What should universities be doing differently to prep high school agriculture instructors to be more effective & better agvocates?
Note: The posts are read from top to bottom.
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sollmana:
Q6: Offer courses in how to obtain funding (grants, community organizations, government sources) #agchat
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CastAgScience:
Q6 students need to know the diverse opportunities that are out there in the world of ag beyond just seed corn and feedlots #agchat
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JeffFowle:
Q6 They need hands on practical production experience. Classroom alone wont cut it. #agchat
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sollmana:
Q6: Teach how to teach subjects (animal science/crops/etc), instead of taking ANS 110 and saying "Now teach it" #agchat
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kmclaflin:
Q6 It's so hard to cover everything that an #ag teacher needs to know within 4 years of college. #agchat
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agchat:
Q6 is now up and Q5 is closing, closing, closing. Thanks for the wonderful convo - if you're lurking, jump in with an introduction! #agchat
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sollmana:
Q6: Get future teachers in ag classrooms earlier than senior year #agchat
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mpaynknoper:
Q6 Gain a more realistic perspective of business & #farms outside of the university. #agchat Academia isn't real life - no offense.
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ezweber:
Q6: r Highschool offers college in the school (get college credit 4 free) but none of the courses r in ag All history, lit #agchat
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kmclaflin:
Q6 @sollmana Ag ed majors at UWRF are fortunate to get into classrooms as sophomores but it still doesn't seem like it's enough #agchat
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AnitaStuever:
Q6. The student teaching experience is VERY important; have them work with the very best experienced teachers. #agchat
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kmclaflin:
Q6 Ag Ed student organizations are a great way to supplement #ag courses. We had a speaker come into talk fundraising w/ ATA #agchat
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mpaynknoper:
Q6 Require future teachers to study both sides of hot issue e.g. biotech & understand the players, their tactics & why it matters. #agchat
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JeffFowle:
Q6 There may be a lot to cover & learn, but where there is a will, there is way. #agchat
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sollmana:
Q6: Faculty should be willing to be innovative to teach. Always doing what we've always done gets us nowhere. #agchat
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Rune67:
RT @kmrivard Q6 Encourage enthusiasm. My ag instructor was awesome, he's one of my heroes, and it's all because he LOVES his job. #agchat
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dairygoddess:
Q6 Successful Ag in University has to be promoted COOL. Best club at Cal Poly SLO is Dairy Club great promos very popular #agchat
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AR_ranchhand:
Q6 Maybe give continued edu support/ideas to Ag Ed teachers when they first start teaching? #agchat
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ezweber:
q6: I think all High school ag instructors should have some production experience either from home or internship #agchat
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mpaynknoper:
Q6 Require any student in #ag to take a course in professional debalte, assignments to include topics like ethanol vs. feed prices. #agchat
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kathrynshallen:
Q6 courses in the college of edu that we have to take don't always relate to our situations... #agchat
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Porkchop1950:
Q6. I don't think the economics has changed to much in 30 years. Ag industry makes it tough to keep a good ag teacher long. #agchat
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agropinion:
Q6 More ongoing ed. Esp. short courses. Things change so fast, you have to be learning all the time. #agchat
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sollmana:
Q6: Ag Ed faculty has to do one thing they don't seem to do anymore--TEACH. #agchat
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ezweber:
RT @mpaynknoper: Q6 Require future teachers 2 study both sides of hot issue e.g. biotech & understand the players, their tactics etc #agchat
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TruffleMedia:
@kmclaflin #agchat Q6 can you point to a webpage at your school that would have Ag Ed major requirements to help understand ag ed bckgrd?
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iTweetMeat:
Q6 Be Socratic, ask questions, and teach by being conversational. And all you learned in those 4 years may not always ag Gospel. #agchat
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JeffFowle:
Q6 There are a growing # of farmers/ranchers getting credentials to teach. Full of hands on experience. #agchat
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dairygoddess:
Q6 Clubs and Ag promo in University must make NOISE. That is why so much anti-ag! #agchat
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J_M_Craig:
That would be great!! RT @AR_ranchhand: Q6 Maybe give continued edu support/ideas to Ag Ed teachers when they first start teaching? #agchat
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mpaynknoper:
Q6 Point of last assign would be for #ag students to learn about compromise, stand in other people's shoes, understanding diff persp #agchat
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sollmana:
Q6: If there's any ag ed faculty from other universities out there--I'm sure u are GREAT :) Please move to Michigan ;) #agchat
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drewbender:
Q6 Univ. need to help new teachers with keeping courses lab science based and intergrating core class content to validate program.
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kathrynshallen:
Q6 IL has a student branch of the professional ag teachers assoc. GREAT conferences!! #agchat
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agropinion:
Q6 How to teach Ag for the city person. How to grow food in small spaces, with city resources. #agchat
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agchat:
OK, we'll wrap up Q6 in a few minutes, then onward to Q7... #agchat
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kmclaflin:
Q6 While professors play a large part, pre-service teachers need to realize they are in control of their education and be proactive. #agchat
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agchat:
RT @drewbender: Q6 Univ. need to help new teachers w/keeping courses lab science based & intergrating core content to validate prog. #agchat
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MarieB41:
Q6: Oregon has Summer Ag Institute through OSU. 40 teachers go on a week long hand on agriculture experience. #agchat
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kmclaflin:
Q6 This is definitely a ? I have struggled with. I couldn't ask for better ag ed faculty, but there is so much to cover!!!! #agchat
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ComfyPaws:
RT @MarieB41: Q6: Oregon has Summer Ag Institute through OSU. 40 teachers go on a week long hand on agriculture experience. #agchat
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MarieB41:
Q6: Make the teachers work a semester in production agriculture. Eye opening experience. Summer Ag Institute (SAI) opens eyes!!!!! #agchat
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kmclaflin:
Q6 @sollmana Being self-sufficient has it perks though. I think it's good training to be a future ag teacher. :) #agchat
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agchat:
Q7 is now up, if you could please wrap up Q6. Thanks much! #agchat
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agchat: Q6 via @WhitWallace What should univer be doing differently to prep HS ag instructors to be more effective & better #agvocates? #agchat
kathrynshallen: RT @sollmana: Q6: Offer courses in how to obtain funding (grants, community organizations, government sources) #agchat #agchat
mpaynknoper: RT @agchat: Q6 What should univer be doing differently to prep HS ag instructors to be more effective & better #agvocates? #agchat
CastAgScience: Q6 students need to know the diverse opportunities that are out there in the world of ag beyond just seed corn and feedlots #agchat
AR_ranchhand: RT @agchat: Q6 What should univer be doing differently to prep HS ag instructors to be more effective & better #agvocates? #agchat
cowartandmore: Q6 This group sounds like great ones in need for agvocacy training. #agchat
AnitaStuever: Q6. The student teaching experience is VERY important; have them work with the very best experienced teachers. #agchat
SteakPerfection: RT @agchat Q6 via @WhitWallace What should univer be doing differently to prep HS ag instructors [2B] more effective ... #agvocates? #agchat
Rune67: RT @JeffFowle Q6 They need hands on practical production experience. Classroom alone wont cut it. #agchat
Porkchop1950: RT @JeffFowle: Q6 They need hands on practical production experience. Classroom alone wont cut it. #agchat #agchat
AnnaGiannini: RT @AR_ranchhand: RT @agchat: Q6 What should univer be doing differently to prep HS ag instructors to be more effective & better #agvocates? #agchat
dairygoddess: Q6 Successful Ag in University has to be promoted COOL. Best club at Cal Poly SLO is Dairy Club great promos very popular #agchat
agropinion: Q6 More ongoing ed. Esp. short courses. Things change so fast, you have to be learning all the time. #agchat
iTweetMeat: Q6 Be Socratic, ask questions, and teach by being conversational. And all you learned in those 4 years may not always ag Gospel. #agchat
ThomsonVnyrds: RT @dairygoddess: Q6 Successful Ag in University has to be promoted COOL. Best club at Cal Poly SLO is Dairy Club great promos very popular #agchat
drewbender: Q6 Univ. need to help new teachers with keeping courses lab science based and intergrating core class content to validate program. #agchat
NYAgriWomen: RT @agropinion: Q6 How to teach Ag for the city person. How to grow food in small spaces, with city resources. #agchat
Earthnik: RT @agropinion Q6 How to teach Ag for the city person. How to grow food in small spaces, with city resources. #agchat
FairFoodFight: RT @agropinion: Q6 How to teach Ag for the city person. How to grow food in small spaces, with city resources. #agchat
Silvanamondo: RT @Earthnik: RT @agropinion Q6 How to teach Ag for the city person. How to grow food in small spaces, with city resources. #agchat
