University of Idaho Agricultural Education, Leadership, and Communications

Homecoming Week is Upon Us! Dr. Jeremy Falk Check out the link and be  http://www.uidaho.edu/news/news-articles/news-releases/101615-homecoming2015   taken to the University of Idaho Homecoming site. You’ll find a wonderful schedule of events for the week – including the Vandal Jingle Competition on Wednesday evening, and the Serpentine that leads to the Bonfire Rally on Friday night. This year’s theme for Homecoming is, “A Hero’s Homecoming.” A “must” will be to participate in or watch the Homecoming Parade on Saturday at 10am on Main Street. It’s hosted by our four ROTC units; certainly fitting of the title of Heroes. Grab a friend and a cup of coffee and cheer on the floats before the football game at 2pm! Wear your Vandal clothing all week, or at least show your Vandal Spirit every chance you get. Brush up on the fight song – this is a great week to use it! Glad to have you all as Vandals… now go out there and be a Vandal!! 

2015 PTE New Teacher Workshop By: Dr. Jeremy Falk First-year Professional-Technical Education (PTE) teachers in Idaho attended a workshop on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 8-9 in the University of Idaho Water Center in Boise, Idaho. Twelve participants are beginning Agriculture & Natural Resources teachers. Teachers are either first-year teachers, or continuing teachers who are new to Idaho. Jeremy Falk from the department of Agricultural & Extension Education at University of Idaho was a facilitator for the workshop. Guest speakers for the Agriculture Teachers included Glen Orthel and Ben Meyer, who each helped identify strategies and resources for funding programs, managing an FFA chapter, and developing a plan of professional growth. Will Schumaker, West Ada School district Ag Teacher, also served as a panelist to decode classroom management. 

University of Idaho Heads to the Western Region Conference By: Dr. Jeremy Falk Faculty members from University of Idaho Agricultural and Extension Education recently attended the Western Region Conference for the American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE). The conference was held in Corvallis, OR from Sept. 14-17 on the campus of Oregon State University. Dr. Falk joined presented his research about coaching behaviors of FFA advisors, and also presented a professional development workshop on recruiting efforts for the Teach Ag campaign. AAAE is a professional organization for the development of agricultural education, extension, leadership and communication. Membership is comprised of professors and graduate students and topics of presentation are sought to further the impact of agricultural education.

    UI Agricultural Education Students Promote “Teach Ag” in Washington D.C. By: Cody Beus University of Idaho senior students Ty Gramley and Cody Beus both Agricultural Education majors joined twenty other future agriscience teachers in Washington, D.C. as a part of the 2015 National Teach Ag Day celebration.  The future agriscience teachers were from universities across the country and were selected from a pool of nationwide candidates to participate in the Future Agriscience Teacher symposium. The event consisted of 14 hours of professional development training, including instruction on inquiry-based teaching methods by DuPont National Agriscience Teacher Ambassadors, classroom management, and developing engaging lessons.  In addition to professional development, attendees met with U.S. Department of Education officials, toured Washington, D.C. landmarks, and were featured during the National Teach Ag Day live broadcast from the American Farm Bureau ...