#psuaged19 is back in the Valley!

Our 2019 Penn State Agricultural Education Student Teachers (#psuaged19 on Twitter - Check it out!) returned this week for their post-internship seminar! They have spent the past fifteen weeks completing the internships in secondary schools across Pennsylvania.

The PSU Teach Ag! Program thanks each of you for the role you have played in their educational journey. Your assistance helps us achieve our core values as an agricultural teacher education program. 

Below is a snapshot of this incredible group of students accomplishments. To learn more about the individual candidates, please view the PSU Teach Ag! Student Showcase: http://teachagpsu.blogspot.com/2019/03/psuaged19-ready-to-serve.html

As a group, the #psuaged19 Interns:

• Taught 51 different classes to students from 7th to 12th grades that ranged from 42-minutes long to 90 minutes long!

• Delivered 111 units of instruction on topics related to leadership development, agricultural mechanics, environmental and natural resources, plant sciences, animal sciences, and much more!

• Impacted the lives of 747 individual students

• Helped their cooperating centers earn and implement over $36,000 of extramural funding assisted from grants, sponsorships, and fundraisers

• Lead students in over 2000 hours of community service

• Has earned (or will) earn degrees in 3 different areas including Bachelors of Science in Agricultural and Extension Education, Associates of Sciences in Wildlife Technology, Associates in Integrated Agricultural Management.

• Obtained minors in 4 areas including: Animal Science, International Agriculture, Political Science and Special Education.

• Participated in Global Learning in 6 countries, including Belize, Costa Rica, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, and Switzerland.

• Earned 26 different Additional Certifications/Accreditation/Licenses, including(listed alphabetically): Accredited Parliamentarians from the Society of Agricultural Education Parliamentarians; Beef Quality Assurance; First Aid/CPR/AED Certification; FlipGrid Level 1;  Food Science ServSafe Certification; Google Educator, LEED Green Associate; Mandated Reporter Training; National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Instructors; OSHA 10-hr Safety Course in Construction Safety and Health; Paideia's Socrative Seminar; Pork Quality Assurance; Project Food, Land People; Project WILD; Project WET, Sheep Quality Assurance.

• Completed 9 custom learning projects (DIY Teacher Education) for their center, including:
• A guide to Advisory Occupational Council Minutes
• Securing effective grants
• Preparing an Agricultural Special Needs Course: Horticulture
• Developing action plans for 339 Success
• Social Networking for Professional Development
• Padeia Socratic Seminar.

• Involved in 15 professional organizations, including(listed alphabetically): Alpha Tau Alpha, National Agricultural Education Honorary; Association of Career & Technical Education;   College of Agricultural Science Ag Advocate; Coaly Society, PSU; Collegiate 4-H, Penn State; Collegiate FFA , Penn State;  Gamma Sigma Delta; Maryland Agricultural Teachers Association (MATA);  National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE);  National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP); Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators (PAAE); Pennsylvania Farm Bureau; Pennsylvania FFA Alumni; Teach Ag! Society, Penn State; Wildlife Society, Penn State.

• Gained experience or have been employed with over 15 different relevant jobs/Internships including (listed alphabetically):  Calico Creek Feed and Pet; Center for Professional and Personal Development, Penn State; Elk Country Visitors Center; Farm Camp Counselor; Global Teach Ag! Initiative, Penn State; Hershey Gardens; Organic Dairy Farm at University of New Hampshire; Lehigh Valley Zoo; Pennsylvania FFA Association; Pennsylvania Farm Bureau; PSU Extension - Indiana County; PSU Extension - State 4-H Office; Shaver’s Creek Outdoor School;