Agricultural Education Magazine Archives

The Agricultural Education Magazine is a national magazine for practitioners of agricultural education. The archives from January 1929 to present are available at: http://www.naae.org/links/agedmagazine/archive/index.html

To much fun is there! I challenge you to go, seek out an article from the 20s, 30s, or 40s, that relates to sessions we have taught or are going to teach and bring it to class to share!!!

Follow up to Session 6 - How did it all begin continued! September 12th

Be sure to geek out on the posted articles in the Week 3 Folder on Angel!

Responses to Tickets Out

What are you curious about?

• How we should know for Exam?
• What exam? There is not an exam in AEE 311.
• More about the very beginning of FFA
• Check out the cool articles on Angel!
• How can people earn the Honorary FFA Degree?
• See page 38 and 39 of you Official FFA Manual
• Why did it take so long for girls to be allowed to join the FFA?
• https://www.ffa.org/documents/conv_091023_ffawomen.pdf
• What could the professor's argument have been for women to be excluded from FFA?
• I will ask Dr. Knight and see if he can share or join us.
• Is there still federal funding for Ag Ed or FFA?
• It is not delivered directly to local programs, but yes
• Officer Selection Plans
• Look at the 5 examples on Angel
• The Rest of the projects that we need to do this semester
• See the assignment handbook!
• How to make an awesome officer team?
• Have questions for Blaze!
• What are good questions to ask officer candidates?
• Ask Blaze!
• Future Homemakers of America (FHA)
• Is now FCCLA, Family Career and Community Leaders of America: http://www.fcclainc.org/

What did you learn?

1. Lots of random FFA facts about history of the FFA
2. EM Tiffany was the first creed author in the FFA Manual; Grove was!
3. Sweetheart Jackets - New!
4. Corn & Tomato Clubs
5. IN 1925, Groseclose, Sanders, Newman and Magill started the Future Farmers of Virginia
6. American Degree used to only be given to 2% of membership
7. NFA had a song leader...interesting!
8. The Officer Selection process should be a lot more serious than what my chapter did
9. CH Lane was first FFA Advisor
10. First Families of Virginia and Future Farmers of Virginia
11. NFA had hats...I want hats
12. The NFA used a cotton boll instead of corn

What do you want to learn more about?

• SAEs
• It is coming! For now, check out saebuilder.com
• I want to learn more about the history of the PA FFA Association
• http://www.paffa.state.pa.us/history.htm
• The History of the NFA
• See the cool articles on Angel
• SAE vs CDE: What is the difference?
• SAE = Supervised Agricultural Experience = Students opportunity to apply class content outside of class time, learn financial literacy and earn awards
• CDE = Career Development Event; a contest to apply knowledge to an event (example: Livestock Judging; Agriscience Fair, Floriculture.
• Is there any back ground on Blaze we can have?
• Here is his LinkedIN Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/blaze-currie/6a/3b8/82a
• Here is his twitter profile: https://twitter.com/BlazeCurrie
• A Blog about Blaze: https://nationalffa.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/a-texan-in-tanzania/
• Blaze’s new employer come January: http://agricorps.org/ (see Blaze’s bio here: http://agricorps.org/agricorps-who/)
• I need to learn if I need to make a new post or just update my first post every week on AET
• You need to keep records which would probably involve multiple postings. Come see me to show me your question
• Web Sites for Officer Selection Plans
• Look at MPower at FFA Learns
• How to include everyone that wants a leadership role even they can't be on the officer team?
• Great question for Blaze! or to post on NAAE CoP..hmmmm.
• Others views on the Jacket, Does it bring the organization down?
• I don't know..post a comment to this blog or tweet your opinion! (#aee311)
• Should you have a group select officers or just your opinion form interviews and applications?
• Ask Blaze!
• Officer Budget Plan
• If you want great officers, put your money where your mouth is and invest..but how much, where, and how...that is the budget plan. For example: are you going to buy new jackets for all officers?
• NAAE CoP, Signed up...now what?
• Ask questions! Use it as a resources!
• Can handouts that highlight potential leadership skills be included in our officer selection packets?
• Sure!

Follow up to Session 5: How did it all begin?

Response to Tickets Out

What are you curious about?

• I would like more information on the "affiliate" initiative for FFA. Where are these funds for dues to come from?
• The Pennsylvania FFA Board of Directors is drafting a Frequently Asked Questions Letter. When it comes across the list serv, I will forward it to the AEE 311 class.
• FFA from a classroom stand point. How can I get even the most stubborn student to join my chapter?
• How do you get a stubborn student to do Math Homework? FFA is the laboratory of leadership development in agricultural education. Membership can be "optional", but involvement is not.
• Can I use my time as a Learning Group Leader (LGL) for Outdoor school towards my 80 hours even after counting other hours as a counselor? 
• Yes
• I am curious about how the upcoming issue chat will go on Thursday
• It will be great!
• How do we sign up for the Teach Ag Society ATA Quiz Bowl Team?
• Talk to Laura Sankey Rice (sankey@psu.edu)
• How do we sign up for FLC?
• Talk to a 2014 Student Teacher
• The Three Theories
• http://psuaee311.blogspot.com/2013/08/three-theories-of-adolescent-youth.html
• How NFA and FFA come together..
• Ask on Thursday!
• How the FFA evolve in other countries?
• Great Question...I would LOVE to see what research you could find on this!
• More about FFA History
• https://www.ffa.org/about/whoweare/Pages/History.aspx
• Check out FFA at 50: https://www.ffa.org/documents/ffa_at_50.pdf
• FFA Knowledge CDE
• Different in every state, here are the rules for PA: http://www.paffa.state.pa.us/CDE%20NEW/2014%20CDE/2014%20FFA%20Knowledge.pdf 
• The Big Brother Big Sister Program
• Be sure to ask Morgan Campbell!! Look at the Tuesday Teach Ag Blast!

What did you learn?

1. More information about the History of Ag Ed with Quiz Bowl Review
2. I learned how much more I could learn!
3. I learned many historical facts about FFA, NFA, and Ag Ed in General
4. FFA Stamp was released for the 25th Anniversary of FFA.
5. How to engage students in a fun way.
6. The FFA Band was called "The Mail Order Band"
7. What does the FFA Advisor do
8. How Factors of adolescent development, Theories, and Strategies relate!

How do you want to learn more about?

• Specific roles in a chapter and its officers
• The next two class sessions will help
• How to lead a chapter while also maintaining a classroom?
• Remember, FFA is a part of your curriculum (intra-curricular) thus part of your classroom.
• I want to learn more about creating and implementing an effective FFA officer selection plan.
• The next two class sessions will be great!
• Why does not every state have a chaplain? Why are states getting rid of the thought of prayer?
• I do not think they are getting rid of the thought of prayer or moments of reflections, but I think they are recognizing that it is VERY difficult to prepare students to be respectful of all religions and backgrounds. Remember, there is the separation of church and state. For example, if you are praying at a meeting and the student close's with the phrase, "In Christ's name", how would that make a potential Jewish or Muslim student feel welcome?
• Women in FFA? Why were girls only allowed in FFA Later?
• Bring it up on Thursday!
• What are some strategies to coaching a knowledge CDE?
• Just keep it fun and have repetition. Change up game styles (ie flash cards, jeopardy, etc)
• Agri Corp
• Check out the website: http://agricorps.org/
• I want to learn more about Parli Pro!
• Take AEE 297a with Foster in the Spring! Wednesday nights 4:40-7:00.