Owl Pellets: Tips for Ag Teachers

Openness & Preparedness for Ag. Technology

Stephen McBride (Purdue) joins the crew to discuss openness & preparedness for ag. technology. Highlights include:

• Students are open to new agricultural technologies, but not necessarily prepared to use them
• Technology opens career opportunities for students across the food chain, from production to purchase
• Community members and manufacturers are great resources to support learning new technologies. No need to learn them all on your own!

Authenticity

Dr. Jason McKibben (Auburn University) discusses authenticity in learning, projects, and project-based learning.

How People Learn Series: The Developing Brain

The Owl Pellets crew discusses the developing brain and what that means for facilitating learning.

Engaging in Agriscience Research SAEs

In this episode, we hear from North Dakota State University assistant professor Dr. Brooke Thiel on how agriculture teachers implement and engage in agriscience research in the classroom.

Implementing CASE

Amber Rice (University of Arizona) and Taylor Bird (Arizona Ag. Teacher) share research findings on the implementation of CASE curriculum.

How People Learn Series: Models

The Owl Pellets Crew is back! In this episode, the crew discusses how models can be used for learning.

How People Learn Series: Learning Types

The Owl Pellets crew continue the discussion on "how people learn" with learning types.

Congruence

Special guests in this episode include:

• Eric Moser, University of Kentucky
• Aaron McKim, Michigan State University

How People Learn Series: Culture

The Owl Pellets Crew discusses culture in this episode of the How People Learn Series.

Participatory Professional Development

Special guests:

• Buddy McKendree, Michigan State University
• Aaron McKim, Michigan State University