGYTEACHERS' AWARENESS OF BIOLOGY-BASED INNOVATIONS AND CAREER PATHWAYS IN THE FANH SCIENCES, (2)INCREASE EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION ON FANH SCIENCES AND CAREERS IN HIGHSCHOOL BIOLOGY COURSES, AND (3)DEVELOP TEACHERS' AWARENESS OF THE LEADERSHIP KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED BY 21ST CENTURYAGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS AND PROFESSIONALS. THESE OBJECTIVES WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A SERIES OF17 ONLINE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODULES WITH ACCOMPANYING LESSON PLANS ANDSUPPORTING TEACHING MATERIALS FOR USE IN HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY COURSES. THE MODULES AND TEACHINGRESOURCES WILL BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING AFRI PRIORITY AREAS: PLANT SYSTEMS; ANIMAL SYSTEMS; FOODSYSTEMS AND HEALTH; BIOENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT; AND AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS ANDTECHNOLOGY.