Strategies for Teaching Youth
Course Description
Synthesis of principles of teaching and learning as they influence learning activities of youth (K-college) in formal and informal environments within the agricultural, consumer and environmental sciences: psychological aspects of learning, student-centered approaches to learning, course and program planning and development, creating teaching plans, instructing students in laboratory settings, techniques for evaluating student learning, strategies for management of learners in positive learning environments, motivating learners, equipping educators with strategies for effective self-reflective teaching behaviors.
Upon completion of Ag Ed 420, students will be able to:
- To examine the psychological aspects of learning and consider implications for providing classroom and laboratory instruction in agriculture;
- To analyze the components of problem-based teaching and compare this method to the learning process;
- To evaluate different teaching styles based on the philosophical views of the educator and the effectiveness of various teaching methods and functions based on the needs of the learners;
- To analyze learner motivation as a psychological concept and devise procedures for significantly enhancing motivation;
- To analyze the effectiveness of various teaching techniques and evaluate teaching performances;
- To prepare comprehensive, problem-based content and process teaching plans;
- To analyze techniques for providing application of what is taught and learned;
- To examine strategies for evaluating learner performance;
- To evaluate strategies for managing learner behavior and create a personal environmental management plan; and
- To analyze the unique aspects of laboratory instruction and management and identify implications of teaching.
Credit Hours: 4 hours UG or Grad
