Recently added articles from The Agricultural Education Magazine:
Time Turners and Other Interesting Concepts
Nov 01, 2008; ... Being the orginial Harry Potter fan, when I think about things I would do differently, I inevitably think of Hermoine Granger and her "time-turner." What a wonderous idea! In the third book of the series, The Prisoner of Azakaban, Hermione Granger is taking such a huge load of coursework ...
What does the Rear View Mirror Say?
Nov 01, 2008; ... Looking back on your professional past is similar to looking in the rear view mirror while driving - you get a different perspective than what you just saw flashing through the windshield in front of you. Kolb's model for experiential learning would suggest that important parts of ...
Looking Back, I should have let go more!
Nov 01, 2008; ... A s a new assistant professor and reflecting back on personal experiences through teaching agricultural sciences for 14 years in secondary programs, there are many aspects which I would like to call for a "do over." Being a young, energetic teacher, I wanted my students to succeed, and I would ...
Oh the Places You'll Go...and the Questions You'll Ask!
Nov 01, 2008; ... Congratulations! Today is your day. You 're off to Great Places! You 're off and away! (Seuss, 1990). Many of us have used Dr. Seuss' book "OA, the Places You'll Go G as a teaching tool in leadership classes, to inspire a chapter officer team, and as a graduation gift. There's something ...
Good Shoes, Ear Plugs, And Postcards...
Nov 01, 2008; ... Last Saturday I came in the house hot and tired. Thought I'd rest a minute, drink a glass of sweet tea, and catch a little college football on the "Great Box of Knowledge." My wife had gone to town for groceries. I must have sat there close to an hour. Good chair, fan blowing cool air on me, had ...
Would-Have, Should-Have: Dialogue on Teaching
Nov 01, 2008; ... What would a teacher do differently if she or he ad the chance? Six colleagues with ties to Iowa State University (ISU) convened a dialogue on "What we might do differently." We present our dialogue in conversational format, interview-style. Dialogue with Michael S. Retallick, ISU ...
INCLUSION CORNER
Nov 01, 2008; ... Change is possible-sometimes it is just hard to do! Ever notice that some topics resurface every now-and-then? In Arizona I think the prize has to go to "What is an acceptable SAE?" We talk about it every summer, just as if it has never been mentioned before. In fact, I think if we did ...
Finding the Merit in Every "If Only"
Nov 01, 2008; ... Perhaps Vernon Law said it best: "Experience is the worst teacher; it gives the test before presenting the lesson." Every teacher likely recognizes this concept as an alternative view to the traditional belief that experience is the best teacher. It could simply be a matter of semantics as we ...
If Only I Knew Then What I Know Now!
Nov 01, 2008; ... I came into this profession much ke many of you: I enjoyed my wn experience in Agriculture Education as a student and wanted to ensure that future generations of students would have that same opportunity. I knew in high school that I wanted to become an agriculture science teacher and never ...
Breaking the Technology Barrier: Using Technolgoy in Education
Nov 01, 2008; ... Technology and education have always seemed to go together. In order to prepare students for the workplace or college, they need to be exposed to it. Teachers in the classroom use technology believing that the students are gaining valuable information and retaining the concepts taught, but in ...
IF I WERE AGAIN A TEACHER OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE
Nov 01, 2008; ... I is recorded that some wise man ias said or written that "of all sad vords of tongue and pen, the saddest are these - it might have been." I am sure we can all couch for the truth of this observation; for there is no one of us who has not had the ghost of the things we might have done rise up ...
Who Dares to Teach....
Sep 01, 2008; ... "Who dares to teach, must never cease to learn." -John Cotton Dana Dana's quote is a true fact as anyone who has spent more than 5 days in a classroomm will testify. However, I think there is a proverb that should inextricably attached to Dana's quote ... "Don ? throw the ...
Still the Best
Sep 01, 2008; ... There simply are no members of any other educational profession who when asked what their delivery system is or the philosophy behind it can respond as quickly and succinctly as teachers of agricultural education. The reason for this is twofold: First, every one of us had it drilled into us ...
Traditional Agricultural Education Programming Meets the Three Domains of Learning
Sep 01, 2008; ... Over a decade ago as a vet- eran agricultural education teacher in Eastern North Carolina cleaned out his classroom in preparation for his pending re- tirement, he reflected over his thirty years of service. He remarked how education and more specifically ag- ricultural education had changed ...
Is Ag Ed Really the Premier Educational Delivery Model?
Sep 01, 2008; ... The largest portion of the brain is the covering on the top: a quarter-inch thick blanket called the cerebral cortex. The cerebral cortex of each hemisphere of the brain is divided into four lobes. The occipital lobe at the back controls vision. Forward from the occipital lobe is the parietal ...
The Reality of Being Premier
Sep 01, 2008; ... Agricultural Education is the premier educational delivery system. It is a holistic approach to education that has been utilized since the early 1900's. It strives to reach all types of students and educate those students as a whole. This premier educational delivery system is able to educate ...
Agricultural Education IS the Premier Educational Delivery Model: The Local Evidence is Conclusive
Sep 01, 2008; ... At a faculty meeting last month, one of our English teachers asked me, "What is so special about your class? A lot of students who won't do anything for me just love your class. What is so special about you?" My response: There is nothing special about me. What I teach, but most ...
A New School Year-Same or Different?
Sep 01, 2008; ... In the spring and summer of 1977, I was looking for work ... ny first job teaching agriculture fact. My husband had just taken a new position and we were relocating to Paris, Texas. In those days you applied only to positions your Teacher Educator or the Area Supervisor advised. I had ...
FFA Alumni: A Tool for Enhancing the Premier Model of Educational Delivery
Sep 01, 2008; ... There is little question, amongst those familiar with the system, that the agricultural education model is the premier way to educate students. By integrating both theory and practice into the curriculum, students are able to learn in ways best suited to their abilities. Indeed, unlike other ...
Ag Ed IS the Premier Educational Delivery Model
Sep 01, 2008; ... Wow, what a question to ponder! When asked if I would be willing to share my thoughts on this subject, I was honored, but asked, "Why me? I have been out of the classroom for almost 12 years now." John's response to me was, "Actually, you are just the person to write this article, because you ...