Podcasts about owl pellets

In this exciting episode of Birds of a Feather Talk Together, we dive into the fascinating world of the Gambel's Quail – a stunning bird spotted by RJ and Amanda during their recent trip to Sedona, Arizona. With John's Arizona roots, this bird-focused adventure made for the perfect topic, and trust us, it's one you won't want to miss!But that's not all – we also answer an intriguing listener question about owl pellets discovered at a flower farm in Illinois. Tune in for a mix of birdwatching tips, fun facts, and expert insights you can only get from Birds of a Feather Talk Together.

The Weekend Whassup for Friday 1/17/2024! The Point keeps you connected to the top 12 things happening around Sheboygan this weekend! (Shout out to the other local radio stations that use this list for their own benefit!) There’s public ice skating at Sheboygan’s Lakers Ice Center tonight (Friday) from 8-10. And Sunday at 1:30! https://www.sheboyganlakershockey.com/publicskating The SCIO Sheboygan Winter Farmers Market happens the 1st and 3rd Saturdays through April at First Congregational Church in Sheboygan. https://www.sheboygancountyinterfaith.org/farmers-market/ Sharpen your winter driving skills at Elkhart Lake’s Road America Winter Driving Challenge this weekend! https://www.roadamerica.com/node/870 Winter is the breeding season for owls. Kohler-Andrae State Park invites you to check out Owl Pellets, tomorrow (Saturday) from 11-12:30. https://wxerfm.com/events/461604/ Plymouth Gift of Life is dedicated to helping people within our community who are battling illness or injury. They’re hosting a mini bowling tournament tomorrow (Saturday) at 9 at Amore in Plymouth! https://www.facebook.com/events/527196386860674 VFW Post 9156 in Sheboygan invites you to their 2nd annual Sportsman Banquet. Raffles, chicken, tips and more! https://www.facebook.com/events/377112565407922 Hops Haven in Sheboygan hosts a comedy night tomorrow (Saturday) night at 8! Stand-up comedy to make you ACTUALLY laugh out loud! https://www.facebook.com/events/9238581652819680 The Berkshire Bridal Expo is Sunday from 11-3. Get all the help you need planning your special day! https://theberkshiresheboygan.com/ The 46th annual brat fry and pork raffle is Sunday from 10-5 at the Town Of Scott Community Center in Batavia. Brats, Burgers, German Potato Salad, Beans, and Tortes! Proceeds go towards maintaining the Sheboygan County Trails! https://www.facebook.com/events/591173686859373 The 2nd Annual Soup Cookoff is Sunday from 11-2 at Laack’s Tavern and Ballroom in Johnsonville. Bake sale, raffle tickets and more! https://tinyurl.com/y6zr4zmf Above and Beyond Children's Museum in Sheboygan is hosting a “taproom takeover” Sunday at 3 Sheeps! Make and take, food trucks and family fun for everyone! https://www.facebook.com/events/1110766050319556 Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday from 10-1 at Sheboygan’s Mead Library! Family-friendly activities will take place throughout the children's area at this free drop-in event. https://www.meadpl.org/event/martin-luther-king-day-family-event-27153 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This time I'm interviewing my daughter Astrid Powers, who's only 11 years old. We talk about her first published book about a young skunk named Pewie. Although this was her first published book, she already has two more in the works: Another Pewie adventure ABC's of Dog Breeds Her main goal is to become a dog trainer. Not really a future goal though, as she's already training a service dog for Dogs, Inc. Grab a copy of her book at https://amzn.to/4i8HMsA  Check out her dog business on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thedogsheartranch/    If you want more info on our homeschool setup… Deschooling Your Children https://amzn.to/4g0Dxgw  Teaching in the Weird: Homeschooling with Owl Pellets, Netflix, Borg, and More https://amzn.to/4eSxxWe    --- Check out Dr. Dave's Streams of Income at: www.drdavidpowers.com   www.instagram.com/drdavidpowers  www.youtube.com/@streamsofincomebydrdave  --- Join the Streams of Income community at www.facebook.com/groups/streamsofincomedream  --- Check out Passive Income Engines to find your own Streams of Income at www.SelfCoachYourself.com --- Check out my best-selling books: Rapid Skill Development 101- https://amzn.to/3J0oDJ0 Streams of Income with Ryan Reger- https://amzn.to/3SDhDHg Strangest Secret Challenge- https://amzn.to/3xiJmVO --- This page contains affiliate links. This means that if you click a link and buy one of the products on this page, I may receive a commission (at no extra cost to you!) This doesn't affect our opinions or our reviews. Everything we do is to benefit you as the reader, so all of our reviews are as honest and unbiased as possible. --- #passiveincome #sidehustle #cryptocurrency #richlife  

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Mentoring, coaching, advising, role modeling, sponsorship--what's the big deal? Aren't they all kind of the same thing? Join the Owl Pellets team as we work through the difference, and value, of each different type of relationship in our personal and professional lives.

A co-pilot mentoring relationship builds trust over time, allows both parties to guide the relationship, recognizes conditions will change, embraces communication as essential, and develops as a skill through guidance and commitment. The Owl Pellets team chats about what this means for us both as mentors and mentees.

Ag literacy is an important piece of helping individuals apply what they know about agriculture. Amelia Miller (Michigan Ag In the Classroom) and Brian Warnick (Utah State University) join the Owl Pellets crew to talk about the ways school-based ag ed can engage with younger grade levels, helping students who come into programs with little or no agricultural background, and supporting critical thinking through Ag Literacy. Resources:  https://agclassroom.org/affiliates/programs/ https://agclassroom.org/matrix/ https://www.agliteracy.org/research/assessment/

Cooperating teachers want to be a helpful resource to student teachers. Heather Nesbitt (University of Florida) and Debra Barry (University of Florida) help the Owl Pellets team dig in on organizational best practices for mentoring and closing the gap between demonstration and reflection.    Resources -  EDIS Series: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/WC419 - Introduction https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/WC420 - Social Support https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/WC422 - Professional Support https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/WC423 - Role Modeling   Cooperating Teacher Website: https://www.ufcooperatingteacherssupport.com/

Cooperating teacher and student-teacher relationships are one of the most important elements of the student-teaching experience. Dr. Peyton Sweet Moore (Georgia), Bradley Coleman (Oklahoma State University), Heather Young (University of Florida), J.C. Bunch (University of Florida), and Carla Jagger (University of Florida) join the Owl Pellets crew to talk more about the importance of communicating and navigating expectations set up success for the coop/student-teacher relationship.

Mentoring is a professional working alliance in which individuals work together over time to support the personal and professional growth, development, and success of the relational partners through the providsion of career and psychosocial support. Join the Owl Pellets team and we talk through what that definition means for our mentoring practice to setup our mini-series exploration of the NAP Report: Mentoring in STEMM

Grand challenges in this episode: Preparing Students for Biotechnology Careers About the Challenge The purpose of this project is to leverage a preexisting online professional development resource and its large following of SBA educators to create a more effective model of professional development where teachers engage in immersive experiences in agriculture, capture those experiences via the formats already used by Owl Pellets, and share them with their peers to develop an ever-growing community of practice around grand agricultural challenges founds within teachers' local communities and FANH careers. One of the primary goals of this project is to re-engage SBA educators in the challenges, technology, and work of their local agricultural community – making grand challenges local. Visit the Teach Grand Challenges website. About the Guest Julie Throne - Before teaching I had a 17 year career with the Georgia Department of Agriculture as an inspector. I have a 20 year career in teaching agriculture. Currently I teach Basic Agriscience and Technology, Horticulture/Plant Science, Nursery Landscape, Animal Science/Biotechnology, and Veterinary Science. In 2004 I participated in a plant tissue culture workshop which drew my attention to biotechnology. Since then I have participated in more training, added the principles of biotechnology into my lessons, coordinated workshops, collaborated with researchers, and have had extensive experience in the FFA Agriscience Fair and other science competitions. In my other life, my husband of 33 years and I have a 200 acre beef cattle and meat goat farm. We have three children that have all had experience in exhibiting livestock,  FFA Career Development Events, leadership, and Agriscience Fair. I understand the relevance of staying current with information and technology from a producer's perspective and an industry perspective, as well as how to utilize it to make our industry more productive.

Grand challenge in this episode: The Dairy Dilemma About the Challenge The purpose of this project is to leverage a preexisting online professional development resource and its large following of SBA educators to create a more effective model of professional development where teachers engage in immersive experiences in agriculture, capture those experiences via the formats already used by Owl Pellets, and share them with their peers to develop an ever-growing community of practice around grand agricultural challenges founds within teachers' local communities and FANH careers. One of the primary goals of this project is to re-engage SBA educators in the challenges, technology, and work of their local agricultural community – making grand challenges local. Visit the Teach Grand Challenges website. About the Guest Catlin Goodwin is an Agriculture teacher at Granville Jr./Sr. High School in upstate New York. She earned her BS in Agricultural Education from Wilmington College in Ohio and her MS in Community Sustainability from Michigan State University. Catlin enjoys sharing her interest in the interconnected relationships throughout the agricultural systems with the students in her food science, plant science, and agricultural business classes.

Grand challenge in this episode: The Impacts of Youth Ag on Mental Health and Rehabilitation About the Challenge The purpose of this project is to leverage a preexisting online professional development resource and its large following of SBA educators to create a more effective model of professional development where teachers engage in immersive experiences in agriculture, capture those experiences via the formats already used by Owl Pellets, and share them with their peers to develop an ever-growing community of practice around grand agricultural challenges founds within teachers' local communities and FANH careers. One of the primary goals of this project is to re-engage SBA educators in the challenges, technology, and work of their local agricultural community – making grand challenges local. Visit the Teach Grand Challenges website. About the Guest Terra Eby is a fourth year teacher at Sussex Central High School in Georgetown, DE. Teaching comes to Terra as a second career. She previously worked in the agriculture community for five years before completing the alternate routes to teacher certification program.Terra grew up very involved in 4-H. She always knew that agriculture was her career of choice but was lost in knowing what her fit was. After teaching for three years, she can finally say that she has found her home in agriculture education. She is currently teaching Animal Science and enjoys getting students involved on their school farm. Terra believes there are many “Agfits” or outfits in agriculture. Her goal is to show students how they can fit in agriculture. When Terra is not teaching she enjoys running, going out on her and her husband's boat and each season of life. Terra and her husband Daniel will be welcoming a baby boy in October 2022. She says that things will be a little more of a balancing act between family and work but they are excited for the challenges ahead.

Grand challenge in this episode: Glass of Sunshine About the Challenge The purpose of this project is to leverage a preexisting online professional development resource and its large following of SBA educators to create a more effective model of professional development where teachers engage in immersive experiences in agriculture, capture those experiences via the formats already used by Owl Pellets, and share them with their peers to develop an ever-growing community of practice around grand agricultural challenges founds within teachers' local communities and FANH careers. One of the primary goals of this project is to re-engage SBA educators in the challenges, technology, and work of their local agricultural community – making grand challenges local. Visit the Teach Grand Challenges website. About the Guest Shelby Ball is an agriculture teacher in central Florida and is a graduate of the University of Florida (Go Gators!). She is currently teaching at the same high school where she attended as a student. She considers it one of her greatest honors to be able to serve the same program that helped shape her as a young adult. When not teaching, Shelby enjoys spending time with her dachshund Remington and binging Netflix.

Grand challenges in this episode: Nutrient Loss in Foods and Federal Land Use About the Challenge The purpose of this project is to leverage a preexisting online professional development resource and its large following of SBA educators to create a more effective model of professional development where teachers engage in immersive experiences in agriculture, capture those experiences via the formats already used by Owl Pellets, and share them with their peers to develop an ever-growing community of practice around grand agricultural challenges founds within teachers' local communities and FANH careers. One of the primary goals of this project is to re-engage SBA educators in the challenges, technology, and work of their local agricultural community – making grand challenges local. Visit the Teach Grand Challenges website. About the Guests Carly Chaapel teaches agriculture science in a multi-teacher program in Salem County, New Jersey. She has a Master of Science degree in Sustainable Food Systems from Prescott College. Her specialties  are in food science, sustainable food systems, environmental science, garden management, and yoga for adolescents. With food systems at the intersection of human and environmental health, she encourages her students to critique the current system and create solutions that align ecological wellness with human wellness. When she's not in school, Carly enjoys cooking with fresh produce, gardening, traveling for outdoor adventure, dancing, and spending time with the people and animals she loves. Alisha Neil works at Mountain Ridge High School in Herriman Utah. She is a mother to three children and happily married. She graduated from Utah State University in 2010 with a degree in Agriculture Education and has been working with urban and suburban students in Jordan School District since that time. In her spare time (when there rarely is any) she enjoys reading, working with horses, and baking.

Grand challenge in this episode: The Urban Heat Island Effect About the Challenge The purpose of this project is to leverage a preexisting online professional development resource and its large following of SBA educators to create a more effective model of professional development where teachers engage in immersive experiences in agriculture, capture those experiences via the formats already used by Owl Pellets, and share them with their peers to develop an ever-growing community of practice around grand agricultural challenges founds within teachers' local communities and FANH careers. One of the primary goals of this project is to re-engage SBA educators in the challenges, technology, and work of their local agricultural community – making grand challenges local. Visit the Teach Grand Challenges website. About the Guest Ashlee Gardner was born and raised in the great state of Texas, where she currently resides in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. She earned a Master of Science in Biology from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Tyler.  She is a former high school agriculture science teacher with Dallas ISD, where her school focused on urban agriculture and environmental sustainability. She is now a healthy living research specialist with the Institute of Advancing Health through Agriculture at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center in Dallas.   Her research interests include project-based learning and informal STEM learning. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and trying new foods!

Grand challenge in this episode: Invasive Species - The Ultimate Challenger About the Challenge The purpose of this project is to leverage a preexisting online professional development resource and its large following of SBA educators to create a more effective model of professional development where teachers engage in immersive experiences in agriculture, capture those experiences via the formats already used by Owl Pellets, and share them with their peers to develop an ever-growing community of practice around grand agricultural challenges founds within teachers' local communities and FANH careers. One of the primary goals of this project is to re-engage SBA educators in the challenges, technology, and work of their local agricultural community – making grand challenges local. Visit the Teach Grand Challenges website. About the Guest Melanie Berndtson is a 15 year Agriscience teacher from Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.  She teaches in a single teacher department with courses including animal science, plant science, natural resource management, environmental science, introduction to agriscience, and leadership courses.  She teaches 100 students a year and directs the Grand Canyon FFA chapter.  Melanie is passionate about curriculum development and has worked on several projects creating new educational materials in the small animal science field.  She enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband Greg and her beagles Sonny and Ivan when she is not teaching. 

Grand challenge in this episode: Investigating Sustainable Practices in Agriculture, Food and the Environment About the Challenge The purpose of this project is to leverage a preexisting online professional development resource and its large following of SBA educators to create a more effective model of professional development where teachers engage in immersive experiences in agriculture, capture those experiences via the formats already used by Owl Pellets, and share them with their peers to develop an ever-growing community of practice around grand agricultural challenges founds within teachers' local communities and FANH careers. One of the primary goals of this project is to re-engage SBA educators in the challenges, technology, and work of their local agricultural community – making grand challenges local. Visit the Teach Grand Challenges website. About the Guest Joe Ramstad grew up in Forest Lake, Minnesota just north of the Twin Cities metro without any farm or direct agricultural experiences but took his first agricultural education course as a freshman and was instantly hooked! His experiences in high school inspired him to become an agricultural education teacher. He earned his undergraduate degrees in Agricultural Education and Agricultural Communication & Marketing from the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities and graduated in 2019. Since then, he has been teaching agricultural education to students in grades 5 through 12, engaging them in a variety of courses ranging from advanced welding to veterinary science. He is also currently working on his Masters of Science in Agricultural Education and Communication from the University of Florida. Sustainability is a cornerstone discussion topic that finds its way into nearly every class Joe teaches. Outside of teaching, Joe enjoys being outdoors, grilling foods and traveling!

Grand challenge in this episode: Food Banks About the Challenge The purpose of this project is to leverage a preexisting online professional development resource and its large following of SBA educators to create a more effective model of professional development where teachers engage in immersive experiences in agriculture, capture those experiences via the formats already used by Owl Pellets, and share them with their peers to develop an ever-growing community of practice around grand agricultural challenges founds within teachers' local communities and FANH careers. One of the primary goals of this project is to re-engage SBA educators in the challenges, technology, and work of their local agricultural community – making grand challenges local. Visit the Teach Grand Challenges website. About the Guest Lindsey Garner completed a Bachelor of Science from Michigan State University in Environmental Studies and Agriscience in 2015 and then completed a Master of Arts Degree from Michigan State University in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education in 2020. Lindsey started her journey as an agriculture, food and natural resource teacher in Michigan in 2016. She currently teaches at an urban career and technical center where she sees the impact of food inequity everyday with her own students and wanted to develop teaching resources for those who wondered where all of their donated foods came from to help raise awareness of those who go hungry.

Grand challenge in this episode: Solving the Agriculture Labor Shortage About the Challenge The purpose of this project is to leverage a preexisting online professional development resource and its large following of SBA educators to create a more effective model of professional development where teachers engage in immersive experiences in agriculture, capture those experiences via the formats already used by Owl Pellets, and share them with their peers to develop an ever-growing community of practice around grand agricultural challenges founds within teachers' local communities and FANH careers. One of the primary goals of this project is to re-engage SBA educators in the challenges, technology, and work of their local agricultural community – making grand challenges local. Visit the Teach Grand Challenges website. About the Guests Ethan Dado is a fourth year agriculture, food, and natural resources (AFNR) educator and FFA advisor in Mankato, MN. Dado's first year of teaching was also the recreation of the Mankato AFNR and FFA programming. Since the program's inception, Dado has led the program from 40 to over 350 students and the program has been recognized at the local and state level. Dado has been selected as the Minnesota Association of Career and Technical Education Administrators, “Teacher of the Year” as well as the Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators, “Teacher Turn the Key” recipient. Outside of teaching, Dado enjoys traveling, hiking, volleyball, and spending time with his family and friends.  

Grand challenges in this episode: Beef Cattle Awareness and Food Inequity About the Challenge The purpose of this project is to leverage a preexisting online professional development resource and its large following of SBA educators to create a more effective model of professional development where teachers engage in immersive experiences in agriculture, capture those experiences via the formats already used by Owl Pellets, and share them with their peers to develop an ever-growing community of practice around grand agricultural challenges founds within teachers' local communities and FANH careers. One of the primary goals of this project is to re-engage SBA educators in the challenges, technology, and work of their local agricultural community – making grand challenges local. Visit the Teach Grand Challenges website. About the Guests Lacie Darnell is an agricultural education teacher at Norwich High School in Norwich, Kansas. Lacie has been an agricultural educator for the last eight years, with experience in southwest and south central Kansas. Lacie grew up in a small town, in which her family owned a large beef operation outside of Anthony, Kansas. From a young age, Lacie learned to love and appreciate the ranching lifestyle and has many fond memories of the farm in her childhood. From there, Lacie began being active in FFA which led her to her career in agricultural education. Her passions include agriculture awareness, specifically with animal agriculture, as well as plant and soil systems. Outside of teaching, she enjoys spending time with her fiancé, step daughter, dogs, gardening/landscaping, and attending sporting events. Dr. Tiffany G. Morey is an agricultural educator and change agent from New Jersey. She holds a B.S. in Animal Science from Rutgers University-Cook College, an M.Ed. in Agricultural Education from the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education, and a PhD in Agricultural and Extension Education from The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Morey has a passion for educating others on where their food comes from, exploring ways to provide people with locally grown produce to create healthier and more nutritious meals, and helping to solve food accessibility, equality, and equity issues in her community. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her horse, volunteering at a therapeutic horseback riding program, running, cooking, and spending time with her family.

The Owl Pellets crew chats about learning across the lifespan in the final episode of the How People Learn series.

The Owl Pellets crew discusses a new take of motivation in this episode of the How People Learn series.

In this episode, Oklahoma State's Courtney Brown and Lauren Cline join the Owl Pellets crew to discuss shifting the conversation about what diversity brings to agriculture. Students left a course about African Americans in agriculture feeling empowered, able to connect, knowledgeable, ready to engage in hard conversations, and curious Nervous about entering this conversation? Start with your own education! Check out the Legacy of the New Farmers of America or Crucial Conversations. Think about how you can shift your perspective rather than leaning in closer to what you already know to learn more. Much of the conversation about what diversity brings to agriculture focuses on efficiency and production. Let's shift the conversation to value the people and their human dignity.

In this episode, the Owl Pellets crew chats with Oregon State's Dr. Haley Traini about the managing expectations and how ag. teachers do it all. Teachers often look successful on the outside, but aren't satisfied on the inside as they try to meet real and perceived expectations. There is real challenge in trying to sift through the available opportunities without engaging in everything. Rethinking expectations happens at every level; have a conversation with someone who can work with you to move the needle today.

The Owl Pellets crew discusses memory, specifically the systems and distinct processes associated with memory that contribute to learning.

The Owl Pellets crew discusses the developing brain and what that means for facilitating learning.

The Owl Pellets crew continue the discussion on "how people learn" with learning types.

Tell us 1 thing you like about yourself. What movie has the best soundtrack? Portland has its first East End food truck lottery. Game 1 NBA Finals tonight! Both Johnny Depp and his ex-wife, Amber Heard defamed each other. Jada Pinkett Smith, has made a direct statement about the Oscars' slap. Kim Kardashian says she would eat poop. TBT - Remember dissecting owl pellets?

Here's this week's Best of the Best Rewind! Are the winning CDE teams the only students really winning? How does losing, and how we treat losing, shape our students? Listen in as the Owl Pellets team talks about getting the most out of being losers (a topic Brian, Marshall, Kate, and Mike know all too much about)!

Stacy Bell was preparing to become a teacher when an experiential lesson in one of her education classes transformed her approach to teaching and learning. Her encounter with owl pellets has impacted countless elementary and middle school students during her nearly three-decade teaching career.

Tune in to the Owl Pellets team and Nathan Conner as they discuss Science Efficacy!

Even without COVID, we all welcome ideas for activities to do with our kids during the summer. Anne shares easy projects primarily using household items, and most with minimal preparation.

Listen in as Dr. Travis Park talks to the Owl Pellets team about students from minority populations and how we can best serve all students. 

Are the winning CDE teams the only students really winning? How does losing, and how we treat losing, shape our students? Listen in as the Owl Pellets team talks about getting the most out of being losers (a topic Brian, Marshall, Kate, and Mike know all too much about)!

There are all sorts of ways to become an ag teacher, but some have been more popular that others. Is there really a difference in the quality of an ag teacher based on how they got their license? Listen in as Dr. Adam Marx talks with the Owl Pellets team about the ag ed in crowd!

Listen in as the Owl Pellets team talks about career prep, our ag roots, and the role of SAE in today's ag ed programs. 

Listen in as Haley Traini chats with the male side of the Owl Pellets team about teacher expectations! Kate didn't make it to this one, she was busy trying to do all the things for all the people... 

- Lakeside, Ohio- Super Summer week 2- Archception- Rainbow chicken nugget- Sugar cone filled with owl pellets- Captain Obvious Man & Sarcasm Kid- Fish stick- Firefighters- Chimp with T-Rex arms- Rifled through stuff- Psychology- Rugby with a jellyfish sandwich & gogurt - Slashing tires with a gravy boat- Caillou- Glue sniffer & butter churner- Fuego!

Listen in as Dr. Marshall Swafford from Eastern New Mexico State University talks with the Owl Pellets team about best practices when working with students who are members of Native American tribes. 

And I think I’m gonna start reading more of the field descriptions out loud, which probably means I’ll be birding by myself.

Listen in as Dr. Hasselquist talks to the Owl Pellets team about the often forgotten full picture of agricultural literacy. 

In this episode, we discuss the stigmatization of mental health issues by people with mental health issues, discussing mental health with your children, holding on to old issues, trying to be strong and more. VM: 916-572-9016 Email: BlacknUnburdened@gmail.com Twitter: @UnburdenedPod Intro & Outro music: As Colorful As Ever - Broke For Free --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unburdened/support

The Owl Pellets crew - Brian, Kate, and Marshall sit down with Gary Moore from North Carolina State University to discuss a website he and his colleagues have developed to help ag teachers make FFA history come alive.

The Owl Pellet Crew - Kate, Marshall, and Brian - speak with Misty Lambert and Aaron McKim from Oregon State University about how agriculture teachers should "illuminate" the science of agriculture in the classroom/laboratory, FFA, and SAE activities.  They provide us all with some great tips on how to do this and how to talk about it with other teachers, administrators, and our students.

The Owl Pellets crew talks about Experiential Learning -- it is NOT just about doing stuff.  We discuss the 4 roles that ag teachers should have as we guide our students through experiential learning activities in the classroom, the laboratory, FFA activities, and SAEs. This is the first is a series of podcasts about experiential learning.  Great practical tips on simple ideas teachers can start doing in the classroom today to make their lives easier and help students meet higher levels of achievement.

In this podcast the Owl Pellets crews speaks with Dr. Joy Rumble about talking with our students about GMOs.  We also discuss a framework to help better prepare teams for CDEs such as Prepared Public Speaking, Ag Issues, and Ag Sales as well as how to host a discussion with parents and community members about GMOs.

Our guest, Dr. Tyson Sorenson, talks about Work-Family Life Balance and how we as Ag Teachers can give the best of ourselves to both our families and our agricultural education programs.  The interview is filled with tips that ag teachers - new and veteran - can apply.

During this episode we speak with Janyel Smith, an early career teacher at Lakewood Ranch High School in Bradenton, FL about an activity she uses to introduce CDEs to her new students.

During this episode we speak with Richard Horn, a 14-year teaching veteran at Graves County High School in Mayfield, KY about preparing your students and yourself for National FFA Convention.