9/26/13 Ticket Out
What are you curious about?
The Ag. Olympics this weekend?
- Hopefully Jessie Ross answered your question, but if not feel free to drop her an email at jlr5617@psu.edu for more information, or you may just want to go by the Ag. Arena on Sunday and check it out!
Plan to Exit/Graduating on time
- Take a look at the Assignment handbook and let me know if you have any specific questions. Just remember to start on this SOON!!
- Graduating on time is important, and the plan to exit will help ensure this is possible.
Organic Chemistry on-line at Slippery Rock
- Ask around. I know there were fellow students that have taken the course. If they can't give you enough detail, let me know and I will help you get more information!
Who created Ag Ed Day?
- National Teach Ag Day information can be found at http://www.naae.org/teachag/teachagday.php There is always something great happening!
The benefits of becoming a student member of NAAE/PAAE?
- You get coverage on liability insurance, which I believe is up to 1 million dollars. You are also eligible for scholarships!
- Simply fill out the forms. Your memberships are paid for by other active members/teachers in the organization.
When do you declare minors?
- You can officially declare a minor after you begin your 5th semester. However, you should be working with the minor advisor as soon as you know you are planning to complete a minor. You will need to make sure you are taking the appropriate "lower level" coursework that you will need to be successful in the minor.
What did you learn?
About Ag. Ed. being under the CTE "umbrella".
Various teacher responsibilities
How to access my degree audit!!!
How to do an alternative degree audit.
I can petition certain classes
Must meet with advisors regarding petitions.
That teachers do much more than just "teach".
The PSU teacher candidate framework.
What do you want to learn more about?
The leadership option of AEE
- Check out http://aese.psu.edu/majors/aee/options-requirements/leadership-development-option
- You may want to also set up an appointment with Dr. Mark Brennan to discuss the option further
My degree audit and how to match up courses with minors and/or double major.
- For the minor you will definitely want to meet with the minor coordinator for your specific minor.
- For the double major, you will need to meet with advisors from both majors to compare the requirements and determine the courses that are required for both majors, and to determine where there is overlap.
More about petitioning, etc.
- Set up an appointment with your advisor to review your degree audit, and be prepared to ask specific questions!
Double majoring in 4 years.
- This is very difficult to do. You need to start very early to coordinate both majors (meeting with advisors from both majors/making a plan). Some majors "fit" better together, than what others do, so I won't say it is impossible, but it would be very difficult.
How personal files and information is used to evaluate whether or not to hire a teacher?
- School districts are planning to make a "hefty" investment when they hire any teacher. They do their homework on individuals (background checks with FBI, state police, child abuse, etc.). They also call personal references listed on your application (i.e. - university advisor, teacher education faculty, university supervisor - the person who watches you teach when you are student teaching, other people at the university). They will also use on-line resources to find out any information that they can about you (newspaper articles, Facebook/other social media searches, etc.).
