The course will focus on developing competencies related to agricultural mechanics applications with an emphasis on safety, skill development, and the management of facilities, equipment, and materials commonly found in agricultural mechanics laboratories in secondary school-based settings.

Grading Restriction: Letter grade only

Overview of program planning and learning design of school-based agricultural education.

(DE) Prerequisite(s): ALEC 211.

Other Instructors: Beasley, Victoria Utsman

Teaching-related topics and field observations in approved agricultural education settings.

Methods and techniques for teaching agriculture, preparing lesson plans and units of instruction, developing activities for agriculture programs, and utilizing resources, multimedia, and computer technology into instruction. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AOC)
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours of lecture and one 2-hour lab.

Full-time teaching practicum in an approved high school program. Applied practices needed by agricultural education teachers.

Other Instructors: Beasley, Victoria Utsman | Colclasure, Blake Clayton

Full-time teaching practicum in an approved high school program. Applied practices needed by agricultural education teachers.

Other Instructors: Beasley, Victoria Utsman | Colclasure, Blake Clayton

Introduction to theories of teaching and learning and related research. Explores the neuroscience of learning, behaviorism, social cognitive theory, information processing theory, constructivism, cognitive learning processes, experiential learning, motivation, self-regulation, and developmental theories. Additionally, explores the applications of teaching and learning theory in the context of teaching agricultural subject matter.

Methods and techniques for teaching agriculture, preparing lesson plans and units of instruction, developing activities for agriculture programs, and utilizing resources, multimedia, and computer technology into instruction.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours of lecture and one 2-hour lab. Credit restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 434 and 534.

Overview of program planning and learning design of school-based agricultural education. Credit Restriction: Students may not use 545 towards their graduate degree requirements if they received credit for 345.
Registration Restriction(s): Graduate standing.

Full-time job-embedded teaching practicum and teaching-related experiences in approved school-based agricultural education settings.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 18 hours.

Other Instructors: Stripling, Christopher | Colclasure, Blake Clayton

Will focus on the diffusion of innovations model posited and formalized by Everett M. Rogers to facilitate the student’s understanding of change as a socio-cultural-technical process. Special attention will be given to case studies and other examples of innovation, diffusion, and change that are especially applicable to the agriculture, food, fiber, and natural resources systems, as well as society at large. In addition, the course will emphasize the student’s role as a change agent both now and in their future professional life.