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.

Guest: Buddy McKendree from Michigan State University

Guests: Hunter-Anne Julian and Caleb Hickman from University of Kentucky

Main Points: These partnerships breakdown into four core elements:

• Authentic decision making

Guests: Kendra Flood and Kevin Curry from Pennsylvania State University

• Teachers should keep a log of total hours dedicated toward completion of the Three Circle Model so they can keep administrators aware.

Guest: Kellie Claflin from Virginia Tech University

Guest: Brandie Disberger from Kansas State University

Main Points:

• Fresh teachers can fear what they do not know. It’s ok to ask questions!A formal mentor can go a long way.

Guests: Jay Solomonson from Illinois State University

• The presence of a support system is one of the biggest factors that keep teachers in the classroom. This can be support from administration, family, or both.