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Practical tips for your ag classroom and interesting information to incorporate in your teaching. Quick and easy resources for you to read, or “pellets” of information.
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Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
We all have students with special needs in our classes. Unfortunately, many of us also need additional training to support our SPED students. Tune in as the OP team chats with Raegan Ramage (Louisiana) as she shares tips for opening communication with SPED teachers, working with students, and involving SPED students in Agricultural Education.
Journal Article: https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/article/view/29
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
We rely on a toolbox of instructional methods as agricultural educators. Blake Colclasure (University of Tennessee) and Jack Dempsey (University of Illinois & Cascade Reading) share how our belief in a method's effectiveness affects our use of that method. Spoiler alert: you've got to believe!
Journal Article:
https://agdevresearch.org/index.php/aad/article/view/235
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Growing as an effective educator is a skill to practice, especially as we work to engage students. Tune in as we talk with Tre Easterly (University of Florida) about how to improve our teaching by improving instructional clarity, increasing variety, demonstrating enthusiasm, using task-oriented behaviors, and providing opportunities for students to practice what they learn.
Journal Article:
https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/article/view/1959
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Identity is the composite of who a person is, including their thoughts about themselves, how they're viewed by the world, and the characteristics individuals use to define themselves. Join the OP crew for the next installation of the mentoring mini-series as they talk about supporting people in finding their fit and acknowledging contributions.
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Mentoring, coaching, advising, role modeling, sponsorship--what's the big deal? Aren't they all kind of the same thing? Join the Owl Pellets team as we work through the difference, and value, of each different type of relationship in our personal and professional lives.
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Being involved in agriculture connects kids to their communities. Rebecca Mott and John Tummons (University of Missouri) share how we can use youth livestock experiences to encourage deep reflection and growth toward independence.
Resources: https://bit.ly/41h9lYl
Journal Article:
https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/article/view/297
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
FFA is steeped in tradition. Join the conversation with Mike Martin (Iowa State University) to think about how we engage our chapters and communities over competition as we enact meaningful FFA programs. Mike shares how we can focus on the things that make sense to local members and adapt traditions to make them more meaningful.
Journal Article:
https://agdevresearch.org/index.php/aad/article/view/273
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
A co-pilot mentoring relationship builds trust over time, allows both parties to guide the relationship, recognizes conditions will change, embraces communication as essential, and develops as a skill through guidance and commitment. The Owl Pellets team chats about what this means for us both as mentors and mentees.
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Growing as an effective educator is a skill to practice, especially as we work to engage students. Tune in as we talk with Tre Easterly (University of Florida) about how to grow in our instructional clarity, variety, enthusiasm, task-oriented behaviors, and student opportunity.
Journal Article:
https://agdevresearch.org/index.php/aad/article/view/273
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Ag literacy is an important piece of helping individuals apply what they know about agriculture. Amelia Miller (Michigan Ag In the Classroom) and Brian Warnick (Utah State University) join the Owl Pellets crew to talk about the ways school-based ag ed can engage with younger grade levels, helping students who come into programs with little or no agricultural background, and supporting critical thinking through Ag Literacy.
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