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Week # 7: Advanced Public Speaking

Objectives:

  • Create a research paper on an agricultural topic and present to a live audience.
    • Critique delivery of a speech
  • Understand the major components of leadership involved in successful employment.
    • Explain the importance of multiple components to an agriculture education program

Learning Activities:

This week you will deliver your speech to a community group. After you finish they may ask you questions. Be ready. This site helps with questions too. Be sure to complete the exercises as well.

Read So You Want to Be a Teacher from the ERIC Digest.

Even though Seely's article is titled TEN ROLES FOR MATH TEACHERS, the same concepts apply to all teachers.

Read "Why Teach Agriculture" by Gary Moore from the March/April 2008 Issue of The Agricultural Education Magazine.

The National FFA has a Q&A sheet about teaching agriculture.

Leadership Moment:

Christian or non-Christian anyone can learn leadership lessons from Jesus.

Assignments:

 

 

 

 

Extracredit Extra credit!

One day this week you need to observe your advisor teach for 30 minutes. Follow the directions on the Teacher Movement Worksheet and record what happens!

Be sure to complete Week 7 Worksheet.

There is an FFA Career Development Event called Prepared Public Speaking. I challenge you to compete in this contest. Talk with your advisor about the chance to represent your chapter and to win $500 at the state convention in this contest. But first evaluate yourself using the scoring sheet FFA uses to select a winner. It is on the last page of this pdf. Turn in your scoring sheet to your advisor.

Identify one teacher who had a major impact on your life. Describe the impact this individual had on your life on the BLOG.

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