Showing posts with label Ag Careers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ag Careers. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

February 11, 2016 - Careers in Agriculture and the Food Industry: The role of #AgEdu Hosted by PA Dept of Ag

Host: 

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (@PAAgriculture)

Guided by:

Scott J. Sheely, CWDP
Special Assistant for Workforce Development
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

Topic: 

Careers in Agriculture and the Food Industry: The role of #AgEdu

Storify Archive: 


https://storify.com/RCMcLean/teachagchat 


Questions:

#Q1: In #AgEdu, how can we help prepare students for a wide diversity of career pathways with different skill demands?
#Q2: Should #AgEdu be academic/college focused or careers/vocational focused?
#Q3: How do we get more ag and food employers engaged in #AgEdu?
#Q4: How do #SAEs provide a framework for #Work-Based Learning?
#Q5: Beyond #SAEs, what are other best practices of  #Work-Based Learning in  #AgEdu programming you do or have seen?
#Q6: As members of the #TeachAg community, do you feel prepared to provide ag and food career guidance to your students?

#Q7: What are some good career guidance resources that you use in #AgEdu?  Where are the gaps where you need more information?

Friday, January 29, 2016

2015 Fall Chat Line Up



Date
Topic
Storify Artifact
Reflective Blogs
December 3rd
What attitudes and dispositions do we need to cultivate in students for 21st century agriculture careers?
November 12th
Fostering new innovative skill sets in agricultural mechanics education
November 5th
Integrating place-based environmental education in school based agricultural education to improve environmental literacy!
October 22nd
Opportunities and challenges with technology in regarding school based agricultural education!
October 15th
What is the role of secondary agricultural education in preparing students for successful careers after graduation?