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September/ The Agricultural October 2013 Volume 86 EDUCATION Issue 2 M A G A Z I N E Agricultural Education Magazine Potpourri THEME EDITOR COMMENTS What’s in Your Toolbox? by Deborah A. Boone challenges FFA members and chap- collegiate levels. The boundaries ters to become actively involved of your school district, your county, s I headed off on my own, in their schools and communities state or nation should not be barriers my father had a special through service-learning. The article to reaching out and preparing stu- gift for me…my very own by Slavkin and Sabastian explores dents to function in a global society. Atoolbox! He had spent a service-learning as an educational good bit of time collecting a set of strategy while meeting the diverse As we look to engage students in- key tools he knew I would need and a needs within the communities. They ternationally, we also need to engage few items he thought would come in walk you through understanding the agricultural education students with handy. Knowing he could not send concept of service-learning to how the National FFA well beyond their the tool shed with me, he included his to identify a project and community high school graduation. Crutchfi eld faith in me to be able to use or adapt partners, implementation and evalua- describes how the Agricultural Career the array of tools to fi t the occasion tion of the project. Network (AgCN) is designed to help as needed. This issue of The Agricul- fulfi ll the third tenant of the FFA’s tural Education Magazine is a Pot- The authors of the next two ar- mission to help members achieve pourri of “new tools” for agricultural ticles challenge us to think outside career success. AgCN helps students educators to add to their educational the box when looking for opportuni- build portfolios while in high school, toolbox. ties to expose students to the global- which can be maintained and utilized ization of agriculture. Often we shy well past graduation and into their The article “Differentiation in Ac- away from international agriculture chosen career paths. tion,” clearly lays out how differenti- because it is viewed as necessitating ated instruction should look and feel a study of a broad component. We All the articles in this Potpourri in the classroom to meet the various can develop a sense of international issue provide unique ways to enhance student needs. “Skill-based Student agriculture and understanding of the the classroom experience for all ag- Assessment” provides a means to cultures around the world, by infus- ricultural education students. I hope measure growth during a skill-based ing information about our link to that you fi nd many new tools here to agricultural mechanics project. The other countries through agricultural add to your personal “toolbox.” Take article on using multimedia in the commodities, their foods and dietary the concepts and adapt them to fi t classroom, offers suggestions of how conditions, and by arranging opportu- your situation and classroom. to improve the integration of multi- nities for cultural interaction involv- media to introduce a topic, provide ing international exchange students an example or assess comprehension or with residents who have lived in by connecting videos and YouTube to a foreign country. When it comes classroom objectives. “Training the to understanding global agriculture Agriscience Dragon,” offers insight and the need to prepare our students into how to motivate students to think to think globally, there should be no like researchers and seek practical box…it is wide open and fertile soil applications. for cultivating global understand- Dr. Deborah A. Boone, the Septem- ber/October Theme Editor, is an As- “Living to Serve” taken from the ing and cultural diversity among our sociate Professor at West Virginia last line of the National FFA motto, students both at the high school and University. Editor’s Comments: Occasionally I have the problem of too much material for an issue. This issue Dr. Harry N. Boone, is an example. I was on the verge of cutting two articles. By eliminating my Jr., is a Professor editorial, I saved enough space to add one article. Even with this move I had to at West Virginia tell one group of authors that I could not publish their article. I will work to get University and Editor the article in a future issue but it is diffi cult telling someone that their work will of The Agricultural not be published. Enjoy the variety of articles in this Potpourri issue. Education Magazine. 2 The Agricultural Education Magazine CONTENTS Theme: Agricultural Education Magazine Subscriptions Potpourri Subscription price for The Agricultural Education Magazine is $15.00 per year. Foreign subscriptions are $25.00 (U.S. currency) per year for surface mail, and $40 (U.S. currency) Editor’s Comments .........................................................................................2 foreign airmail (except Canada). Orders must be for one year by Harry N. Boone, Jr., Editor or longer. We can accept up to a three year subscription. Refunds are not available. Please allow 4 - 6 weeks delivery of fi rst magazine. Claims for missing issues cannot be Theme Editor Comments: honored after three months from date of publication, six What’s in Your Toolbox? ............................................................................ 2 months for foreign subscriptions. Single copies and back issues less than 10 years old are available at $5 each ($10.00 by Deborah A. Boone foreign mail). All back issues are available on microfi lm from UMI University Microfi lms, 300 North Zeeb Road, Theme Articles: Ann Arbor, MI 48106. UMI University Microfi lms telephone number is (313) 761-4700. In submitting a subscription, designate new or renewal and provide mailing address Differentiation in Action: From the Lesson Plan to the Assessment, including ZIP code. Send all subscriptions and requests for Using Differentiated Instruction to Improve Career and hard copy back issues to the Business Manager: Jay Jackman, National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) 300 Technology Skills for the Modern Workplace ..................................4 Garrigus Building, 325 Cooper Drive, The University of by Michelle Pavelock & Julie Harlin Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0215, Phone: (859) 257-2224, FAX: (859) 323-3919. E-mail: [email protected] Skill-based Student Assessment: As Easy as 1.2.3…4 ......................7 by Nathan D. Clark, Kellie J. Enns, Jordan “Jo” Johnson Article Submission Articles and photographs should be submitted to the Editor or Theme Editor. Items to be considered for publication Improving the Integration of Multimedia in the Ag Ed should be submitted at least 90 days prior to the publica- Classroom ........................................................................................ 10 tion date of the intended issue. All submissions will be acknowledged by the Theme Editor and/or the Editor. No by Gaea Wimmer Hock items are returned unless accompanied by a written request. Articles should be approximately four double spaced pages Training the Agriscience Dragon .....................................................12 in length (1500 words). Information about the author(s) should be included at the end of the article. Photos and/or by Kellie Enns & Sophie Testerman drawings appropriate for the “theme issue” are welcomed. Photos/drawings should be submitted in an electronic format (jpg or tiff format preferred – minimum 300 dpi). Living to Serve: National FFA Organization and Do not imbed photos/drawings in the Word document. A Service-Learning .............................................................................. 14 recent photograph (jpg or tiff format preferred– minimum by Michael Slavkin & Stefonie Sebastian 300 dpi) of all authors should accompany the article un- less photographs are on fi le with the Editor. Articles in the Magazine may be reproduced without permission but Infusing Globalization into the Agriculture Classroom ...................18 should be acknowledged. by Kristin Kovar Editor Dr. Harry N. Boone, Jr., Professor, Agricultural and Globalizing School-Based Agricultural Education: Are We Extension Education, West Virginia University, PO Box 6108, 2054 Agricultural Sciences Building, Morgantown, Preparing Students to Help Serve the World? .................................20 West Virginia 26506, Phone (304) 293-5451, FAX: (304) by Daniel D. Foster & R. Kirby Barrick 293-3752. E-mail: [email protected] AgCN: Engaging Agricultural Education Students for a Lifetime ............................................................................................ 25 Publication Information by Nina Crutchfi eld The Agricultural Education Magazine (ISSN 0732-4677), published bi-monthly, is the professional journal of agricultural education. The journal is published by The The 2014 Agricultural Education Magazine Themes ...................... 27 Agricultural Education Magazine, Inc. at 300 Garrigus Building, The University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0215. Statement of Ownership ..................................................................28 Periodicals Postage Paid at Lexington, Kentucky and at additional mailing offi ces. 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