Episodes
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Sequenced Professional Development
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When it comes to consciously adopting professional development opportunities, Becki Lawver and Michael Pate (Utah State), Dustin Perry (Montana State), and Scott Smalley (Iowa State) know what's up. Today, they talk with the OP crew about what keeps teachers coming back, opportunities for implementation after the professional development, and continued and sustained professional learning for skill development.
Journal Article: https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/article/view/138
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
To Those Concerned with Teacher Retention: Letter 2
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
The "To Those Concerned with Teacher Retention" mini-series highlights a series of vulnerable conversations in letter form to help us ask tough questions of the education career. The series will challenge listeners to consider new solutions, imagine "what ifs," and inform future directions for education. The full journal article (link coming soon) includes appendices for further discussion, and we welcome you to use the following resources to respond with your own letter (https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6YGn16kf2juTGZg) or other thoughts (https://padlet.com/ag_education/collective-thought-experiment-vu3pwzetg94qo2nt).
Journal Article: https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/article/view/2604
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Retaining Learning through Reflection & Transfer
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
What can we do in the classroom to prompt reflection and practice transfer? Brad Coleman (Oklahoma State University) joins the crew to answer that question! The more we practice transfer the further students are able to transfer it. Tune in for a great conversation about how we plan to support that transfer.
Journal Article: https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/article/view/94
Resources: Reflection and Transfer Examples
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Global Guides: Understanding Food Insecurity
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Food security means all people at all times have access to safe, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food. Jessica Spence (Virginia Tech), Daniel Foster (Penn State), Tobin Redwine (Texas A & M), Melanie Miller-Foster (Penn State), and OP McCubbins (Mississippi State) share how to tackle this big definition in our schools and communities through understanding diverse perspectives, incorporating global competence, and empower students through practical engagement.
Resource: Global Teach Ag Network Community
Journal Article: https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/article/view/151
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Integrating VR in the Welding Lab
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Virtual Reality can feel like an intimidating investment as a learning tool, but Ryan Anderson (Texas State) and Brittney Heibel (Xylem) are here to help dispel all mystery! Tune in as they share how to implement VR with intention, track welding parameters, and engage VR as a supplement to welding instruction.
Resources: VRTEX 360
Journal Article: https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/article/view/2468
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
To Those Concerned with Teacher Retention: Letter 1
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
The "To Those Concerned with Teacher Retention" mini-series highlights a series of vulnerable conversations in letter form to help us ask tough questions of the education career. The series will challenge listeners to consider new solutions, imagine "what ifs," and inform future directions for education. The full journal article (link coming soon) includes appendices for further discussion, and we welcome you to use the following resources to respond with your own letter (https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6YGn16kf2juTGZg) or other thoughts (https://padlet.com/ag_education/collective-thought-experiment-vu3pwzetg94qo2nt).
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Implementing Middle School SAEs
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Middle schoolers are developmentally different, which requires us to think about agricultural education program implementation a little differently as well. Join the team as we chat with Chris Eck from Oklahoma State University to learn more about the opportunity and responsibility to integrate an intercurricular program (and especially SAEs) for Middle Schoolers.
Journal Article: https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/article/view/158
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Mini-Series Introduction
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
The "To Those Concerned with Teacher Retention" mini-series highlights a series of vulnerable conversations in letter form to help us ask tough questions of the education career. The series will challenge listeners to consider new solutions, imagine "what ifs," and inform future directions for education.
The full journal article (link coming soon) includes appendices for further discussion, and we welcome you to use the following resources to respond with your own letter (https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6YGn16kf2juTGZg) or other thoughts (https://padlet.com/ag_education/collective-thought-experiment-vu3pwzetg94qo2nt).
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Ag Mechanics Preparation
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Ag Mechanics is one of many content areas agricultural educators teach but it is an area that has both seen rapid growth in content and minimized opportunities for engagement in teacher preparation programs. Tune in as Tyler Granberry from the University of Tennessee chats with the crew about making sure there is a great fit with pre-service ag mechanics course offerings and identifying specific areas for continued learning.
Journal Article: The state of ag mechanics in the preparation of SBAE teachers
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Season 10 Intro!
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Welcome to the exciting new season of Owl Pellets: Tips for Ag Teachers! Join us as we set the stage for an engaging and informative season. We will discuss this season's series and how excited we are for the conversations we will have this year. Join us as we dive into what makes this season a must-listen for teachers passionate about agriculture and teacher retention.