AEE 100 - Session 2 ticket out responses

What are we curious about?

• Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico?
• I believe that they received funding, due to the fact that they are connected to the United States as territories.
  
• Famous people that went through our ag. programs?
• Well, if you are talking PSU ag. ed., specifically... don't forget that Dr. Ewing graduated from PSU Ag. Ed :-) Otherwise, there is a website at https://www.ffa.org/documents/about_prominentmembers.pdf that highlights some former FFA members that are well known.
• History of Penn State as a Land-grant.
• You will get a bit more of this in your field trip to Old Main, but if you want to check out the history now, take a look at http://www.psu.edu/this-is-penn-state/our-history and this brief video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vh5Bim3Enw 
• The history of 4-H and FFA/More history in general.
• Stay tuned... this is in the near future... 3 of the next 4 class sessions!
• The instructional moodle team.
• They will be here on Tuesday. Should be great!
• The development of teaching techniques/interesting teaching methods.
• There is a class session in early October that talks about planning for instruction, but the teaching methods course (AEE 412) covers much of this material  :-)
• The debate between MSU and PSU?
• Well, this site has some interesting information about land-grants in general, but I believe the real debate is the fact that MSU was established first as a land-grant, but PSU was a college first (I believe MSU was 1855, too). However, PSU did not become a land-grant until later.
• How to find internships.
• You may want to contact Dr. Richard Rateau in Ag. Admin. Building. He is the coordinator of experiential learning and career services for the college. His email is rjr20@psu.edu

• Shaver's Creek? When/where/What is it? How do I become a counselor?
• These questions and many more will be answered on Tuesday the 10th of September!!! 
• Why Penn State is turning away from ag?
• I would need a little more information to fully answer this question, but I believe that while there have been some struggles in the past few years with budgets, etc. we have continued as a college to thrive. Our number of students in the college continue to grow, as do our offerings for experiential learning and international opportunities.
• Why PSU branched out so far when they just first started as an agricultural school?
• When PSU became a land-grant they had the expectation to prepare all student with a quality education, which included agriculture, military, and liberal arts. With the funding that was received that was the expectation, so I don't believe that we would still be a land-grant, if we had only stayed with solely agriculture.
• The NAAE website to see what it offers.
• Check it out. I think it will be worth the time and effort.
• The Great Depression and the role that land-grants played in keeping people fed.
• I searched this and I couldn't find much on it. However, I would have to believe that the advancements in technology/increased yields that were developed even in those days played a major role in feeding the people through that time.
• The Great Depression and the role that land-grants played in keeping people fed.
• I searched this and I couldn't find much on it. However, I would have to believe that the advancements in technology/increased yields that were developed even in those days played a major role in feeding the people through that time
• More facts on the FFA.
• You will get some facts on FFA, through the history portion of the class, but AEE 311 will get you ready for being an FFA Advisor!

 What did you learn?

• Learning history can be engaging.
• About the MSU versus PSU debate
• A creative teaching technique for lessons
• PSU being one of the 1st land grants
• Better ways to get student choice points
• History of the Morrill Acts
• History of Agricultural Education
• 1620 - Squanto
• This class is not going to be as overwhelming as I thought. I can use many of the assignments more than once!
• History of Ag. Ed. in a fun way!
• Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 (think football... it makes me laugh every time)!
• That the NAAE website can help with assignments.
• Hatch Act was signed in 1887
• Livestock judging in 1926

• What do you want to learn more about?
• Are there land-grants across the world.
• Check out the map at http://www.csrees.usda.gov/qlinks/partners/partners_map.pdf
• How to teach ag.
• We will do some of this in AEE 100, but most of your methods training occurs in AEE 412
• More history.
• Good, because we have three more days of it :-)
• How to prepare more for the PRAXIS exams.
• Teach Ag! Society is sponsoring an evening session about this, so you can learn all about which exams to sign up for, how to sign up for them, and how to prepare to take the tests.
• More about the teaching assignment that we have to do.
• Bring this up with Dr. Ewing and/or Dr. Foster during your interview. Be sure to bring your assignment book with you, so we can clarify specific questions!
• Clubs and activities talked about today in class (Shaver's Creek, CFFA, etc.)
• Check out the CAS involvement fair between 11am and 2pm on Wednesday the 4th of September on the lawn next to the Creamery. We will have presenters in class regarding Shaver's Creek later in the next two weeks.
• 1700's agriculture schools
• You will get more of this in the coming history lessons, as you prepare for the AMAZING RACE through AG ED history!!!
• Shaver's Creek and how they are connected to AG?
• I Well, if I had all night, I would go into this, but I will give the short answer. We have a great relationship with the people at Shaver's Creek and they have great opportunities to offer to our students in environmental education. We want to provide our students with every opportunity to learn about the environment (soils, wildlife, forests, plant science, etc.) so that they can understand the connections to agricultural production, and the impact on our communities. O.K, so maybe that wasn't short, but it is the last answer for this Blog :-)