THIS THREE-YEAR INTEGRATED PROJECT, TITLED AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND NATURAL RESOURCES EDUCATOR SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE IMMERSION TO LEAD LEARNING SUCCESS (AFNRE-SKILLS), INCLUDES THE CREATION AND ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MICHIGAN AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND NATURAL RESOURCES (AFNR) TEACHERS. ADDRESSING THE FARM BILL PRIORITY AREA OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, AFNRE-SKILLS WILL ENHANCE AFNR EDUCATION IN MICHIGAN RURAL COMMUNITIES BY (A) IDENTIFYING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF MICHIGAN AFNR TEACHERS RELATED TO NEW AND EMERGING AFNR TECHNOLOGIES, (B) PROVIDING THREE FOUR-DAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS ON NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AREAS OF HIGH NEED, AND (C) EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON TEACHER INCLUSION OF NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN THEIR CURRICULUM AS WELL AS STUDENT AWARENESS AND COMPETENCE RELATED TO NEW AND EMERGING AFNR TECHNOLOGIES, INTEREST IN AFNR CAREERS, AND LEADERSHIPSELF-EFFICACY. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE ON FARMS AND IN LABS AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, WHICH ALSO SERVES AS THE SUBMITTING ORGANIZATION. THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS WILL BE HANDS-ON AND PROBLEM-BASED AND INCLUDE 25 MICHIGAN AFNR TEACHERS PER YEAR, TAUGHT BY FIVE AFNR EDUCATION FACULTY AND ONE TECHNICAL EXPERT (4.17 TEACHER/FACILITATOR RATIO). AFNRE-SKILLS IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT THE CULTURE WITHIN MICHIGAN AFNR EDUCATION TOWARD NEW AND EMERGING AFNR TECHNOLOGIES AND LEADERSHIP AND SERVE AS A MODEL FOR DEVELOPING TEACHER AND STUDENT COMPETENCE RELATED TO NEW AND EMERGING AFNR TECHNOLOGIES VIA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT