**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM DESIGN FOR AUTHENTIC AGRISCIENCE LITERACY (CCDAAL) IS AN INTEGRATED EXTENSION (75%) AND RESEARCH (25%) PROJECT. IN THIS PROJECT WE WILL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A RESEARCH-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL AGRICULTURE AND SCIENCE TEACHERS AROUND AUTHENTIC AGRISCIENCE LITERACY. WE WILL ALSO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON TEACHER OUTCOMES FROM THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. TEACHERS HAVE FEW OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AUTHENTIC AGRISCIENCE RESEARCH PRACTICES (BANILOWER ET AL., 2018; TOLBERT ET AL., 2019; WANG &AMP; KNOBLOCH, 2018) AND THEREFORE STRUGGLE TO IMPLEMENT THESE PRACTICES WITH THEIR STUDENTS. CCDAAL WILL EQUIP EDUCATORS WITH COLLABORATIVELY-DESIGNED CURRICULAR MATERIALS AND RESOURCES THAT ADDRESS CURRENT RESEARCH ADVANCES IN PLANT AND ANIMAL HEALTH, PRODUCTION, AND PRODUCTS. DRAWING FROM STATE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS IN AGRICULTURAL AND SCIENCE EDUCATION AS WELL AS OUR OWN PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON CONTEMPORARY AGRISCIENCE, WE WILL DESIGN AN IMMERSIVE HYBRID WORKSHOP. USING AN INTEGRATED COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM DESIGN, SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATORS AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATION AND AGRISCIENCE RESEARCHERS PARTNER TO DEVELOP NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES THAT ARE TIMELY, RELEVANT, AND RIGOROUS ADDITIONS TO THE SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE CURRICULUM. THE WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA CAMPUS AND VIRTUALLY TO ENGAGE EDUCATORS IN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE PROFESSIONAL TEACHING KNOWLEDGE OF THE PARTICIPATING EDUCATORS, THE LEARNING OPPORTUNITES WILL RESULT IN A SUITE OF RESEARCH-BASED CLASSROOM LEARNING MODULES. SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL IMPROVE BOTH THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF CONTEMPORARY AGRISCIENCE ISSUES IN PLANT AND ANIMAL HEALTH, PRODUCTION, AND PRODUCTS AND THEIR COMPETENCE WITH PRACTICES SUCH AS PROBLEM SOLVING AND COMMUNICATION.