AEE 100 - Session 1 Ticket out responses

What are we curious about?

• What career paths I can take in Ag. Industry/other areas?
• Many industries are looking for educational specialists, and sales representatives.
• The skills that you learn such as how to plan and communicate with others about agriculture are highly regarded in the Ag. Industry!
• Can we get to the blog via Angel?
• No. You need to use http://psuaee100.blogspot.com/  to get to the blog
• Can my interview count for all three classes (AEE 100, AEE 311, AEE 412)?
• Yes, if you are in 2 or even all three of these classes, and actually 413 counts too, even though you didn't know that you needed to do this when you wrote it, can be combined into your 1-hour lunch meeting for AEE 412 and AEE 413.
• Discovering my passion in the AEE program and my future career!
• We will do our best to guide you (help you explore), and show you the opportunities as we train you in the foundations of agricultural education!
• How can I become more involved with TeachAg! at PSU?
• I would encourage you to email Ms. Meagan Slates at meagslates@gmail.com for more information. Don't forget the welcome back picnic is Wednesday, September 4th!
• My peers.
• Hmmm.... I am going to take this one that you just want to get to know others better :-)
• If Ag. Ed. is the way to go?
• Well, we will do our best to show you the opportunities available to you. It has been good to many, many people over the years. However, it is quite a commitment at all levels (high school students, high school teachers, CTE administrators, college students, teacher educators).
• I have an interest in making wine and traveling. Is there a way to incorporate that with the class?
• Don't forget about the student choice points. Speakers, workshops, etc. can count. In addition, I think you should definitely consider this topic for your agricultural literacy lesson, if this is your passion!
• What skills will we learn in this course?
• We will learn a lot about the foundations of agricultural education (history philosophy)
• What is school-based agricultural education/What is the future?
• What are the other opportunities beyond school-based agricultural education?
• What is the 3-circle model of agricultural education?
• How to teach/plan for teaching.
• How to engage learners in the content.
• How to combine my passion of teaching and dairy science!
• There are many companies that need educators in dairy.
• Many schools have dairy science courses.
• How to meet my teaching certification requirements!
• Please set up a meeting with Dr. Ewing as soon as you can
• How to be a better agriculture teacher!
• Stay with us! We have a program of courses that will prepare you. AEE 100 is just one of these.
• Options for student choice!
• We are flexible! We give examples of how to earn the points, but we encourage you to bring new ideas to us.

 What did you learn?

• Ag Ed and ag ed mean very different things! 
• If you are interested in reading the "Green Book" that outlines the need for both school-based education (formal - education "in" agriculture), as well as informal (education "about" agriculture) agricultural education, just let me know! It is a quick read and is very insightful.
• Variety of jobs in the AEE field!
• There are more than we know, and there is a demand for individuals in agriculture. Check out this report http://www3.ag.purdue.edu/USDA/employment/Documents/USDAEmployOp2010.pdf
• A great way to meet new people who have things in common.
• Keep a list! You will see many great strategies throughout the semester. Dr. Foster is awesome at this.
• Different job opportunities.
• I am not the only non-AEE student in the class.
• No you are not, and we are always looking for more that want to learn about agricultural education.
• I learned about the overall class, and that many of my classmates are interesting/have done interesting things.
• Class expectations.
• The instructors could use some dance lessons
• I learned that this is going to be me favorite class of the semester. I also learned this class is really going to benefit me in my major.
• Awesome! We will work very hard to meet your expectations!
• How to Wobble!!!
• I am not the only Commonwealth student.
  
• What do you want to learn more about?
• The AEE Leadership Option!
• Check out http://aese.psu.edu/majors/aee/options-requirements/leadership-development-option   for more information on the leadership option. You can also set up an appointment with Dr. Ewing to discuss the option further.
• How to be a better teacher.
• Other jobs beyond agriculture teacher.
• Several classes/guest speakers are devoted to this very topic!
• Disney internship down the road.
• Sounds great! Bring me along.
• Ag Education history
• Stay tuned... the next few classes are devoted to this very topic!
• With technology booming, especially with web-based classes, would teaching be a dying major?
• Think of it this way... No matter HOW the content is delivered, there needs to be a person that is an expert in teaching. You may use different modes to teach the lessons/content, but there still needs to be someone to teach the students. Therefore, I believe (probably more than ever) we need quality educators to TEACH and CARE about students.
• I want to find out more about the education aspect of this major!
• The major requires coursework in program planning, history and philosophy of education, working with special needs leaners, pedagogy in agricultural education, experiential learning through student teaching.
• More about the difference in Ag Ed versus ag ed
• I will loan you the "Green Book". Quick read! Let me know if you want to borrow it.
• Ag Avengers
• There will be a call for applications later in the year... early in the fall semester, I believe. You can apply! Also, if you want to know more about what they do, come to the 2nd floor of Ferguson building and check out the bulletin board, and then contact one of the individuals on that board for more information!
• I want to learn more about the options within AEE.
• Check out the following site for information on all 3 options within the AEE major!   http://aese.psu.edu/majors/aee 
• Communicating more effectively with the general public.
• I believe some of the experiences in this class will help with this. (Ag. Literacy Lesson, interacting with guest presenters, sharing with classmates on experiences)
• FFA Advising... how can I be a great one.
• You will learn some of this in AEE 100, but you will learn all about this in AEE 311
• Lesson planning and websites that assist in making lesson plans
• We will provide some great resources when we get to lesson planning.