It is the home of the battle of Gettysburg, the famous
Gettysburg address and now the new home of Penn State graduate Miss Jenna
Timmons! This fall Jenna Timmons, 2016
graduate of Agricultural and Extension Education will be the Agricultural
Educator & FFA Advisor at Gettysburg Senior High School.
From her Dairy farming roots, to her time as a student at Chambersburg High School and most recently as student teacher at Kennard-Dale, Jenna’s agriculture experiences will serve her well as a new teacher. She is excited to work alongside current agricultural teacher, Laura
Kennedy.
Jenna will teach plant science and agricultural mechanics including: horticulture, floriculture, advanced landscaping, small gas engines and
welding. A tour of the Gettysburg facility would showcase two greenhouses, a hydroponics system, courtyard used for design and an outdoor classroom. Jenna will use these facilities to serve her classes and students well.
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| Jenna and the crew on the DSA trip to Mississippi |
As Jenna looks to the future full of new classes and new
students, she reflected on how her past experiences will aide her in her new
classroom. She was involved in Teach Ag! Society and attended the Domestic Study Away to Mississippi with an emphasis on financial literacy in Appalachia; particularly related to Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). Jenna learned the importance
of incorporating career development events in the agricultural education
program through her time student teaching with Ms. Abby Smith. Ms. Smith required students to participate
in one Career Development Event per marking period, relevant to their class
content. “I felt this was a great way
for our students to get involved in FFA and participate in a CDE as well as
fulfill their class requirement. Therefore, I would like to see all students
in each of my classes at Gettysburg compete in a CDE as a class requirement. I
believe this will help promote our program as well as increase our FFA
involvement.” Jenna credits Ms. Abby
Smith and her mentoring for increasing her drive to become an amazing
agricultural educator.
At the end of the day Jenna hopes to leave her students with
two things: Worth and Value. “I believe
in the potential of each of my students and I am dedicated to making sure that through
my program each of my students will find their value and importance to become
positive agents of change.”
To learn more about starting on the path to having a career that makes a positive impact on the lives of students across the globe by becoming an agricultural educator, please contact the agricultural teacher education program at teachag@psu.edu. Follow us on Twitter at TeachAgPSU, on Facebook, or on our blog.
Kayla Hack
Student Blogger
Twitter Handle: @hackkayla
2017 Agriculture Education Student Teacher
