Confessions & Reflections - Episode 2 - The Long Game

Confessions & Reflections - Episode 1 - Digging In

Welcome Email to the 2016 Class!

Hello 2016 AEE 311 Class!

Good afternoon! I am really excited to have the opportunity to meet many of you for the first time! In a few short days, we get to start a fun experience working together to learn about how we can help young people reach their dreams through youth organizations and programs! Our course to accomplish this is AEE 311 – Developing Youth Leadership through Organization and Program Structures. 

This class is open to all students, all majors and has no prerequisites.

However, it should be noted that as an agricultural education teacher certification course, a preponderance of the examples and context used will be based on the secondary school-based agricultural education setting (i.e. FFA & SAE). Basically, you don’t have to be in our teacher certification program to take this course, but if you ever want to certify to teach secondary agriculture, you have to take this section!

To be ready to start on the right foot for a GREAT semester, I have three simple requests by Tuesday:

1) Please read/review the TWO of the three linked articles.

• Cool at 13, Adrift at 23 – The New York Times
• Aligning Kolb - Baker
• Experiential Education - Miller

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9rwwS2lj61cNzdSQW9VQnZ4NUE

2) Bring a sheet of a paper for each of the TWO articles selected with the Top 5 Most Important Concepts/Facts from the each of the reading

NOTE:  Make sure to CITE each article in APA format at the top of each sheet.

3) Watch the following Ted Talk on YouTube

Dan Pink: the Puzzle of Motivation (18 minutes)- https://youtu.be/rrkrvAUbU9Y

I predict it will take 1 hour MAX to complete those three tasks at a high level!

I will provide access to the Syllabus and Assignment Handbook on Tuesday and we will discuss questions one week later to make sure we are all on the same page. Don’t worry about printing anything or doing anything beyond the three tasks mentioned above.  

Our digital platforms for AEE 311 will include:

1)   ANGEL

a.    Course materials will be posted here after classes. Grades will be kept here as well.

2)   Course Blog

a.    The blog has been created for the course as well to address ticket out questions and provide additional information helpful in course success. Students are encouraged to use the comments function in posting questions on the blog: http://psuaee311.blogspot.com/

3)   Twitter

a.    We hope to actively engage on Twitter! The course hashtag will be #AEE311. My account is @FosterDanielD

A textbook will be utilized and is strongly recommended to purchase as soon as possible. The same text will be used for AEE 100, AEE 311 and AEE 413 (how cool!).

Phipps, L. J., Osborne, E. W., Dyer, J. E., & Ball, A. (2008). Handbook on Agricultural Education in Public Schools (6th ed.). Thomson Delmar Learning, NY.[ISBN 13: 9781418039936; Estimated Cost $125; Currently on Amazon for $55] (Note: Same Text is used in AEE 100; 413) http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1418039934/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

Please let me know if you have questions or I can help. 

I look forward to seeing you in Forest Resource Building 102 at 8am on Tuesday!

Dr. Foster