HeyJaredOwl Pellets: Tips for Ag Teachers
Practical tips for your ag classroom and interesting information to incorporate in your teaching. Quick and easy resources for you to read, or “pellets” of information.
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Pulling STEM into Ag: Systems Thinking That Teachers Can Use Next Week (opens the original)
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How can ag teachers make STEM feel less like an add-on and more like a natural part of agricultural education? In this episode, Pulling STEM into Ag: Systems Thinking That Teachers Can Use Next Week, we explore how systems thinking can help teachers connect science, technology, engineering, and math through authentic AFNR challenges. Tune in for practical ideas for connecting classroom/lab instruction, FFA, and SAE while making integrated STEM manageable, relevant, and applicable to students’ ev
Friendly Rivalry, Real Learning: Making Classroom Competition Work (opens the original)
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Can a little friendly competition make a big difference in the ag classroom? In this episode, Friendly Rivalry, Real Learning: Making Classroom Competition Work, Joe Ramstad joins us to explore how SBAE teachers can use competition to increase student engagement, check understanding, and support learning. Tune in for practical ideas for keeping competition fun, fair, low-stakes, and focused on what students are actually learning. Article: https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/article/view/3303/25
Planting Confidence in the Lab: What Really Prepares Ag Teachers (opens the original)
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What really prepares ag teachers to lead safe, engaging, and effective hands-on learning in the lab? In this episode, Planting Confidence in the Lab: What Really Prepares Ag Teachers, we explore how mentorship, industry experience, teacher preparation, professional development, and real-world experiences shape teachers’ confidence and readiness for laboratory instruction. Tune in for practical ideas for strengthening lab skills, building support systems, and creating meaningful hands-on learning
From Research to Barn Floor: Building PCK That Works Next Week (opens the original)
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What helps ag teachers turn what they know into teaching that actually works for their students? In this episode, From Research to Barn Floor: Building PCK That Works Next Week, Jenny E. Bennett and colleagues explore how agricultural educators develop pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) through experience, professional development, relationships, and their teaching environments. Tune in for practical ideas on building confidence, using your professional network, adapting curriculum, and turning
Planning That Actually Works: Turning Constraints into Class Wins (opens the original)
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In this episode of Owl Pellets: Tips for Ag Teachers, Brian Myers, Becky Haddad, and Mike Retallick sit down with Jason Dossett to discuss his research, Conceptualizing Curriculum Planning: Analyzing Agricultural Educators' Instructional Planning Processes. Whether you're a first-year teacher building your first lesson plans or a veteran educator looking to refine your planning process, this episode offers research-based strategies that can help you create meaningful learning experiences while n
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