I'm Brian Myers. I'm Mike Ritalik. I'm Becky Hiread. And this is Al pellets a podcast featuring tips for ad teachers We are your agricultural education resource across the web sharing research based tips and tackling the tough questions facing agriculture teachers every day At the offseason deep deep into a mountain of fascinating research We've connected with graduate students and scholars from across the country to find the most relevant fantastic Phenomenal and cutting-edge work that will help you thrive as a night teacher So this season is all about bringing that research directly to you package and packed as practical actionable pellets You are welcome for anybody following like if you start bingo card off strong with the new season I'll tell it Brian gave you like five of them in that intro So if you need to like go back and listen again, you're off to a strong start.
It's time to buy a second bingo card So big guards the great things people can see as we kick off this next season. We haven't changed we haven't changed No, and we're super excited about season 11 lots of great things that are happening 11 great because it's to number one I think that's the free spot Good stuff So I think as we kind of kick things off We just want to set up the season and Brian's done a great job of doing that There's several themes that a lot of the work that we're gonna be sharing throughout the season really focus on one of those is We kind of titled beyond the walls. So what happens in education certainly happens outside the walls of a Of a classroom and so you're gonna see a lot of opportunities and a lot of conversations about Adult and youth partnerships using media as a tool Land-based learning experiential learning that happens outside of those classrooms So I think it's a great opportunity for us to remind us and remind those that we work with and and as we market our programs that You know education does happen outside the classroom and a lot of our work this season focuses on that We had a couple really cool episodes in that youth youth adult partnership I'm just gonna shout those out quick because I think there were there were a lot of practical tips throughout the season Youth Adult partnerships is really an awesome way to think about how do we bring all of these things together? What's kind of a umbrella that we can think about that really not only it really enhances our student experience But also really gives us and I teachers partners in in the work that we're doing particularly work We're doing beyond the classroom walls well It couldn't be a mag education themed podcast without talking about the three circle model What's that maybe playing we may be playing bingo that's long or not playing a drinking game?
We were doing that with saying free circle model. We would be it would be in tough shape, but we're gonna continue to do it Never people listen to podcast Whether driving so they probably should not mix the two exactly Podcast There's some really cool stuff we got going on there again looking at SAE's again trying to make that thing It's been part of agit for so long kind of cool and hip again seeing how it can really work with students now I was really excited with some of the conversations we had during those interviews And so in addition to kind of the three circle model as we move forward a theme that we've had over the course of several years Is egg teacher wellness and so you'll see several of the conversations that we had with faculty colleagues doing research around Talking about the donut model and parental relationships but also finding your margin and kind of this whole work-life integration and and how we do the things we do and And try to hold it together all the time And so I think that's a great focus in another theme for the year And you know I love talking about that one as we think about our guess was finding your margin and the donut model thinking about those The most famous tools that we can use not just take we know we need this But really how do I actually do this in my classroom in my program with my family with whatever else is going on Because those things can get you get tangled up real real real quick and sort of bring you some of those tools as we move into season number one twice No, it's two number ones. Oh, sorry You know it kind of another thing that we had here was this inclusion equity theme and we had some really powerful conversations here We were talking about adverse childhood experiences and what our students and our folks bring into the classroom from their background And what we as teachers how can we best equip ourselves and when when do we need to know to engage other people that have other training Specialized training to do those sort of things but also how you know ag education can be positioned to really build confidence and be longing for students And we sometimes have a special look at some of our rule and low ses communities and how we and FFA can really provide that sense of belonging and that connection for students I think this thing kind of brings it all full circle We think about what we talked about even getting beyond the walls of our classroom We come back to those youth adult partnerships kind of one of those things that cuts across all the things that we talked about this season But I think even highlighting it just our special needs popular It's something we get to talk about every single season It's something that I hope people find encouragement that nobody's got completely figured out But everyone's continuing to work on it everyone's continuing to partner in their schools continuing to find those things that work really Well with these different populations of students. So I think that was a particularly one lesson And I think to tie that together too We as a group are doing the critical conversations again this year and have hand focus on how learning works I think you'll see a lot of connections and ties to that topic specifically the inclusivity and equity and the role that it plays in In student learning and connecting to students so that they can learn and grow in the classroom And so I think it's an important way that we can tie all of that together Yeah, and Mike kicked it off there So our series that we're gonna kind of go throughout the season is how learning works eight research based principles for smart teaching Encourage folks to go ahead and find that book at the book and go through there and you're happy to read along with us as we go through there Or we can be happy maybe we have a special sister podcast where I just use my melodious voice to read the textbook to them I'll do a book on tape.
What we think I think there's a lot of that. I think it's already done Oh, okay, I don't want to do it But now look at where a great conversation as we go through those eight principles for smart teaching goes from here So you all can see season 11 is going to be fantastic phenomenal and outstanding and we look forward to going through this journey with you We appreciate you join us once again I make sure if you haven't already talked to your other actor friends share that with them so that we can all get engaged in this conversation together So for the whole team here at out pellets We look forward to spending another great season with you learning about ag we're cultural education You hope you enjoyed this episode of Al pellets check out our website for more information on this topic and to learn more about our Guess follow us on Facebook Twitter and Instagram stay connected and be sure to subscribe to our podcast So you'll never miss an episode for Mike and Becky. This is Brian here by the al pellets saying Thank you and we look forward to seeing you again on another episode of alpels tips for ag teachers You