Department Hosts Workshops for Teachers

The Department of Agricultural Sciences hosted 29 agricultural science teachers on June 24 & 25 in a workshop that provides them certification to teach Work-Based Learning (WBL) in Agriculture at the secondary level. Teachers from Plainview, Texarkana, Pleasanton, Nacogdoches and numerous points in between gathered for the 2-day event that centered on the guidelines and requirements of a WBL program, which consists of students being employed during part of the school day at an agricultural-based company.

Funded in part by a Texas Education Agency grant and conducted as a collaborative effort with the Region VI Education Service Center, the workshop included a number a presenters who spoke on such topics as curriculum materials, record keeping practices, child labor laws, special needs students, agricultural safety and program requirements. By completing the course, teachers also became certified to teach Diversified Career Preparation, a similar work-based program that does not require jobs to be related to the agricultural industry.

Dr. Dwayne Pavelock and Dr. Doug Ullrich coordinated the workshop, which was hosted by SHSU for the second year.

Three-week workshops ending in June in Horticulture and Agricultural Mechanics allowed approximately 40 teachers to be certified to teach in those specialties at the high school level. The Ag Mechanics workshop was taught by Dr. Billy Harrell and Dr. Joe Muller, while Mr. Tim Pannkuk served as primary instructor for the Horticulture Workshop. Other specialists were called upon to provide instruction on various topics. Both of these workshops were supported by grants from the Texas Education Agency as well.

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