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Cal Poly Farmers Picnic, Emily Anne Dale, Riley Nilsen, Jack Gavron
Cal Poly Farmers Picnic, Emily Anne Dale, Riley Nilsen, Jack Gavron
Agricultural Education and Communication
Agriculture can be seen as the world’s most essential industry. Many products people use daily come directly from agriculture, including the food placed on people’s tables. Knowing where that food comes from, and the overall importance of agricultural education is vital in the United States and the world. This message needs to be shared beyond the classroom: we need agriculture to survive.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, “in 2012, there were 3.2 million farmers, ranchers and other agricultural managers and an estimated 757,900 agricultural workers legally employed in the U.S.” (USDA, 2012). These findings concluded that less …
Teacher Internship Report - Arroyo Grande High School, Amie N. Mertz/Wadsworth
Teacher Internship Report - Arroyo Grande High School, Amie N. Mertz/Wadsworth
Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports
This internship/project report includes validation documents required in meeting the quality criteria for secondary-level programs of instruction in agriculture. The documents are concurrently used for the Agriculture Incentive Grant review process at Arroyo Grande High School conducted by representatives of the California Department of Education. The internship included the development of a comprehensive program plan for Arroyo Grande High School. The plan includes information to receive state/local funding, outline the goals and objectives of the program, along with an overview of Arroyo Grande High School, the agriculture program and community.