Takeaways 11/18/15

Talking about the different strategies helped me to keep them straight.  I will say that sometimes with these lesson plans it can be overwhelming, but I see where it would have been very beneficial if I would have known this before I started teaching.  In learning these different techniques it has been very interesting and I have even tried a couple on my student within the last couple of weeks.  The one that seemed to be the most beneficial was a KWL Chart that actually made them think and spend some time reflecting on their past information that they might have learned.  I think with the KWL Chart and vocabulary front-loading has been the most beneficial.

Lesson Plan

Here is an example of a lesson plan from my Ag Econ/ Marketing class.

See if this will work, please let me know if not.

http://www.missouriffa.org/curriculum/unit01/AT1%20Agriculture%20Today/AT1%20Lesson%20Plan.pdf

Take Aways

I really enjoyed last weeks exercise and found it to be very enlightening.  With people looking at things differently and how each person explained it was eye opening.  It would have been interesting to see peoples faces as the explanation was going on.  You could hear in their voices some uncertainty about their explanation as everyone else was talking about their view point.  It makes me think about how each student I have in class sees things differently than the next or even from myself.  I again have to realize that not all of them have learned the same material and times have changes.  I no longer can believe that they are ready for me to pour information in, I realize that they all bring their own information on topics to class whether right or wrong.  Enjoyed the exercise!

Introduction

I realized that I did not give you all a brief history about myself.  I am originally St. James/Rolla area and I went to College at Mizzou.  I have a BS in Animal Science and and MS in Animal and Range Sciences.  Prior to teaching Agricultural Education, my wife and two boys ran a cattle operation in North Carolina for 11 1/2 years.  Then a little over 3 years ago we moved closer to family and I then started a second career as a Ag Education Instructor.  So, I am learning on the job and trying to gain all the information I can from other teachers and from all these classes.

Lesson plan will be from my Advanced Livestock class.

There was a lot of takeaways, but the one that was the best and fits my situation is Figure 5 on page 31.  It is the model that I use when teaching students in my shop classes how to weld, use the torch or build projects.