September 20-22, George Dietrich and I
had the opportunity to travel to the Future Agriscience Teacher Symposium in
Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This event was hosted by National Teach Ag to
welcome 23 future agricultural educators from 14 states. During these few days we were able to network and learn through workshops, before coming together to celebrate National
Teach Ag Day! Some of these workshops focused on inquiry learning,
teaching strategies, CASE curriculum, resume writing, and more. However, we still had time to explore! On Wednesday we
had the opportunity to tour a POET ethanol plant and speak with their employees
about agricultural education. This was an interesting experience,
especially for those of us who did not know much about the biofuels
industry.
George and I showing appreciation during the live Broadcast! |
Although this week was packed with amazing experiences, I would
say the workshop that meant the most to me was a question and answer session
that we had with two agricultural educators. One of the teachers we talked with
had been teaching in Nebraska for 15 years and the other had been in South
Dakota for 3. Hearing the different perspectives of these teachers and having
them answer our questions was so insightful and encouraging. While I did learn
a lot and enjoyed our other workshops, I really appreciated being able to
connect with these educators and I appreciated their openness and the
inspiration they provided.
Overall, the Future Agriscience Teacher Symposium was the greatest
event I have attended in terms of professional development as a future
agricultural educator. I know that George and I are both so thankful for the
opportunity to have attended. We would like to thank the CHS Foundation, DuPont Pioneer, and
Growth Energy for sponsoring this event, the National Teach Ag Campaign for
hosting, and the Penn State Center for Professional Personnel Development for
making it possible for us to attend.
All 23 future agriculture science teachers thanking our sponsors! |
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.
Victoria Herr
Guest Blogger
Twitter Handle: @Victoria_Herr
2019 Student Teacher Candidate
This is a wonderful post! Very Proud of Victoria (#psuaged19) and George (#psuaged18)
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