University of Idaho Agricultural Education, Leadership, and Communications

To celebrate the past, present, and future agriculture educators a group of students passionate about teaching agriculture came together on September 20, 2018, to celebrate National Teach Ag Day. The Department of Agricultural and Extension Education hosted an afterparty event that shared with student’s fun ways to implement Virtual Reality into the classroom. In addition to the 16 attendees from the University of Idaho, students from Oregon State University, Penn State University, and Kansas State University joined the fun via conference calls. Needless to say, the event was a hit! The event was split into two parts. The first was an interactive lesson from a Doceo Center intern, Farahan, about virtual reality glasses and using google maps in the classroom. Google glasses were provided to all participants so they could learn firsthand the benefits of such technology. In the second part, students heard from Alan Willmore, Jerome High School agriculture teacher, on how he uses virt...

This fall the AEE department is welcoming two new graduate students to the program.  F eel free to stop by their office in the AEE building and say hello! Anna Pratt I  am originally from Blackfoot, ID where I grew up on a beef cattle operation. While I love teaching in a classroom, there are many issues facing agricultural and general education that I would like to commit my life to addressing. To help accomplish that I want to learn more about research and how to analyze large issues effectively. Samantha Roberts Hello, my name is Samantha Roberts and I am from Kuna, Idaho. I decided to pursue a graduate degree in Agriculture Education because I have a passion for teaching children about agriculture through 4-H. I want to obtain a career as a 4-H Extension Educator to fulfill this passion. My thesis is about parental involvement in youth extension programs, and I hope to find the best ways to get parents involved in their child's extracurricul...

Photo Credit: Carol Ryan Dumas, Capital Press Agricultural Educators Embrace Future Teachers http://www.capitalpress.com/FFA/20160410/agricultural-educators-embrace-future-teachers#.Vwv7akQ34TQ.facebook      Check out this article, written by Carol Ryan Dumas of the Capital Press, upon visiting with AEE faculty and students during Idaho FFA's State Leadership Conference in Twin Falls last week!