This week both flew by and dragged on at the same time...This was the week right before spring break. Every day both the students and teachers could feel the spring fever sinking in as the weather finally became warmer and winter finally left us (fingers crossed). In Vet Science class we had finally moved onto my last unit, Anatomy & Physiology, and so this week we were finishing up learning about directional terminology with marshmallow bunny dissections (no gummi bears) and learning about skeletal anatomy and bone composition using edible bone models.
In my Ag. Sciences II-IV classes the students conducted debate presentations on issues within the poultry industry including housing structures and its impact on welfare, and urban backyard chickens. After our debate presentations, the students worked in groups to complete a Poultry Evaluation CDE Training Kit project, where the CDE was divided into five major components with each group of students in charge of a different component. The students were to find training resources for that section of the CDE as if they were practicing for it, but they also had to identify what skills were tested/utilized in that part of the contest and how that portion of the contest connected to the poultry industry. There were some difficulties with technology throughout the project and I wish that based on the schedule I could have given the students more time to complete the project, however based on the situations we had, some of the students did a really nice job on it and hopefully their resources can help the next time a team wants to compete in that CDE.
This week was also my second observational visit from Dr. Foster and his insight into my classroom and teaching ability was greatly needed. After a day full of encouraging "life-talks," discussions about employment prospects, and helpful tips to thrive during the last few weeks of student teaching, it was time to enjoy a much needed spring break.
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