Approximately 60 hours of early field experience must be completed. Written assignments will focus on development of teaching plans, program initiation and improvement plans, and actual evaluation studies of Agricultural Education programs. Instruction will be provided during on-site faculty visits and by cooperating personnel. Restricted to Agricultural Education majors. Agricultural Education Seminar Analysis of teaching and learning processes, program evaluation and improvement strategies, curriculum development and modification, professional development, facility development, using community resources, program management, and discussion of trends and issues in agricultural education.
Meets last five weeks of semester.
Senior standing and concurrent registration in Agricultural Education 290 or Educational Practice 242. Special Topics in Agricultural Education Advanced study in selected phases of agricultural education applicable to agricultural educators in schools, community colleges, universities, cooperative extension, agribusiness, and community and governmental agencies. Research and theoretical foundations that underlie the aspects of planning, management, teaching, evaluation, safety, finance, and facility design will be discussed within the context of laboratory instruction in agriculture. Agricultural Education 310 or equivalent with a graduate course in educational psychology recommended.