AGED 275

Field Experience Requirements

For this course you will be required to complete at least 30 hours interacting with students in a public school agricultural education program. Those taking the class in the spring have the option of completing these hours during January. The following process must be followed (failure to complete each step will mean that any hours will NOT count and will have to be repeated).

1. Email Dr. Buttles with the name of the school and teacher where you want to go.
2. Dr. Buttles replies with a Yes/No. If No, go back to step 1.
3. Contact the teacher, explain the requirement, and ask if it will be OK to work with her/him.
4. The teacher sends a FAX or email to Dr. Buttles confirming that it is OK.
5. Schedule your first visit

Field Experience Expectations:

1. Complete a total of at least 30 hours of work in the PK-12 classroom setting or the equivalent (FFA events, SAE activities, field trips, or other ag program sponsosored events coordinated by the teacher).
   • At least 3 hours must be spent with Elementary (K-6) age students. This can be completed as part of Farm Day on Friday, April 17 2009
   • At least 3 hours must be spent with FFA activities. This can be completed as part of Ag Tech on Saturday, March 28 2009
2. Complete a journal entry for every visit to the school.
3. Write a final reflective paper.
4. Get your cooperating teacher(s) to sign the verification and evaluation form and mail it to Dr. Buttles

Verification and Evaluation Form (print, fill in the required information and log of hours, prepare an envelope with our Ag Ed Department address and a stamp, and give to the teacher to complete).

Details on the Journal Requirement

Additional Resources

Course Syllabus

Paper Requirements and Rubric