The Owl Tales Podcast

On the 37th episode of the Owl Tales Podcast:  - The Kentucky Teacher's Conference -What are you an expert in? -The Olympics Let's Go.

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Mackenzie Wright of Carroll County High School joins us for the second and third round of the Christmas Candy Tournament.

James Kash joins us to decide the first round winners of the Christmas Candy Bracket!

Welcome back (again!) to The Owl Tales Podcast.  This episode will set up a contest we will have going on for the next couple of weeks! Listen for details!     We also discuss Christmas movies and talk about why we've been taking a break the last couple of months.

On this episode of the Owl Tales Podcast we get serious about....money. And Benefits. It's fascinating. Enjoy!

On this episode of The Owl Tales Podcast we mainly talk walking, and walking and walking and walking and walking. We also got into the start of school a little bit, amongst a few other things. Listen. You won't be sorry.

This episode was recorded as a "test" episode in July of 2019, a much simpler and more innocent time.  A time when people gathered in public places in brotherhood and harmony.     You may notice some things that are different, but this was Owl Tales in its infancy, when we hadn't even really begun.  Now, we present this lost episode as a gift to you.   Enjoy!

On this episode of the Owl Tales Podcast we dive into: -Virtual teachers conference -Watermelon -Mysterious seeds -The virtual 5K and 100 mile challenges And lots more!

Who is the secret guest? Listen to find out!  We discuss: -Virtual State Convention -Quarantine -Lewis' upcoming PD -Substitute teachers -Board games -Fireworks

It's been about 6 weeks since our last episode so we are glad to be back! We talk about a lot of things including: -Quarantine activities/pet peeves - Fried Cornbread - Dole Whip substitutes - Summer - Binomial nomenclature: Desert Locust - Plus a lot more!

Update on Baby Logan School Greenhouse Sales Lewis Hooked on Tik Tok Binomial Nomenclature:  Hummingbird  Lewis Lactation Consulting

Open the Barbershop KY Tobacco Ending COVID-19 Binomial Nomenclature- Bearcat Pick a Middle Name for Logan Mink

Bloopers with Lewis Story on Lewis applying/not applying for jobs Don't Break your curfew Pro's/Cons of Teaching your own Children Binomial Nomenclature with Lewis Kalanchoe Drag Queen Convention

Episode Details: Covid 19 NTI Instruction Binomial Nomenclature with Lewis Nelson County National News

On this episode of the Owl Tales Podcast we discuss  wide variety of topics including: -The weather! -Stuffed animals -The National Farm Machinery Show -Fried bologna & logging -Tall Fescue: The Wonder Grass -Let's set up a booth! -National FFA sends out plaques for National Convention -Meeting with elected officials -Lewis finds some gray hairs -A new social media challenge! -Binomial nomenclature: Ghost Pepper

Welcome to season 2 of The Owl Tales Podcast!  Sorry we've been on such a long break, but that means we have lots to talk about including: - Lewis's new house - Bell Ringers - Long John Silver's - Self-awareness - Matt's new job - Matt and Lewis put on a play - Fighting chickens - James Kash's checkbook - Binomial nomenclature: Groundhog

You all have heard so much about him and now he has finally come on the podcast- Sam Evans.  Sam is an agriculture teacher at Franklin Simpson High School in south central Kentucky and goes way back with Daniel and Matt. We discussed a lot of things inlcuding:  - Ag Ed Winter PD - Sam goes in the wrong restroom - How Sam got into Ag Education and how he met his wife - Student teaching - The UK days - Community service projects - Classes at UK - Teaching at Franklin-Simpson, including a couple of funny stories - The time Sam, Matt and Daniel applied for the same job - Binomial Nomenclature: Burley tobacco and goldenrod  

This episode is the conclusion of our interview with Matt Chaliff and includes: - Chaliff's former students - Delegation - High School days - Working with the state government - Working with state officers - Problems with window chalk - State officer team lies - Mr. Hayes' three wives - Binomial nomenclature: reindeer, mistletoe, douglas fir - High School Latin - What the kids want for Christmas

On this episode of the Owl Tales Podcast we finally get around to re-capping the NAAE convention and discuss: - How expensive it is to be in California - PD at the convention - Riding in a Tesla - Hollywood - Trader Sam's - Goofy's Kitchen - The XLR8 program - Binomial Nomenclature: Poinsettia AND Holly - Lewis' depth of knowledge - Matt Chaliff's background in Ag. Education The rest of our interview will be available next Monday!

On this episode of Owl Tales we invited Matt's former student Cori Quesenberry on to discuss her upcoming student teaching appearance as well as: - Pigeon Forge and Go-Karts - Re-capping the interview with Mr. Hayes - Social media polls and Thanksgiving side dishes - The upcoming NAAE convention - Cori's feelings about beginning student teaching - A shoutout to Mr. Orville Bennett - More feelings about student teaching - What is pH? - Advice for student teachers - Cori tells a couple of stories - Binomial nomenclature: Common Opossum

This episode features the second part of our interview with Jeff Hayes and includes: - Daniel does yard work for Mr. Hayes - Lewis moves bricks and talks about English - Binomial Nomenclature 1: Bobwhite Quail - Mr. Hayes locks himself out of his house - The biggest "character" Mr. Hayes ever taught - Binomial Nomenclature 2: Wild Turkey - Ms. Hayes joins in on the fun - Mr. Hayes tells his biggest secret about teaching - A few more tales about Mr. Hayes

Everyone has heard so much about "The Godfather" Mr. Jeff Hayes.  Well, we finally got around to interviewing him.  This will be a two part episode and we start out with: - Mr. Hayes' background as a student - His time at the University of Kentucky - Teaching Ag at Cawood High School - The 3 Circle Model - Cooked Possum - Experiences with students - A compliment for Lewis, Daniel and Matt - The time our friend Mark went to the wrong floor at the hotel

Okay, just right up front all 3 of us owe you a sincere apology. We forgot to mention Dole Whip on this episode.  We will not make excuses, but will try to be better moving forward.  We did talk about: - The return of Suburban Cowgirl - A Thanksgiving Story - Gravy - Recent polls and an update on our Cold Prickly - A big announcement - Land Judging - Field Trip Suggestions - The Exotic Feline Rescue Center - Binomial Nomenclature: Thornless Honeylocust

On episode 12 of the Owl Tales Podcast, we recap the 92nd National FFA Convention with: - An apology about the Downtown Indy Steak 'n Shake - An overall food review of the convention - Results from the CDE/LDE picking contest - Two near death experiences - Security issues at the ICC and Lucas Oil Stadium - Our opinions on the new format for the sessions - A very "cold prickly" about National FFA - The hypnotist show - Binomial Nomenclature with Lewis: Dawn Redwood

Time to preview National Convention!  Listen in as Lewis returns to the show and we talk all things Indianapolis including: - What Lewis has been up to. - Our picks to win some of the National CDEs and LDEs.  (Please do not use these for gambling purposes). - What we love about National Convention - Food suggestions in Indianapolis - What happens when students rip their pants - Our favorite things to do while visiting Indy - Panhandlers - Binomial Nomenclature with Lewis: Giant Panda

On the tenth episode of the Owl Tales Podcast we replace Lewis with Ms. Grace Clark who is running for National FFA Office.   -We discuss Grace's background and how she got involved in Ag. Ed. and FFA -What it is like to run for national office -Learning in a Sam Evans led classroom -The National Agronomy CDE and competing at National Convention -An extensive discussion about Dole Whip -A few other thoughts on National Convention -Binomial Nomenclature without Lewis

This week the Owl Tales podcast is about to fall apart due to sickness and chigger bites but we're still here doing what we do best. We talk about: - Some interesting pranks at Western Hills High School - Professional Development for Ag. Teachers - Environmental Science Camp in Eastern Kentucky - The Kentucky Master Agriculture Teachers Program - CASE Curriculum - A cringe-worthy story from opening session at the summer KACTE conference a few years back - Binomial Nomenclature: False Aralia

On episode 1.8 there is a lot to get to including: - We review podcast events that have happened lately, including a couple of recent Twitter polls. - Balancing other responsibilities outside of work. - Bringing the family along with you as you fulfill your duties as an Ag. Teacher. - Mr. Hayes and Lewis have another epic SAE visit. - The first in a series of Ag. Teacher Pranks in honor of "Trick or Treat". - Binomial Nomenclature: Sweetgum Tree  

Episode 1.7 was once again hosted at the Kentucky FFA Leadership Training Center with Agriculture Teachers James Kash (Menifee County), Ashley Rogers (Nicholas County) and Darilyn Hamilton (Spencer County).  During this episode: - Lewis does a Charles Barkley impersonation - Ashley gets attacked by a parrot - James' SAE visit to a coyote farm - Daniel's experiences with SAE visits in Owen County - Favorite FFA Camp memories including: --Matt hits a half court shot -- Daniel's teeth get knocked out -- James has spider bites -- Darilyn goes down a waterslide -- Lewis tries to arrest Ashley -- Lewis goes swimming   And, of course, our new feature: Binomial Nomenclature with Lewis  

The Owl Tales crew was at the Kentucky FFA Rising Sun Conference at the FFA Leadership Training Center in Hardinsburg, KY this weekend and was able to interview Lindsay Wayne.  Lindsay is an Agricultural Educator at Taylor County High School.  Here are some of the topics: - Further details about our contest on Teach Ag Day (September 19th) - A comment that was left for Lewis on the Apple Podcast app - Matt Chaliff's lettuce - Lindsay's stories about teaching with her brother, Ryan Williams - A potential candidate for the 2023 Kentucky Governor election - Porcupine eggs and board stretchers - Lindsay's memories of teaching at Scott County - Pet snakes in the classroom - How awesome custodians are - An introduction to our first ever recurring segment: Binomial Nomenclature with Lewis.

The 5th episode of Owl Tales is our first ever via Skype, hopefully you enjoy mediocre sound quality! During the episode we wanted to highlight Teach Ag Day by sharing some memories of our favorite Agriculture Teachers Mr. Jeff Hayes and Mr. Roy Reynolds!  Here are some of the highlights of the episode: - Our theory on why we received a two-star rating on our podcast on Apple Podcasts - Recent twitter polls we conducted - Teach Ag Day on September 19th - How all of us decided to pursue Ag. Education as a career - What Mr. Hayes & Mr. Reynolds mean to all of us - The time Mr. Hayes drove on a side walk in Lexington - Lewis's SAE visits with Mr. Hayes - Exciting times in the classroom and at camp with Mr. Reynolds - The first ever Owl Tales contest!

On this episode of Owl Tales we have our second part of the interview with Toni Myers which took place on 8/23/19.  During the course of the episode we covered: - Land Judging in Oklahoma City - Lamb Fries/Castration - Advice for new teachers - Tenacious Toni and her student teachers

On the third episode of Owl Tales, we interview Agriculture Teacher Toni Myers at her home in Harrodsburg, KY.  This interview will be posted in two episodes and in the first episode we discuss: - Exactly what Toni Myers does for a living - Yoga - The Kentucky Castle - Toni's background in Ag. Education - State Fair re-cap - Toni's trip to Hawaii - The time Toni tried to hook Matt up with a girlfriend - Christmas floats

Okay so, Episode 1.2 was recorded immediately after episode 1.1 so your hosts got a little slap happy.  However, we covered some very important topics such as: - The time Daniel, Lewis and Mr. Jeff Hayes went to a job interview together.  - What our first days of teaching were like. - Advice for teaching who are having their first ever first day. - Necessary school supplies for the first day of school. - The 127 yard sale. - The Kentucky State Fair (including food recommendations) - The Academy Award winning film "Ivy League Farmer" - And much more!

In the very first episode of Owl Tales, you will be introduced to 3 Agriculture Teachers from Kentucky who want to share their love of Agricultural Education.  We will also be diving into: - The fact that we all grew up from Rockcastle County Kentucky - What we want to accomplish with the podcast - What Agricultural Education is like in Kentucky - What our wives think about the fact that we are doing a podcast Be sure the follow our Twitter account @owltales podcast, as well as our Facebook Page!

Owl Tales is a podcast for Agriculture teachers, hosted by Agriculture teachers.