Dr. Deborah
Boone
2052
Agricultural Sciences
Phone:
293-4832 x 4482
Office
Hours: by appointment
Email
address:
Debby.Boone@mail.wvu.edu
In cooperation with the West
Virginia Farm Bureau, the West Virginia University Cooperative Extension
Service and the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer
Science.
Course Description:
This course is offered in conjunction with The West Virginia Summer
Agriculture Institute. Agriculture in the classroom focuses on ways to
incorporate agriculture related topics into existing classroom
curriculum including classroom discussions, readings and hands on
activities. New ways to introduce students to agricultural topics while
they explore and learn about math, reading, social studies and science
will be presented.
Course objectives:
Upon completion of this course,
the student will be able to:
Ø
Integrate
agriculturally related hands on activities into existing classroom
curriculum.
Ø
Discuss ways to
integrate agricultural materials into their own classrooms.
Ø
Design lessons plans
that incorporate a variety of agricultural related materials and
information across all areas of the curriculum including but not limited
to science, social studies, language arts and mathematics.
Ø
Access and use
scientific information to distinguish between myths and facts regarding
agricultural issues.
Ø
Identify which WV
CSO’s (Content Standard Objectives) at their grade level are met through
use of identified web-based lesson materials.
Course Requirements:
Ø
Class participants
are required to attend all sessions of the 2 day West Virginia Summer
Agriculture Institute. (10 points) Make sure you sign attendance sheet
at morning and evening sessions.
Ø
Participants are
required to submit four lessons plans in all. At least one must focus
on reading and one on math (unless your placement is subject matter
specific, ie. History, art, music, physical education).
o
Two (2) lesson plans
which show how they will incorporate materials from the institute into
their classroom, as well as identify any other CSO’s the lesson will
meet at their grade level (which may not be identified on the lesson
sheet). (30 points)
o
Participants are
required to visit several of the web-sites listed on the Agriculture
related web-sites list attached to this syllabus and develop two (2)
additional lessons plans from materials that were not taught during the
institute and show how that specific lesson from the internet might be
incorporated into their existing curriculum. Give the url for the
lesson along with title of the lesson. In addition they must identify
which WV CSO’s (for the grade level you teach) could be met through the
use of the lesson. West Virginia CSO’s can be found at the following url:
http://wvde.state.wv.us/csos/ (30 points) (NOTE: If you are a
substitute teacher or not currently teaching, select a grade level you
would most prefer to teach and develop your lessons plans accordingly.
For teachers outside WV please use your state objectives, your lesson
plans are to be useable in your classroom, not busy work)
Ø
Submit a short paper
on how you might share the materials from the institute with fellow
teachers. Which activities would you be most likely to share and why?
Which activities would you not share and why? (30 points)
Submitting assignments:
All papers should be typed (12
point, Times New Roman Font), double spaced. Your name and grade level
you teach must be on all papers.
All papers must be
submitted to the course instructor no later than:
July 29, 2008.
Papers may be submitted via
email to
Debby.Boone@mail.wvu.edu
If you choose to mail assignments,
make sure you allow enough time for the papers to arrive on time.
Postmark no later than July 25, 2008. If you have an email address,
please put that on your submissions so I can acknowledge receipt of your
assignment.
Mail to:
Dr. Deborah Boone
Assistant Professor
Agricultural and Extension
Education
P.O. Box 6108
Morgantown, WV 26506
Grading Scale:
90-100 = A
89-80 = B
79-70 = C
69-60 = D
59 or below = F
Grade notification:
You will be notified via email of your course
grade, make sure the instructor has your correct email address. The
University will post grades in the STAR system around August 15, 2008.
No grades will be available prior to August 1 from the instructor
without prior written arrangements with the instructor.
Note to those enrolled
for AGEE 930: Graduate credit for Professional Development.
AGEE 930 is graded S= Satisfactory or U= Unsatisfactory. In order to
earn an S for satisfactory, the student must earn a grade of B or
higher. Participation in the Institute is not sufficient to earn an S,
additional work must be submitted to the course instructor.
Copies of grades:
WVU no longer automatically sends grade reports; you
must go into your Star account and request that a grade report be sent
to you. Do not contact the instructor for copies of transcripts, those
must be requested from Admissions and Records (304) 293-2121 visit their
web-site for more information
http://www.arc.wvu.edu/admissions/trscript.html.
Academic Integrity:
Both faculty and students at West Virginia University have a
responsibility to maintain academic integrity. Information is contained
in the WVU Code of Student Conduct. Academic Dishonesty- Scholarly
activity is marked by honesty, fairness and rigor. A scholar does not
take credit for the work of others, does not take unfair advantage of
others, and does not perform acts which frustrate the scholarly efforts
of others. The violation of any of these principles is academic
dishonesty. Academic dishonesty includes the giving, taking, or
presenting of information or material by a student with the intent of
unethically or fraudulently aiding oneself or another person on any work
which is to be considered in the determination of a grade or the
completion of academic requirements.
Students with Disabilities:
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 mandate that the faculty provide
reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities. These
accommodations are based on the premise that students with disabilities
need an equal opportunity to acquire information and demonstrate what
they have learned; not have an advantage over others in the class. This
does not mean lowering class standards, but it may mean having students
learn and express knowledge in a different mode.
All
students registered with the WVU Office of Disability Services for
Students (DSS) will provide the instructor with an accommodation letter.
This letter verifies that appropriate medical documentation is on file
and that the student has a substantiated disability requiring effective
reasonable accommodations. Accommodations for which the student
qualifies will also be included in the letter. If you have not
registered with the DSS and have a learning disability, you should
register with the Office of Student Life.
If
you have a documented disability, please schedule an appointment with
the course instructor to discuss academic accommodations.