Every month we like to
highlight students that have gone above and beyond in the Agriculture Education
department! For the month of October, that student is the one and only Kayla Hack!
Kayla is a junior this year and is minoring in International Agriculture and also specializing in Spanish. Kayla has always had a passion for
teaching and agriculture so this major was the perfect career path for her. She
states, “When people ask me what I want to do, I respond: “I want to teach”,
there is something about teaching, learning and students that warms and breaks
my heart all at the same time. Agriculture
is my subject area, and Agriculture Education community has opened a multitude
of doors, at Penn State, across the nation and World for me.”
Kayla also has a unique
experience in traveling seeing as she spent 10 weeks in Costa Rica through the
College of Agriculture Sciences. She went with a goal of studying Spanish and
agriculture while completing her undergraduate research. Upon her return, Kayla
enrolled in a class called “Introduction to Teaching English Language Learners”
where she is in a virtual tutoring session that allows her to go in depth with
class discussions about issues involving emergent bilingual education and how
teachers can play a role.
On top of all of that, Kayla is
involved in the Penn State Navigators, is the Vice President of Membership
Development for Teach Ag! Society, and was the Global Teach Ag! past intern and
volunteer for the college.
Kayla is a great student and
community member and does a lot for the Agriculture College! Congratulations
Kayla for being October’s Student of the Month!
Want to know some fun facts
about Kayla? Check them out below!
Hometown: East
Troy, Wisconsin
Favorite PSU Class: INTAG
100, INTAG 499B, AEE 311
Favorite place to eat in State College: Cozy Thai
Favorite Penn State Athletic Team: Football
Favorite Hangout on Campus: The Study abroad Lounge or The Pasquerilla Center
If you would like to read more
about Kayla’s travels, check out her blog at: http://kaylahack.blogspot.com/
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