The Art and Science of Teaching Agriculture: Four Keys to Dynamic Learning is a 240-page methods of teaching book. Specifically, it is a collection of thoughts, best practices, strategies, and techniques for planning, delivering, and assessing teaching and learning. This resource is assembled from among the best teaching professors in agricultural communication, education, and leadership in America. The authors offer the opportunity to build confidence in planning, delivering, and assessing the depths of the variables inherent in learning for secondary and postsecondary educators in both formal and nonformal educational environments.
You will quickly grasp the four fundamental keys of solid, basic, time-tested formal and nonformal teaching: Laying the Foundation, Connecting with Students, Designing Instruction, and Applying Learning. These keys are shared with you through the unique voices of the authors to provide a multiperspective approach to teaching.
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How to access this bookThe main landing page for this book is https://doi.org/10.21061/teachagriculture.The open textbook is freely available online in multiple formats, including: PDF, ePub, and Pressbooks.A paperback print version (in color) is available for order here.
ISBNsISBN (PDF): 978-1-957213-71-2ISBN (Pressbooks): 978-1-957213-72-9ISBN (EPUB): 978-1-957213-70-5ISBN (print): 978-1-957213-66-8
Table of contents
- The Discipline of Agricultural Education
- Psychology of Learning
- Principles of Teaching and Learning
- Learning as Problem Solving
- Inclusive Teaching
- Dynamics of Teaching
- Planning for Effective Instruction
- Delivering Content With Technology
- Assessing Agricultural Education
- Applied Leadership Development through FFA
- Supervised Agricultural Experiences
- Effective Use of the Agriculture Laboratory Environment to Support Student Learning
Suggested citationWhittington, M. Susie, Rick Rudd, and Jack Elliot, ed. (2023). The Art and Science of Teaching Agriculture: Four Keys to Dynamic Learning. Blacksburg: Virginia Tech Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education. https://doi.org/10.21061/teachagriculture. Licensed with CC BY NC 4.0.
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