AEE 4224 - Special Methods in Teaching Agricultural Education

Class 9: Collaborating With Other Teachers

Objectives

1. Identify reasons for collaboration.

2. Identify potential teachers for collaborative relationships.

3. Identify potential businesses for collaborative relationships.

Study Guide

Download this study guide and complete it as you go through this lesson.

Learning Activities

1. Collectively, a group's potential is greater than the sum of the individuals' potential. However, working in groups can be challenging sometimes. Read this article on fostering collaboration in groups.  

Task: Reflect on some past times that you have worked in groups on projects. What went well? What didn't?

2. Collaboration between groups can have great effects. Read this article about collaboration between the Extension Service, Communities, and Schools for a forestry education project.

3. Many agriculture teachers effectively use collaborative relationships to help their programs. Read this article about building partnerships.

Task: Reflect on your current level of collaboration with others interested in the success of your program.

4. Collaboration goes beyond the local level. Read this article about broad agricultural education coalitions.

Assignments

1. Develop a plan for a collaborative activity with either another teacher (non-agriculture) at your school or an agriculture teacher at another school. Email this plan to the instructor. 

2. Develop a plan for a collaborative activity with a local business. Email this plan to the instructor. 

3. Email the completed study guide to the instructor.