1) Each and every one of you really WANT to be successful student teaching next semester!
2) Each of you recognize that AEE 412 is a critical foundational building block for that success next semester.
With that understanding, AEE 412 becomes much less about grades, assignments, “to do lists”, and so much more about collaboration between each of us as team members on doing what needs to be done to ROCK, to gain the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will allow us to be effective educators, and thus, succeed. Know that each version of AEE 412 is quite different from other versions. Naturally, there are similarities, but just as naturally, there are differences. I work to be responsive to the changing needs of who is in the room and those in the room are not passive learners, but rather active participants. Therefore, each of you will bring something unique and wonderful that was never in the class before!
In the past, I have shared the syllabus, assignment handbook, and lab packet at this point….there will be time for that later. Over the weekend I was inspired by one of favorite podcasts (TED radio hour), so to be fully prepared for 8:00am in Ferguson 003,
I simply ask you do the following FOUR steps:
1) Listen to the 53 minute Podcast from Friday, August 14, 2015 entitled “Amateur Hour”. You can do this while driving, walking etc.! Here is a direct link: http://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/431363633/amateur-hour
2) Read the four page 2010 article from Educational Leadership entitled, “Even Geniuses Work Hard” https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9rwwS2lj61ceGhSRy1DdzJCMUU
3) Read the one-page opinion article from the Lewiston Tribune from Sunday August 01, 2014, “Fearing failure, children become slaves to our praise” https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9rwwS2lj61ceGhSRy1DdzJCMUU
4) Find one other artifact (article, podcast, quote, website, etc) and bring with you ready to share that helps elucidate your point of “Why are starting this way?”
Yay! Four easy steps that can be done in 2 hours maximum to make sure we all start the Fall semester on the right track!
Look forward to seeing you on Monday. I sincerely hope that this will be a learning adventure unlike any you have encountered before,
Dr. Foster
o Monday – Ferguson 003 – 8:00am-9:55am
o Wednesday – Ferguson 214 – 8am-10am (4-6 times in the semester we will need to meet from 7am-10am!)
o Friday – Ferguson 003 – 9:00am-9:55am
· Don’t forget the July 22nd email about #TeachAgChat and your title topic selection that is due on Friday August 26th.
· Look for an email about building our professional learning networks through our shared blog network this week!
· The textbooks are critical. Do not hesitate in acquiring them as we will be using them extensively:
o Newcomb, L. H., McCracken, J. D., Warmbrod, J. R., & Whittington, M. S. (2004.) Methods of Teaching Agriculture (3rd ed.). Pearson-Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. [Estimated cost new: $80]
i. http://www.amazon.com/Methods-Teaching-Agriculture-3rd-Newcomb/dp/0131134183/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408454434&sr=1-1&keywords=methods+of+teaching+agriculture
o Reardon, M. & Derner, S. (2004). Strategies for Great Teaching. Zephyr Press, Chicago, Illinois. [Estimated cost: $20]
ii. http://www.amazon.com/Strategies-Great-Teaching-Maximize-Learning/dp/1593633424/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408454461&sr=1-1&keywords=strategies+for+great+teaching+reardon
· Class Platforms (6 total platforms of engagement. Can you identify them all listed below?)
o Our course management system for AEE 412 (as well as AEE 295, AEE 350, and AEE 413), will be the #psuaged17 private community on NAAE CoP. https://communities.naae.org/community/prodev/preservice/pennstate/2017-teacher-candidates (BTW, they have really updated it and added an APP!)
o We will actively explore Google Drive with shared materials: www.tinyurl.com/AEE412
o We will have a course blog where fun extras will be shared. I recommend subscribing! http://psuaee412.blogspot.com/
§ You are encouraged to add comments, questions, etc.! Use it as productive tool!
§ We will have a “guest blogger” series where great teachers are invited to share super cool ideas!
§ I suggest subscribing with your blog reader (would be glad to show anyone who asks!)
o Twitter: I will actively share on resources on Twitter at #AEE412 (and #psuaged17)
o New this Year:
§ I am continuing an instructional goal for myself model reflection on practice after each class session. Consider it, “Confessions of an Agri Teacher Educator!” They will be either hash tagged with #AEE412 on Twitter or done via FaceBook LIVE (feel free to add me if you wish) and I will archive some on my YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/DrDFoster
§ Edthena. It will be awesome and there will be additional emails coming!Int
1) Listen to the 53 minute Podcast from Friday, August 14, 2015 entitled “Amateur Hour”. You can do this while driving, walking etc.! Here is a direct link: http://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/431363633/amateur-hour
2) Read the four page 2010 article from Educational Leadership entitled, “Even Geniuses Work Hard” https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9rwwS2lj61ceGhSRy1DdzJCMUU
3) Read the one-page opinion article from the Lewiston Tribune from Sunday August 01, 2014, “Fearing failure, children become slaves to our praise” https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9rwwS2lj61ceGhSRy1DdzJCMUU
4) Find one other artifact (article, podcast, quote, website, etc) and bring with you ready to share that helps elucidate your point of “Why are starting this way?”
Yay! Four easy steps that can be done in 2 hours maximum to make sure we all start the Fall semester on the right track!
Look forward to seeing you on Monday. I sincerely hope that this will be a learning adventure unlike any you have encountered before,
Dr. Foster
Other Notes & Reminders
· Course Logistics. Class will meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the locations and times listed below. We will only have one lab section due to small group and sometimes (very few!) we will need to meet at 7am to get everything done!o Monday – Ferguson 003 – 8:00am-9:55am
o Wednesday – Ferguson 214 – 8am-10am (4-6 times in the semester we will need to meet from 7am-10am!)
o Friday – Ferguson 003 – 9:00am-9:55am
· Don’t forget the July 22nd email about #TeachAgChat and your title topic selection that is due on Friday August 26th.
· Look for an email about building our professional learning networks through our shared blog network this week!
· The textbooks are critical. Do not hesitate in acquiring them as we will be using them extensively:
o Newcomb, L. H., McCracken, J. D., Warmbrod, J. R., & Whittington, M. S. (2004.) Methods of Teaching Agriculture (3rd ed.). Pearson-Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. [Estimated cost new: $80]
i. http://www.amazon.com/Methods-Teaching-Agriculture-3rd-Newcomb/dp/0131134183/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408454434&sr=1-1&keywords=methods+of+teaching+agriculture
o Reardon, M. & Derner, S. (2004). Strategies for Great Teaching. Zephyr Press, Chicago, Illinois. [Estimated cost: $20]
ii. http://www.amazon.com/Strategies-Great-Teaching-Maximize-Learning/dp/1593633424/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408454461&sr=1-1&keywords=strategies+for+great+teaching+reardon
· Class Platforms (6 total platforms of engagement. Can you identify them all listed below?)
o Our course management system for AEE 412 (as well as AEE 295, AEE 350, and AEE 413), will be the #psuaged17 private community on NAAE CoP. https://communities.naae.org/community/prodev/preservice/pennstate/2017-teacher-candidates (BTW, they have really updated it and added an APP!)
o We will actively explore Google Drive with shared materials: www.tinyurl.com/AEE412
o We will have a course blog where fun extras will be shared. I recommend subscribing! http://psuaee412.blogspot.com/
§ You are encouraged to add comments, questions, etc.! Use it as productive tool!
§ We will have a “guest blogger” series where great teachers are invited to share super cool ideas!
§ I suggest subscribing with your blog reader (would be glad to show anyone who asks!)
o Twitter: I will actively share on resources on Twitter at #AEE412 (and #psuaged17)
o New this Year:
§ I am continuing an instructional goal for myself model reflection on practice after each class session. Consider it, “Confessions of an Agri Teacher Educator!” They will be either hash tagged with #AEE412 on Twitter or done via FaceBook LIVE (feel free to add me if you wish) and I will archive some on my YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/DrDFoster
§ Edthena. It will be awesome and there will be additional emails coming!Int
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