Practicum in Agricultural and Extension Education AEE 641   Objectives

AEE 641 will serve as a substitute for student teaching on your licensure plan. You will be visited three times during the semester to observe your teaching performance and to provide feedback that will hopefully be helpful to you as a teacher. In addition, other abilities normally associated with student teaching will be assessed. The following objectives will provide the focus for this course.

1. The ability to plan for and deliver instruction in Agricultural Education

2. The ability to identify and cope with variations in student abilities and basic skills.

3. The ability to effectively manage a classroom and/or lab setting and deal with student behavior problems.

4. The ability to organize an appropriate course of study.

5. The ability to identify an utilize school and community resources.

6. Establish realistic expectations for improving the agriculture program, including student recruitment and retention of students.

7. The ability to develop cooperative working relationships with fellow teachers and school administrators.

8. The ability to effectively develop and supervise students' agricultural experience programs.

9. The ability to supervise and advise the student youth organization (FFA).

10. The ability to assess student ability and to evaluate student performance.

11. The ability to manage time effectively in order to carry out the responsibilities of a teacher of agriculture.

12. The ability to manage a budget for the agricultural program.

A University Supervisor will visit you at least three days during the semester to observe you teach. You should not plan anything special for those days, but please schedule exams only when absolutely necessary.

In order to satisfactorily complete the course, you will need to produce evidence that you have mastered each of the objectives above. Objectives 1, 2, and 3 will be discussed during each visit in addition to the three identified objectives for that visit. Materials which show achievement of the objectives being addressed should be submitted at the time of the visit. Samples of only your best work should be supplied. On the last visit all samples of evidence should be submitted in an indexed portfolio style notebook. This notebook can be used as the framework for your master's portfolio if you are pursuing a master's degree.