Guest: Megan Cantrell and Annie Muscato from the University of Florida

Main Points: Student stress falls into seven areas:

1. Academic 

“Students can become overwhelmed. If the student doesn’t say ‘yes’ to participating in something enthusiastically, then they probably should not participate.” 

Guest: Gaea Hock from Kansas State University 

Main Points: 

• Research Stations were established by the Hatch Act of 1887 

“We must make it known that accessible people exist who enjoy scientific process. These folks are willing to help students in any way they need it.”  

Guest: Mathew Albritton from University of Florida 

“If you’re teaching a topic that you are less familiar with, do not worry! There are so many avenues of support. Anything from family members and colleagues to publications and YouTube can help you prepare for a lesson on an unfamiliar skill.” 

Guest: Kathryn Teixeira from University California, Davis 

Main Points: 

• Teachers use platforms (like Facebook Groups), to connect to other teachers, find resources, and ask pertinent questions. The presence of such groups boosts the morale of students and provide many other benefits. 

Guest: Raegan Rampage and Richie Roberts from Louisiana State University 

“We need to encourage teachers, no matter what career stage they are in, to engage in trainings and meetings to really learn about individual students. This way they can tailor their class to that student.” 

Guest: Kirby Schmidt from Oregon State University 

Main Points: 

• There is so much we can do to help. Something as simple as having a routine in your classroom provides stability to students. 

Guest: Nicole Guise from Pennsylvania State University

Main Points:

• As a whole, ag teachers do not feel extremely confident in incorporating STEM content into their lessons. Even though the two subjects parallel.

Guests: Milan Pozderac, Ty Casey, and Tracy Kitchel from Ohio State University

Main Points:

• Ag teachers’ biological children are very aware of the teaching lifestyle. They know what they are getting into when they decide to teach.

Here's this week's Best of the Best Rewind!

Are the winning CDE teams the only students really winning? How does losing, and how we treat losing, shape our students? Listen in as the Owl Pellets team talks about getting the most out of being losers (a topic Brian, Marshall, Kate, and Mike know all too much about)!

Guest: Tiffany Morey from Pennsylvania State University

Main Points:

• Covid-19 forced teachers to become more reliant on technology, mentoring was a major aspect that moved to a digital format.