Teach Ag Talks

On this month of TeachAgTalks, we speak with two industry professionals that give some insight into how to prepare students to thrive in the workplace as they engage in the career they choose!

Featured on this episode are Dr. Jody Kull, a Veterinarian and Matt Owens, a landscape contractor. Both of which being Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni!

#TeachAgTalks is supported by the Center for Professional Personnel Development in Agricultural Education. The Center is dedicated to the empowerment of all educators to advance the food, fiber and natural resources industry through student success!

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Thank you for tuning in to #TeachAgTalks!

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In this episode, Justin Kurtz had the amazing opportunity to sit down with Ms. Laurel Paxton-Rush and Ms. Courtney Cowden! They discussed a variety of opportunities through the Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission and the Pennsylvania Beef Council. Links to some of these resources are below!

Courtney Cowden's email contact (PA Beef Council Director of Quality Assurance)- [email protected]

More information on Pennsylvania Beef Council and Beef Quality Assurance:

https://www.pa-bqa.org/resources

Resources shared by Ms. Laurel Paxton-Rush:

PA State Envirothon: https://www.envirothonpa.org/

PA Grassland Evaluation Contest:

http://swprojectgrass.com/grassland-evaluation-contest.html

PA Conservation Commission: https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/StateConservationCommission/Pages/default.aspx

It was an absolute pleasure to get to talk to these two and we are thankful for all the resources they shared with us!

Be sure to check out teachagpsu.blogspot.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more publications from @TeachAgPSU! Want to see what else is going on in PA Agricultural Education? If you’re not already on the Tuesday Teach Ag Topics email blast send us an email at [email protected].

#TeachAgTalks is supported by the Center for Professional Personnel Development in Agricultural Education. The Center is dedicated to the empowerment of all educators to advance the food, fiber, and natural resources industry through student success!

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Thank you for tuning in to the September episode of #TeachAgTalks!

Details of this Episode:

To kick off the third season of #TeachAgTalks, we are hoping to receive some feedback from our listeners as to how we can improve! If you have feedback for us, please fill out the following link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=RY30fNs9iUOpwcEVUm61Lp7wQUSP2c1Nvpuv8JaJG_pUOVM3TTJaRDVDNFJRTjRBTDFGSzJRQkszWi4u

As we start this new season, we are bringing you some more backstory to one of our #TeachAgTalks team members, our editor Justin Kurtz! Feel free to tune in to a life chat about agricultural education and how it has impacted Justin’s decision to be an agricultural educator.

Be sure to check out teachagpsu.blogspot.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more publications from @TeachAgPSU! Want to see what else is going on in PA Agricultural Education? If you’re not already on the Tuesday Teach Ag Topics email blast send us an email at [email protected].

#TeachAgTalks is supported by the Center for Professional Personnel Development in Agricultural Education. The Center is dedicated to the empowerment of all educators to advance the food, fiber, and natural resources industry through student success!

Theme Music Adapted From:

Android Sock Hop

Kevin MacLeod

USUAN1700060

Kevin-9-1 – Android-sock-hop

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Thank you for tuning in to the August episode of #TeachAgTalks!

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Student teaching can be a difficult and daunting task. This month, we were joined by Mr. Huzaimi Mazlan, a Universiti Teknologi Malaysia student who completed his student teaching experience this past spring with Mr. Carson Letot at Montague High School in Michigan. While this experience was challenging at times, Huzaimi shares how he has grown from this experience and some interesting stories as well!

Be sure to check out teachagpsu.blogspot.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more publications from @TeachAgPSU! Want to see what else is going on in PA Agricultural Education? If you’re not already on the Tuesday Teach Ag Topics email blast send us an email at [email protected].

#TeachAgTalks is supported by the Center for Professional Personnel Development in Agricultural Education. The Center is dedicated to the empowerment of all educators to advance the food, fiber, and natural resources industry through student success!

Theme Music Adapted From:

Android Sock Hop

Kevin MacLeod

USUAN1700060

Kevin-9-1 – Android-sock-hop

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Thank you for tuning in to the July episode of #TeachAgTalks!

Details of this Episode:

This month, we had the opportunity to discuss the role of FFA State Officers with a recently retired Pennsylvania FFA State Officer, Mr. Jacob Kinzer. He shared perspective on his year of service, a glimpse of what retirement is like, and some advice for students considering running for state office in the future. This interview also featured some humorous moments, so check it out!

For more information on the Pennsylvania FFA Association, follow this link: https://www.paffa.org/

Be sure to check out teachagpsu.blogspot.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more publications from @TeachAgPSU! Want to see what else is going on in PA Agricultural Education? If you’re not already on the Tuesday Teach Ag Topics email blast send us an email at [email protected].

#TeachAgTalks is supported by the Center for Professional Personnel Development in Agricultural Education. The Center is dedicated to the empowerment of all educators to advance the food, fiber, and natural resources industry through student success!

Theme Music Adapted From:

Android Sock Hop

Kevin MacLeod

USUAN1700060

Kevin-9-1 – Android-sock-hop

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Thank you for tuning in to the June Episode of #TeachAgTalks!

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June is National Dairy Month, but sadly, the dairy industry is struggling across the country and in Pennsylvania. In this episode, we got to hear from Robert Gabel, a former dairy farmer in Newport, Pennsylvania, and the father of our podcast host Thomas Gabel. Mr. Gabel shared his perspective on the dairy and agricultural industries and provided some insight into some struggles and potential solutions to the issue at hand.

For more information on the Pennsylvania Dairy industry, check out the Center for Dairy Excellence’s website! http://centerfordairyexcellence.org/

Be sure to check out teachagpsu.blogspot.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more publications from @TeachAgPSU! Want to see what else is going on in PA Agricultural Education? If you’re not already on the Tuesday Teach Ag Topics email blast send us an email at [email protected].

#TeachAgTalks is supported by the Center for Professional Personnel Development in Agricultural Education. The Center is dedicated to the empowerment of all educators to advance the food, fiber, and natural resources industry through student success!

Theme Music Adapted From:

Android Sock Hop

Kevin MacLeod

USUAN1700060

Kevin-9-1 – Android-sock-hop

License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Thank you for listening to the second episode of #TeachAgTalks, the podcast bringing you the news of Pennsylvania Agricultural Education!

Be sure to check out teachagpsu.blogspot.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more publications from @TeachAgPSU! Want to see what else is going on in PA Agricultural Education? If you would like to be added to the Thursday Teach Ag Topics email blast, please send us an email at [email protected].

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Article from Jaclyn Ryan

Jaclyn Ryan is an Agriscience Teacher and FFA Advisor at Signal Knob Middle School in Strasberg, VA. Signal Knob Middle School was named the Number One Middle School FFA Program in the United States during the 2013-2014 school year by the National FFA Organization.

http://www.advanc-ed.org/source/importance-agricultural-education-and-ffa

ACES Workshop for FFA Advisors

During all three weekends of ACES, an interactive workshop in collaboration with the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation will be held from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Saturday. The workshop is titled, “Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences in Agricultural Science”, and is intended to explore how Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEE’s) can be used to support student achievement in agricultural sciences as well as enhance and extend Supervised Agricultural Experiences for students across the state.

More information on ACES: Reach out to John Ewing ([email protected])

More information on MWEE’s: www.baybackpack.com

SLLC

The State Legislative Leadership Conference will be held March 18-20, 2018. This conference will teach over 400 students the legislative process. Teaching today's youth how government works is vital to the future of our industry and our country. The deadline to register is February 19, 2018.

More Information: http://www.paffa.org/page.aspx?ID=343

Banquet Visits

If you would like a State Officer to attend your spring FFA banquet, please submit all requests to Mike Brammer([email protected]).

Meet Your State Officer

The annual Meet Your State Officer at Hoss’s night will be held on February 20th. State officers will be at 7 convenient locations around the state: Elizabethtown, Huntingdon, Meadville, Lititz, DuBois, Enola, and Williamsport. Be sure to RSVP to Mike Brammer ([email protected]) with a location and number of guests by February 12th.

Calling for 2019 Cooperating Teachers!

We currently have 10 candidates looking to student teach in Ag Ed in Spring 2019. We would like to provide them a list of possible cooperating centers in early February. We encourage students to visit programs until after Spring Break (March), interview candidates about placement in April and hope to finalize our 2019 placements by May 15th! Thanks for Your Consideration from Dr. Daniel Foster.

New Century Farmer Conference

July 8-14, 2018 in Des Moines, IA.

All applications must be completed by Feb. 15, 2018 at 5 p.m. EST.

More Info: https://www.ffa.org/participate/conferences/new-century-farmer

The “Mechanics” Of Teaching Ag Workshop

This Penn State Teach Ag workshop focuses on the power, structural, and technical systems AFNR content standards and is intended for any student interested in becoming an Agriculture teacher. The first 30 students registered will receive a Teach Ag Mechanics Essentials kit. Registration closes February 28th.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScX9bYBG1QviTnSHiDPRMifqct-rsOsswN5X0lU6ygbNqtwDg/viewform

Student Teacher

We heard from Ms. Cheyenne Myers, one of The Pennsylvania State University’s 2018 student teachers currently teaching at Kennard-Dale High School in York County.

Follow Cheyenne of Twitter: @MyersCheyenneM

Read Cheyenne’s Blog: http://gallopingintoaged.blogspot.com/

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Kevin MacLeod

USUAN1700060

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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Thank you for listening to the second episode of #TeachAgTalks, the podcast bringing you the news of Pennsylvania Agricultural Education!

Be sure to check out teachagpsu.blogspot.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more publications from @TeachAgPSU! Want to see what else is going on in PA Agricultural Education? If you would like to be added to the Thursday Teach Ag Topics email blast, please send us an email at [email protected].

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Check out the presentations from these outstanding leaders in global learning:

Krista Pontius (@KristaPontius)

Greenwood High School

“Making Global Connections with Skype”

https://voicethread.com/myvoice/thread/10218936/59307365

Skype in the Classroom:

https://education.microsoft.com/skype-in-the-classroom/overview

Billye Foster (@Billyef) ‏

Tennessee Technological University

“Making International Agriculture “Real” for YOUR Classroom or Presentation”

https://voicethread.com/myvoice/thread/10216905/59297295

#GLAG18 On-Demand Presentation Links:

http://aese.psu.edu/teachag/global/global-learning-in-agriculture-conference/2018-conference-agenda

Pennsylvania School for Excellence in the Ag Sciences:

PSEAS will operate as four-week residential program of intensive study in the agricultural sciences at the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) at the University Park campus. To be eligible, students must have completed the eleventh grade during school year 2017-18 and be headed to attend twelfth grade in the fall of 2018. The deadline is February 15th, but will consider an extension upon request.

Application: http://agsci.psu.edu/school-for-excellence

Bridging Horizons PA Competition:

The Bridging Horizons PA Contest provides an opportunity for the Pennsylvania FFA Association to make a positive impact by completing a project that helps to enhance independence and promote success for farmers with a disability or long-term health condition.

More Information: http://bridginghorizonspa.org/

The Mechanics of Teaching Ag Workshop:

This Penn State Teach Ag workshop focuses on the power, structural, and technical systems AFNR content standards and is intended for any student interested in becoming an Agriculture teacher. The first 30 students registered will receive a Teach Ag Mechanics Essentials kit. Registration closes February 28th.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScX9bYBG1QviTnSHiDPRMifqct-rsOsswN5X0lU6ygbNqtwDg/viewform

New Century Farmer Conference:

During this intensive five-day conference, July 8-14, 2018 in Des Moines, IA, you will network with industry experts, presenters and other aspiring farmers while attending a series of workshops and sessions discussing topics ranging from the global marketplace to farm financing, consumer trends and managing risk. The application process for the 2018 program will open Dec. 15, 2017 at 8 a.m. EST. and all applications must be completed by Feb. 15, 2018 at 5 p.m. EST.

More Info: https://www.ffa.org/participate/conferences/new-century-farmer

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Android Sock Hop

Kevin MacLeod

USUAN1700060

https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/android-sock-hop

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Thank you for listening to the first episode of #TeachAgTalks, the podcast bringing you the news of Pennsylvania Agricultural Education! Be sure to check out teachagpsu.blogspot.com for more publications from @TeachAgPSU!

Details of this episode:

The #GLAG18 Conference (Global Learning in Agriculture) is this week! Be sure to tune in all week to the FREE live sessions, and get your $25 registration for Friday's live conference.

Registration: http://bit.ly/2hV6wrl

Schedule: http://bit.ly/2rfj6ZQ

Follow @GlobalTeachAg on Twitter!

We heard from Ms. Angela Becker, a 2018 Student Teacher of Penn State's Agricultural and Extension Education (AEE) Program, who is student teaching at @ManheimCentral. If you would like to follow Ms. Becker through her student teaching journey, be sure to follow her on Twitter @BeckerAngelaM.

There are lots of things going on in Pennsylvania Agricultural Education! Check them out:

New Century Farmer: http://bit.ly/2mOifdp

PAEE Scholarship Information: http://bit.ly/2BbZBkL

2018 Western PA Annual Spring Grazing Conference: http://bit.ly/2mMJnJH

The "Mechanics" of Teaching Ag Workshop: April 28th, 2018

Register Here: http://bit.ly/2DonBH6

Please contact John Ewing ([email protected]) if you have any questions!

AG MECHANICS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

http://bit.ly/2BcHqvl

FFA Affiliate Fees are due February 1st, 2018!

Follow our friends of @TeachAgPSU on Twitter!

Hunter Kauffman, Host of #TeachAgTalks: @kaufhu

Kaitlin Liszka, Global Teach AG Intern: @KaitlinLiszka

Ms. Angela Becker, 2018 Student Teacher: @BeckerAngelaM

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Android Sock Hop

Kevin MacLeod

USUAN1700060

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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/