Department to Host TEA Certification Workshops

The summer months bring many opportunities for the state's agricultural science teachers to participate in professional development activities. Faculty in the Department of Agricultural Sciences are heavily involved in conducting such activities through the coordination and presentation of workshops at several locations. Through $48,000 in grants received from the Texas Education Agency, three of these workshops will be held on the campus of Sam Houston State University .

A $30,000 TEA grant funds the agricultural mechanics certification workshop that will be held from June 7-25. Drs. Billy Harrell and Joe Muller will coordinate and provide instruction to current and prospective teachers, and the class is also available for graduate credit. Limited to 20 participants, the workshop has been hosted by SHSU for 23 years.

The horticulture certification workshop is made possible by a $15,000 TEA grant. Like its counterpart in agricultural mechanics, the workshop will be held from June 7-25 and will include intense instruction in all areas of horticultural arts and sciences. Drs. Doug Ullrich and Dwayne Pavelock will coordinate activities and Tim Pannkuk will lead the instructional aspects. The workshop is in its fifth year at SHSU and is available for graduate credit or certification purposes.

The third workshop allows teachers to earn the necessary certification to teach work-based learning at the high school level. Funded by TEA's $3,000 grant, the department collaborates with the Region VI Education Service Center on the project. Ullrich and Pavelock serve as the workshop's coordinators, which will be hosted by SHSU for the third year.

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